Book review: The Animal Cell (Think-A-Lot-Tots series)

The Animal Cell is one book from the Think-A-Lot-Tots collection of educational children’s science books written by Dr. Thomai Dion.  It introduces children to the basic concept of an animal cell and it’s components. It is a great resource…

Science for babies, toddlers & kids: a reflection by Thomai Dion, writer of the Think-A-Lot-Tots books

Thomai Dion, who calls herself pharmacist, mom, author, artist and science communicator, believes it is never too early to start learning. Therefore she created the "Think-A-Lot-Tots" collection of educational children's science books. Here…
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Ashmolean in Oxford produces videos about the history of mathematics

Oxford mathematics recently joined forces with the Ashmolean Museum to produce some excellent video essays on themes from the history of mathematics: Random Walks. In this interview, project leader Thomas Woolley offers a step-by-step protocol…

Our winner in the Science Gingerbread Competition

With her inspired creation showing circulating tumour DNA, Roxana Halstead, from REACH child cancer, Christchurch, NZ, won our Science Gingerbread competition. So, we may not have a lot of contestants, but we still had a worthy winner in our…

How to avoid a Mariah Carey moment on stage

On New Year’s Eve, a baffled American TV audience watched a live performance by the superstar and ultra professional Mariah Carey go down in flames in the middle of Times Square, NY. It took just a few days for communications consultant…

Find the opposition! [Guest post]

It is said that opposites attract and that's certainly true during presentations: opposites do attract the attention of people who listen to you! Toon Verlinden from "The floor is yours" explains the art of using oppositions to play with…