Science for the classroom and beyond
https://archive.org/download/lab-out-loud/LOL045.mp3 We first met Cory Doctorow in 2008 when he was giving a book tour for “Little Brother” in Milwaukee, WI. Doctorow is a science fiction author, activist, journalist and blogger, and the co-editor of Boing Boing. We talk with Doctorow about science and science fiction, privacy, and his new book “Makers”. Links: Doctorow’s craphound.com Doctorow’s Novels (at Amazon.com) […]
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https://archive.org/download/lab-out-loud/LOL044.mp3 Griff Jones is an award-winning science teacher plucked from teaching high school to work with UFTeach – a program with the University of Florida designed to increase the quantity and quality of secondary mathematics and science teachers. Griff was also selected to work with the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety to make two videos about understanding the science […]
Read moreI know many of you are still fighting for Pluto (let it go, it’s over). You might find tonight’s NOVA special, The Pluto Files on PBS, helpful as you work through your loss. Host Neil deGrasse Tyson (also author of the book The Pluto Files) walks us through Pluto’s story from rise to fall. Check out the trailer. After tonight’s […]
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