What did you learn this week? Let us know in the comments or at education@ngs.org.
This week, we learned…
… Jellyfish Lake is running out of jellyfish.
… how these six maps can change the way we think about the world.
… there is an interactive way to track how race and class impact performance in your school district.
… it’s never too late to return a library book.
…how a Virginia school district is working to incorporate “making” into all aspects of learning
… what happens when you try to convert a Colombian megachurch to Orthodox Judaism.
… small colleges are redefining their missions, and having to justify their existence.
… what theatergoers ate at Shakespeare’s plays. (hint: not chili peppers like the actors in this video)
… how the Inuit went from igloo to internet in 50 years.
… that Louisiana is coping with some of the fastest rates of land loss in the world. The U.S. is settling its first climate refugees.
… that maps can serve as scientific time machines.
… how a cloud appreciation society rattled the scientific community.
