Tag: "Science"
New original science video series from QUEST: Science on the SPOT
QUEST is pleased to announce a new original science video series, Science on the SPOT. Science on the SPOT goes behind the scenes at local San Francisco Bay Area labs, follows breaking discoveries, and gets you special access to obscure science locations and collections.
Post on Apr 07, 2010 by Craig Rosa
Form Your Team Now for the 2010-2011 QUEST Science Education Institute
Come join us at the 2010-2011 QUEST Science Education Institute. QUEST is gearing up for the 2010-2011 Science Education Institute, a professional development opportunity for educators designed to support multimedia integration in middle and high school science programs! We seek to work directly with teams of Bay Area teachers and informal educators dedicated to enhancing [...]
Post on Mar 30, 2010 by Jessica Neely
Corporations Behaving Badly… and Well
There are those who, for selfish, near-term interests, work hard to obscure the truth and only pretend to be part of the solution. When it comes to products and information, buyer beware.
Post on Mar 19, 2010 by Jim Gunshinan
Fighting Words
Words matter to scientists. The scientific method is a structure through which scientists test theories through experiment, and then share the results with other scientists.
Post on Mar 05, 2010 by Jim Gunshinan
Forcing Scientists Into The Public Square
I am convinced that a lot of people's misconceptions about science could be cleared up with a little outreach from scientists. Getting scientists to do any of this is the tricky part.
Post on Feb 01, 2010 by Dr. Barry Starr
Reconnecting Science, Religion and Health Care
I think that science is fundamentally about information and religion is fundamentally about relationship. The word religion comes from the Latin "to reconnect."
Post on Oct 02, 2009 by Jim Gunshinan
MOON Spells "Water"
Even before NASA's LCROSS spacecraft is set to hit the Moon and hopefully kick up a cloud containing water, evidence for the presence of water on the Moon is mounting.
Post on Sep 25, 2009 by Ben Burress
Science Event Pick: Golden Gate Raptor Observatory’s 25th Anniversary
In celebration of the 25th anniversary, there are a veritable flock of interactive events and talks scheduled over the next month.
Post on Sep 10, 2009 by Kishore Hari
Try These at Home: 2 Sure-fire Science Demo Classics
Quick how-to's to make your own non-newtonian matter; float a ball in mid-air indefinitely; pronounce "Bernoulli."
Post on Sep 08, 2009 by Christopher Smallwood
Science Event Pick: The 11th Hour on Climate Change
Check out our latest weekly science event pick from Kishore Hari, founder of the Down to a Science science café series in San Francisco.
Post on Sep 03, 2009 by Kishore Hari
Crab Nebula: Awesome Beauty From Destruction
As I write this blog, the age of the Crab Nebula is exactly 955 years and 40 days.
Post on Aug 28, 2009 by Ben Burress
Science Event Picks: The Low Carbon Diet, August 9 and 10
Most Americans have room to cut their carbon *food*print by 25%. Not easily done, but luckily we have help in the Bay Area. Check out these 2 upcoming events.
Post on Aug 06, 2009 by Kishore Hari
Science Event Pick: Are We Scientifically Illiterate?
See author Chris Mooney discuss his new book "Unscientific America" Monday evening, August 3rd in Santa Clara.
Post on Jul 30, 2009 by Kishore Hari
Reporter's Notes: Museum 2.0
Hard economic times and changing social trends have some museums undergoing a 21st century re-design. The focus is on creating more visitor-centered exhibits using new media tools and more input from the public.
Post on Jul 10, 2009 by Andrea Kissack
Tweeting for Energy Efficiency
Are you using Twitter or other social media as a way to promote progressive causes like energy efficiency?
Post on Jun 26, 2009 by Jim Gunshinan
The National Ignition Facility: An Energetic Defense
For all of the laser's exciting aspirations and promise of new technology, the press' reaction to NIF throughout the twelve years of its construction has been often lukewarm, and at worst scornful.
Post on Jun 01, 2009 by Christopher Smallwood
2 Top Kitchen Appliance Energy Myths De-bunked
Should you wave goodbye to your old microwave? Who's more energy efficient with the dishes– you or your dishwasher?
Post on May 29, 2009 by Jim Gunshinan
Penny Wise, Science Foolish
The economy is in the tank and so the cuts at schools begin. And of course one of the first things on the chopping block is anything that can keep kids interested in science.
Post on May 26, 2009 by Dr. Barry Starr
Reporter's Notes: Sea Lion Rescue
For these notes, I thought I'd focus on something that didn’t make it into the sea lions radio broadcast: the necropsy. Each year the Marine Mammal Center treats somewhere between 600-1000 animals, including California sea lions, Pacific harbor seals, Northern elephant seals, and steller sea lions. About half of them are treated successfully at the [...]
Post on May 22, 2009 by Amy Standen
An Ode to Enrico Fermi
The concept of the "Fermi Problem"–a hard question made readily accessible by back-of-the-envelope calculations and familiar knowledge–is still powerful in physics and beyond. Science teachers routinely use these types of questions as brain teasers.
Post on May 14, 2009 by Christopher Smallwood
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