Correlation Implies Causation

Published on May 2, 2013: Fox News hosts wonder why Americans know so little. Really.



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"A is for Ampere"

Ladyada’s “E is for Electronics” is a coloring book adventure with electronic components and their inventors. Makers of all ages can learn, color, and share common parts and historical figures throughout history. Explore the world of electronics with Ladyada as your guide!

Here’s an excerpt: “A diode lets electrons flow in only one direction. It works like a switch: when current is flowing one way, the switch is on, but when current tries to flow the other way, the switch turns off. Sir John Ambrose Fleming is best known for inventing the diode, originally called the kenotron.”

'I.S.S. (Is Somebody Singing)'

There have been a lot of songs written about space, but how many songs have actually been written in space?

Watch the video above as astronaut Chris Hadfield, from aboard the International Space Station, performs "I.S.S. (Is Somebody Singing)" with Ed Robertson, the rest of the Barenaked Ladies and the Wexford Gleeks from Wexford Collegiate School for the Arts, who were all at the CBC studios in Toronto.

The song, which was written by Hadfield and Robertson in partnership with Music Monday, CBC Music and the Canadian Space Agency, explores what it's like to look down on the Earth from outer space. It will also be the official song for the 2013 edition of Music Monday, which takes place on May 6.

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Comets Coming Soon!

NASA Science News for Feb. 6, 2013
A comet falling in from the distant reaches of the solar system could become a naked-eye object in early March. This is Comet Pan-STARRS's first visit to the inner solar system, so surprises are possible as its virgin ices are exposed to intense solar heating for the first time.

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NASA Science News for Jan. 18, 2013
Astronomers are keeping a close eye on newly-discovered Comet ISON, which could become visible in broad daylight later this year when it skims through the atmosphere of the sun. Some reporters have dubbed ISON the "Comet of the Century," but experts aren't yet sure how bright the sungrazer will become.

Eyes on the Stars

On January 28, 1986, NASA Challenger mission STS-51-L ended in tragedy when the shuttle exploded 73 seconds after takeoff. On board was physicist Ronald E. McNair, who was the second African American to enter space. But first, he was a kid with big dreams in Lake City, South Carolina.

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Life of an astronaut - Jerry Carr

Best Salutorian Speech Ever

Andrés Bernardo 2010 Salutatorian Speech for Seminole Ridge Community High School

I’d like to begin by thanking my teachers, my friends, and my mother, who always reminded me that “Life goes on.”

left: Ralph Regis, right: Andres Bernardo
Photo credit: Robert Wenst, Historian, PBCCTM (Palm Beach County Council of Teachers of Mathematics)

Hey. For those of you who don’t know me, I’m Andy Bernardo, your salutatorian; nice to meet you. I’m supposed to come up here and make an epic, awe-inspiring speech; something that will give you the urge to jump up and start high-fiving everyone. But I’m not going to quote from someone like a great world leader, or Dr. Seuss. I’ll quote something else.

The album The Dark Side of the Moon, by Pink Floyd - one of the best-selling rock albums of all time - starts with these lyrics:



Breathe, breathe in the air
Don’t be afraid to care
Leave, but don’t leave me
Look around and choose your own ground

I ask each one of you to take these words to heart. Go through life at your own pace, enjoy your time here on Earth, and appreciate all the simple things - breathe in the air.

Live with care and compassion. Love your fellow man and respect not just your own life, but all forms of it - don’t be afraid to care.

Travel the world, experience everything you wish to experience, but also remember where your home is, and who is there waiting for you - leave, but don’t leave me.

And finally, I ask that you all take your respective destinies in your own hands. Seize control of fate, and don’t let fate control you. Look around, and choose your own ground.

Seniors, after all this - after this ceremony that celebrates 13 unforgiving, torturous years of fun and learning - you’ll have an entire lifetime waiting for you. I won’t lie and say your life will be perfect, but it will be as amazing and wonderful as you yourself create it to be. Just remember, every once in a while, to relax, maybe listen to some good music, and breathe.

Once again, congratulations, Seminole Ridge Class of 2010!

The World is Just Awesome

Happy New Years 2013!

NASA Johnson Style (Gangnam Style Parody)

And while I'm at it...

NASA for Kids: Intro to Engineering

DJ Earworm - Music For Sport - Victory

i.am.mars: reach for the stars with will.i.am

Driven by curiosity, will.i.am took a lifelong fascination with science and the arts and transformed it into a piece of music that made history on Mars. It was the first song sent back to Earth from Mars via the Curiosity rover. His early exposure to STEM changed his life growing up in east Los Angeles. Join the Science Channel for the epic journey will.i.am took with NASA on I.AM.MARS: REACH FOR THE STARS. The show takes you through the entire creative process from writing the song, to recording, to delivery on Mars' Gale crater and back. Questions for Discussion with Students

• How do the Arts contribute a culture of creativity needed to solve engineering projects?
• By looking and listening to the people in the NASA control room, what does it take to work well in teams?

Symphony of Science - Our Biggest Challenge (Climate Change Music Video)

The Symphony of Science is a musical project by John Boswell designed to deliver scientific knowledge and philosophy in musical form.



A musical investigation into the causes and effects of global climate change and our opportunities to use science to offset it. Featuring Bill Nye, David Attenborough, Richard Alley and Isaac Asimov. "Our Biggest Challenge" is the 16th episode of the Symphony of Science series by melodysheep.

Visit http://symphonyofscience.com for more science remixes!

What's Up for September 2012 - Observe & "Wink" at the moon this month

Celebrate International Observe the Moon night on September 22, and honor the memory of Astronaut Neil Armstrong by looking up and winking at the moon this month.

We're NASA and We Know It

Seminole SECME End of Year 2012

What's Up for May 2012

View sunspots, learn about the Annular Solar Eclipse on May 20, 2012, and meet some of the current Heliophysics missions studying our Sun.

VEX Sack Attack

VEX Sack Attack is played on a 12’x12’ square field. Two alliances – one “red” and one “blue” – composed of two teams each, compete in matches consisting of a fifteen second autonomous period followed by one minute and forty-five seconds of driver- controlled play. The object of the game is to attain a higher score than the opposing Alliance by scoring sacks and bonus sacks in your colored floor goals, troughs and high goal, and by having the most robots of your color parked at the end of the match.

Mayim Bialik teams up with TI to inspire science and math educators and students

As TI-Nspire™ CX technology’s new brand ambassador, Mayim Bialik – actress ("The Big Bang Theory"), scientist and author – and Texas Instruments hope to inspire teens to pursue Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) in their studies and future careers.

The partnership is a perfect match between TI, a longtime advocate of STEM initiatives that drive innovative education programs for students and teachers, and Bialik, who holds a Ph.D. in neuroscience from the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) and is passionate about math and science education.

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Symphony of Science - Dinosaurs!!

The Symphony of Science is a musical project by John Boswell designed to deliver scientific knowledge and philosophy in musical form.



A musical celebration of dinosaurs! "The World of the Dinosaurs" is the 14th installment in the Symphony of Science series; it investigates their habits, extinction, and how we learn about them. Featuring Alice Roberts, Bill Nye, Nigel Marvin, Dallas Campbell and more. Materials used in the creation of this video are from:

Dinosaurs Alive

BBC "How to Build a Dinosaur"

BBC "Extinct: A Horizon Guide to Dinosaurs"

Bill Nye - Dinosaurs

Prehistoric Park

Discovery Channel "Last Day of the Dinosaurs"

Jurassic Park

Jack Horner's 2011 TED Talk

Symphony of Science - The Greatest Show

The Symphony of Science is a musical project by John Boswell designed to deliver scientific knowledge and philosophy in musical form.



A musical celebration of the wonders of biology, including evolution, natural selection, DNA, and more. Featuring David Attenborough, Richard Dawkins and Bill Nye. "The Greatest Show on Earth" is the 13th video in the Symphony of Science music videos series. Materials used in this video are from:

Richard Dawkins' "There is grandeur in this view of life" speech

BBC Life

BBC Planet Earth

David Attenborough's First Life

Charles Darwin and the Tree of Life

Bill Nye Evolution episode