The New York Historical Society hosted An Evening with David Copperfield on Saturday June 16th where the world-renowned magician shared his thoughts on the history and purpose of magic and illusion. This special talk kicked off the museum’s new exhibit,…
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By Erika, age 15 Why do men have nipples? A short, but simple question. The simple answer is that the default setting in baby formation is female. The sex of a fetus isn’t determined until later in development, after nipples…
By Alexa, age 12 What is the biggest organism? You might say “That’s easy, the Blue Whale,” but is that really the biggest organism? Well, you might notice 2 things. First of all, I said biggest organism. That includes all…
By Alexa, age 12 Imagine you’re in a river, there’s a crocodile or alligator (you don’t know which) swimming towards you. As the creature approaches, you notice something unusual. This large reptile has a really long, narrow snout with a…
By Erika, age 15 American Museum of Natural History has many permanent exhibits, but it also has a few temporary ones including its most recent one - Unseen Oceans, which opened in March. Organized by Curator of Ichthyology (fishes) John…
This spring has been another STEM-tastic season for Kids Need Enrichment. Last month we organized and ran 2 STEM Nights at local elementary schools and we just did 4 workshops at the local public library! The 2 STEM Nights were…
By Erika, age 14 Every year since 2001, the American Museum of Natural History has hosted the Isaac Asimov Memorial Debate, in honor of Isaac Asimov, a renowned science fiction author and supporter of the museum. This year’s topic was…
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By Alexa, age 12 If you watched the Olympics, you probably saw a bit of curling. If you’ve ever played shuffleboard, curling is kinda like that. There are two teams each with four players. They take turns sliding or “throwing” eight…
By Erika, age 14 BridgeUp: STEM is a 3-year science and coding program for high school girls funded by the Helen Gurley Brown Revocable Trust and hosted by the American Museum of Natural History. Each year of the program provides…
By Alexa, age 11 In the “Virtual World’s Institute: What Happened to the Neanderthals” 2-week summer program at the American Museum of Natural History (AMNH), you will answer many questions like: “Why did the Neanderthals go extinct?”, “What is an…
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