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A Cornucopia of Fall Facts

October 14, 2020

Have you ever had this experience, or something like it? It's mid-October. You're taking a leisurely stroll through the neighborhood … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Features Tagged With: food, genetics, knitting, mathematics, science, words

This TIPster Has a Plan!

October 14, 2020

Eight-year-old TIPster Joshua Suddith has many goals.  Some, he’s already completed. Learn to play … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Features Tagged With: Student Stars

Turning Fear into Confidence—A Personal Essay

October 14, 2020

Facing obstacles throughout your life is inevitable, and the obstacles you overcome can define who you are as a person. Not only will this … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Features Tagged With: essays, fear, psychology

We need to talk about aliens. Again.

August 24, 2020

Spend just 10 seconds thinking, and we bet you can think of three or four movies, a spin-off video game, and an inflatable costume on … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Features Tagged With: extraterrestrials, space

We’ve been talking about aliens for a long time.

August 24, 2020

When you think back on aliens in popular culture and media, you might recall the Orson Welles radio broadcast in … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Features Tagged With: extraterrestrials, literature, space

The Study of…Play?

June 16, 2020

Did you know that Play Studies is a) a thing and b) a thing that very smart professors at very prestigious universities research and teach? … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Features Tagged With: education, philosophy, play, scavenger hunt

A Pro Guide to Journaling

April 10, 2020

journal with pen

It’s not just for historians and The Swiss Family Robinson. There’s a lot to think about these days. Many people—including kids and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Features Tagged With: COVID-19, writing

Sheltering in Time

April 10, 2020

From December of 1986 to July of 1987, Maurizio Montalbini resided in a cave near Ancona, Italy. He lived in total solitude and in the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Features Tagged With: COVID-19, mathematics, philosophy, psychology, time

The Swiss Family Robinson—A Good Read for Right Now

April 7, 2020

You can read The Swiss Family Robinson for free online, thanks to Project Gutenberg, a volunteer effort to digitize and archive cultural … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Features Tagged With: COVID-19, summer reading list

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