Question Your World
Tuesday, January 20, 2015
As a species, our survival is often based on making decisions that make the most sense for upcoming events and situations. Our ability to understand the seasons played a huge role in agriculture. Our early understanding of the cosmos was a precursor to a more in-depth understanding of physics. We...
Topics Covered: bad predictions, biology, brain, ethics, future, genetics, human behavior, mental processes, neurochemistry, neurology, predictions, process, psychology, science, science museum of virginia, stem, thinking, Time, Anthropology, sociology, mental health, behavioral science, personality, education
Wednesday, January 14, 2015
Virginia's relationship with science started thousands of years ago and still continues to blossom as new ideas create new opportunities in various industries. From engineering to agriculture to computer sciences and beyond, we've seen a lot of minds involved with scientific...
Topics Covered: civilization, curiosity, discovery, exploration, history, Idea Factory, innovation, invention, question your world, research, science, science museum of virginia, Scientific Method, scientists, stem, virginia
Wednesday, January 7, 2015
Trees are some of the most remarkable living things on this planet. For all of human existence trees have provided a backdrop to our lives, been home to many of our meals - trees even control our atmosphere! So, which trees do the most to make our atmosphere so friendly for our lives? Which...
Topics Covered: atmosphere, biology, botany, carbon, climate, CO2, conservation, ecology, ecosystems, environment, forests, NASA, photosynthesis, plants, Question Power, rainforests, science, science museum of virginia, stem, trees
Tuesday, December 30, 2014
There's an indescribable moment right before two people kiss for the first time. This romantic gesture has been a part of our lives for a long time and continues to be the corner stone of emotionally charged experiences and has been built into various traditions. In this act of romance,...
Topics Covered: bacteria, colonies, germs, gut, health, kiss, kisses, kissing, Love, relationship, Romance, science, stem, the body human, scientists, exchange, couples, physiology, mental processes, contact, rituals, comfort, intimacy, sweetheart, millions, lip lock, Humans, bacterial colonies, impact
Tuesday, December 23, 2014
As years come and go we often look back and reflect on what's happened that year. This year was an awesome one for science. Let's look back at what science did in 2014.
Ever since the first rays of sunlight struck the Earth in the earliest moments of January of this...
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Wednesday, December 17, 2014
The concept of using mice for experiments is a pretty established aspect of scientific research. Mice are excellent examples of mammalian systems and oftentimes their bodies help us understand a lot about our own. So, why do we study mice brains?
Rodents are no strangers to the...
Topics Covered: biology, brain, glia, mice, nervous system, neural, neurochemistry, neurodegenerative, neurology, neurons, physiology, question your world, science, science museum of virginia, stem, synapse, the body human
Tuesday, December 9, 2014
On Dec 5, 2014, NASA launched the Orion spacecraft on an unmanned test flight. With a successful blast off and splash down, many people are wondering what's next for the Orion spacecraft?
Keep in mind, humanity's first orbital launch was the Sputnik spacecraft,...
Topics Covered: aerospace, apollo, asteroid, astronauts, Astronomy, cosmic expeditions, engineering, ESA, Mars, moon, NASA, orion, Out of this World, question your world, science, science museum of virginia, space, spacecraft, stem
Wednesday, December 3, 2014
In the coming months, we’ll take a look at some of the stranger names in our Solar System to prepare for a challenge from the International Astronomical Union (IAU). Over the last 20 years, astronomers have found over 1,800 exoplanets - planets orbiting other stars. These alien words are...
Topics Covered: Astronomy, cosmic expeditions, cosmos, exoplanets, hockey, iau, moons, Out of this World, planetary science, Planets, puck, question your world, science, science museum of virginia, solar system, space, stem, Uranus, astrophysics, physics, telescope, spacecraft, NASA
As autumn makes its presence known to us, we start to see a lot of leaves falling to the ground. This is a beautiful indicator of seasonal change and these leaves often get swept aside in order to clean up the landscape. Recently lawn maintenance was viewed through the lens of science...
Topics Covered: Animals, conservation, Creatures, ecology, ecosystems, environment, landscape, lawns, leaves, natural resource, nature, question your world, science, science museum of virginia, seasons, stem, sustainable, trees
Tuesday, November 25, 2014
From the days of domesticating agriculture our diet has played a huge role in who we are as a species. As technology advanced we were able to do more with food and learn more about what food does to us. Now scientists are asking bold new questions and getting some pretty amazing answers...
Topics Covered: aging, biology, calories, diet, eating, fat, food, genes, genetic, geriatrics, gerontology, heredity, nutrition, obesity, science, science museum of virginia, stem, the body human