Cornerstone

Below, you will see graphs that represent the compiled results from the “Cup Drop Experiment” that several classes conducted on Wednesday. How did the overall results compare with your class’s data? Do you need to revise any explanations? Dr. Rusty Towell, our Spotlight speaker from Monday, looked over our results and offered the following response:…

On this past Sunday, LEGO released a significant new minifig: the first female lab scientist made by the toy company. Maia Weinstock writes about the significance of the new figurine in a post on the Scientific American blog, and the release prompts us to reflect on some important questions. What gender-stereotypes affect the way we think…

Over the weekend, the radio show On Being broadcast an episode titled “On Exoplanets and Love: Science that Connects Us to One Another.” For the show, the host Krista Tippett interviews Natalie Batalha, a research astronomer at NASA Ames Research Center and a mission scientist with the Kepler Space Telescope. You can listen to the whole interview…