Category Archives: Science

Science Sunday: Bears… in… spaaaaaace!

Posted on September 14, 2008 by Molly Newman

Behold the humble tardigrade, or "water bear."   These tiny eight-legged invertebrates, measuring a millimeter in length at most, are found in damp environments around the world. They especially favor clumps of moss and lichen, the ground around the bottoms … Continue reading →

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Birds

Posted on June 22, 2008 by Molly Newman

We've been a wee bit obsessed with all things winged here at the Jedi Temple Academy. The boys' fascination with World War I aircraft continues apace. Rhys is in D.C. with Grammy and whiled away several hours looking at the … Continue reading →

Posted in Homeschool, Mini Activities, Parenting, Portland, Science, Things That Happened | 4 Comments

Meerkatrianity, redux

Posted on June 10, 2008 by Molly Newman

Hey, wanna read about meerkats? Come on, you know you do. Here's my article from the April/May 2008 world edition of National Wildlife. Alas, they didn't stick with my original title of "Meerkats: Small Bitey Things that Kill Each Other's … Continue reading →

Posted in Science, Writing | 5 Comments

Happy Valentine’s Day: The Sex Edition

Posted on February 14, 2008 by Molly Newman

Isn’t it lovely that there’s a day each year devoted to that most bubbly and unreliable of emotions, Romantic Love? Where would florists, Hallmark shops and retailers of novelty panties be without Valentine’s Day? But really, at the heart of … Continue reading →

Posted in Food and Drink, Lighter Side of Science, Politics, Science | 8 Comments

Unscientific Friday: Barbie Lugosi’s dead

Posted on February 8, 2008 by Molly Newman

OK, this has nothing to do with science. Because I haven’t finished started writing the Science Friday post yet. So have three videos, instead. Happy weekend! <a href="http://www.funnyordie.com/videos/b70dee668c">Goth Barbie</a> on <a href="http://www.funnyordie.com">FunnyOrDie.com</a> I remember making our own punk Barbies with … Continue reading →

Posted in Food and Drink, Science | 3 Comments

Science Friday: physics in action

Posted on January 11, 2008 by Molly Newman

Ryan Leech rides his trials bike through the streets of Portland. Now how exactly does this work with all that conservation of energy stuff? ‘Cause it looks to me like he’s doing weird unnatural things with his momentum that violate … Continue reading →

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Congratulations to Fish Girl and the Consumption Crew!

Posted on December 4, 2007 by Molly Newman

The winners of the annual Siemens Competition in Math, Science and Technology were announced yesterday. Taking home the top prizes of $100K scholarships, for the first time ever in both the individual and group categories, were… a bunch of GIRLS. … Continue reading →

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Science Friday: chunks of knowledge

Posted on November 30, 2007 by Molly Newman

On the sheer adorability front: Meet El Conquistador, a Brazilian ocelot kitten born at the St. Louis Louisville–sorry! Zoo. He got his name when he began exploring his environment–at two days old, before his eyes were even open–and managed to … Continue reading →

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I can has coconutz?

Posted on November 15, 2007 by Molly Newman

So John Scalzi went to the Creation Museum, took a bunch of photos, and is now inviting people to LOLcatsify them. Here’s mine, though I don’t think I’m going to submit it. Really, everyone else’s are well worth checking out. … Continue reading →

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Tid-bits

Posted on November 5, 2007 by Molly Newman

"Party People": Parliament’s most boringest song. (Which is kind of like saying that you went to Rick James’ most mellowest party, but hey, whatev.) Speaking of parties: nobody threw one like the Hellenistic Alexandrians, apparently. During a giant civic procession … Continue reading →

Posted in Current Affairs, History, Homeschool, Music, Science | 5 Comments