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Mark Your Calendar – The Ig Nobel Prize Awards are This Thursday

Sep 9, 2013 by Sarah Campbell in About, Cool Activities, Mathematicians, Physics, Scientific literacy Comments Off

Not ready for a Nobel Prize? How about an Ig® Nobel Prize instead? Created to reward “research that makes you laugh, then think,” Ig Nobels are intended to highlight unusual…

What’s Our Number? 20,000

Sep 9, 2013 by Sarah Campbell in About, Math games, Mathematicians Comments Off

Did you ever consider how many different ways there are to look at a number? We decided it would be fun to choose a number and see what kind of…

Diana Nyad Overcame the Jellies in her Epic Swim – Can You Master THL’s Jellyfish Quiz?

Sep 5, 2013 by Sarah Campbell in About, Animal behavior, Fish, Underwater exploration Comments Off

Diana Nyad wasn’t about to be thwarted again by box jellyfish on her record-breaking swim from Cuba to Key West, FL. She wore a special mask and slathered her body…

Left on the stalk to dry, the breezes of late fall open the pod and pull the seeds out and scatter them.

Outdoor Classroom for September: What’s the Milk in Milkweed? Butterfly Food!

Sep 3, 2013 by Sarah Campbell in About, Family activity, Insects, Nature study, Notes From Nature, Outdoor activity Comments Off

Going back to school doesn’t mean learning has to stay indoors. As summer turns to fall, nature provides an outdoor classroom with some fun activities. Right now, milkweed pods are…

Backyard Wildlife: More Turtle Stuff

Aug 30, 2013 by Sarah Campbell in About, Animal behavior, Nature study Comments Off

We stumbled on this wandering common snapping turtle earlier this week. It may have been thrown by the smell and heat of the new asphalt; it’s hard to say because…

Hero of Scientific Integrity: Dr. Narendra Dabholkar, Who Died for His Work Championing Science Over Superstition in India

Aug 28, 2013 by Sarah Campbell in About, Education, Galactic Academy of Science, Integrity, News, Science, Tumblehome Learning Comments Off

The motto of Tumblehome Learning’s Galactic Academy of Science series is “Preserving Scientific Integrity Through the Ages.” It’s a slightly tongue-in-cheek call to adventure, but it has a serious purpose….