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Mistaking a lack of vocabulary for a lack of understanding keeps us from sharing scientific concepts with kids (and adults).

A dead truck battery in the middle of the Atacama Desert and the many lessons of preparing for field work in a foreign country.

I have come to love recipes and cookbooks for the personal and practical divide they seek to bridge

Neuroscience helps us understand the important link between memories and the smells associated with them.

Building outrageous yearly decorations for Halloween provided important lessons not just about design, engineering, and being yourself

For those stifled by shades of perfectionism, temporary media can remind us how to create things for the fun of it

Young children provide gentle and chaotic reminders of how to be open to the world around us

When fantastical science logic leaves the screen and stops being fun

Norton Juster's The Phantom Tollbooth shows how children’s literature can be at its best when it knows young readers are up for a challenge

Fighting the stigma that the outdoors is hard to reach, dangerous and best experienced alone

Even adults can become the dictator, the slacker, the martyr, the lone wolf or the sidetracked enthusiast of their group

Board games give us a chance to engage with critical thinking that is both collaborative and playful

The holidays can provide a yearly reminder that all the learning we have to do as we grow up leads to a lot of important highs and lows

Poor communication creates frustrated scientists, poorly informed readers, and oh so many articles about the nifty quirks of chocolate.

Eight STEM professionals on the lessons they wish they could have shared with their younger selves.

Lessons in science communication based on the feedback of young readers.

#InMyShoes helped #WomenInSTEM share with young girls that loving science and loving being a girl can (and should) go hand in hand

Google Science Fair challenges students to convey results in a way that is not only clear and concise, but also compelling

The Student Spaceflight Experiments Program embraces that real science involves formal competition and requires excellent communication

Science Olympiad highlights the importance of competing directly with others as part of a team in a highly specialized field of expertise