NSTA Releases New Book on College Science Teaching Techniques
by Christina Mancuso - August 20, 2013 If you're looking for inspiration to alter your teaching methods to match new standards and new times, this new NSTA book is for you. As the first in the Exemplary Science series to focus exclusively on college science teaching, Exemplary College Science Teaching offers 16 examples of college teachi...
ALIEN ENCOUNTERS' Third Season to Premiere 5/27 on Science Channel
by Tyler Peterson - May 15, 2014 How would the world react to an alien race arriving on Earth? How would the human race be forever changed by extraterrestrials? What would be the impact of human contact with aliens? With 74-percent of Americans believing in the existence of aliens and 15 million believing they've actually made cont...
THE UNEXPLAINED FILES Season 2 to Return to the Science Channel, 7/9
by TV News Desk - July 02, 2014 THE UNEXPLAINED FILES, Science Channel's most watched series of 2013, is returning on Tuesday, July 29 at 10 PM ET/PT for a second season of examining strange, mind-boggling phenomena that science cannot - or will not - explain. In season two 12 all-new episodes will launch viewers into another grip...
The Mensa Foundation Explores How Science Meets Science Fiction, 7/2
by Christina Mancuso - June 28, 2013 The Mensa Education & Research Foundation will explore how science meets fiction at its 2013 Colloquium on Tuesday, July 2, 2013, at the Worthington Renaissance in Fort Worth, Texas from 8:30 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. There are limited tickets available and can be purchased at the door for $69....
NSTA Releases 'Doing Good Science in Middle School'
by Christina Mancuso - March 11, 2014 This lively book from NSTA contains the kind of guidance that could only come from middle school science teaching veterans. The authors of Doing Good Science in Middle School, Expanded 2nd Edition have made the book easy to use, whether you want to read it cover to cover or pick out sections to help...
Submissions Now Open for 2nd Annual Philip K. Dick Science Fiction Film Festival
by Caryn Robbins - April 08, 2013 The Second Philip K. Dick International Film Festival of Science Fiction, Fantastic Film, Science and the Supernatural is accepting entries via Withoutabox....
Science Channel Premieres SUPER COMET ISON 2013 Tonight
by TV News Desk - December 07, 2013 A massive glowing 'super comet' made its path toward Earth at speeds exceeding 425,000 miles per hour - and Science Channel will air the definitive special chronicling its historic voyage. The world premiere special SUPER COMET ISON 2013 will offer stunning views of the Comet ISON from NASA's Mars R...
Dorn Swerdlin Reveals A NEW SCIENCE WORLDVIEW
by Christina Mancuso - July 30, 2013 Old science is dead, long live human progress....
Two NSTA Books About Gardens Engage Kids With Text, Photos
by Christina Mancuso - November 03, 2014 Two new books from NSTA Kids introduce elementary-age children to the appeal of gardens, whether they attract butterflies to a First Lady's hometown or grow right outside the classroom. Each book combines engaging text and vivid photos with helpful resources for educators and parents who want to cul...
Discovery Science Center Hosts MythBusters: The Explosive Exhibition, Today
by BWW News Desk - June 14, 2014 Discovery Channel's Emmy-nominated series comes to life to uncover truths behind popular myths by mixing scientific method with gleeful curiosity and old-fashioned ingenuity in MythBusters: The Explosive Exhibition, which makes its way to the Taco Bell Discovery Science Center beginning June 14, 201...
Science Fiction Theatre Opens Crystal Jackson's THE SINGULARITY Tonight
by BWW News Desk - September 19, 2014 Science Fiction Theatre Company presents the world premiere of The Singularity by Crystal Jackson....
'The Robinsons' Dark Matter' is Released
by Christina Mancuso - July 22, 2013 'The Higgs Boson is forgotten,' grumbled author Michael Raymond. 'The biggest scientific discovery in a generation, and many people haven't even heard of it.' CERN, the organization that discovered the Higgs Boson has since moved on to researching dark matter, another substance largely unfamiliar to...
Science Channel to Premiere MEMORY GAMES 2013 on 7/15
by Tyler Peterson - June 27, 2013 This summer the power of the human mind is put to the ultimate test as Science Channel broadcasts coverage of the 16th Annual USA Memory Championship in the world premiere of MEMORY GAMES 2013 on Monday, July 15 at 10 PM ET/PT. L...
Science Channel to Premiere 3-Part Series MAN VS THE UNIVERSE, 8/13
by Caryn Robbins - August 01, 2014 Mankind has long been at the mercy of the cosmos - subject to the often violent happenings of the boundless universe that exists beyond the confines of Earth's atmosphere....
DR. OZ SHOW Announces Nationwide Science Fair
by Caryn Robbins - May 12, 2014 The three-time Emmy® award-winning, The Dr. Oz Show is bringing the cool factor back to science for America's youth with the kick-off of Dr. Oz's Celebrity Science Fair on Thursday, May 15th....
Institute of Museum and Library Services Announces Discovery Science Center of Orange County as a Finalist for the 2013 National Medal for Museum and Library Service
by Robert Diamond - February 14, 2013 The Institute of Museum and Library Services today announced Discovery Science Center - Orange County (DSC-OC) as a National Medal for Museum and Library Service finalist. The National Medal is the nation's highest honor conferred on museums and libraries for service to the community and celebrates ...
NOVA: VACCINES CALLING THE SHOTS to Premiere on PBS, 9/10
by Caryn Robbins - July 31, 2014 Measles. Mumps. Whooping cough. Diseases that were largely eradicated in the United States a generation ago are returning....
Science Channel to Renew Search for ET Life with ARE WE ALONE? Month
by Caryn Robbins - February 20, 2013 Science Channel's ARE WE ALONE? month returns to viewers in March with a search for answers to bold new questions about mankind's search for extraterrestrial life....
Children's E-Book 'Gravy and the Boattrain' is Released
by Christina Mancuso - February 13, 2014 Imagitale Studios hopes kids will love science through characters introduced in the new children's e-book Gravy and the Boattrain by David Hurd. The e-book tells the story of Gravy Boone, a teenage inventor living in Sawville, Indiana and he is crazy about science. His rural lab named the Barnatory ...
Mad Cow Theatre's SCIENCE PLAY FESTIVAL to Run 1/10-12
by Tyler Peterson - December 09, 2013 For the first time ever, Mad Cow Theatre creates a unique and interactive festival exploring the world of science through a weekend of staged readings and discussion forums of some of the most provocative science plays. Join us as we explore science, technology and history through imaginative storie...
Karl Pilkington Hosts Science Channel's All-New Series THE MOANING OF LIFE, Beg. Tonight
by TV News Desk - January 18, 2014 For the past three years, more than 66 million have watched as Karl Pilkington set out on ambitious expeditions organized by his pals Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant on Science Channel's AN IDIOT ABROAD....
Science Channel Premieres 3-Part Series MAN VS THE UNIVERSE Tonight
by TV News Desk - August 13, 2014 Mankind has long been at the mercy of the cosmos - subject to the often violent happenings of the boundless universe that exists beyond the confines of Earth's atmosphere....
Oliver Meech's WHEN MAGIC & SCIENCE COLLIDE Comes to Brighton Fringe, May 28-30
by BWW News Desk - April 08, 2013 Oliver Meech brings his unique magic-meets-science show back to the Brighton Fringe, following sell-out performances at Brighton Fringe 2012, Oxford Fringe and Green Man Festival. 'Oliver Meech: When Magic & Science Collide' is a comedy magic show for the QI generation. Audiences can expect amazing ...
New Book Explores Music's Influence On Science
by Christina Mancuso - September 30, 2014 Santa Fe, New Mexico...
Science Channel to Premiere FUTURESCAPE WITH JAMES WOODS, 11/19
by Caryn Robbins - November 07, 2013 Science Channel and celebrated actor James Woods take an unprecedented look at the next breakthroughs in science and technology with the world premiere of the new six-part series FUTURESCAPE WITH JAMES WOODS which debuts Tuesday, November 19 at 10 PM ET/PT.... |