Author: Mike Pihlman

STEM / STEAM: Watch as PhysicsGirl Explains What Programmers Really Do

PhysicsGirl Diana Cowern visits YouTube to find out what software engineers really do. NOTE: ForCarol.com College Scholarship recipient, Inyoung, now works at YouTube TV. 🙂 As Diana explains: “I left a physics job to do software engineering. Was it worth it? What do software engineers actually do? Software engineers and programmers code everything from virtual…

January 28, 2020
Movie Box Office Results January 24 – 26 2020

“Bad Boys” continue to kick butt at the box office landing at #1 for the second week in a row. 🙂 The top ten movies for January 24 – 26, 2019 are listed below. Go to BoxOfficeMojo for more information. New Movies in the Top Ten This Week #1: Bad Boys for Life, $34.0 million, Total so far: $121…

January 27, 2020
“Dolittle” Movie Review and Trailer

Dr. John Dolittle (Robert Downey Jr.) met and married the love of his life, explorer Lily (Kasia Smutniak). Together they traveled the world and Lilly documented their travels, and her previous discoveries, in a diary. Leaving John behind for an exploration, Lily’s boat encountered bad weather and she died in the shipwreck…the only item found,…

January 24, 2020
“Black Widow” Special Look Trailer

“Black Widow” will be in theaters May 1, 2020, but, here is a special look trailer that was released last week. Set between “Avengers: Civil War” and “Avengers: Infinity War”…..”Black Widow” is obviously a prequel to the events of “Avengers: Endgame” 😦 Drive Safe! Never Forget.

January 22, 2020
STEM / STEAM: Sony Introduces KOOV Programmable Blocks for the Classroom

Check out the video below then go to this CNET article and the Sony KOOV web site for more information on KOOV. Here is a quick paragraph from the CNET article: “The Koov pieces contain sensors and actuators that spring to life when kids use them to build shapes and models. The completed sculptures can…

January 21, 2020
Movie Box Office Results January 17 – 19 2020

“Bad Boys” grabs #1 this past weekend. I guess “Dolittle”, did….do little. 😉 Watch for a review of “Dolittle” here soon. Is it as bad as the critics say? The top ten movies for January 17 – 19, 2019 are listed below. Go to BoxOfficeMojo for more information. New Movies in the Top Ten This Week #1: Bad…

January 20, 2020
“Togo” Movie Review and Trailer Disney+

Fun Movie to Stream while waiting for the world to settle down. This one is on Disney+ 1925 Nome, Alaska Diptheria has hit the children of Nome very hard. So far, 5 children have died and many more are sick. The only serum to fight the disease is several hundred miles away, and with a…

January 18, 2020
What is STEM / STEAM? How is ForCarol Getting Involved?

Thanks to Michelle Cho our 2017 Carol Phan Scholarship recipient for suggesting the addition of Art to make STEM –> STEAM. 🙂 As a non-profit dedicated to helping local teachers and students with classroom supplies and college scholarships, ForCarol.com is re-starting our STEM / STEAM enrichment program to help local teachers bring science, technology, engineering,…

January 16, 2020
STEAM: “Interning at Pixar” A Short Video

If you LOVE movies and have an interest in art and technology while working in the movie industry. Here is a terrific video about Interning at Pixar. Imagine how great that would be! Apply here. 🙂 Follow your dreams! STEAM: Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, Math Drive Safe! Never Forget.

January 16, 2020