How do you become a better listener?
A researcher in the 1950s found that the total impact of a message is about 7% verbal, 38% vocal (tone of voice, inflection etc ) and 55% nonverbal.&n...
Read MoreWho uses smartphones?
[av_one_full first] [av_textblock size=” font_color=” color=”] This is an important question for us. We’re dedicated to scalin...
Read More200 girls learning how to program mobile apps – in a 2500 year old Indian city
Over the past few years, Iridescent has been growing and I dont have as much contact with participants as I did before. I miss that fuel.But thankfull...
Read MoreTaking a look at the STEM Education landscape: Strengths of Engineering Skill-Based Volunteering and Online Programs that inform our work
A literature review is a necessary component of most publications, demonstrating familiarity with the field and key research findings while also situa...
Read MoreWhat gains do children make in curiosity, creativity and persistence over 100 hours? What age can you start?
To answer these questions, we ran a 100 hour-long summer camp – looking at nature from an engineer’s point of view. We opened the camp to a wi...
Read MoreFood Science: Make a pH Neutral Drink
Are you ready to teach your kids about the building blocks of life? Excited to begin conversations about atoms and molecules? Let’s get started ...
Read MoreFood Science: Make Noodles to Test Viscoelasticity
How do you get your children interested in science at home? What can a parent with kids of varying ages do to get everyone excited about STEM concepts...
Read MoreYou Can Inspire Girls to Be Technology Entrepreneurs
When I volunteered to speak with high school girls about my own experience founding a tech startup, I didn’t know how much that short talk would cha...
Read MoreYouth Hack Day Challenge in L.A.
The L.A. Youth Hack Day Challenge kicked off national Computer Science Education Week as part of Hour of Code—a massive movement to introduce 10 mil...
Read MoreA case for parents as the best science educators
We live in a society exquisitely dependent on science and technology, in which hardly anyone knows anything about science and technology. – Carl...
Read MoreTechnovation 2014 is Here! Register Today
By: Samantha Quist, Technovation Senior Director Registrations for Technovation 2014 are officially open and you can sign up today! Like last year, we...
Read MoreMaking Simulation Games for Education: Emergent Systems
What makes an educational game work? What keeps the wheels spinning in a player’s head, keeps them engaged and learning? Well, if you’ve r...
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