Summary: Shawn and Troy talk about AI, screen limits, end of year and more. Dave invites us outside to learn.   Jokes:   I asked the surgeon, ‘Can I administer my own anesthetic?’ The surgeon said, ‘Go ahead, knock yourself out.’ Archaeologists have discovered an oil stain that might be more than a thousand years old. It is Ancient Grease. Did a little mechanic work today. Put a rear end in a recliner! In a knot contest, is the score always tied? Video games are great, they let you try your craziest fantasies. For example, on The Sims, you can have a job and own your own house. Hearing reports that Sting has been kidnapped. The police haven’t got a lead. Might wake up early and go for a jog. Might also win the lottery… odds are about the same. I’ve dedicated my whole life to finding a cure for insomnia. I won’t rest until I find it. A lamb, a drum, and a snake fell off a cliff. Baa, dum, sss. Marry a zombie. They always make you dinner. My cat knocked over my grandmother’s ashes. The Roomba got to them before I did, and now it beeps at me until I give it a Virginia Slim. My wife asked me to take out a spider instead of killing it. Took him out for coffee. Nice guy, web designer. Middle School Science Minute   by Dave Bydlowski (k12science or davidbydlowski@mac.com) K12Science Podcast: Why Learn Outdoors? I was recently reading the March – April 2026, issue of Science and Children, a publication of the National Science Teaching Association. In this issue I read an article written by Mary Starr, Jordan Sherry-Wagner, Carrie Tzou, Megan Bang, Shirin Vossoughi, and Anna Lees. They wrote an article entitled “Place Matters.” Outdoor learning is not simply a change in instructional setting, but a shift in relationships among children, educators, families, and the socio-ecological systems they inhabit.  Outdoor learning, when historicized and relationally grounded, becomes a practice of responsi