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http://phys.org/news/2012-06-curiosity-rover-track-early-august.html

Front design on the GeekDad T-shirt 2.0.

That’s become the semi-official motto of GeekDad over the years, as it succinctly represents so many aspects of the geek parenting mindset. So it only makes sense to get it on some proper GeekDad swag. Thus is born our new t-shirt.

The new GeekDad t-shirt is available exclusively at ThinkGeek.com (the 1st gen shirt is still available as well, at a special price!). Big huge props to GeekDad Core Contributor and Community Leader Nathan Barry for his awesome design work.

Back of the GeekDad T-shirt 2.0

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 at 12:01 a.m. Eastern time you’ll see a new puzzle, and the previous day’s answer (in invisitext) posted here.

SPOILER WARNING:
We leave the comments on so people can work together to find the answer. As such, if you want to figure it out all by yourself, DON’T READ THE COMMENTS!

Also, with the knowledge that because others may publish their answers before you do, if you want to be able to search for information without accidentally seeing the answer somewhere, you can use the Google-a-Day site’s search tool, which will automatically filter out published answers, to give you a spoiler-free experience.

And now, without further ado, we give you…

TODAY’S PUZZLE:

What fiber did the first material created in a test tube replace?

YESTERDAY’S ANSWER (mouseover to see):

Search [one-eyed jack cards] to find that there are two one-eyed jacks—the jack of spades and the jack of hearts. (Both faces are shown in profile, so only one eye is shown.) So the probability that you’ll select a one-eyed jack is 2/52 = 1/26 (or 0.038).

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 at 12:01 a.m. Eastern time you’ll see a new puzzle, and the previous day’s answer (in invisitext) posted here.

SPOILER WARNING:
We leave the comments on so people can work together to find the answer. As such, if you want to figure it out all by yourself, DON’T READ THE COMMENTS!

Also, with the knowledge that because others may publish their answers before you do, if you want to be able to search for information without accidentally seeing the answer somewhere, you can use the Google-a-Day site’s search tool, which will automatically filter out published answers, to give you a spoiler-free experience.

And now, without further ado, we give you…

TODAY’S PUZZLE:

If you pick a card from a standard 52-card playing deck, what’s the probability that you’ll choose a one-eyed jack?

YESTERDAY’S ANSWER (mouseover to see):

Search [hormones tears sadness] to learn that tears from sadness have a different composition than other types of tears. These tears include the hormones prolactin, adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH), and leucine enkephalin. Search [tears hormone opiate] to find that leucine enkephalin is the natural opiate.

http://io9.com/5921052/classic-science-fiction-moments-recreated-as-minimalist-lego-dioramas

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 at 12:01 a.m. Eastern time you’ll see a new puzzle, and the previous day’s answer (in invisitext) posted here.

SPOILER WARNING:
We leave the comments on so people can work together to find the answer. As such, if you want to figure it out all by yourself, DON’T READ THE COMMENTS!

Also, with the knowledge that because others may publish their answers before you do, if you want to be able to search for information without accidentally seeing the answer somewhere, you can use the Google-a-Day site’s search tool, which will automatically filter out published answers, to give you a spoiler-free experience.

And now, without further ado, we give you…

TODAY’S PUZZLE:

When you cry during a sad movie, which hormone in your tears acts as a natural opiate?

YESTERDAY’S ANSWER (mouseover to see):

Search [ape closest to human] to find that the chimpanzee is your closest relative. Search [chimpanzee human DNA percent] to learn that your DNA is 98-99% identical.

Prada goes steampunk

Ken, Matt, and Jonathan look back at GeekDad Day, the WWDC announcements, and upcoming geeky summer movies. Enjoy!

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This article, by Ken Denmead, was originally published on Wednesday.

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 at 12:01 a.m. Eastern time you’ll see a new puzzle, and the previous day’s answer (in invisitext) posted here.

SPOILER WARNING:
We leave the comments on so people can work together to find the answer. As such, if you want to figure it out all by yourself, DON’T READ THE COMMENTS!

Also, with the knowledge that because others may publish their answers before you do, if you want to be able to search for information without accidentally seeing the answer somewhere, you can use the Google-a-Day site’s search tool, which will automatically filter out published answers, to give you a spoiler-free experience.

And now, without further ado, we give you…

TODAY’S PUZZLE:

What percentage of your DNA is identical to that of the ape that’s your closest animal relative?

YESTERDAY’S ANSWER (mouseover to see):

Search [burred dental instrument] to learn that the instrument is a drill. Search [1790 dental drill] to find that John Greenwood adapted his mother’s foot-treadle spinning wheel to rotate his ‘dental foot engine.’ Incidentally, Greenwood was also George Washington’s dentist!

http://www.neatorama.com/2012/06/23/a-lego-wall-and-stair-rail-made-from-20000-bricks/