The SciencesAugust 27, 2015
Einstein and Science's Assault on Common Sense
The success of Einstein's mind-boggling theories has encouraged the notion that science and common sense are incompatible.
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The SciencesAugust 26, 2015
MacGyvering a Female Engineer onto Television
The complete absence of female engineers in popular culture has huge implications for public perceptions of the STEM fields
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The SciencesAugust 26, 2015
The Quest for a Female MacGyver
A global, crowd-sourced competition seeks to create a new TV series with an iconic female engineer heroine at its center
The SciencesAugust 26, 2015
Using Instagram for Science Communication
Ways to use the Instagram medium to promote science and science education.
The SciencesAugust 20, 2015
Strength in Numbers: Spaghetti Beams
A pasta science project from Science Buddies
The SciencesAugust 18, 2015
Don't Let Chemophobia-Phobia Poison Our Communications
Focusing on irrational fears will not help chemistry’s public image
The SciencesAugust 13, 2015
Can Plants Help Slow Soil Erosion?
A rainy science project from Science Buddies
The SciencesAugust 7, 2015
Jon Stewart's Top 10 Science Moments on The Daily Show [Video]
After 16 years, Jon Stewart signed off from The Daily Show on August 6, but not before leaving the world a trove of humorous and pointed clips about science
The SciencesAugust 6, 2015
Gone with the Wind: Plant Seed Dispersal
A science activity from Science Buddies, based on a project from the Botanical Society of America
The SciencesAugust 5, 2015
How to Revamp Education for 21st-Century Learners
Big names in education, technology and public plicy gather at Scientific American's STEM Executive Summit to advance a bold new vision for education
The SciencesAugust 1, 2015
Why Cramming Gets a "C"
Studies show that spacing out learning over time works best
The SciencesJuly 30, 2015
A Really Long Straw
A pressurized science project from Science Buddies