VIDEO: Tour of the Exploratorium in San Francisco Video July 09, 2012 In classrooms kids can learn about the basics of science and watch cool experiments. But, where can they learn to experiment on their own? The Exploratorium in San Francisco, California is an interactive museum where kids and adults can try experiments for themselves and learn about the world around them. Two AAAS members awarded Kavli Prize Friday, June 1, 2012 Every two years the Kavli Prize is awarded to scientists who work in the fields of astrophysics, nanoscience and neuroscience. In 2012 seven scientists were awarded the prize, including two members of AAAS: Ann M. Graybiel (neuroscience prize) and Mildred S. Dresselhaus (nanoscience prize) of M.I.T. A preview of the National Climate Assessment A preview of the National Climate Assessment Capitol Connection May 22, 2013 The National Climate Assessment is required by the Global Change Research Act of 1990. The Climate Assessment is the product of thirteen federal agencies and more than 240 authors. The senior science writer helping edit this report is AAAS Fellow Susan Hassol, and the forthcoming report (now available in draft form), is the third of three that she has helped prepare. She was kind enough to give AAAS MemberCentral some background on the most recent report. CIFAR's call for research proposals Wednesday, May 22, 2013 The Canadian Institute For Advanced Research, or CIFAR, is currently sending out a global call for researchers to submit research proposals. This new approach is aimed at encouraging the scientific community to bring forth a question worth exploring, and not just any question, CIFAR asks “Do you have a question with the potential to change the world?” Politicization of science challenges teaching methods Politicization of science challenges teaching methods Capitol Connection May 20, 2013 One of the very first things we are trained to do as educators is to try to keep anything that can be construed as biased information, propaganda, or false information away from the students. This policy doesn't seem so hard at first, but it really is. After all, the real world is filled with politicized science and the media flaunts it. How can an educator remain unbiased against that background? A city made of Legos Legos, teaching, and you AAAS Serves May 16, 2013 It happens to everyone, eventually, even the most enthusiastic science teacher. You're going along well, getting most of the class engaged, but suddenly an outspoken “cool” kid announces, “But science is boring!” After that, your enthusiasm is not enough to sway the audience of kids vying to be thought of as cool in the eyes of their peers, if not outright socially accepted. Winners of 2013 AAAS Student Poster Competition Tuesday, April 30, 2013 The 2013 Student Poster Competition took place at the AAAS Annual Meeting In Boston February 14-18. The student winners' work displayed originality and understanding that set them apart from their peers. The AAAS Poster Sessions provide individuals with an opportunity to present their research, offering an excellent venue for extended informal discussion with meeting attendees. All posters are peer-reviewed, and accepted posters are listed in the AAAS Annual Meeting Poster Book. Abstracts appear on the Annual Meeting Abstract CD, within the Program Book. Patricia Brennan Attack on researcher highlights growing need for public education of basic science Capitol Connection May 10, 2013 Researcher Patricia Brennan poses a challenge question: Name one thing that doesn't use fundamental science? You'll be hard pressed to find one thing that we do or use in our modern world that hasn't come from using fundamental science. From the clothes we wear, to the food that's undergone millennia of artificial selection to smartphones we're permanently attached to, there is not a single thing that hasn't stemmed from our curiosity and desire to make our world better. With this said, we can plainly see how important fundamental science research is. However, as Brennan encountered, the general public may not understand the value of basic science and it's up to the science community to make sure they do. Help budding scientists—be a Science Buddy! Help budding scientists—be a Science Buddy! AAAS Serves May 10, 2013 Science Buddies is a fantastic resource for budding scientists. It is a website that offers students both expert help and project ideas from across the sciences. The site is also a wonderful opportunity for scientists (and non-scientists) to volunteer their expertise to these students—in as little as half an hour. Read on to learn more about the resources and volunteer possibilities at Science Buddies from Amy Cowen, the site’s Online Community Manager. Science and the billionaire philanthropists Science and the billionaire philanthropists Capitol Connection May 6, 2013 For better or worse, the practice of science in the twenty-first century is becoming shaped less by national priorities or by peer review groups and more by the particular preferences of individuals with huge amounts of money to give. 
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