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About Ken

Ken is a husband and father from the San Francisco Bay Area, where he works as a civil engineer. He also wrote the NYT bestselling book "Geek Dad: Awesomely Geeky Projects for Dads and Kids to Share." Follow @fitzwillie on Twitter.

The Amazing List of GeekDad Day Science Museum Events Keeps Growing!

We are so excited about the GeekDad Day (June 17th) events that are being planned all over the country, and every day new partners come on board. Here’s the latest list – see if you can find an event near … Continue reading

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The Amazing List of GeekDad Day Science Museum Events Keeps Growing!

We are so excited about the GeekDad Day (June 17th) events that are being planned all over the country, and every day new partners come on board. Here’s the latest list – see if you can find an event near … Continue reading

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The Transit of Venus Close Up!

http://www.neatorama.com/2012/06/08/the-transit-of-venus-close-up/

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Assemble A GeekDad Toolbox For Father’s Day GeekDad …

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Enter the 2012 ThinkGeek Ultimate GeekDad Giveaway

ThinkGeek.com We love the folks over at ThinkGeek, and we’re so happy they’re running another awesome GeekDad giveaway this year. And this time around it’s something special, because aside from being able to win an awesome $1,000 ThinkGeek shopping spree, … Continue reading

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A Google-a-Day Puzzle for June 8

Our good friends at Google run a daily puzzle challenge and asked us to help get them out to the geeky masses. Each day’s puzzle will task your googling skills a little more, leading you to Google mastery. Each morning … Continue reading

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Lost Wormhole

Lost Wormhole

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NSF report detailing growth in graduate enrollment in science & engineering in the past decade

http://phys.org/news/2012-06-nsf-growth-enrollment-science-amp.html

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Why Do Kids Prefer Sci-Fi Over Science?

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Why Do Kids Prefer Sci-Fi Over Science?

Image by GeekDad Kevin Makice This post was written in collaboration with Daniela Hernandez at Wired Science. “At least in Star Wars‘ spaceships, they can walk.” I heard an 8-year-old utter that while I attempted to explain the effects of … Continue reading

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