“Science is fun. Science is curiosity. We all have natural curiosity. Science is…delving in.” –Sally Ride We LOVED taking brains to the streets in 2017, after the Trump/Pence administration threatened to cut support for the National Institutes for Health. The NIH funds essential scientific research to address a host of national priorities, including…
We are so excited, on the eve of our mini-March for Science, to receive a new book by Oliver Sacks, the celebrated neurologist who informed and delighted readers with his absorbing volumes of engrossing neurological tales… LEARN MORE: Oliver Sacks Everything in Its Place We are inspired by his warmth and…
“Between stimulus and response there is a space. In that space is our power to choose our response.” –Victor E. Frankl Spring is here! And spring in Portland means fascinating talks by leading neuroscientists – and, of course, brains, art and questions at the Newmark Theater, where Dr. Katie Witkiewitz…
“We are more than thankful for your time and for the amazing experiences you awarded our school! The kids and staff cannot thank you enough! On the way to the buses yesterday, the kids couldn’t stop sharing all the cool things they got to do with NW Noggin today at…
“Understand that sexuality is as wide as the sea. Understand that your morality is not law. Understand that we are you.” — Derek Jarman In this post, you will find… Sex: topical and controversial Rams who like rams Women live longer than men Are men and women the same or different?…
We love visiting Anatomy and Physiology teacher Susie Ridgeway and her curious students at Henrietta Lacks (“HeLa”) High School in in Evergreen Public Schools near PeaceHealth hospital in the suburbs of Vancouver. We’ve been dropping by with brains, art and our Noggin volunteers for the last FIVE years..! LEARN MORE: Hallucinations @ HeLa High…
We are in awe of our volunteers! EIGHTEEN undergraduates (!) traveled to Buckman Elementary this week to talk research, hold brains and make neuro-art with kids and families at STEAM Night! STEAM Night at Buckman, an arts-focused Portland Public School, was organized by Becca Beckman of Schools Uniting Neighborhoods (SUN),…
Guest post by Marc Thompson, a recent graduate of Chaminade University with a BS in Psychology. Marc joined us recently for NW Noggin outreach visits to Hosford Middle School in Portland Public Schools, and to HeLa High School in Vancouver, WA… As a new graduate student in Psychology, joining NW Noggin…
“I just hope that more people will ignore the fatalism of the argument that we are beyond repair. We are not beyond repair. We are never beyond repair.” ~Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Noggin @ The Mac, McLoughlin Middle School, Vancouver WA At NW Noggin, we don’t focus our science communication efforts on…
“It is good to rub and polish our brain against that of others.” –Michel de Montaigne And there were so many others! We enthusiastically returned to one of the nation’s largest Brain Fairs at Portland’s Oregon Museum of Science & Industry (OMSI) to continue our robust volunteer efforts at expanding brain awareness! Phineas…