Dr. Bonita Sharif, Associate Professor of Computer Science at UNL, will discuss how novice and expert gaze differs between reading natural language text and source code. Inspired by the linearity that people exhibit while reading natural language text, her team sought to determine if they can characterize this type of linearity in reading source code. […]
Look for the Omaha Children's Museum (OCM) STEAM Wagon throughout the museum daily. Each day will feature exciting science, technology, engineering, math, and art experiences. Perhaps today we'll learn about rockets or what makes a bubble float! What is Playdough made of? What colors mix together to make purple? Learn the answers to these questions […]
Join a Youth Services Librarian with Omaha Public Library for a special Science-themed Storytime using the Zoom meeting app. Experience stories, creative movement, music and more. Explore the early literacy skills of singing, playing, reading, talking and writing in each storytime.
Join a Youth Services Librarian with Omaha Public Library for a special Science-themed Storytime using the Zoom meeting app. Experience stories, creative movement, music and more. Explore the early literacy skills of singing, playing, reading, talking and writing in each storytime.
So, you've decided to join the growing craze and start a garden! Join City Sprouts' Aaron French and The Big Garden's Kay Carlson to learn the ins and outs of taking your grass lawn to a productive and invigorating garden space. We'll go over how to select a good site for your garden, various environmental […]
Bill Nye—scientist, engineer, comedian, author and inventor—is a man with a mission: to help foster a scientifically literate society and to help people everywhere understand and appreciate the science that makes our world work. Best known as Bill Nye the Science Guy, Bill’s wit and enthusiasm garnered 18 Emmy awards. Bill is also an author […]
Using a series of short videos, learn how everyone in your family - no matter their ages - can explore nature together and become part of the City Nature Challenge. This program was planned in collaboration with City of Omaha Parks and Recreation.
Look for the Omaha Children's Museum (OCM) STEAM Wagon throughout the museum daily. Each day will feature exciting science, technology, engineering, math, and art experiences. Perhaps today we'll learn about rockets or what makes a bubble float! What is Playdough made of? What colors mix together to make purple? Learn the answers to these questions […]
Join a Youth Services Librarian with Omaha Public Library for a special Science-themed Storytime using the Zoom meeting app. Experience stories, creative movement, music and more. Explore the early literacy skills of singing, playing, reading, talking and writing in each storytime.
Join a Youth Services Librarian with Omaha Public Library for a special Science-themed Storytime using the Zoom meeting app. Experience stories, creative movement, music and more. Explore the early literacy skills of singing, playing, reading, talking and writing in each storytime.
Join us for a panel discussion on science communication during the pandemic and strategies to increase general understanding of science. Free, please register here.
Lobotomies. Bloodletting. Leeches. Arsenic. The usage of dubiously helpful and occasionally harmful treatments have been a mainstay of medical care since the beginning of recorded history. In many cases, these were done with the hope of a true cure, but often they were done in the guise of beneficence in order to financially benefit the […]
