Fractals: Art, Science, Math and Culture
In this podcast, art historian Nina Samuel, biologists Brian Enquist and James Brown, and ethnomathematician Ron Eglash discuss the prevalence and power of fractals from the perspectives of their various [...]
Matchmaking in the Digital Age
As Internet dating gains popularity, millions of singles are turning over huge amounts of personal data to computers, hoping that an algorithm will find them the perfect mate. OK Cupid’s [...]
And the Oscar goes to…On the Silver Screen Part II
Movies and school don’t always seem to go hand in hand. But with the fast approaching Academy Awards it’s hard to ignore the extent to which movies are a part [...]
Girl Scouts Heart Science Education
This article first appeared on February 15th, 2012 on the Demos Blog PolicyShop. It is reprinted here with permission of the author. I celebrated Valentine’s Day yesterday by attending one [...]
New York Academy of Sciences Expands Afterschool Mentoring Program
The Infosys USA Foundation expanded its challenge grant to the New York Academy of Sciences Afterschool STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) Mentoring Program to include Citizen Schools in New [...]
Khan Academy – A Teaching Revolution
Here is a revolutionary idea for improving education: Focus on the learning process rather than prepping kids for standardized tests. This idea, discussed in a recent Economist article, is getting [...]
Saving the Turtles! My Authentic STEM Experience
I’ve just returned from one of the most rewarding vacations I’ve had in years; our family of five spent two weeks in a town just north of Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, [...]
The Search for Habitable Planets with Ben Oppenheimer
On April 12, 2011, Ben Oppenheimer, a comparative exoplanetary scientist, spoke to educators, students, and amateur astronomers at the New York Academy of Sciences about Inter-Galactic Biodiversity: Astrophysicists’ Search for [...]
The Intersection of Data and Design with Mark Hansen
Overview Data are as ubiquitous as the air we breathe, and the tools for their collection and analysis are changing almost every aspect of our lives. In terms of education, [...]
Podcasting with Young Children
Last weekend I was playing around with my son and I found some great ways to use an iPad or IPod Touch for science with younger children. I think it [...]
