AM Baker

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

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

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