Josh and I went to the National Biosciences Lab in Brazil this past week to discuss Science House and the Imagination Age. Let’s just say they built their own particle accelerator on the site, and that’s just the beginning…
Read MoreInfinite Perspectives: Places I’ll Remember
by Rita J. King • October 6th, 2011
Imagine if maps could pop off the page like the terrain they represent? When cartographer Jeffrey Ambroziak had that thought as a kid, he solved the problem by working on an algorithm that creates an Infinite Perspective.Science House is curating a spe…
Read MoreKids Want to be Programmable Matter
by Rita J. King • June 22nd, 2011
“Art is a lie that helps you get at the truth,” artist Shane Hope said at “Facts and Fiction: Discussing Science in Imaginary Worlds” at Science House this week. “Cheating is when you create a shortcut.” Shane took out his iPhone to share his o…
Read MoreA New Chapter for the Imagination Age: Science House
by Rita J. King • June 14th, 2011
The view, from any perspective, is always spectacular from Science House.In February, I gave a talk about the Imagination Age at Science House in NYC. Something happened that night. I haven’t told you about it in detail yet, in part because the arc …
Read MoreCommunicating Science
by Joshua S. Fouts • June 10th, 2011
Rita J. King has a new post on the Science House blog about Alan Alda’s work teaching improv to scientists to help them better communicate their craft: For over a decade, Alda has hosted Scientific American Frontiers. After interviewing over 700 scient…
Read More"How to Destroy Young Minds with Decorative Learning"
by Joshua S. Fouts • May 31st, 2011
Image credit: Shortformvideo.Rita J. King has a recent post up on the Science House blog about a salon on learning and the transformation of the economy, science and and educational system: Cheap, Easy RecognitionEducator Dan Menelly teaches a philosop…
Read MoreTeaching Science and Science Teachers in Afghanistan
by Joshua S. Fouts • May 13th, 2011
Rita J. King has a new article up on the Science House website about a fascinating talk by teacher, scientist, educator and teacher-trainer Marianne O’Grady who works in Aghanistan teaching science education to Afghan Science Teachers and administrat…
Read MoreAre YOU Creative?
by Rita J. King • May 5th, 2011
What is creativity? I’ve been researching this subject for Science House. This afternoon I’ve been reading Explaining Creativity: The Science of Human Innovation, by R. Keith Sawyer. While the book makes some compelling points, the author belabors his…
Read MoreWhat is Creativity?
by Joshua S. Fouts • April 21st, 2011
Rita J. King has a thoughtful new piece up on the Science House blog exploring the role of creativity in imagination, work and science.New ideas don’t just come from “thinking outside the box,” but rather understanding what the box (or the domain…
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