by Jeffrey Bennett Published in the Denver Post, July 22, 2012 Jeffrey Bennett won the 2012 Colorado Book Award (general nonfiction) for his book Math for Life, and a 2012 Nautilus Silver Medal for his children’s book The Wizard Who Saved the World, a copy of which has been donated to every public elementary school […]
Dear Friends, The shock of any unspeakable tragedy can be felt around the world, but the shooting in Aurora hit particularly close to home, since I live not too far from there, nor far from Columbine. I had students who lost friends at Columbine, and almost certainly know someone who knew someone from Aurora. Last […]
What does it take to translate a children’s book into a planetarium show? Find out as CU Science Update’s Rose Heaphy and her dog Ringo take a sneak peak of the CU Fiske Planetarium’s latest production, “Max Goes to the Moon”, based on the popular children’s book by Boulder author, Jeffrey Bennett. Fiske’s Education Programs […]
Dear Friends, We usually think about scientists primarily in terms of their scientific work; that is, in terms of the work they do in helping us make sense of what we observe in the natural world around us. However, a key part of science is a willingness to follow the facts, and to be willing […]
China’s famous dissident Fang Lizhi died on April 6, 2012. I had the privilege of bringing a group of students to meet with Dr. Fang on a visit to Beijing in 1989, while I was teaching for the “Semester at Sea” program. Just a couple months later, I returned to Beijing, where I had a […]
by Jeffrey Bennett May 1990 Click here to read or download this article as a pdf. Fang Lizhi died on April 6, 2012 (last week, as I write this). His death inspired me to search my hard drive for this article that I wrote in 1990 based on my experiences with him and in China […]
Dear Friends, Have you all been watching the evening sky for the beautiful views of Venus and Jupiter? They are currently the two brightest “stars” in the evening sky in the west, with Venus the brighter of the two. If you haven’t been watching, check them out soon. Meanwhile, this will be a short update, […]
“The Wizard Who Saved the World” – Coming Soon to an Elementary School Near You! Thanks to the generous donation of author, Dr. Jeffrey Bennett, and the distribution efforts of the Jared Polis Foundation and the Colorado PTA, “The Wizard Who Saved the World”, children’s book, will soon be arriving at the 1,050 elementary schools […]
Dear Friends, The primary purpose of this e-mail is to alert you to this Saturday morning’s total lunar eclipse, which will be visible in the western United States, Hawaii, Oceania, and Asia. See item 1 below for details; be sure to set your alarm on Friday night, since the eclipse (in the U.S.) will be […]
Dear Friends, My apologies for the long delays between posts, but you know how it goes. Space News topics for this e-mail are: 1. Leonid Meteor Shower – Nov. 17 2. China’s Space Program 3. Unexpected Rise in Carbon Dioxide Emissions 4. SOFIA Educator Program 5. Mission Links 6. Upcoming Events: San Francisco, Houston, Washington […]
