Amateurs Take On the Universe
A look back down the telescope at citizen astronomers
Stories by Shawn Carlson
Geotropism, One Last Time
Shawn Carlson investigates how plants grow in reduced gravity
Counting Particles from Space
Shawn Carlson explains how to build a cosmic-ray telescope
A Canteen Cloud Chamber
Shawn Carlson describes a way to view the path of charged particles
Calibrating with Cold
Shawn Carlson shows how to fine-tune a laboratory thermometer
ARTIFICIAL LIFE: Boids of a Feather Flock Together
Shawn Carlson explains how to simulate simple organisms on your computer
PCR at Home
Shawn Carlson explains how you can carry out the polymerase chain reaction in your kitchen.
Home Is Where the ECG Is
Watch your heartbeat with do-it-yourself equipment, as described
Fun with Flat Fluids
Some very serious and sober experiments with giant soap films, courtesy of Shawn Carlson