In May for a new ideas! Announced that they were shutting down their application. This was not great news for educators of younger students, but there are alternatives out there. TinkerCad closed sign-ups for new users.

3D Printing for Dummies at Amazon. For the new book, I picked up a new Makerbot 3D Printer that is slightly better than the original wooden one! I used to me more like a RepRap but now is nice and metal! 3D Printing for Dummies.

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Exploring the lesser-known byways of modern biological science with occasional forays into other topics. Never send a sibling to do a clones job. Back in May I had written a guest post. Detailing why I think the Marmorkrebs. Also posted the second part. Of my post as well- so check it out! You can read the post here. Or recap the first part here.

Can You Read Faces? An Insider Perspective on Psychological Research. As many of you already know, we are participating in the SciFund Challenge! As part of the Challenge, we are trying to raise money to buy psychophysiological equipment that measures things like heart rates and micro-changes in facial expressions. Check out the full video on Rockethub. Keep Those Girls Away from Me.