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Happy Birthday, Neil Gaiman!
Gaiman is probably one of the very few writers who's persona became nearly as famous as his words, which is to say very. With his 1.7 million Twitter followers and countless best sellers, it seems...
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Happy Birthday, Edwin Hubble!
I was recently listening to the "Astronaut Session" episodes of Star Talk with Neil deGrasse Tyson, and they were discussing on the show some pretty interesting things about the Hubble space telescope....
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Geekify Your Activity-Based Advent Calendar
You have acquired, built, sewn, bartered, or were given the perfect Dalek-themed advent calendar that most uniquely represents your family's true geek essence. Now the question is, how do you fill up...
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StarTalk Radio Show Wants to Know What Women Want
StarTalk ran a user survey two months ago and the results revealed an interesting fact: The survey takers were predominantly male. Now StarTalk is launching a second survey, but this time it is split...
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Another Year, Another Pledge For Computer Science Education Week
Celebrated on the week of Grace Hopper's birthday, Computer Science Education Week (CSEdWeek) is a celebration of computers in our lives and history, with a focus on the education of the next...
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Cards Against Humanity Spreads Holiday Cheer By Donating $70,000 to Wikipedia
Self-labeled as the "game for horrible peple," Cards Against Humanity recently released a pay-what-you-want holiday card pack that proved once and for all just how many of their fans were actually...
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Getting a (Slightly Geeky) Tattoo at 30
Darn it all if turning 30 was going to be all work and no play. My mind immediately went to one thing: getting a tattoo. I tested my idea on Facebook: tattoo or Vegas? Everyone unanimously replied, "Do...
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The Hacker School Experience
When Hacker School made a big splash in the news last spring, it was due to their new grants for women. While some applauded the effort made to get more women into programming, others back-lashed at...
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Alternatives to the New Year’s Resolution
When it comes to new year's resolution, I'm torn. I like that it's a new challenge, but at the same time there's something fundamentally flawed about it. This year, why not challenge yourself in an...
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Pregnant Programmer Started a New Kind of Baby Registry
What did you accomplish with your pregnancy brain? In the case of software developer Natalie Gordon, she single handedly programmed BabyList, a Pinterest-style online baby registry. She then had a...
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Fun Podcasts for the Science-Minded
The data is in, exposing yourself to science means you're more likely to talk about science with others. And the more you talk about science to others, the more awesome your parenting skills get....
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Family-Friendly Classic Movies That Came Out of the Motion Picture Production...
One of the great things about classic movies, from a purely parental perspective, is that American movies made from 1930 to 1968 had to abide by the Motion Picture Production Code. The Production Code,...
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If You Could Meet Anyone, Who Would It Be?
I recently watched the The Big Bang Theory episode in which Sheldon Cooper meets his idol, Stephen Hawking. That's in season 5 episode 21 which aired on April 5th, 2012, proving yet again that I'm...
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Book Review: The Science of Good Cooking
On a recent episode of the science podcast Lab Out Loud, I heard food chemistry expert Guy Crosby talk about his latest book The Science of Good Cooking. It sounded really interesting from a science...
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NASA Wavelength: A New Digital Library For Space Educators
Watch out, space educators and parents of space fanatics, there's a new tool in town! NASA Wavelength is a new digital library loaded with resources for science educators pre-K through college,...
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Happy Birthday, Charles Darwin!
Today makes the birthday of one of my favorite scientists, Charles Darwin! Please join me in celebrating Darwin's 204th birthday with a couple of excerpts from The Origin of Species. The post Happy...
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Two Subscription Boxes For Crafters
I review a couple of subscription boxes geared toward the crafters: Chic Maker, and Craftistas. Fun projects to make, received monthly in the mail! The post Two Subscription Boxes For Crafters appeared...
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Book Review: Tears in Rain by Rosa Montero
Tears In Rain is part science fiction, part detective who-done-it, and part existential crisis. It was a great book, not without flaws, but definitely with lovable, imperfect, strong characters. The...
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Become A Part of SparkFun 2013 National Education Tour
SparkFun Education, the educational division of the popular online electronics retailer, officially announced this morning a new 2013 National Education Tour, and you have the chance to become a dot on...
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The Bridge: A Family-Friendly, Physics-Loving Puzzle Game
Developed by programmer Ty Taylor and artist Mario Castaneda, The Bridge is a puzzle game self-described as "Isaac Newton meets M. C. Escher." I'm quoting it directly because it's the best way to...
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