HMNS Catalysts - Young Supporters of Houston Museum of Natural Science

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Catalyst Cocktail PartyThursday, December 9 | 6:30 p.m.FREE for Catalyst MembersJoin us for a night of dueling - piano d...
11/19/2021

Catalyst Cocktail Party
Thursday, December 9 | 6:30 p.m.
FREE for Catalyst Members

Join us for a night of dueling - piano dueling, that is! Come and kick off the holidays with us as we mix and mingle among the dinosaurs. Enjoy drinks and appetizers while listening to the dueling pianos from Felix and Fingers Dueling Pianos. Toys for Tots will be in the building, so let's show them our love by bringing toys to donate to children in need for a little holiday cheer. Reserve your ticket now. Link can be found in our profile.

Toys for Tots will not distribute realistic looking weapon toys and gifts with food.

I'm sure you've heard the saying "mad as a hatter", but do you know where it comes from? Mad hatter's disease, as it is ...
11/09/2021

I'm sure you've heard the saying "mad as a hatter", but do you know where it comes from? Mad hatter's disease, as it is called, is a form of mercury poisoning that affects the brain and nervous system. A type of mercury was often used by hatmakers when they cured felt, and as hatmakers cured the felt, they inhaled the mercury vapors. This extended exposure to the vapors led many to experience the neurological symptoms of mercury poisoning, such as a change in emotional stability, hallucinations, and memory loss. It's not hard to understand where Lewis Caroll got the inspiration for one of his most famous characters.

If you’re a member, you probably already know that a membership to the Houston Museum of Natural Science is a gift that ...
11/05/2021

If you’re a member, you probably already know that a membership to the Houston Museum of Natural Science is a gift that keeps on giving - that's why it makes the PERFECT present! Give your friends and family the gift of membership, and they will be able to enjoy it all year long. Plus, when you purchase your gift before Christmas, you will save 15% on all levels of membership. Click the link in our profile to browse the levels and find the perfect fit for the science enthusiast in your life!

T.rex doesn't seem like the type that would smile, but did you know that they might have had the ability to do so? While...
11/02/2021

T.rex doesn't seem like the type that would smile, but did you know that they might have had the ability to do so? While it can't be known for sure, some scientists believe that the T.rex could pull its upper and lower lips away from its teeth when it was getting ready to bite - a belief which stems from the muscle attachment holes present on the upper and lower jaws. In this way, the dinosaur would have appeared to be smiling - a second before taking a terrorizing chomp.

Does anyone else remember what it was like before having internet in your house? Internet on your phone? Internet on you...
10/29/2021

Does anyone else remember what it was like before having internet in your house? Internet on your phone? Internet on your watch? Who remembers trying to play games online and then having to get off because your parents needed to use the phone? Today is National Internet Day, and whether you think the internet is a blessing or a curse, you do have to admit that it's rather handy. What is your favorite memory about your pre-internet life?

It's that time of year when superstitions become more predominant in the minds of all, and one superstition, in particul...
10/27/2021

It's that time of year when superstitions become more predominant in the minds of all, and one superstition, in particular, would have baffled ancient Egyptians. The idea that black cats bring bad luck is something that wouldn't have made sense to ancient Egyptians, as they believed the opposite. Cats in ancient Egypt were believed to bring good luck and to be the earthly embodiment of the cat-headed goddess, Bastet. Cats were often mummified and, most recently, a cache of mummified cats and cat sculptures was found in a temple dedicated to Bastet in Saqqara. What do you think? Are black cats good or bad luck?

Alright, who told the crocodiles that Crocs were coming back into style?
10/25/2021

Alright, who told the crocodiles that Crocs were coming back into style?

Anyone else feel completely bamboozled when they found out what prehistoric sloths actually looked like? The Megatherium...
10/20/2021

Anyone else feel completely bamboozled when they found out what prehistoric sloths actually looked like? The Megatherium is an extinct genus of ground sloths that lived in South America during the Early Pliocene period to the end of the Pleistocene period. This giant can be seen in our Morian Hall of Paleontology! Have you seen it?

Christine Dubbert has been a Catalyst member for six years, but she's been involved with HMNS since she was a child atte...
10/18/2021

Christine Dubbert has been a Catalyst member for six years, but she's been involved with HMNS since she was a child attending summer camps. After a few years of being a camper, she moved up to being a part of the Ecoteen volunteer program and, eventually, taught summer camp classes herself during the summers between college. Christine's favorite HMNS object is one that many people don't notice - a small, fossilized shrimp in the Moran Hall of Paleontology. As an Ecoteen, Christine had the honor of picking the shrimp to be donated to the newly renovated Paleontology Hall back in 2009 with her fellow Young Philanthropists. For her, no trip to HMNS is complete without checking in on "Shrimpy". Christine's time at HMNS sparked her curiosity and created a love for lifelong learning, so it's no surprise that she currently works as a Project Engineer at York Space Systems.

Mushrooms of all shapes and sizes can be grilled, sautéed, fried, and more and made into a tasty dish. Some species, how...
10/15/2021

Mushrooms of all shapes and sizes can be grilled, sautéed, fried, and more and made into a tasty dish. Some species, however, should never be consumed. Take the poisonous Death Cap (Amanita phalloides), for example. These highly toxic fungi are reported to taste pleasant, and symptoms of poisoning don't appear until up to 16 hours after consumption, at which point, it's probably too late to reverse the effects of the poison. As there is no definitive antidote for Death Cap poisoning, the best option for survival is a liver transplant. While mushroom poisoning-related deaths have declined substantially since the middle ages, it's still not unheard of. For this reason, you shouldn't harvest and consume your own mushrooms unless you have been thoroughly trained in mushroom identification!

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