“Billions and Billions!”
The Universe is full of awesome phenomena. It belongs to us all. Sometimes, however, it may feel to non-scientists that they aren’t a part of the amazing things we discover [...]
When Science Goes Viral
Anyone who is Facebook friends with a scientist has probably witnessed the collective online squeal of nerds chancing upon the latest science-themed YouTube sensation.
Salty Days Are Here Again…
So, we have survived the after-Christmas blizzard of 2010 and now it is back to the science classroom. No matter what topic your curriculum sequence is addressing- one topic surely [...]
Moon, Mars, and Beyond
Neil deGrasse Tyson hosts the 2010 Isaac Asimov debate at the Hayden Planetarium. He and five panelists debate whether NASA should bother going back to the moon, or just focus [...]
What Time Is It?
Famed screenwriter Charlie Kaufman and theoretical physicist Brian Greene dissect time as we know it. What is the smallest unit of time, and what does it look like? For starters, [...]
Climate Change Adaptation in New York City: Building a Risk Management Response
Climate change has the potential to affect everyday life in New York City. Environmental conditions as we experience them today will shift, exposing the city and its residents to new [...]
Financing an Urban Future: Report from the Conference on Sustainable City Finance
To accommodate a growing world population, while conserving resources and providing for quality of life, cities must find sustainable ways to continue providing clean water, transportation, energy, and waste disposal. [...]
Where the Grizzly Bears Go
Grizzly bears are showing up in an area of northern Manitoba where they’ve never been seen before. It’s also an area inhabited by polar bears. S&C talks to the AMNH’s [...]
Water and Health: Global Issues and Our Shared Responsibilities
Ensuring that people have access to sufficient supplies of clean water has become one of the great challenges of the 21st century. Demand for water is growing rapidly and lack [...]
Climate Change in the City
According to the New York City Panel on Climate Change, global warming could have a big impact on the five boroughs. Three experts discuss the Panel’s recent findings, and tell [...]
