Amy O'Toole, Beau LottoScience is for everyone, kids included

What do science and play have in common? Neuroscientist Beau Lotto thinks all people (kids included) should participate in science and, through the process of discovery, change perceptions. He's seconded by 12-year-old Amy O'Toole, who, along with 25 of her classmates, published the first peer-reviewed article by schoolchildren, about the Blackawton bees project. It starts: "Once upon a time ... " http://www.ted.com/talks/beau_lotto_amy_o_toole_science_is_for_everyone_kids_included They say that science is like playing a game. How? What was so amazing about the bee project?