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Learn Anatomy, Feel Weird About It: Part 2

Posted on April 15, 2011 by Katherine

Last month, I posted a link to theater troupe The Art of Bleeding’s faux educational video about the esophagus. Due to the video’s uncomfortable insinuations about my esophagus’ social life, I wrote: Do I get it? No. Do I like … Continue reading →

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Serenity Now

Posted on January 17, 2011 by Katherine

Have you ever stood by as someone new to computing attempts to do basic tasks like a Google search? Gotta say I’ve been there. [original comic by Reddit user Neonnoodle; animation by Guy Collins; via Boing Boing] But why do … Continue reading →

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Imagining Science Through Film

Posted on October 11, 2010 by Katherine

The Imagine Science Film Festival, now in its third year, starts this Friday in New York and has on the docket dozens of animations, shorts, features, and documentaries. But these aren’t your average educational science films. From Isabella Rossellini’s bizarre … Continue reading →

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Dance Your Ph.D.

Posted on September 17, 2010 by Katherine

Does the thought of someone explaining her Ph.D. research make your eyes glaze over? What if that person danced the explanation instead? This summer, Science organized its third annual “Dance Your Ph.D.” contest, which asks scientists to submit dance videos … Continue reading →

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The Artists Behind Your Elementary School Science Textbooks

Posted on July 6, 2010 by Katherine

In the introduction to A Short History of Nearly Everything, Bill Bryson says his interest in science was first sparked by a fourth-grade illustrated science textbook: The book was a standard-issue 1950s schoolbook — battered, unloved, grimly hefty — but … Continue reading →

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The Inspired “Story of Math”

Posted on June 28, 2010 by Karen A. Frenkel

The excellent four-hour BBC documentary The Story of Math introduces viewers to the great mathematicians and their contributions by traveling to the places they lived and that inspired them. Host and Oxford Professor Marcus du Sautoy is most engaging as … Continue reading →

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Neil deGrasse Tyson Asks Why It’s OK To Be Ignorant of Science

Posted on June 8, 2010 by Katherine

How can you not love Neil deGrasse Tyson? Check out what he said about science versus art at Friday night’s stargazing event at the World Science Festival (see about 4:40 in the video). Why is it culturally acceptable to be … Continue reading →

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