“The future cannot be predicted, but futures can be invented” – Dennis Gabor. Dennis Gabor was a Hungarian-British engineer and Nobel Prizewinning physicist who knew a thing or two about inventing. His Nobel Prize was awarded...
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Welsh ICE families put science up their sleeve For those outside of Wales, half term might seem like a long-distant memory, but here in Caerphilly it was in full swing this week. It was the perfect opportunity for us to invite our...
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It might have been difficult to notice through Storm Doris yesterday, but with every day there is a sunrise and a sunset. In between, the familiar ball of fire appears to crawl its way across the sky, bringing us light and warmth.  But what is...
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We‚Äôre all about fun kids’ science activities¬†and making discoveries through play. It encourages scientific understanding, it develops analytical skills and, most importantly, it can awaken curiosity and awe. But in some cases a child...
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“What makes us human, I think, is our ability to ask questions” – Jane Goodall. Jane Goodall probably understands the boundary between humans and other primates better than anybody, being the only human to have ever been...
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“Science is a quest for understanding.” – Dame Jocelyn Bell Burnell. When Jocelyn Bell Burnell was a postgraduate student she discovered¬†radio pulsars – signals from tiny but extremely dense dead star¬†remnants called...
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If your child asks you this question, don’t feel you actually need to know the answer. Nobody knows, which makes it a great question. Forget UFOs and little green men, we are thinking about the possibility that Earth is not the only place in...
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As we like to say at Letterbox Lab, science is weird, messy and fun to play with, but science is also one of those precious things in life that are both enjoyable and valuable. Our subscription boxes, containing everything you need to play with...
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“Remember to look up at the stars and not down at your feet. Try to make sense of what you see and about what makes the universe exist. Be curious. And however difficult life may seem, there is always something you can do, and succeed at...
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Hi science fans, Mia here. Usually Bryan writes the blog posts but this topic is especially close to my heart, as someone who is a relatively recent convert to the joys of biology. Full disclosure, this question did not come from a child. It came...
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“There’s something magical about pushing back the frontiers of knowledge” – Sally Ride. Sally Ride, the first female American astronaut, was well-versed in pushing back the frontiers of knowledge. Her words remind us that...
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Another question that came to us through our blog, and it’s a beauty. I love the thought of a kid looking at a snake and thinking “how does that even work?” It’s a fair question, snakes are weird.  Snakes have many interesting features...
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