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Dr. Maille LyonsThe Science Fair has become a competitive sport and well-coached kids increase their odds of success. This blog is designed to help parents, teachers, and other mentors become better...
View ArticleA Day in the Life of a Science Fair Judge
6:00 am: On computer, check all email accounts looking for anything urgent from real job, answer emails, check website, Twitter, and Facebook 6:30 am: Off computer, make school lunches, sign homework,...
View ArticleScientific American Guest Blogs
Periodically, I post blogs on the Scientific American Guest Blog. http://www.scientificamerican.com/ Here are examples: 3 Strategies for an Original Science Fair project idea:...
View ArticleWhat do scientists do?
Hold your horses! Cool your jets! Take it down a notch! Take a chill pill! The English language is wonderfully redundant — there are many ways to say the same thing. It turns out that a bacterial...
View Article3 Reasons I’m hanging up my lab coat for a business suit
Yesterday I officially resigned from my research science position to take a new, non-academic position. It was horribly bittersweet. Although I am excited about the next chapter in my life, I have been...
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