Dad. Science Teacher. Author of books including “Why Don’t Things Fall Up?”, "Mr Shaha's Recipes for Wonder" and “How to Find a Rainbow”. Lots of free stuff and more about me at alomshaha.com
Let’s make being decent fashionable again.
Gwen Snyder is uncivilI say this with love but it really hasn't ever been latent. We went through a brief period where it somewhat fell out of fashion to be overtly racist/xenophobic/transphobic/misogynist, and I do mean *brief.* MAGA is the rage response to that short interlude.
I wrote a whole book trying to show how the science taught in school doesn’t have to be “an avalanche of pointless facts” and can instead be seen as a journey to the best creation story humans have yet come up with.
Why Don’t Things Fall Up?Why Don’t Things Fall Up? delivers what every adult and schoolchild deserves, but often doesn’t get: an authoritative and accessible account of the key ideas in science. The book is rooted in Alom’…alomshaha.commqrigold@biggreenbooks.bsky.social @louiestowell.bsky.social @alomshaha.bsky.social Would love help finding books for a 13 year old who reads a lot of fiction and does not enjoy school biology and chemistry, because they feel like an avalanche of plotless facts. Wise people, can you help?
I love that Wilson does not feel the need to be “grateful” that the movie has increased sales of her translation. I don’t agree with the criticism that she doesn’t “get” films, she clearly gets storytelling and character etc.
Alom ShahaWatched the movie. Then read this. Enjoyed both hugely.