Plus, Mounds in Forest Park, Spotlight STL on YouTube and More
Seeds of Change with Dr. Cary Fowler
In this conversation, the 2024 World Food Prize recipient discusses crop diversity and global food security. He explores solutions for feeding a growing population in a changing world.
More than Ordinary
Anna Maria von Phul’s sketches offer a rare glimpse into early 1800s Midwestern life, long overlooked due to her gender. In More than Ordinary, curator Hattie Felton brings deserved recognition to Missouri’s first known female artist.
Mounds in Forest Park
In this episode of History Spotlight, we explore how Forest Park was once rich with Native American mounds, most of which were lost to the 1904 World's Fair.
Why We Procrastinate — And How to Stop
Procrastination isn’t just laziness. It’s often driven by anxiety, fear, or perfectionism. Learn simple strategies to get started and build lasting momentum.
mySci
Just like kids in a classroom, St. Louis science teachers take on mySci science experiments! The mySci curriculum teachers are turning their classrooms into learning labs using mySci kits.
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This week on Spotlight STL: A groundbreaking company launch in the Cortex Innovation District is being hailed as a glimpse into Missouri’s future. We highlight trailblazing children’s authors who took on a mission to boost representation and inspire young readers. Travel back in time with a Missouri Life segment on the pivotal Battle of Lexington—and the lasting mark it left on the state. Discover Missouri’s first known female artist, whose watercolors captured history as it unfolded. And finally, explore the cutting edge of agriculture with countertop greenhouses that could transform how we grow food—on Earth and in space.
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