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Bombs away! Scientific American Editor George Musser and his daughter Eliana simulate a meteor shower using nuts, cake mix and common kitchen items.

A survey from PBS has revealed something pretty staggering for a $500-plus next-gen computing device: 70% of parents are happy to hand the iPad to their kids, and download child-friendly apps for the rugrats. A new PBS survey has 70% of parents reporting that they allow their kids to use their iPad

Children's haircuts can be just as uncomfortable for parents as they are for kids. So Joanna Meiseles set out to create a hair salon just for kids

It's amazing how quickly technology changes.

Editor-in-Chief Mariette DiChristina and her daughters inflate a balloon with yeast, the tiny organisms that make bread rise in the oven.

Removing subsidies for both dirty and clean energy would force everyone to compete on their own merits. The federal government should get rid of permanent energy subsidies for all energy sources, including fossil fuels, nuclear, solar, wind, biofuels.

Editor-in-Chief Mariette DiChristina and her daughters show us how to make Oobleck, a substance that's not quite liquid and not quite solid. For more fun activities to do with your kids visit scientificamerican.com/BringScienceHome.

Money Matters Jason Fried's article about making money [" How I Got Good at Making Money ," March] sparked a lively discussion on Inc.com.

A new iPhone app from insurance giant State Farm uses the device's accelerometers and other sensors to work out how well you're driving. Perfect timing, as it's just emerged that Apple is the world's second-biggest buyer of these sorts of tiny sensors.

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Congratulations. If you've clicked this link, you're probably running a fast-growing company—a fortuitous position for any business owner. However, if your company grows too fast and without the correct infrastructure to let it grow, it can quickly spiral out of control

Mom and dad can do a lot to help their kids steer clear of drugs and alcohol

In an era when cars drive themselves and algorithms predict traffic , the robot as a guardian figure is rising: 'Bots are being used in Japan to measure radiation levels from the crippled nuclear reactors, and the video games Rating Board is using automated systems to decide what rating a game gets.