Blog - The Leonardo

Can Being Poor Change Your Biology?

Living in poverty is a major setback on many different levels; everything from socioeconomic advantage to physical health is well understood to be impacted by its grasp. New research is now suggesting that various physical manifestations of poverty - high blood pressure, heart disease, and diabetes - may have a deeper biological explanation.

The Future of Women in Tech Starts Here

How screen use in the age of technology may not be as large a problem as previously suggested.

New Brain, New You

How screen use in the age of technology may not be as large a problem as previously suggested.

It’s Not the Screen, It’s You

How screen use in the age of technology may not be as large a problem as previously suggested.

10 Reasons to Enroll Your Child in The Leonardo Summer Camps

Every year, kids wait with baited breath for summer to arrive. School is out and fun from sun up to sun down is right around the corner.

Sanitized Environments and the Slow Fall of Immunity

The Hygiene Hypothesis says we’ve been on this track for not 10s, but 1000s of years.

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Make and Take: Paper Making

Missed February's Make and Take activity? That's okay! We've got all the details here. You can learn to make paper at home.

10 S.T.E.A.M. Halloween Costume Ideas

Don’t be the one stuck with a lame costume at your Halloween party this year. Since we are passionate about…

Submit Your 1 Second Everyday Videos!

We are partnering with 1 Second Everyday for our next exhibit and we need YOUR help! This exhibit will be all about the human experience and what makes you feel alive.

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2016 Mind Riot Winner CleanFare Launches App

THE LEONARDO LAUNCHES MIND RIOT 2018 AS FORMER WINNER LAUNCHES APP The Leonardo gears-up for the seventh year of Utah’…

The History of the Zero Stone

The City Blocks exhibit at The Leonardo uses LEGO bricks to ask: What makes a good and beautiful city? It…

Eggshell Garden – Earth Day Activity

Happy Earth Day from us at the The Leonardo to YOU! Here’s a fun Earth Day activity for you to…

The History of LEGO®

We all know those little, colored blocks. They have an easy design that is accessible to a wide variety of…

Sunday Fun Day in Salt Lake City!

Looking for a fun day out with the kids on a Sunday, but not sure where to go or what’s…

Seasonal Affective Disorder

During the winter months, when the sky is grey and the air is cold, many people find themselves overcome with…

The Science of Giving

The holiday season is officially upon us! Marked by a spirit of generosity, the holidays are all about giving gifts…