Sustainability and science museums
September 16, 2014
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A vision without a task is but a dream, a task without a vision is drudgery, a vision and a task is the hope of
Category: PUBLICATIONS
Science student Alex Young and his favorite textbook: Methods in Forest Canopy Research
August 13, 2014
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Science student Alex Young wrote in to say how he enjoyed Water bear weekend at the California Academy of Sciences and shared this photo of
Gauging national happiness
August 12, 2014
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We should help our children realize that what they want in life … is happiness. We cannot stop television, we cannot stop their exposure to
From Myakka to Taiwan
July 15, 2014
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Sometimes I spend all day trying to count the leaves on a single tree. To do this I have to climb branch by branch and
Put the Muse Back in Museums
July 13, 2014
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Article written by Dr. Lowman in the Scientific American (SA Forum): Science museums should recruit the public in confronting the planet’s toughest challenges. When I
TV and family planning
June 17, 2014
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When I took office, only high energy physicists had ever heard of what is called the Worldwide Web … Now even my cat has its
Botanist Margaret Lowman urges children to muddy their boots
June 13, 2014
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Article from The Sydney Morning Herald: Unlike other botanists who plant their feet in the dirt, Dr Margaret Lowman pursues high adventure. The so-called ‘‘mother
Dr. Meg Lowman on List of Most Influential Women in Bay Area Business
May 30, 2014
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In the San Francisco Business Times‘ May 2, 2014 issue, Dr. Meg Lowman made the list of the most Influential Women in Bay Area Business.
Collecting biological specimens essential to science and conservation, experts argue
May 23, 2014
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From Sciencedaily.com: “Collecting plant and animal specimens is essential for scientific studies and conservation and does not, as some critics of the practice have suggested,
Bitten by a love for insects
May 20, 2014
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Most children have a bug period. — E.O. Wilson, Harvard entomologist and biodiversity expert I love insects, which is probably why I became a scientist