“How did Saturn’s rings get built?”
How did Saturn’s rings develop?
“How many rings does Saturn have?”
How many rings you can see around Saturn depends on the quality of your telescope.
Bath Time
Mother, on a night when there are four adults present who are all equally capable of giving The Four-Year-Old her bath: “Who should give you a…
In which my daughter casts me in the next Elvis video
Four-Year-Old, after catching her mother in the throes of a spontaneous outbreak of dancing: “Do you think you could be a backup dancer for Elvis?” Mother:…
“How does Santa fly?”
In a sleigh pulled by nine reindeer fueled by magic dust and the hopes and dreams of children everywhere. No really. For those of you interested…
Book Review: Blockhead: The Life of Fibonacci
I come from a family of mathematicians. Although Vector Calculus pretty much ensured that I would never be a mathematician myself, my relationship with math is once more on a cordial footing. I’ve even caught myself accidentally looking forward to tinkering with math again as The Four-Year-Old goes through school. Naturally, when I found Joseph D’Agnese’s picture book on Fibonacci, I brought it home immediately.
“Does Santa have a cane?”
Yes. It’s made of candy. He has to hide it from the elves, because as everyone knows elves consider candy canes to be one of the…
“When is Santa’s birthday?”
Figuring out when Santa’s birthday is depends on who you think Santa is. Let’s look at the top contenders.
“How old is Santa?”
Figuring out how old Santa Claus is depends on who you think Santa Claus is. In this post, we examine the top contenders and their ages.
In sickness and in health
Daddyo, on finding me slumped in a fetal position on the couch, buried in cats: “Mommyo, do you want to go lie down? You look like…
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