
5 Tips for Faster Mental Multiplication
The Math Dude: Quick & Dirty Tips to Make Math Simpler

5 Tips for Faster Mental Multiplication
The Math Dude: Quick & Dirty Tips to Make Math Simpler

How I Helped Bring Real Science to Breaking Bad
Realism and scientific accuracy—along with exceptional storytelling—explain much about the television show’s popularity


Who Will Win the 2013 Nobel Prizes?
Ahead of next week’s Nobel announcements, NOVA asked scientists who they think will win the 2013 Nobel Prizes in physics, chemistry, and physiology

Bird-Spotting Science: Predict a Bird's Lifestyle Based on its Feet
An adaptation-based activity from Science Buddies

Who's the (Science) Fairest of Them All?

Alan Alda Communicates Science
At the Learning in the Digital Age summit at Google's New York City offices, Scientific American editor in chief Mariette DiChristina talked with Alan Alda about communicating science to the general public.

Swiveling Science: Conserving Momentum in a Spinning Chair
Learn how figure skaters speed up during a spin with this dizzying activity

Ira Flatow and the Teachable Moment
At the Learning in the Digital Age summit at Google's New York City offices, Scientific American Editor in Chief Mariette DiChristina talked with Science Friday host Ira Flatow about the "teachable moment in science and culture"

Soil Science: Make a Winogradsky Column
A microbe-dependent demonstration from Science Buddies

Crosstalks: Is Information Overload Overblown? [Video]
Join SA editor Gary Stix and other panelists for an academic discussion on the impact of today's media firehose and the question of whether it unduly disrupts our lives

European Research Council Funds ArXiv Online Pre-Print Physics and Math Papers Repository
The ERC's support provides a taste of what may be to come for the arXiv, including more financial support for the web site by other research funders and publishers

The Scientific Secret of Fluffy Pancakes
A delicious activity from CityScience