Davidson Institute of Science Education

Brainwash

Junior Brainwash #18

What is the sun composed of? Why does sweat stink? And how long does it take Earth to orbit the sun?

Orit Kaufman2 minApril 11

Ask the Expert

Lethal Fertilizer: Ammonium Nitrate

What is the material that seems to have caused the lethal explosion in Beirut's port?

Ettay Nevo10 minApril 8

Brainwash

Junior Brainwash #17

What is the Richter Scale used for? What is a periscope? And what do the woolly mammoth, the saber-toothed tiger and the T-Rex have in common?

Orit Kaufman2 minMarch 28

Brainwash

Junior Brainwash #16

What is the Door to Hell? What is a cyborg? And which field does the grandfather paradox belong to?

Orit Kaufman2 minMarch 19

Brainwash

What are Fibonacci numbers? A mathematical brainwash

Who is considered the father of geometry? What is a Gaussian bell curve? Mathematical trivia for Pi Day

Ettay Nevo2 minMarch 14

Science Panorama

The Inventions That Helped Women Soar

Commemorating International Women’s Day: The technologies that assisted women in their struggle for equal rights.

Rami Shalheveth12 minMarch 8

Brainwash

Junior brainwash #15 - International Women's Day

What is DNA? What is a ribosome? Challenging scientific trivia for International Women's Day

Dr. Yonat Eshchar2 minMarch 8

The Meter30Years is the average life expectancy of the naked mole-rat – 10 times more than similar-sized rodents

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Brainwash

Junior brainwash #14

Where is most of the calcium in our body? What is the main component of milk?

Orit Kaufman2 minMarch 7

Ask the Expert

Warming up in front of the (polluting) fireplace

Despite the romantic imagery of the fire burning in the living room fireplace, burning wood or coal is one of the most harmful methods of heating: both for our health and for the environment

Yuval Rosenberg5 minMarch 5

Brainwash

Junior Genetics Quiz #13

What do you know about DNA?

Ettay Nevo2 minFebruary 28

Leave room for doubt

Debunking the Outlandish Claim Against the COVID-19 Vaccines

Despite claims by supposedly reliable sources, there is no evidence that COVID-19 vaccines cause infertility. Nor does the coronavirus itself.

Sapir Havusha Laufer7 minFebruary 25

Science news

The numbers reveal: The vaccines work

Initial studies indicate that vaccination efforts against the COVID-19 can reduce the morbidity rate and block the spread of the pandemic. It appears that the mRNA vaccines outperform other vaccines against the new variants.

Dr. Gal Haimovich12 minFebruary 21

Brainwash

Junior Brainwash #12

How many eyes does a spider have? What is the most abundant gas in the atmosphere? Challenging science trivia

Dr. Michal Stolarsky-Ben-Nun2 minFebruary 21

Leave room for doubt

ADE and Corona Vaccines

What is “Antibody-Dependent Enhancement”? What does it have to do with viral infections? Is there an actual danger of ADE from vaccines against COVID-19?