Space
Amateurs Take On the Universe
A look back down the telescope at citizen astronomers
Stories by Shawn Carlson
The Sciences
Geotropism, One Last Time
Shawn Carlson investigates how plants grow in reduced gravity
Space
Counting Particles from Space
Shawn Carlson explains how to build a cosmic-ray telescope
The Sciences
A Canteen Cloud Chamber
Shawn Carlson describes a way to view the path of charged particles
The Sciences
Calibrating with Cold
Shawn Carlson shows how to fine-tune a laboratory thermometer
The Sciences
ARTIFICIAL LIFE: Boids of a Feather Flock Together
Shawn Carlson explains how to simulate simple organisms on your computer
The Sciences
Using a Kite as an Experimental Platform
The Sciences
PCR at Home
Shawn Carlson explains how you can carry out the polymerase chain reaction in your kitchen.
The Sciences
Home Is Where the ECG Is
Watch your heartbeat with do-it-yourself equipment, as described
The Sciences
Fun with Flat Fluids
Some very serious and sober experiments with giant soap films, courtesy of Shawn Carlson
The Sciences
An Automated Precision Magnetometer
Space
Gamma-Ray Bursts Come Home
The Sciences
Detecting Extraterrestrial Gravity
The Sciences
Falling Into Chaos
The Sciences
Modeling the Atomic Universe
The Sciences
Counting Atmospheric Ions
Space
Sun of a Gun
Sustainability
Detecting the Earth's Electricity
The Sciences
Hot Views of the Microscopic World
The Sciences
