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Kids and Interactive Guitar Display

If you love guitars - either as a musician or a listener - you have to go to the Science Museum of Virginia between October 13 and January 6th to see the new exhibition opening this weekend, “Guitar: The Instrument that Rocked the World.” This exhibition is your opportunity to learn all about the history and evolution of the instrument and explore science - that of the acoustic and electric guitars and delve into the science of sound.

WCVE Public Radio’s John Ogle interviews Harvey P. Newquist, Executive Director and Founder of the National Guitar Museum in the Science Matters report below.

New Era Begins for Virginia’s Commercial Aerospace Industry

Antares Rocket on Launch Pad

The Virginia Commercial Space Flight Authority and a Northern Virginia company have finalized a plan to launch rockets from the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport (MARS). Governor Bob McDonnell recently announced the agreement with Dulles-based Orbital Sciences Corporation regarding the launch site on Virginia’s Eastern Shore.

Local Student Becomes Davidson Fellow

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Saumil Bandyopadhyay, a senior at Maggie L. Walker Governor’s School has been named a Davidson Fellow by the Davidson Institute. The Davidson Fellowship is rated one of the seven most prestigious undergraduate scholarships by the US News and World Report. Each year, the Institute selects twenty students nationwide in areas of science, technology, engineering, literature, mathematics, music and philosophy, and awards them college scholarships in recognition of their achievements. WCVE Public Radio’s John Ogle has more in this Science Matters report below.

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Everyone’s familiar with the old fable about the wolf in sheep’s clothing. In this story a wolf dresses up like a sheep and sneaks past the farmer to go straight to his fluffy targets. Well, a similar story is currently unfolding in the medical field and it could have a huge impact on cancer patients. Check out the latest Question Your World Radio Report from the Science Museum of Virginia.

Six Virginia Teams Score in Regional Robotics Final

John Ogle in Science Matters

Six Virginia high school teams will compete at the FIRST World Robotics Championship in St. Louis. They won that right after a two day competition over the weekend at the VirginiaFIRST Robotics Regional Championship at the Siegel Center.

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Education In The Rough; Teaching Children How To Connect With Nature

Charles Fishburne in Science Matters

Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden, St. Joseph’s Villa and the Virginia Association of Science Teachers are offering a conference this weekend for pre-K to 5th grade teachers about how to promote a nature-based education.  Charles Fishburne talks with keynote speaker David Sobel, a senior faculty member at Antioch University, who has written seven books and 60 articles on children and nature, in this WCVE Science Matters report.

Question Your World: What Makes Pi So Special?

Science and math fans around the world have been celebrating Pi day for a while now. Pi is the 3.14 number that helps us understand circles, so what better day to celebrate than March 14? So the question is, what makes Pi so special? Listen to this week’s Question Your World Radio Report from the Science Museum of Virginia to learn more about Pi.

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Question Your World: How Does Sugar Impact Our Brain?

How does sugar impact our brain? Well, this is a tale of two sugars - glucose and fructose. Both occur naturally, but one of them has a vastly different way of communicating with your brain. In one corner we have glucose, commonly found in pineapples and oranges among others. The consumption of this sugar registers a “full” feeling in the brain. So basically you eat enough of the foods with this in it and your brain thinks “Oh boy, I’m stuffed.” Now, in the other corner you have fructose, commonly found in sodas and canned foods.

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