May Weekend
What’s on your schedule this weekend, scientists, parents, and scientist-parents? If you are in the Boston area, a great Saturday event...
Swim Science
Today is the opening of the outdoor pool in the city where I am spending sabbatical in Israel, and in honor of that, let’s talk about the...
Mother's Day
It’s MOTHER’S DAY this weekend, so for those people who have living mothers (or who are mothers), chances are, you will be busy doing...
Top Five Science Activities to Do with Kids in the Kitchen
If your kids are anything like mine, they eat a lot, and so I find myself in the kitchen a lot. Invariably, they follow me in there...
Science of Talcum Powder
Does talcum powder cause cancer? According to people who are filing lawsuits against Johnson and Johnson and other manufacturers of...
Weekend Science
It will get warm, it will get warm, it will get warm. Keep saying that to yourself, and soon it will actually be warm. In the meantime,...