Category: science
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Girls Go Tech
Here is a good looking website to share: Girls Go Tech. No, we’re not talking about Texas Tech University here, we’re talking about technology, math and science. There is a national ad campaign underway for this project also. A Tips for Parents in the Girls Go Tech booklet (PDF) is available that looks great. It…
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2020 – Future of Computing
Just found some fantastic articles for reading in the days to come: “2020 – Future of Computing” from Nature magazine. As they should be, all articles are available online in full-text, and free. “2020 computing: The creativity machine” (PDF) by Vernor Vinge is my favorite so far. The subtitle is, “What will emerge from using…
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Semapedia and GIS for the People
Have I mentioned lately how much I love web 2.0 tools and geography? I am playing with Google Earth today in preparation for tomorrow’s keynote in Fort Worth, and discovered Semapedia. According to the creators of Semapedia: Our goal is to connect the virtual and physical world by bringing the best information from the internet…
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Google Mars and 3D earth
Whoa, this just keeps getting more amazing and powerful. Google Earth is now available in 3D for many locales, you can do fly-throughs of areas like New York City. And you can also access web-based Google Mars to tour the red planet. The geniuses at Google are working on a version that will work with…
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Fun weather and exploration game
Windward! is a fun, FREE, online game from Cable in the Classroom that challenges students to learn about weather, ocean currents, and sailing to race around the world. The game reminds me of the “Choose Your Own Adventure” books that I liked in elementary school, which permit the reader to make a decision at different…
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Hydrogen Highway
Hydrogen Highway is a website focused on sharing news about hydrogen power and getting people supportive of this energy source and developing technology. The site includes an invitation to students of all ages to submit pictures and essays relating to hydrogen power, they will post their favorites on the website. Currently, the student submissions section…
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Maintaining scientific humility
I just returned from a wonderful weekend trip to New Mexico. One of the best things about the 8 hour one-way drive to Jemez Springs (at least for me) now includes listening to podcasts! Among many podcasts, on this trip I listened again (with my wife this time) to “The Plausibility of Life: Resolving Darwin’s…
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Predisposed for risk taking?
Scientists are reporting discovery of “a gene that may control whether or not someone is a risk taker.” The published research cited in this article is from October 2005. The article’s author rhetorically asks: Why does one person like to skydive or ski off cliffs while someone else is happy reading a book? After studying…
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Deficits of Joy & Human Clockspeed
Dr. David Orr, in the question and answer period following his presentation “The End of Education” shared with an audience at the University of British Columbia on January 13, 2006 (hour/minute/second mark 1:00:05 of the podcast), quoted a corporate CEO who stated the problem with his company was that they “suffered from a deficit of…
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In praise of science fairs
I had the privilege to judge 4th grade science projects all morning yesterday at our neighborhood school, Murfee Elementary, here in Lubbock. It is always interesting to listen to both parents and students respond to the science fair. My favorite part of judging the science fair is having the chance to talk with students in…