No, this is not about Starbucks, Caribou, or McCafe coffee houses. But it is about coffee houses, and how coffee might have contributed to the field of science and science education, and indeed the Age of Enlightenment. In his...
Read MoreSeveral months ago I purchased Steven Johnson’s new book The Invention of Air: A Story of Science, Faith, Revolution, and the Birth of America. I started reading it, but for some reason put it away, only to return to...
Read MoreI received an email note from Minjae Ormes, Digital PR + Film Consultant at National Geographic announcing Drain the Ocean, a TV program that explores the terrain and creatures beneath the ocean. Using scientific research and...
Read MoreFor the past week, or so, I have been trying to sort through the information emerging from Washington about health care, and what should be done about it. In the Senate, the bill is known as the Affordable Health Choices Act,...
Read MoreFor the past week, or so, I have been trying to sort through the information emerging from Washington about health care, and what should be done about it. In the Senate, the bill is known as the Affordable Health Choices Act,...
Read MoreForty years ago, Neil Armstrong’s historic “one small step for man; one giant leap for mankind” comment as he stepped from the LEM onto the moon’s surface was watched by more than 600 million people (one...
Read MoreForty years ago, Neil Armstrong’s historic “one small step for man; one giant leap for mankind” comment as he stepped from the LEM onto the moon’s surface was watched by more than 600 million people (one...
Read MorePerhaps the fundamental goal of science education should be finding ways to interest students in science. Stephen Hornstra Landgraaf, (The Netherlands) made this statement as part of his comment in my previous post. In this...
Read MoreI decided to obtain a copy of Unscientific America by Mooney and Kirshenbaum via my Kindle App on my iPhone, and started reading immediately. A few days later, the book arrived. In an early part of the book, “the rise...
Read MoreThe American Clean Energy and Security (ACES) Act that passed the House (H.R. 2454) on June 26 is not only a huge document (1,428 pages), but is a huge step forward for not only the U.S., but the world in trying to come to terms...
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