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“Don’t worry,” they said, “the size of a truck,” they said…
An asteroid is on its way to Earth, but don’t worry – the end is here Not here. The asteroid, named 2023 BU, is about the size of a van and is expected to miss our planet during Thursday’s flyby. However, according to a NASA scientist, it will be “one of the closest approaches of a known […]
Confirmed: We’re all here thanks to asteroids
Since the Hayabusa2 returned with the sample from the Ryugu asteroid in December 2020, several important discoveries have been made – most notably analyzes confirming the presence of substances thought to be the building blocks of life on the asteroid, such as liquid water and organics fabrics. https://newsbeezer.com/germanyeng/ryugu-asteroid-helps-unravel-the-origin-of-life-on-earth/ Hayabusa-2 took several years to land on […]
Turn off the lights, and you’ll be seeing stars!
A new study that analyzes data from more than 50,000 amateur stargazers finds that artificial lighting is making the night sky about 10% brighter each year. https://www.nbcnews.com/science/space/twinkle-twinkle-fading-stars-hiding-brighter-skies-rcna66692 Each spring in my Current Events and Global Issues class, I have students read about environmental issues. Pollution is obviously related. But they almost never guess the “seven […]
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Tag Archives: baby toys
The barriers go down…with the past…
The smiling bear stickers that adorned the walls of the barricade are long gone, sacrificial victims to an eager child’s exploring hands. But my kids loved these things. Continue reading
Posted in baby toys, child safety, gate, play
Tagged baby toys, child care, child safety, child-raising, children, creativity, Japan, Japanese kids, play
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Usagi and the Bear
Since my daughter was a baby, she’s been obsessed with rabbits (usagi, in Japanese). We first had a stuffed sheep doll for her, but she quickly became enamoured of a musical pink bunny whose cord she could pull to start … Continue reading
Posted in baby toys, family outings, Japan, parenting, separation anxiety, trips
Tagged baby toys, child-raising, dolls, fatherhood, Japan, Japanese, Kobe, separation anxiety, trips, zoo
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Toddler Artistry
One of my daughter’s favorite pastimes is o-egaki (picture drawing). Even before she could walk, she was scribbling with crayons…the washable kind, a set of 12 colors that my wife and I got for her at around her birthday last … Continue reading
Posted in art, baby toys, parenting, Paternity leave
Tagged baby toys, child care, child-raising, crayons, fatherhood, half-Japanese, Japan, Japanese, parental leave, Paternity leave
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