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  • We’ve talked about laboratory safety in the past here at Lab Out loud, but we’ve never put our thoughts to song. Fortunately, the folks at The Sounds of Science hit...

    Singing about laboratory safety

    We’ve talked about laboratory safety in the past here at Lab Out loud, but we’ve never put our thoughts to song. Fortunately, the folks at The Sounds of Science hit...

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  • While reviewing early recommendations for new social studies standards, a review team for the Texas State Board of Education decided to remove Neil Armstrong from the ‘science strand’ of their...

    What does it take to be called 'scientist'?

    While reviewing early recommendations for new social studies standards, a review team for the Texas State Board of Education decided to remove Neil Armstrong from the ‘science strand’ of their...

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  • Last night Dr. Mark Devlin appeared on The Colbert Report to talk about BLAST the Movie. The movie is a documentary about an experiment in 2006 that involved launching a...

    BLAST from the Past

    Last night Dr. Mark Devlin appeared on The Colbert Report to talk about BLAST the Movie. The movie is a documentary about an experiment in 2006 that involved launching a...

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  • This weekend Brian and I are happy to be in Las Vegas attending The Amaz!ng Meeting7 (TAM7). TAM7 is a conference sponsored by the James Randi Educational Foundation (JREF) that...

    Lab Out Loud at the Amaz!ng Meeting 7

    This weekend Brian and I are happy to be in Las Vegas attending The Amaz!ng Meeting7 (TAM7). TAM7 is a conference sponsored by the James Randi Educational Foundation (JREF) that...

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  • My favorite webcomic, XKCD, recently featured a hilarious senario that reminded me of our interview with Crittercam installer Mike Heithaus. So maybe this is how Mike decided at the early age of...

    When Crittercams Attack

    My favorite webcomic, XKCD, recently featured a hilarious senario that reminded me of our interview with Crittercam installer Mike Heithaus. So maybe this is how Mike decided at the early age of...

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  • Meet Neil deGrasse Tyson live online. Enjoy an hour with Neil, and… get a sneak peak of NOVA scienceNOW’s upcoming season learn about media resources for your classroom sample hands-on...

    Meet Neil deGrasse Tyson Live Online!

    Meet Neil deGrasse Tyson live online. Enjoy an hour with Neil, and… get a sneak peak of NOVA scienceNOW’s upcoming season learn about media resources for your classroom sample hands-on...

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  • Looking for Earth Day resources to use in the classroom?  We thought it might be nice to remind you about a few LOL Podcasts that can be used to help...

    Use Lab Out Loud for Earth Day

    Looking for Earth Day resources to use in the classroom?  We thought it might be nice to remind you about a few LOL Podcasts that can be used to help...

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  • It was early spring of 1998 and I was student teaching in a 7th grade Life Science class. Now, I’m not a biology person – not certified to teacher it...

    Gilligan's Cell

    It was early spring of 1998 and I was student teaching in a 7th grade Life Science class. Now, I’m not a biology person – not certified to teacher it...

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  • Yesterday, the Planetary Society sponsored a talk with Bill Nye and Neil deGrasse Tyson.  It was absolutely amazing, and you can scan through my tweets (and Dale’s) to see what...

    Neil deGrasse Tyson and Bill Nye on Stage

    Yesterday, the Planetary Society sponsored a talk with Bill Nye and Neil deGrasse Tyson.  It was absolutely amazing, and you can scan through my tweets (and Dale’s) to see what...

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  • Dale and I will be at the NSTA 2009 Conference on Science Education in New Orleans. On Thursday, I will sporting my Lab Out Loud T-shirt, and Dale will be...

    Lab Out Loud in New Orleans

    Dale and I will be at the NSTA 2009 Conference on Science Education in New Orleans. On Thursday, I will sporting my Lab Out Loud T-shirt, and Dale will be...

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