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When you have kids, your internal Wikipedia gets an update. :-) I had no idea about the rings until I read a book about planets to my kid. Then he started te
by mathattack 13y ago
When you have kids, your internal Wikipedia gets an update. :-) I had no idea about the rings until I read a book about planets to my kid. Then he started telling me that there were other dwarf planets besides Pluto. I told him that he was wrong. Then I went to a new book, and had to explain that "Even Papai makes mistakes."
Getting current on science is one of the great perks of having kids.
- gamerdonkey 13y agoI agree. I get an amazing thrill from learning even some small new fact about our solar system. However, I'd argue that you don't have to wait until you have kids to get current on science. Maintaining general knowledge about the world around us is beneficial to everyone, and I believe that recognizing how much of a universe there is beyond our existence can help keep things in perspective. And with all the Internet, Wikipedia, and several prominent science-oriented television shows today, keeping up is easier than ever.
- neves 13y agoMee too! It touches me to have my kids begging me to see the next episode of Cosmos as if it was Games of Thrones.
- pavel_lishin 13y ago> Then I went to a new book, and had to explain that "Even Papai makes mistakes." Probably the most important thing for your kid to learn.
- mathattack 13y agoAnd oh boy he likes to remind me of this lesson. :-)