Lesser known animals of science…besides Schrodingers cat
One of my favorite school art projects was the “Lesser Known Animals of Science” book. Students all seem to know Schrodingers cat (if not exactly what the cat in the box means), so I challenged them to...
View ArticleAttending TAM? Say “HI” to Noah
My friend Noah Whippie is coming to his first TAM (the Amazing Meeting). He is a wonderful artist and illustrator, he takes a break from his usual style to help illustrate skeptic children’s books,...
View ArticleTeaching Darwin to Children, a vintage view
I am a devotee of used book stores. I was recently enjoying the children’s section of my favorite of these stores, “Homestead Books” in Marlborough, NH, when I found a selection of books about Charles...
View ArticleWhen life’s GPS sends you to Holland
This is a guest post by Kathleen Nelson, a wonderful friend and fellow resident of Holland. I was thrilled when she offered to write a post of Yankeeskeptic, and I hope she’ll honor the blog, and...
View ArticleSanta, my Children didn’t Myth Him
This was first published on SWIFT the online blog of the James Randi Educational Foundation December 2012. Seeing parents still using cell phones to “Call Santa and tell him how much you are...
View ArticleBook Review, of my BOOK!
So as a non writer who has authored a few books, I never expected to get a book review in a newspaper. I’ve had kind people write a few reviews on Amazon. But, since I consider myself just someone...
View ArticleFree Paper Dolls!
I am a huge fan of Tim Holtz products. My favorite has to be his “paper dolls”. These paper dolls are card stock images of “dead people” (as my husband calls them). They are “found relatives” to the...
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