When I learned to fold a paper crane out of a piece of paper, I thought I had mastered one of the coolest tricks ever. The crane was the most difficult pattern in my little origami book. But origami is more than paper birds, cups and frogs. It is an art form and a way…
This past weekend I willingly deprived myself of sleep in order to participate in Science Hack Day in San Francisco. What is a Hack Day? Well, a hack is a quick solution to a problem. Not necessarily pretty, but probably clever. A Hack Day is usually a 48 hour event where people with ideas get together and make…
Today, 64 percent of Americans will drink and bathe in fluoridated water. Meanwhile Watsonville, CA is at the end of a decade-long debate and legal battle to keep fluoride out of their drinking water. The California Dental Association offered to pay for installation of fluoridation equipment to protect the community from dental decay. After a…
