About 1/3 of the world's population, including me, are under various levels of stay at home orders. This is a difficult time for everyone, and I know there's a special challenge for teachers and parents looking for some level of continuity in their children's educations. A couple of things from me that are available right …
Author: Kaitlyn Casimo
Books, February 2020
Spring forward. Land on a pile of books. Read them all. Book of the month: Beloved, Toni Morrison * One of the great benefits of book club is that it pushes me to read books I wouldn't have chosen for myself (or, in this case, pushes a book to the top of my absurdly long …
Science on Tap: February 24
I'll be at the comedy edition of Ravenna Third Place Book's Science on Tap next Monday, February 24! The theme is "the humorous side of research" - you might be able to guess what my take on that will entail. Doors open at 5:30 and seats are expected to fill. No advance ticket sales or …
Books, January 2020
It has rained. 29 days. In January. (No, I do not want to curl up all cozy with a book. I want to sit outside with a book.) Book of the month: Bad Blood, John Carreyrou If this was a movie, I'd say the plot was too outlandish and the writers should go back and …
Halloween Science 2019: Witches of Macbeth
I brewed up a video, just for you. Missed my Halloween science talk in October, or just want to watch it again? Here is my talk and selected questions. Thanks for joining me at Pacific Science Center for the last four years! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xot9LT2wgq4
A year in books, 2019
It's been another great year in books. Thanks for coming along with me! It's been a big year in reading and I have some updates to share before I make the awards you're here for. Or jump to the award winners. Happy bookiversary to me! It's been five great years in reading by the numbers, …
Books, December 2019
Finally, the solstice has passed and the days of reading outside are no longer getting further away! Book of the month: The Ghurka and the Lord of Tuesday, Saad Z. Hossain * The Lord of Tuesday is a djinn who has just awoken from a thousand year cursed sleep to find most other djinn have …
