Category Archives: Science & Tech

Sciency stuff. Techy stuff. I like it all.

How to help the earth

15 November 2014, 11:57 pm by Giggles
Categories: Education, Science & Tech

Today I saw this delightful clip of Neil deGrasse Tyson telling a 6-year-old what she can do to help the earth. I hope we’re helping Iddo help the earth in this way. Keep reading →

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This blog is too narrow

1 November 2014, 10:39 am by Giggles
Categories: Life, Musings, Science & Tech

Ah November. That time of year when NaBloPoMo (National Blog Posting Month) comes around and I set out to post every day for the entire month. … This blog seems to be too narrow at times given how many truly marvelous ideas I’ve come up with that will never be published. Keep reading →

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Eclipse!

29 October 2014, 4:35 pm by Giggles
Categories: Science & Tech

Last Thursday afternoon there was a partial solar eclipse in the US. Because for some reason we still have our 2-year-old Cheerio box turned pin hole viewer I sent that to work with Brett and then set up the binoculars in the backyard for Iddo and me. Keep reading →

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11 Years Old!

20 October 2014, 5:35 pm by Giggles
Categories: Science & Tech

Eleven years ago this afternoon I purchased my domain name, missgiggles.com, and put up a few web pages of a website. I started it with two purposes – give my mom a way to keep up with what I was doing, and run a campaign to be a calendar girl for a theater group. Keep reading →

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Toddlers: a macro-quantum particle

2 October 2014, 8:31 am by Giggles
Categories: Featured, Science & Tech

My understanding of quantum physics is limited to some books written for the general public on the subject, several NOVA episodes, and articles in Scientific American. However, I would like to propose that toddlers are in effect a macro-quantum particle. Keep reading →

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They caught my attention

24 September 2014, 8:52 am by Giggles
Categories: Books, Education, Family, Folks, Food, News, Science & Tech

Connection between music and language/reading. Old funny photos. Astronomy and vision. Strange science. Mindful challah for Rosh Hashana. Keep reading →

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That’s so quantum!

27 August 2014, 4:32 pm by Giggles
Categories: News, Science & Tech

I think in another life I could’ve been a quantum physicist. … Just in case we ever invite you over for dinner, here’s some reading to bring you up to speed. Keep reading →

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