Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day
On the fourth Thursday of every February, more than one million girls and young women are given the opportunity to discover how exciting, creative and…
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Leap Year Lore
It’s time to bone up on your understanding of Leap Year and Leap Day, February 29, 2016. The science is pretty simple. Most of the world uses the…
Black History Month: The many accomplishments of Althea Gibson
In 2016, Althea Gibson and her tennis championships are seldom seen or discussed on television, since they occurred more than 60 years ago. But if you’re…
Is it heartburn or heart attack?
Is it heartburn or a heart attack? A bad case of heartburn can be very similar to something much worse — a heart attack. For heart patients, already…
Nobel Prize winner has a different take on ‘income inequality’
The 2015 winner of the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economics Science, Angus Deaton, says he loves income inequality — and he is terrified by it. ” Inequality…
Strange new world of electronics to debut
Three-D printing for everyone leads the way January 6-9 at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. The event attracts business leaders in consumer…
On Martin Luther King Day: Give someone the gift of forgiveness
Martin Luther King Day, January 18, is the only federal holiday that marks the contributions of a private American citizen. To honor the man and his…
New Year! New Start! But don’t overreach
Why are New Year’s resolutions so hard to keep? You might actually be surprised that many people claim to have kept their resolutions. According to a…
Bald Eagles: A success story to celebrate
Bald Eagle Appreciation Days Jan. 16-17: A success story to celebrate Young bald eagles are known to fly enormous distances, but only one holds the record…