As a little girl, some of my fondest memories were watching science and nature shows on American public television with my family: NOVA, National Geographic, Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom, and The Undersea World of Jacques Cousteau...
The internet is full of re-jigged tunes where people force a narrative of scientific concepts into a recognizable song. We all know many of these can be painful to listen to (or watch if it is in video format).But today, I have one so well done, I can watch it over and over...
Paris is often called the city of love and lights. And if you love science, Pariscience: The International Science Film Festival could really have you loving Paris even more!Since 2005, The Association Science and Television (AST) has organized the International Science Film Festival, PARISCIENCE, every year in October...
Thanks to following Australian herpetologist Brian Grieg Fry on Facebook, I found out about the recently wrapped up student science video contest sponsored by Dr.
Even though I'm a biologist, my years of working in a bioengineering department has given me a special place in my heart for what engineers do and how they are different than scientists...
I have four children of my own, the eldest already in college studying atmospheric sciences and the next one thinking she would like to go into chemistry or physics.
Coke, a favorite "empty calorie" drink normally feeds those adipocytes at our waistline. I say, let's put it to better use to feed our neurons instead with a refreshing splash of science!I missed posting for Chemistry Day here on SciAm (August 2, 2011), but I don't feel too sad as I often feature chemistry on my home blog Joanne Loves Science...
I am honored to have been invited to give the keynote bridge talk between the 2011 Midwest Regional Zebrafish Conference and the 2011 Zebrafish and Education Summit in Rochester, MN on August 5, 2011...
In Carin's recent post about the winners of the Inaugural Science Online Film Festival, we were introduced to the first place video, "Copier: A Playful Look at How it Works", created by Bill Hammack...
I was recently chosen to attend the NASAtweetup for the last shuttle launch of Atlantis. I shared the excitement of the event here on the SciAm Guest blog.Keeping in the theme of our new blog which focuses on science in video, I thought it would be appropriate to include a few shuttle and space travel videos in honor of the last landing of Atlantis.If you are feeling nostalgic for the space shuttle program, I highly recommend the video, "Ascent", produced by NASA, which is a series of photos seamlessly compiled to create an informative and beautiful documentary...
Imagine a dark haired little girl of not quite four years old, playing outside in a cotton dress in the warm dusk of July 30, 1969, in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
John Boswell is the creator of the musical web series, the Symphony of Science, which turns spoken word from influential scientists into singing via auto-tuning software, and combines it with original instrumentals and imagery to make evocative science-themed music videos...
