The Kid Should See This Liliana Morales was only 8 years old when she first played in the LA Youth Orchestra, a performance with Los Angeles Philharmonic conductor Gustavo Dudamel at the Hollywood Bowl. She recounts the memory in My […]
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The Kid Should See This “When I came to the [decommissioned chemical weapons] depot to work on the burrowing owl project, there were three or four pairs and we knew this was the last of them. And it’s really hard […]
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The Kid Should See This Russian matryoshka dolls dance playfully in long lines and short hops, twirling, nestling, and rearranging to Russian music. This is Dutch-Canadian filmmaker Co Hoedeman‘s Matrioska (1970), a stop-motion short for the National Film […]
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The Kid Should See This Made with gelatin or agar, 3D jelly art cakes are like edible glass paperweights. The floral or nature-based designs are created from the underside of the cakes with specially shaped stainless steel nozzles […]
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The Kid Should See This “Sasquatch has always remained elusive in photos–but not for the reasons we think.” Venture into the forest where the famously furry creature attempts to provide an excellent photo of himself for the surprised […]
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The Kid Should See This When salt is added to ice, ice starts to melt. We can see that with our eyes. But what does this process look like with a thermal imaging camera that can see the differences in […]
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The Kid Should See This Grab a sheet, some rope, tent pegs, a flashlight, some string, and a jam jar. With these supplies, you can make a light trap. These two videos from London’s Natural History Museum, featuring Principal Curator […]
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The Kid Should See This Have you ever tried to eat and play video games at the same time? Or maybe you’ve tried to snack and type all at once? What if your hands are occupied with a […]
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The Kid Should See This Billions of years ago, simple organic compounds assembled into more complex coalitions that could grow and reproduce. At the time, Earth had widespread volcanic activity and a hostile atmosphere that made it almost […]
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The Kid Should See This With wings, eyes, and nostrils built for their signature high-speed dives from above, peregrine falcons are like feathered fighter jets. They’re notched beak and sharp claws complete their raptor credentials, as documented in […]
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