By Ariel Marcy, 20 November 2024
The warm weather is perfect for a cool meal! Ceviche (suh-VEE-chay) is a popular dish from Central and South America that relies on lime juice to “cook” seafood without any heat.
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By Ariel Marcy, 6 November 2024
Training artificial intelligence (AI) can be as easy as 1, 2, 3! Teach an AI program or “model” to pull off a very simple card trick… and learn from its mistakes.
By Ariel Marcy, 22 October 2024
Space is huge. But exactly how huge are the spaces between the Sun, Moon and planets? Find out by making a scale model of the inner solar system at your nearby park!
By Ariel Marcy, 8 October 2024
All it takes is a little elastic to send a pom pom flying! Can you improve your aim with a bit of practice?
By Ariel Marcy, 25 September 2024
Why do apple slices go brown? In this experiment, test out the anti-browning abilities of common liquids. And discover the surprising biology of browning!
By David Shaw, 11 September 2024
Here’s a surprising pair of dice that you can make yourself! Take on this experiment to test whether different dice modifications change your chances.
By David Shaw, 29 August 2024
Water in a cup sloshes around if you don’t move it carefully. What about fire? Let’s find out!
By Ariel Marcy, 14 August 2024
Cells are the basic building blocks of life. In this activity, take a tasty tour of the cell components that make cells tick!
By Ariel Marcy, 23 July 2024
Blue plus yellow equals green, right? Not always! In this experiment, you can pull off a colourful magic trick made possible by water density and temperature.
By Ariel Marcy, 17 July 2024
These grid-based logic problems require Sherlock-like deduction! We’ll take you through the basics of solving these tricky word puzzles.
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