Explaining a theoretical science concept to high school students requires a new way of thinking altogether, which is precisely what researchers did when they orchestrated a dance with high school ...

Maybe you've heard the following philosophical question: "If a tree falls in a forest and no one is around to hear it, does it make a sound?" Similarly, if you make a scientific discovery, but no one ...

A recent news release from the US National Science Foundation (NSF) mentions a project it helped to fund, 'Picturing to Learn.' For this project, college students have to create pencil drawings to ...

If a picture is worth a thousand words, creating one can have as much value to the illustrator as to the intended audience. This is the case with "Picturing to Learn," a project in which college ...

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What makes a scientist a good communicator? It turns out the scientific community has become more interested in figuring that out. Explaining science is something reporters, especially science ...

Science can be difficult to explain to the public. In fact, any subfield of science can be difficult to explain to another scientist who studies in a different area. Explaining a theoretical science ...

ST. PAUL - The clever folks at the Science Museum of Minnesota have created a new sports-oriented exhibit that invites visitors to run, jump, kick, tumble and throw, all while sneaking in some science ...

Imagine being summoned as a juror in a murder trial. The expert responsible for analyzing DNA traces at the crime scene has just explained that they match the defendant’s profile. “Then the culprit ...

Prints of meteorites from “Picturing Science” (all photos by the author for Hyperallergic) Winding my way past the American Museum of Natural History’s giant elephants and intricate dioramas, toward ...

Imagine being summoned as a juror in a murder trial. The expert responsible for analyzing DNA traces at the crime scene has ...