We see the darndest questions on teacher listservs. It seems that, at one school, there was a mystery to be solved. The boys’ urinals were often surrounded by a puddle of “liquid.” Were the urinals weeping water? Or were the boys purposely urinating on the floor (as the janitor believed)? And, […]

I’ve had a set of “bad science movies” on my Netflix queue for a while, and every once in a while I dip into it. Each time it feels a bit risky, like trying some weird new combination, like cherry dip on my mint chocolate chip ice cream cone. Sometimes it’s OK. […]

In these tough economic times, waste not, want not, right?
So, an enterprising Explainer at the Exploratorium thought well, there must be some good use for all these cow eyes we dissect on the museum floor every day.
So, yup, you guessed it. Kudos to those crazy kids for the following recipe:
Tacos de Ojo (Eye-ball Tacos)
Makes […]