The proliferation of misleading information in everyday access media outlets such as social media feeds, news blogs, and online newspapers has made it challenging to identify trustworthy news sources. Over the past few months, the amount of misinformation shared online has been exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic (which has sometime been also referred to as an infodemic) as well as by the ongoing political debates and the upcoming federal elections. Artificial Intelligence provides ways to identify misinformative content online, and to potentially curb its spread.

Some meditative paper folding, plus a ribbon and glue dots, and you've got a sophisticated decorative garland perfect for your quarantine Halloween or socially distanced trick-or-treat display!

This video premieres on AADL.TV. See aadl.org/halloween for more of our 2020 Halloween events and contests!

Starting with basics about what makes birds unique. Learn tips and tricks for birdwatching in the summer and beyond. We'll introduce common birds you'll see, how to identify them, and some tools we've found useful as we learn to be naturalists.

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Learn about this fascinating group of animals with the Leslie Science & Nature Center.  Herpetology includes amphibians and reptiles like frogs, toads, turtles, lizards and snakes. Learn the easy ways to classify these animals groups, how to tell them apart, and meet some common species within each animal group that we find here in Michigan—including a salamander and box turtle! 

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Learn about birds of prey known as RAPTORS with the Leslie Science & Nature Center. Meet a red-tailed Hawk, peregrine falcon, owls, and other birds who live at LSC here in Ann Arbor. Learn about the physical characteristics that make raptors such good hunters and skilled flyers—like riding the wind to reduce wing flapping—and SO much more!

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After months of darkness, the World of Light has been spotted! That’s right, the Super Smash Bros. tournaments have returned!! Now you must compete for all the glory from the comfort of your own home. Can you keep your cool in this fall time classic? Sign up today to find out later this month!

This is the first of many to come! The AADL-GT Stay-At-Home Smash series will be a 3 part regular season with a championship bracket! More information can be found out at aadl.org/gt. 

Elle will lead you in making your own Fall colored tree with tissue paper leaves!

Supplies needed: tissue paper, paper plate, markers, brown paper, and a glue stick.

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Elle shows you how to make a wreath from leaves you find outside!

Supplies needed: Paper plates, scissors, glue (hot glue gun preferred), and fresh leaves!

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Join Katie as she attempts (for the first time!) to recreate a Detroit classic- J. L. Hudson's Maurice Salad.

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Discover the process of drawing subtractively, or more specifically, creating a drawing by removing a medium as opposed to adding it. This is often achieved by covering the page with a layer of a medium like charcoal and then removing areas of it with an eraser to create a drawing.