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Tag Archives: Science communication
The Things We Make
Title: The Things We Make: The Unknown History of Invention from Cathedrals to Soda Cans Author: Bill Hammack Completed: May 2025 (Full list of books) Overview: I found Bill Hammack a few years back when I stumbled on a video … Continue reading
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Tagged Book Review, books, engineering, Reading, Science communication
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Nuts and Bolts
Title: Nuts and Bolts: Seven Small Inventions That Changed the World (in a Big Way) Author: Roma Agrawal Completed: Jan 2024 (Full list of books) Overview: I was very excited to read this book, hoping it could tell a story … Continue reading
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Tagged Book Review, books, engineering, Reading, Science, Science communication, Technology
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The Art of Relevance
Title: The Art of Relevance Author: Nina Simon Completed: Oct 2023 (Full list of books) Overview: I stumbled onto this book when I saw the author promoting her new book on LinkedIn. We met at the ASTC annual conference over … Continue reading
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Tagged Book Review, Reading, Science communication
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A (Very) Short History of Life on Earth
Title: A (Very) Short History of Life on Earth: 4.6 Billion Years in 12 Pithy Chapters Author: Henry Gee Completed: August 2023 (Full list of books) Overview: This was an unusual book to me. It started off covering vast swaths … Continue reading
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Tagged Biology, Book Review, History, Science, Science communication
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If I Understood You, Would I Have This Look on My Face?
Title: If I Understood You, Would I Have This Look on My Face?: My Adventures in the Art and Science of Relating and Communicating Author: Alan Alda Completed: July 2023 (Full list of books) Overview: This book boils down to … Continue reading
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Tagged Book Review, Reading, Science, Science communication
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What If? 2
Title: What If? 2: Additional Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions Author: Randall Munroe Completed: Nov 2022 (Full list of books) Overview: If you like XKCD you’re going to enjoy this book, but if you like XKCD, you probably … Continue reading
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Tagged Book Review, Reading, Science, Science communication, stem
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Foil Boats and Coracle Racing
This week we were discussing activities and demonstrations we could offer as part of a collaboration between the Discovery Center of Idaho and Boise Parks and Rec. We wanted activities related to water since the Parks and Rec site will … Continue reading
Straw horns
Growing up, we were often doing science experiments around the house, in the yard and in (our favorite place) restaurants. We would often hear about potential experiments from others and knew we had to try them. Once we even got … Continue reading
Twist and Shout session references
As I mentioned previously, Jen Lokey, Isabel Leeder and I presented a session on the benefits of physical activity on learning. There is plenty of research available showing that all sorts of good biochemistry starts happening in the brain when … Continue reading
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Tagged ASTC2014, interpretive dance, Science, Science communication
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