“Well, it sure isn’t beet root.”
For one of our Tuesday/Understanding topics, I thought it would be interesting to dig into a bit of real-world chemical detective work. An importer and…
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Elements of Geometry and Logic
We’ve just begun a free online course Mathematics and Logic: From Euclid to Modern Geometry by Hillsdale College. The course is based largely on Euclid’s…
The 4 S’s of Showing Up
I’m doing a lot of research right now into being present in parenting, specifically as a way of practicing the Presence of God. My wife…
Three Levels of Relationship
I use this framework a lot to talk about all types of relationships: marriage, friendship, spirituality, etc. It can help to clarify what’s happening in…
When Thinking About Electromagnetic Waves, Think Chains
You know the “beaded chain fountain” experiment? Well, here’s a video about it and how it works: Turns out that unique structure of the beaded…
Hexagons Are The Bestagons: Graphene Edition
The other day @blackout introduced our family to “Hexagons Are The Bestigons”, a truly nerdy homage to an astounding polygon that is — as a…
Resource: The Kid Should See This
Some pretty cool people tipped us off to TheKidShouldSeeThis.com, a site that offers curated videos for kids and adults mostly on STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering,…
Scientist Grow Mice in Artificial Womb
Scientists can now grow a mouse embryo up to half of its gestational cycle (the amount of time it spends in its mother’s womb) in…
Oops! He Fell Into a Black Whole
The other day, Etcetera and I were talking about black holes (again). He was talking about the effects at the event horizon and how something…
Yew’s Zoo
Yew Kingstone is a student in Magoulo’s School (classmate of Stephon). His internship for the year is with the New City Zoological Foundation which runs…
