

Science of Barbecuing
Soon it’s going to be the end of the summer (note to self: stop saying those words out loud!), and we should take advantage of every...


Science Friendly Activities to Check Out This Weekend! (Part 5)
Locals, what is everyone up to this weekend? This scientist-parent-party planner is going to be trying my hand (and feet, and all body...


Fun Science Activities to Do with Kids in The Summer (Part 6)
Still summer (although less and less of that now), still looking for things to do with your children? Check out the first five parts of...


Fun Science Activities to Do with Kids in The Summer (Part 5)
How about a puppy, Mommy? Please oh please oh please oh please…Or a kitten? A horse? Goat? No, no, no, and no. There will be no more pets...


More on Pool Chemistry
I’ll never forget the first summer I was on the swim team, and we were swimming two hours a day, every day, in a highly chlorinated pool....


Science Friendly Activities to Check Out This Weekend!
If you are looking for some new ideas, how about these? 1. MIT Museum (https://mitmuseum.mit.edu/). Yes, I was a postdoctoral research...


Fun Science Activities to Do with Kids in The Summer (Part 4)
Hi fellow scientists and scientist-parents! It’s been a little cold recently, so hope everyone is figuring out how to keep kids...


Science-Friendly Activities to Check Out This Weekend
Looking for fun science-related activities to keep you and your children entertained this weekend? Check out last week’s blog, or some of...


Sunscreen Chemistry
Well we are smack in the middle of the summer here in New England, and it’s been hazy, hot and humid for many days in a row. I don’t know...


Fun Science Activities to Do with Kids in The Summer (Part 3)
Still looking for fun things to do with your kids this summer? Check out parts 1 and 2 of our series (HERE and HERE), or today’s new...