Author: Ruben Meerman

G-day Warrnambool and everyone in the super-surfable South West of Victoria! I am very excited about showing you my all-time favourite laser demonstrations on Friday to celebrate this year's Digital Innovation Festival . I will also be sharing one of the best-kept secrets in all of science with you... how the Periodic Table got its … Continue reading SW TAFE: Riding the wave to innovation →

I hope this sheds some light on how your body and fat cells gain and lose mass. Any questions, just ask. https://youtu.be/nM-ySWyID9o

Dear atomic colleagues, As promised, below are some links to fantastic online resources and videos to begin - or further - your atomic learning journey. The best place to start is with Ian Stuart's outstanding Atomic School YouTube videos. His AtomicSchool.com website is a work in progress but already packed with free lesson plans in … Continue reading Bringing the Periodic to Life →

Dear colleagues, Thank you all for making me feel so welcome and appreciated today. It was an absolute pleasure to speak to you. As promised, below are the links to the research papers I cited in my keynote. And below those, the YouTube videos of my TEDx talk, the ABC 7.30 Report story about Ian … Continue reading WA Education Innovation Showcase 2019 Keynote Address →

Jessica, who saw my TEDx talk about how fat is metabolised to CO₂ and H₂O, wanted to know if the CO₂ in carbonated water can make you fat. The short answer is, no, but because this is such a frequently asked question, I penned her the long answer, too. Like Jessica, you probably knew most … Continue reading Can the CO₂ in sparkling water make you fat? →

Hello there my carbon-based friends, Well what a fantastic crowd you were this morning! Thank you for making me feel so welcome... and how brilliant was that Welcome to Country and super-charged introduction by Julie? Superb. As promised, here are the links to all the bits and pieces I spoke about. For those of you … Continue reading #SPARKING CURIOSITY: Queensland Early Education and Care Conference →

Dear NSW Public School STEM teachers, Thank you all again for the invitation to speak at the 2017 NSW Public Schools STEM Symposium! I hope you all made it home safely in the crazy weather. Here are the links to the websites, apps, and demonstrations from my presentation. I hope they will serve as the seeds to many exciting, mind-blowing lessons for … Continue reading NSW Public Schools #STEM Symposium →

Only one rule matters in weight loss. You need to eat 32,000 kilojoules less than your body expends for every kilogram you want to lose (7700 calories). The science behind this rock-solid fact of nature is more than half a century old but there is growing army of intelligent people who don't believe it because they don't understand how it works. The reason for the growing confusion … Continue reading Where do kilojoules and calories go? →

Dear #scimathconf2016, Thank you for the opportunity to spread some of my unbridled enthusiasm for STEM education and evidence-based optimism for the future with you. As promised, here are the links to peer-reviewed papers and further reading to cheer you up about the future and being a teacher in a 2016. Introduction When somebody loses weight, where does the fat go? The BMJ paper published 16 … Continue reading #SciMathConf2016 →

Dear #ECTC2016 Teachers, Thank you so much for giving me the opportunity to share some of my unbridled, evidence-based optimism for the future with you. Life really is great. Kids love it... which is why they're so much fun to work with. I hope you enjoy your daily dose of their boundless enthusiasm, their intense … Continue reading →