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
More Cuts Loom for U.S. Science
A stalemate in Congress puts spending plans on hold
Sweltering Science: Are Rooftop Gardens a Cool Idea?
An environmental engineering exercise from Science Buddies
Fate of Independent Research Institutes Hangs in the Budgetary Balance
A decade of neglecting the National Institutes of Health budget has left a sector of science scrabbling to survive
How We Learn
Insights from psychology can make us better readers, writers and thinkers
How to Make Kids Love Math
A Q&A with John Mighton, founder of JUMP Math