Tag Archives: Science and Education
What’s That Stuff? The Chemistry Behind Everyday Products
Right around the time I started writing for GeekDad, I embarked on an adventure of learning about chemistry at home with my kids. Since I’m the type to obey any warning about using things only as directed, this was a giant leap for me. By the end of the year, though, we had performed more […] Continue reading
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Tagged AmericanChemicalSociety, Chemical Engineering News, Chemistry, Education, Science and Education
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GeekDad Talks with Donovan Patton of the New Nickelodeon Show Team Umizoomi
Team Umizoomi is a new kid’s show, geared toward the preschool set, premiering this week on Nickelodeon. Why are the GeekDads really excited about this? Well, for one thing, the show’s focus is on teaching preschoolers the basics of math. Yes, a math-based show, at last! I’ve watched the pilot of Team Umizoomi, and it’s […] Continue reading
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Tagged Armchair Geek, donovan patton, Math, People, preschool, Science and Education, team umizoomi, Television
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The GeekDad Space Report for January 25, 2010
Greetings all and welcome to another edition of the GeekDad Space Report. We expected to be coming off another quiet week for launches, however we were surprised with a launch by the Chinese government. Here are some stats on the launch:
Saturday January 16, 2010
Launch Site: Xichang Launch Facility, People’s Republic of China
Launch Vehicle: Long March […] Continue reading
Learn Physics Fast With the Instant Egghead Guide
You’ve gotta love a book that follows “Chapter One: Matter” with “Chapter Two: Quantum Theory.” The Instant Egghead Guide: Physics by Brian Clegg and Scientific American does just that, and then continues on through chapters about Light, Relativity, Forces and Energy. The cover calls it “60-Second Science,” and each subject is a two-page spread that […] Continue reading
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Tagged Armchair Geek, book review, Books, Physics, Science, Science and Education
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Interview: Nathan Fillion Talks Firefly, Dr. Horrible, and Why Kids Need to Read
Nathan Fillion has, in the space of seven years, risen to the status of a geek icon. Beginning with his best-known role as Captain Mal Reynolds on Firefly, his work on several of Joss Whedon’s projects has transformed the former soap opera actor into a huge draw for the geek crowd. But there’s a lot […] Continue reading
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Tagged Armchair Geek, Firefly, interview, Kids Need to Read, Nathan Fillion, People, PJ Haarsma, Science and Education
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SparkFun Free Day Aftermath
Back on January 7th I participated in SparkFun’s FreeDay and just barely got the order in before the closing bell. Below is a quick shot of the booty which includes enough parts for me to prototype my next small robot.
Pictured, top to bottom, left to right, is the Arduino Duemilanove, Two Nordic Tranceivers, an Arduino […] Continue reading
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Tagged Everything Else, Science and Education, Toys and Technology
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10 Days in… Geography Game Heaven!
I have loved games, maps and geography for as long as I can remember. Having all of them at once is only that much sweeter. A few years ago I discovered the 10 Days in.. games from Out of the Box, but I never did buy them. They’ve been on my Amazon Wish List for […] Continue reading
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Tagged Africa, Armchair Geek, Asia, board game, Europe, Games, John Kovalic, Science and Education, United States
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The GeekDad Space Report for January 18, 2010
Greetings all and welcome to another edition of the GeekDad Space Report. Coming off a quiet week for launches and going into another quiet week so lets dive into some other space news.
Astronomy
New images were released this week of the star Betelgeuse. As reported by Space.com, these images show a resolved disk of the Red […] Continue reading
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Tagged Astroid, Betelgeuse, Eclipse, Hubble, India, ISS, NASTAR, Science and Education, Space
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Gaming Geek Camp (Where Were You When I Was A Kid)
This past fall, I was a guest presenter at my kid’s middle school Career Day. Being a software engineer, I tried to impart on them the wide-open field of possibilities that come with a career in programming (if you work for a progressive company, if you have the entrepreneurial spirit, if you are a go-getter, […] Continue reading
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Tagged iD Tech Camp, InternalDrive, Science and Education
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HippoDict Chinese Dictionary for iPhone
When I was considering retiring my Palm TX in exchange for an iPod touch (no AT&T service in the rural area where I live, so no iPhone), one of my essential applications was a good Chinese dictionary. I speak Chinese fairly fluently but I’m not very literate; although I know how to use a dead-tree […] Continue reading
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Tagged Armchair Geek, Chinese, dictionary, Electronic Geek, iPhone App, IPod Touch, Language, Science and Education
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