Tag: Dan Gareau

Using music as a medium to teach science: what Rebecca Black and Lin-Manuel Miranda can teach us about science education

Using music as a medium to teach science: what Rebecca Black and Lin-Manuel Miranda can teach us about science education

by Anna Zeidman In 2013, I diligently, eagerly learned the complete anatomy of the human skeleton. Today, I can barely recall the parts of the hip bone, much less identify their features. In 2011, Rebecca Black released her now infamous music video, “Friday.” Five years later, I […]

Getting Cheeky with Photons: The Optics of Blue Monkey Butts

Getting Cheeky with Photons: The Optics of Blue Monkey Butts

By Dan Gareau, @LASER_Beam If you’re anything like me, you may have wondered why some monkeys have bright blue skin. Even if you don’t pay careful attention to monkey butts, you may still have wondered what makes some people’s eyes blue. To answer these questions, […]

On the Importance of Fun

On the Importance of Fun

By Dan Gareau, @LASER_Beam Science is a creative process and scientists are creative people who like to have fun… but scientists are not known for being flashy. A paper in Cell or Nature is typically where scientists stop and where the threshold of “success” has […]