Gretchen Clearwater and Ann Kreilkamp spoke at a meeting of Women Inspire Friday night. I was one of two men present, making my plea to the group for involvement in Bloomington Startup Weekend that much more poignant. My view that night is the same kind of ratio most women technologists see when walking into a room of colleagues. My hope is that even a few of the women I met Friday will show up on the roster this week.
Triangular Prisms and Centered Learning
Archie: I made a pyramid!
Carter: (still building) Actually, Archie, it’s a triangular prism.
Me: (Inhaling to urge Carter to respect Archie’s joy of learning by not constantly correcting him, pausing because I can’t figure out how to convey my message without constantly correcting Carter)
Archie: (just as gleeful as his first exclamation) I made a triangular prism!
Thanks, Big Pharma
Archie: It’s about having a good day because you finally got some sleep. You can finally have a good day!
Greedy Triangles and Carbon Dioxide
Waiting for Mom to find the components of an experiment can be enough of a barrier that our mad scientist leanings never get off the ground. Shoeboxes complete with ingredients and equipment all in one container offers Carter immediate independent exploration. An exhaustive online search garnered only really expensive items or learning centers based [...]
Saturday Science Links: Playing with fire
Our top chemistry moment was not on the internet, but found in the book Science Magic Tricks
Whoa
On December 1, a new concept in co-created entertainment took flight when The Whoa Show debuted. The tagline reads: “You will be entertained. You will be the entertainer.” Sadly, I am neither.