Monday, March 27, 2017

Science for kids - The Iodine Clock

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Some of the best parts of my day are when I get to go to a school or organization and talk about science with kids.  Just the other week I w...
Monday, March 13, 2017

The Arctic Apple - A GMO apple that does not brown

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I have 3 kids and as many of you know getting them to eat the healthy stuff can be challenging.  If I give them a bag of M&Ms then they ...
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Tuesday, February 28, 2017

Science for Kids: pH fun

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I had the pleasure to go to Laurel Park Elementary school in Apex, NC  to have fun with acids and bases and talk about pH.  There are some f...
Monday, February 6, 2017

STEM champions - The Daniel Center for Math and Science

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I have come to a realization that many kids love science, but sadly some just don't get lots of opportunity to see science in action.   ...
Monday, January 23, 2017

Use those hashtags: #FactsNotFear and #Moms4GMOs and #Dads4GMOs

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I have really been thinking about social media lately and how much it influences our emotions and decisions.   Social media is full of truth...
Monday, January 9, 2017

Astrophotography: Pleiades

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I had taken a little break over the holidays, but I am ready to get back to some blogging in 2017.  I did get one clear night over the holid...
Monday, December 5, 2016

Astrophotography: Andromeda

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When I first became interested in astrophography, Andromeda was my very first target.  I had a camera and a scope, but I did not have the me...
Monday, November 21, 2016

Deciphering propaganda and pseudoscience from real science

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 I remember my parents bought a set of encyclopedias when I was a kid.   There were over 20 giant size books that took up two shelves of one...
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Monday, November 7, 2016

The NY Times and GMOs

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A New York Times article recently came out that in my mind was really disappointing in its portrayal of GMOs.  Here is the article for those...