From our friends at The Audubon Society: “This beautiful short dance film by Sarah Bush Dance Project, artist in residence with Richardson Bay Audubon Center, in partnership with sound designer and composer Miles Lassi. A contact call is a type of call used by birds for the purpose of letting other birds know their location. […]
Once again, our friends at The National Forest Foundation have a wonderful gift! (I mean, other than the trees, which are wonderful, too—but not exactly portable.) NFF Staffer Matt Harmon created a Spotify playlist for wandering through the woods—or to help you imagine you are among the trees when you are stuck at home. [Image […]
The National Forest Foundation (one of my favorite non-profit organizations) has released the winning entries in this year’s National Forest Week photo contest. [Image description: A photo of trees with a river running through the middle of it, and a small island in the middle of the river. The words “National Forest Week Photo Contest […]
Like most museums worldwide, the Royal Institution of Science building is closed to visitors. However, they offer a weekly lecture series with speakers from various sciences providing accessible and interesting science lectures. They also have a monthly online science book club, hosted by Jennifer Rohn of Lablit.com, reading “great fiction books with a science theme”. […]
Today’s One Nice Thing is also science news: This article titled “Not so random acts: Science finds that being kind pays off” by Seth Borenstein (science professor at New York University and science writer for the Associated Press). Borenstein opens with “Research shows that acts of kindness make us feel better and healthier. Kindness is […]
