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Conduct Human Experiments of the Word Kind
Human experimentation is banned unless the subjects are volunteers who have provided their informed consent. I believe the more casual research my son recently tried is exempt from those rules. Let me...
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A Child’s Place Is In The Kitchen
flickr.com/photos/eyeliam It’s easier to cook when kids aren’t in the way. Bubbling pots and sharp knives, after all, are hardly child-friendly. But the kitchen shouldn’t be off-limits to kids. Yes,...
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Getting Science On Everything
crystals of vitamin B6 ( CC by 3.0 Josef Reischig) We spread thick layers of science on everything at our house. Yes, occasionally it smells. Sometimes our science-y obsessions are entirely nonsense,...
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The Dart Collection
I’m thrilled to offer a guest post by Margaret Swift, one of the most creative people I know. She writes about a neighborhood of free ranging kids and the girl whose mysterious summer project...
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Are You An Anthropocentrist?
Paradise, by Gillis d’Hondecoeter circa 1575 When I was growing up we were taught humans were at the top of every chart, far superior to all other living beings. Our textbooks, illustrated with...
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You Are the Food You Think About
There’s such a thing as “fast food thinking.” There’s plenty of evidence that food choices affect our behavior. But here we’re talking about what happens when we simply think of fast food. You don’t...
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Sprouting Plant Advocates
Every growing season our four children choose which crop will be theirs to plant and tend in our vegetable garden. It doesn’t make my work easier. But this tradition helps them understand how...
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Extreme Science, Extreme Parenting
What’s the difference between David Hahn and Taylor Wilson’s pursuit of science? Back when the boys in our regular book club were preteens and young teens, one of the books that really caught their...
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Innovation Doesn’t Come in a Kit (8 Better Options)
There are all sorts of companies selling STEM (science, technology, engineering, math) kits and Maker kits these days, often as pricey subscription services. They promise adventure! inspiration!...
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