Friday, January 16, 2026

India's Blue Vanda orchid: scientific thinking through stories, reflection, and hands-on exploration - Beyond Box and free MIT OCW-centric wiki World Univ & Sch * * * How best can @WorldUnivAndSch grow a #wikiRealisticVirtualEarth too, a #RealisticVirtualEarthForBiology, #ForBioengineering, a #ForSyntheticBiology - #HTGAA2025 ? AND Further, how best in #HTGAA2026 can @WorldUnivAndSch grow an https://wiki.worlduniversityandschool.org/wiki/Aging_Reversal_Genetics' #WUaScourse like #MITOCWcourse & in #wikiRealisticVirtualEarth too, & a #RealisticVirtualEarthForBiology, #RealisticVirtualEarthForBioengineering & a #RealisticVirtualEarthForSyntheticBiology ? * * * store within a store model World University and School - Excited for #WUaSstoreWithinAstoreModel 'store within a store model' @WorldUnivAndSch @WUaSPress & a #WalmartWUaS collaboration re the #WorldUnivAndSchStoreName & per #GeminiAIreWUaSstores Walmart, WUaS: Global Partnership Vision https://g.co/gemini/share/0f2d0e414014

 

scientific thinking through stories, reflection, and hands-on exploration - Beyond Box and free MIT OCW-centric wiki World Univ & Sch 


Hi Aesha, Thanks for sharing. While free MIT OCW-centric wiki World University and School from home, planned in all 200 countries and in their main languages, has an university and secondary education focus, this comes to mind as possibly of interest to you, as an example, and models of scientific thinking which even elementary education kids might be inspired by (and in Australia and India too) -

Omar Yaghi Chemistry Nobel 2025
https://youtube.com/shorts/65-r75wePnw
Omar Yaghi: Nobel Prize banquet ... 
at the ~30 second mark to the effect that 
"My journey began at the age of ten when I discovered drawings of molecules in my school ... 


That said, free World University and School is developing a physical-digital realistic virtual earth (and see Peter Norvig's INCREDIBLE #ToolifyAIWUaS article and re a #RealisticVirtualEarth - https://www.toolify.ai/ai-news/revolutionizing-education-with-machine-learning-and-ai-2574306) for everything, and think Google Street View with time slider, and wiki too - and in and to which kids will be able to create and add to - and to complement eg pen and paper regarding 'Fancy gadgets and instruments' - https://www.thebeyondbox.org/about - in the learning and teaching conversation at any age ... Let's explore some of these questions further in email. I'd be interested in your thinking regarding free MIT OCW-centric wiki World University and School on our free WUaS degree side - Bachelor, Law, MD, PhD, IB high school or sim (for 16-19 year olds), AS and Masters of Science degrees - and as World Univ & Sch, in a #GrowWithGoogleWUaS program too, proceeds with accreditation ... and at Australia World University and School (from https://wiki.worlduniversityandschool.org/wiki/Nation_States each country a major world class online research university from home) AND India World University and School planned in all 22 scheduled languages there. Just emailed you. 

Brainstorming, how could you and kids at the (possible) University of Sydney-affiliated Grades 1-5 school & classroom/play learning space  begin to do science and by heading into a physical-digital here, and start to write their names on the digital walls (per this picture - https://www.thebeyondbox.org/about - and with parallels to writing with pen on paper at that age, and science-wise) and even begin to create their own Digital Twins as personal tutors, and your Digital Twin Large Language Model from Gemini AI for an unfolding age-appropriate science conversation 




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Hello Scott,

Thank you for connecting. I’m Dr. Aesha Bhansali, founder of Beyond Box. My work focuses on helping children develop scientific thinking through stories, reflection, and hands-on exploration—especially in the early years (Grades 1–5).

I’m currently working on Humans of Science, a program that introduces children to scientists as thinkers and problem-solvers. It’s being explored as a foundational inquiry layer in progressive schools and innovation labs.

Given your long experience in education leadership, I would genuinely value your perspective and would be glad to share a brief overview if you feel it may align with your vision of learning.

Warm regards,
Aesha

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Hi Aesha, 


As a further 'riffing' / brainstorming with the G 1-5 science learning examples below, perhaps students in your classroom in Sydney Australia with a single large Smart TV. screen to start could actually see and interact with the very molecules' images that Omar Yaghi Chemistry Nobel laureate 2025 did if there were pictures of them at his age 10 that ai and machine learning could add to realistic virtual earth for molecules, and even, further, in a realistic virtual earth for history, if there were for example pictures of Omar Yaghi Chemistry Nobel 2025 himself age ten, that AI and ML could make him conversational and interactive as a virtual 10 year old Omar Yaghi in Jordan .. and further such that your 10 year olds could talk with him as a 10 year old, as an avatar agent, and conversationally and learning about his love of these molecules as a kid ...

I TweetX a fair amount a #RealisticVirtualEarthForMolecules and the #GMoleculeLevel too ... and coded for Grades 1-10 this could be fun interactive learning on a large computer screen (eventually informing a #WUaSMultimediaRoom with smart screens on all 5-6 sides of a classroom ... for kids to get inside molecules for example) ... and further re scientific thinking through stories, reflection, and hands-on exploration. 

What do you think ? Friendly greetings from Berkeley. 

Warm regards,
Scott
May blog about this here today


PS
As #aKindOfYoga, how @demishassabis to join or align (#YogaWUaS) #eRapidSensor https://wyss.harvard.edu/technology/erapid-multiplexed-electrochemical-sensors-for-fast-accurate-portable-diagnostics/ w #IF1ProteinControlsAgingRate = gene https://x.com/geochurch/status/1993414908600299747 - to our #AvatarAgentElectronicHealthRecords re Pegman in #GStreetView #GCellView w #GTimeSliders to #ReverseAging?

https://x.com/Q_YogaMacFlower/status/1998169594750754829?s=20

https://x.com/WorldUnivAndSch/status/1998167467076849702

https://x.com/HarbinBook/status/1998169340332671133?s=20

https://x.com/WUaSPress/status/1998169186212962672?s=20

https://x.com/scottmacleod/status/1998168989575635272?s=20

https://x.com/sgkmacleod/status/1998169416492830929?s=20

https://x.com/TheOpenBand/status/1998169517445529801?s=20



Retweeting -

Jay Jin
@JayJin_JJ
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Dec 6
Replying to @Q_YogaMacFlower and @demishassabis

Oh wow, molecular health visualization in Street View?. πŸ€― That's absolutely wild - imagine zooming from your neighborhood straight into your DNA. This AI + biotech combo is exactly where breakthroughs happen. #HealthTech

https://x.com/JayJin_JJ/status/1997353871052509632?s=20




Expanded - 
Further as #aKindOfYoga, how @demishassabis to join or align (#YogaWUaS) #eRapidSensor https://wyss.harvard.edu/technology/erapid-multiplexed-electrochemical-sensors-for-fast-accurate-portable-diagnostics/ #IF1ProteinControlsAgingRate = gene https://x.com/geochurch/status/1993414908600299747 - to a #RealisticVirtualEarthForMolecules https://blog.google/technology/ai/google-deepmind-isomorphic-alphafold-3-ai-model/ to our #AvatarAgentElectronicHealthRecords re Pegman @ #GMoleculeLevel in #GStreetView w #GTimeSliders to #ReverseAging for #ExtremeLongevity?


As #aKindOfYoga, how @demishassabis to add experimentally #if1Protein (gene https://x.com/geochurch/status/1993414908600299747) to a #RealisticVirtualEarthForMolecules https://blog.google/technology/ai/google-deepmind-isomorphic-alphafold-3-ai-model/ connected to our #AvatarAgentElectronicHealthRecords re Pegman @ #GMoleculeLevel in #GStreetView w #GTimeSliders?







Interesting reply 
To Quaker Yoga Mac Flower and Demis Hassabis 

Oh wow, molecular health visualization in Street View?. πŸ€― That's absolutely wild - imagine zooming from your neighborhood straight into your DNA. This AI + biotech combo is exactly where breakthroughs happen. #HealthTech 








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How best can @WorldUnivAndSch grow a #wikiRealisticVirtualEarth too, a #RealisticVirtualEarthForBiology, #ForBioengineering, a #ForSyntheticBiology -  #HTGAA2025 ? 

AND 
Further, how best in #HTGAA2026 can @WorldUnivAndSch grow an
https://wiki.worlduniversityandschool.org/wiki/Aging_Reversal_Genetics' #WUaScourse like #MITOCWcourse & in #wikiRealisticVirtualEarth too, & a #RealisticVirtualEarthForBiology, #RealisticVirtualEarthForBioengineering & a #RealisticVirtualEarthForSyntheticBiology ? 



How best can @WorldUnivAndSch grow a #wikiRealisticVirtualEarth too, a #RealisticVirtualEarthForBiology, #ForBioengineering, a #ForSyntheticBiology & for #PhysicalDigital #WUaSwetLabExperiments re #ToolifyAIWUaS : https://www.toolify.ai/ai-news/revolutionizing-education-with-machine-learning-and-ai-2574306 & re https://scott-macleod.blogspot.com/search/label/HTGAA #HTGAA2025 ?


https://x.com/WorldUnivAndSch/status/2011152093156188548?s=20

https://x.com/WUaSPress/status/2011152994344300925?s=20



David Sun Kong, Ph.D.
@davidsunkong
I’m excited to announce that the application for the 2026 edition of our
@medialab
 and global synthetic biology course “How to Grow (Almost) Anything” is now open! Application link in thread πŸ‘‡

https://x.com/davidsunkong/status/2008282342087934353






And 
Further, how best in #HTGAA2026 can @WorldUnivAndSch grow an
https://wiki.worlduniversityandschool.org/wiki/Aging_Reversal_Genetics' #WUaScourse like #MITOCWcourse & in #wikiRealisticVirtualEarth too, & a #RealisticVirtualEarthForBiology, #RealisticVirtualEarthForBioengineering & a #RealisticVirtualEarthForSyntheticBiology ? 
 
Further, how best in #HTGAA2026 can @WorldUnivAndSch grow an
https://wiki.worlduniversityandschool.org/wiki/Aging_Reversal_Genetics' #WUaScourse like #MITOCWcourse & in #wikiRealisticVirtualEarth too, & a #RealisticVirtualEarthForBiology, #RealisticVirtualEarthForBioengineering & a #RealisticVirtualEarthForSyntheticBiology ?

https://x.com/WorldUnivAndSch/status/2011476233830482159?s=20

https://x.com/scottmacleod/status/2011476454312194302

https://x.com/sgkmacleod/status/2011476708658974788?s=20

https://x.com/TheOpenBand/status/2011476852095778947

https://x.com/HarbinBook/status/2011476569970360699?s=20

https://x.com/Q_YogaMacFlower/status/2011476973512777732?s=20

https://x.com/WUaSPress/status/2012341770554687759


retweeting  


David Sun Kong, Ph.D.
@davidsunkong
I’m excited to announce that the application for the 2026 edition of our
@medialab
 and global synthetic biology course “How to Grow (Almost) Anything” is now open! Application link in thread πŸ‘‡

https://x.com/davidsunkong/status/2008282342087934353




AND 

Further, how best in #HTGAA2026 can @WorldUnivAndSch grow an
https://wiki.worlduniversityandschool.org/wiki/Aging_Reversal_Genetics' #WUaScourse like #MITOCWcourse & in #wikiRealisticVirtualEarth too, & a #RealisticVirtualEarthForBiology, #RealisticVirtualEarthForBioengineering & a #RealisticVirtualEarthForSyntheticBiology ?




Further, how best in #HTGAA2026 can @WorldUnivAndSch grow an



Aging Reversal Genetics Course Design  



like #MITOCW &
 #wikiRealisticVirtualEarth too, a #RealisticVirtualEarthForBiology, #ForBioengineering, a #ForSyntheticBiology -  #HTGAA2025 ?







Course ?

#RealisticVirtualEarth
RealisticVirtualEarthForBiology, #RealisticVirtualEarth
ForBioengineering, a #RealisticVirtualEarthForSyntheticBiology & for #PhysicalDigital #WUaSwetLabExperiments





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store within a store model World University and School - 
Excited for #WUaSstoreWithinAstoreModel 'store within a store model' @WorldUnivAndSch @WUaSPress & a #WalmartWUaS collaboration re the #WorldUnivAndSchStoreName & per #GeminiAIreWUaSstores
Walmart, WUaS: Global Partnership Vision
https://g.co/gemini/share/0f2d0e414014 



And with Walmart in 19 out of about 200 countries, could WUaS begin to develop with Walmart initially in just 2 or 3 of these countries and in their main languages ... and for #WUaSoutreach to students too - ?


See


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Agenda item A
Agenda item C esp  

Excited at WUaS Educational Services' Stores in exploring partnering with Walmart (in about 19 out of 200 countries) with this INCREDIBLE Gemini AI idea and response regarding  " "store-within-a-store" models " (Agenda item A - https://scott-macleod.blogspot.com/2026/01/laramie-mountains-wy.html) -


Walmart, WUaS: Global Partnership Vision
https://g.co/gemini/share/0f2d0e414014


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Walmart shakes up C-suite as new CEO readies to take the helm 

incoming CEO John Furner

Kathryn McLay

Chris Nicholas


Walmart (WMT) announced Kathryn McLay, the president and CEO of Walmart International, will be departing. She is being replaced by Chris Nicholas

incoming CEO John Furner prepares to take the helm of the retail giant on Feb. 1.

Walmart (WMT) announced Kathryn McLay, the president and CEO of Walmart International, will be departing. She is being replaced by Chris Nicholas

incoming CEO John Furner prepares to take the helm of the retail giant on Feb. 1.



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