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Let The Winter Games Begin! Now in Beijing…Just As They Did For Us Kids Many Moons Ago! Thanks to STEM!
The 2022 Winter Olympics opened in Beijing last week amid a myriad of global complexities that just might have us soon forget that the Olympics took place at all. Nonetheless, it's one of your Blogmeister's favorite sporting events. Of course, I will enjoy the...
STEM! and CES?: The Yin-Yang of Innovation On Full Display! But, What’s This CES?
The advent of online calendars has made our lives so much easier hasn't it? Well, that could be debatable. But for the moment, let's assume it's true. I mean with a glance at my desktop or portable device, I can see my day laid out in a color-coded grid that reflects...
“Hey 2021, you’re in my seat!”
Ever happen to you? Not many things more embarrassing, are there, than finding yourself sitting in the wrong assigned seat at a large, ticketed venue? Whether it's a concert or a sporting event, it's a given. Just minutes after the event begins, the latecomers stroll...
EXTRA! EXTRA! Read All About It: RE@L’s Roundup of Relevant Reads in the Ongoing Efforts To Take Down Teen Nicotine
It should be of no surprise to anyone that the RE@L blog team demonstrates vigilance when it comes to sourcing important articles about teen nicotine and vaping. After all, friends of RE@L are savvy about RE@L's commitment to play a large part in taking down teen...
RE@LCast™: Associate Principal Talks Vaping At Middle School
Welcome to RE@LCast™, our first ever podcast from realexperiencesatlife.com. This being our first is somewhat of a prototype which will pave the way for future episodes. RE@LCast™ is a podcast that allows all of us to hear from authentic educators in the field and the...
50 Years! Reflections On STEM And The Oregon Trail
A cursory review of the annals of history (https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history) will find that December 3 is a day to be remembered for many reasons. On December 3, 1818, for instance, Illinois became the nation's 21st state. In...
Chemicals! Chemicals! It’s What We Don’t Know That Can Kill Us
RE@L is dedicated to new and emerging Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) initiatives, including robots and artificial intelligence. Yes. There are robots. And then there are robots you may not have seen before. Meet Human Vaping Mimetic...
The Agency: Experience Is The Best Teacher
'Experience is the teacher of all things,' wrote Julius Caesar in his Civil War memoirs from 48-49 BC. According to Wikipedia, this accounts for the etymology of the contemporary phrase, 'Experience Is The Best Teacher.' Despite the ultimate fate of Julius Caesar,...
Big Tobacco’s Approach to Vaping: Sensory Overload
Perhaps Robert Fulgham had things right in his 1990 book: Everything I Needed to Know I Learned in Kindergarten. Adults today would be wise to pick up that book to refresh our memories about the most basic of human expectations for how we treat one another. Much of...
STEM in 1492? With RE@L, It’s Not New!
This week, people across the nation will participate in events which acknowledge the journey of Christopher Columbus in 1492 when an old poem said that he 'sailed the ocean blue.' Believe it or not, Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) was alive and...