A Job in Science Illustrating?
Are you someone who is passionate about science, and love to draw a good picture? Well, the profession of Science Illustrator may be just right for you. This article follows the story of how Dino Pulerà ended up discovering and excelling in this field.
Read MoreThe Rap Guide To Evolution
Intellectual rapper Baba Brinkman, known for rapping about the Canterbury Tales, delves into science in this album. Brinkman uses rhythms, rhymes, and brilliantly funny lyrics to discuss evolutionary concepts and what they mean to society. The album is available for digital download in both music and DVD form.
Read MoreSongs For Science Educators
Rhythm Rhyme Results sells a line of science-themed song collections for use as a resource in the 4th through 9th grade science classroom. Music can be a useful tool for memorization, and this collection includes material on biology, chemistry, earth science, planets, and more.
Read MoreScience Ed. Can Learn From Music Ed.
This article, published in the Cambridge Journal of Education, discusses the lack of critical appraisal and creative construction in science education in the UK. In their paper, Monk and Poston compare science and music education in the UK, and conclude that many of the skills lacking in British science education are taught well in British music...
Read MoreThe “Dance Your Ph.D.” Contest
A Ph.D. thesis in any science can be overwhelmingly esoteric and technical. This makes for ripe material for interpretive dance. The “Dance Your Ph.D.” contest awards cash prizes for the best videos of people’s dances representing their Ph.D. thesis research.
Read MoreBerenice Abott: An Essential Unity
A fascinating exhibit about a fascinating body of work: Berenice Abott’s photographs for a physics textbook project are a breathtaking blend of science and art in the service of education. From a 2012 exhibition.
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