11/29/2022
I hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving weekend! Now we’re back to work, and that can only mean it’s another Microscopic Monday! Can you tell me, is this a close-up image of
a) glass noodles 🍜
b) a dead plant leaf 🍂
c) a Band-Aid 🩹
d) puddle water (always with the bugs…) 🪱
Happy guessing!
10/18/2022
This week’s Microscopic Monday is not for the faint of heart. Is this an “extreme” close-up of
a) slime mold 🤢
b) red hot chips 🥵
c) a tongue 😛
d) some kind of bug something-something-I-don’t-even-wanna-know-what 😱
The shocking answer when I return!
10/15/2022
Brooklyn: Join me today from 12-4 at the PS 107 Fall Festival, back for the first time since 2019 and open to the public! We’ll touch a hair-raising lightning machine, brew bubbling cauldrons, stir up slime and more!
Fall Festival — PS 107 John W. Kimball
For the first time since 2019, P.S. 107’s beloved Fall Festival is coming back in all its former glory with food, music, games, inflatables, pumpkin painting, and more! We can’t wait to celebrate Fall and community with our school community, friends, and neighbors!
10/05/2022
Hey Scientists! This year I’ll be making short videos to accompany the WHOA!-ology after-school program. But you don’t need to be in the club to watch them, and most of the activities feature materials you can find around the house. Check them out, and as always
WHOA!-ology Science Club Week 3: Air Pressure
Lots to do this week in the WHOA!-ology Science Club. Check out the video to learn some cool demonstrations of air pressure, vortexes, and Bernoulli's Princi...
10/04/2022
I missed Microscopic Monday as I was resting after a booster shot (go get your booster!!!) So, for this Tiny Tuesday, can you tell me if this is an image of
a) Plant Seeds
b) Ball Bearings
c) Beach Sand
d) I don’t know, but the one on the left looks like it’s looking at me. Is this another bug one????
I’ll post the answer tonight. Happy guessing!
09/26/2022
It’s Monday, so let’s get Microscopic! 🔬
This pic turned out dazzling, but its subject is less so. Is it an image of
a) A kitchen sponge 🧽
b) A shoe lace 👟
c) Salt crystals 🧂
d) Shards of a recently broken glass that mysteriously broke through noone’s fault so let’s not be laying any blame… 🤷
Happy guessing and Happy Monday!
09/19/2022
Your Mondays just got a little more Microscopic! Do you think this lasagna-looking image is
a) A Kitchen Sponge 🧽
b) Mushroom Frills 🍄
c) Flower Petals 💐
d) …uh, Lasagna Noodles right?🍝
So far we’ve learned there is no emoji for lasagna. Find out more when I reveal the answer to this newest Microscopic Monday! 🔬
08/28/2021
And I’m back! After a hiatus to lead some STEM programs at summer camp, I’m rolling the ol’ portable laboratory through Central Park, ready to do some summer science!
06/08/2021
Today at 3:30pm EST, I'll be hosting a work shop all about the science of bubbles! If you want to interact you can register to participate via Zoom, or you can catch it streaming live from the Bill Louden Science FB page. Check it out!
Bubbling Experiments! with "Brainy Bill" Louden
Join science edutainer "Brainy Bill" Louden in for Bubbling Experiments! Bubbles are essential ingredient to any summertime activity. In this workshop we'll explore the science of bubbles by turning water droplets into a dome, tipping a jar of water upside-down without spilling, and mixing up the ul...
06/01/2021
Today at 3:30pm EST I'll be hosting a scary science workshop all about flight! This interactive Zoom workshop, hosted by the Brooklyn Public Library Macon branch, will feature demos and hands-on experiments you can do at home! The program is free for everyone everywhere, but registration is required. Check out the details at
Soaring Science! with "Brainy Bill" Louden
Join science edutainer "Brainy Bill" Louden in some soaring scientific exploration! We'll take to the skies in this high-flying scientific experience. Learn to fold a world-record paper airplane, countdown to a soda-bottle rocket ship launch, and turn an old CD into a real hovercraft! Register by 2:...
05/31/2021
It's time for Microscopic Monday! Is this alien image a picture of
a) sneaker laces
b) a flower
c) guitar strings
d) bugs, right? For real this time?
Will it be bugs for real? Or maybe aliens for real? Find out, when I return!
05/25/2021
Today at 3:30pm EST I'll be hosting a scary science workshop all about monsters! This interactive Zoom workshop, hosted by the Brooklyn Public Library Macon branch, will feature demos and hands-on experiments you can do at home! The program is free for everyone everywhere, but registration is required. Check out the details at
Monster Science! with "Brainy Bill" Louden
Join science edutainer "Brainy Bill" Louden in a scientific exploration of monstrous proportions! While monsters might be imaginary, there is some science behind these legendary creatures. We'll see real dinosaur fossils, get up-close and personal with some hissing cockroaches, and mix up a safe, mo...