Science Matters

Communication is so important! Consider for a moment how valuable it is that we have the ability to communicate with one another. These exchange of thoughts have helped us build the world around us and will continue to be vital as we explore the rest of the universe.

RVATECH is hosting its eighth annual Women in Technology conference on Friday, October 18th at the Richmond Convention Center.

The Chesterfield County Makerspace invites Chesterfield residents to drop in and try a project or two at their twice-weekly Open Hours event. The Makerspace promotes science and engineering education through hands-on learning, with activities in 3D printing, laser cutting, virtual reality, robotics and more. They also work with organizations that create E-NABLE 3D-printed prosthetics and Go Baby Go adapted ride-on vehicles for children in need.

We know more about the surface of the moon than Earth’s oceans and we know even less about the human brain, but a recently published study from CalTech is helping us put together a few pieces of the huge puzzle that is the brain. One of the biggest aspects of our lives is our memories. How does the brain keep memories?

Recently many marches and rallies took place around the globe to implore world leaders to act on climate change. Teenager and recent climate action wunderkind, Greta Thunberg, has been making a lot of news lately through her school strikes asking nations, cities, and individuals to explore the many options which could greatly decrease the amount of climate-warming carbon put into the atmosphere by human use.

Carlos Chafin, audio engineer and sound designer and president of In Your Ear Studios in Richmond, Virginia talks about why science matters to him.

The Plants of the James River Project is celebrating Virginia’s natural beauty with a selection of original artwork inspired by Newton Ancarrow. A Richmond boatbuilder and amateur botanist, Ancarrow photographed and cataloged over 400 species of the colorful wildflowers found along the banks of the James River from 1968-1971.

Climate scientists are especially taking a close look at this storm as it speaks to a great story about our relationship with our coastal areas. This storm broke some big records as it moved along its path, now we can look back and study the storm's impacts.

The 2018-19 school year launched a three-year partnership between Maymont and Henrico County Public Schools (HCPS) to implement a NOAA B-WET Grant. The program, Bay Watershed in Science Education (BWISE), pairs community partners with Henrico middle school 6th grade students and teachers to take action to improve their local watershed and ultimately the Chesapeake Bay.

Food, like many other daily human needs, has a ripple effect on a myriad of other things. How we make our food certainly factors into how we use land.