Do you like science, medicine, nanotechnology, and space? So do I. In fact, It's fun to share the latest happenings in science/technology with children and adults through my writing. There is so much happening in university, government, and industrial labs these days, it's mind boggling! 

One way to keep up is to check out the Coalition on the Public Understanding of Science (COPUS). All science, all the time! From astronomy to zoology, COPUS seeks to increase public science understanding by focusing on "How We Know What We Know."  COPUS is sponsored by the National Science Foundation, American Institute of Biological Sciences, the Geological Society of America, the National Science Teachers Association, and the University of California Museum of Paleontology. Check out the How Science Works chart.

Lots of great science happenings to attend this year including the 1st national Science and Engineering Festival to be held in Washington D.C. in October 2010. The Festival wraps up with a 2 day Expo of over 500 science & engineering organizations from across the United States, who will offer opportunities for fun hands-on, science activities to inspire the next generation of scientists and engineers.

This picture is from one of my NASA test flights. The researcher was testing intraocular pressure changes in 1x & 2x gravity, and zero-G. The NASA KC-135 test aircraft used to be nicknamed the "Vomit Comet." Today, it's known as the "Weightless Wonder." I have to admit, I like the old name better. Check out the NASA KIDS CLUB for your own extraterrestrial fun!

Imagination is more important than knowledge. For knowledge is limited to all we now know and understand, while imagination embraces the entire world, and all there ever will be to know and understand. - Albert Einstein