SDCC 2016 Recap
San Diego Comic Con 2016 was my first SDCC in over ten years. And while it was certainly a crazy whirl wind, it actually wasn’t quite as insane as I’d expected it to be.
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Tag: Adam Savage
Myth, Busted! How ‘Mythbusters’ Helped Me Embrace Science Again
A longtime fan bids farewell to the Discovery Channel’s ‘Mythbusters’.
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Behind the Scenes at ‘Geek Knits’ – Plus a Book Giveaway!
Photographer Kyle Cassidy talks about spending a week at George R.R. Martin’s house and how he shot Adam Savage’s dinosaur-trapping photo in an exclusive for GeekMom. Plus, enter to win your own copy of Geek Knits!
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The GeekDads Guide to SXSW 2014: 10 Must-see Events at the Nation’s Largest Interactive Festival
I can’t tell you every session or event to be at, but I can recommend ten events that every geek dad should go to.
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Tonight: The MythBusters (Awesomely) Tackle Three Star Wars Myths!
Are you a Star Wars fan? A MythBusters fan? If you’re either or both, find out if you should watch tonight’s Star Wars: Revenge of the Myth special.
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Happy Birthday, Adam Savage!
Please join all of us at GeekDad in wishing Adam Savage a very happy 46th birthday, and many more to come!
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MythBusters' Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman on Superman, Shaving, and Stuff You Can Try at Home
In the final chat in a series of interviews with the theorists on how Superman shaves, we sit down and talk with two of the MythBusters, Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman, about the Large Hadron Collider, lawnmowers, and jazz improvisation.
Continue Reading1 Day Builds: Watch Adam Savage at Work
Watch this great video of Adam Savage making a gun case for his Blade Runner blaster in a single day.
Continue ReadingWho Are the “Sexiest Geek Dads in the Galaxy?”
We have to post this because io9 has finally stated for the record what we’ve knowa all along: Geek Dads are sexy. Yes, the truth is out there at last. And even better, they’ve recognized one of our own: Senior …
Continue ReadingAlton Brown Joins the MythBusters in Tonight’s Thanksgiving Episode
What do you get when you combine the culinary curiosity of Alton Brown’s Good Eats with the madcap misadventures of the MythBusters? In tonight’s Thanksgiving episode of the Discovery Channel’s perennial geek favorite, Alton joins hosts Jamie Hyneman and Adam …
Continue ReadingAdam Savage Talks About Being a GeekDad
Adam Savage is working on an as-yet untitled video podcast project, and this new episode hits right at the heart of what he calls the “GeekDad Movement.” His attitude towards encouraging his kids’ interests is wonderful, and hopefully infectious for …
Continue ReadingAdam Savage: Build a Hovercraft With Your Kids
When Jamie Hyneman and I build hovercrafts for Mythbusters, I realized that these floating on-air vehicles were easy to make, not too expensive, and fun. So I built one with my kids. — Adam Savage
Continue ReadingThe MythBusters Are Taking It on the Road!
I’ve never doubted that the MythBusters were true rockstars, but now they are going on a live tour of the United States. That’s right, coming live to a city near you is the MythBusters: Behind The Myths Tour! Tickets just …
Continue ReadingComic-Con 2011 Highlight: Adam Savage Sings “My Way” as Gollum
I’ll check in with a real article (and tons of photos) from Comic-Con tomorrow morning, as I’ve been too busy and too cursed with horrible hotel wi-fi to be able to compose something useful to this point. However, I can …
Continue ReadingPresident Obama on MythBusters Tonight
Back in October, during his speech for the White House Science Fair, President Barack Obama officially announced that he had filmed an appearance on Discovery Channel’s MythBusters. That episode premieres tonight at 9pm ET/PT. Having watched a preview of the …
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Storm And Paul Is Their Cover Band Name
They are the opening band. I have yet to throw my panties on the stage – but when I do, they will be unique and geeky. My husband introduced me to the The Captain’s Wife’s Lament and Nun Fight a couple of years ago. When I heard these songs, by two guys who have obvious musical talent, I was an […]
Continue ReadingPresident Improves His Geek Cred by Appearing on MythBusters
GeekDad got the amazing opportunity to join the press at the White House this morning for President Obama’s remarks to the winners of the National Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) Competitions. While we’ll have a report (and pictures) soon …
Continue ReadingThe Awesome “Geek A Week” Project Goes Mainstream on CNN.com!
The geeks are speaking about “Geek A Week.” Cleveland artist Len Peralta’s quest to create a year-long trading-card style tribute to geekdom, which began last winter with a Jonathan Coulton card, is not only going strong 33 weeks in, but …
Continue ReadingInsanely Fun: The MythBusters Melt With Craig Ferguson
It is entirely possible that this is the best video ever made, and we can say that with only a trace of hyperbole. It’s got Craig Ferguson in a flock-of-seagulls wig, a brief appearance by the robot Geoff Petersen, Adam …
Continue ReadingThe MythBusters Return: Woo-Hoo! All New! Blue Poo? Eww.
Break out your berets and black T-shirts: Summer break’s over for Jamie Hyneman, Adam Savage and the rest of the MythBusters. According to The Discovery Channel, by the time the show’s 2010 run comes to an end in December, MythBusters …
Continue ReadingMythBusters to Headline North Carolina Science Festival
The North Carolina Science Festival kicks off on September 11th. With hundreds of events scattered across the entire state, there’s something for everyone at the first of its kind festival. One event of particular interest to most GeekDad readers is …
Continue ReadingA Cure For w00tstock Envy
It’s been great watching all of the GeekDad coverage of San Diego Comic-Con, and I am quite envious of the people who were able to attend this year. Fortunately nothing is really that far away on the internet, and I …
Continue ReadingComic-Con Report: The MythBusters Panel
Midway through The MythBusters panel at Comic-Con, Adam Savage is very excitedly telling a story about pulling up to the San Diego Convention Center and seeing Guillermo del Toro on the curb and Adam’s frantic escape from the car so …
Continue ReadingComic-Con Report: w00tstock 2.4!
For more than four glorious hours last night, the occasional nerd festival, w00tstock, entertained a few thousand Comic-Con attendees in San Diego. The festival, which celebrates geek culture, is the lovechild of Wil Wheaton, Adam Savage and musical-comedy duo, Paul …
Continue ReadingMythbusters Jamie Hyneman and Adam Savage Interviewed by Kevin Kelly
Saw this tweeted on Saturday and had to share it: our favorite Mythbusters Jamie Hyneman and Adam Savage being interviewed by Wired co-founder and legacy GeekDad Kevin Kelly for the Commonwealth Club of California. Enjoy!
Continue ReadingDork Tower Monday
Read all the Dork Towers that have run on GeekDad. Find the Dork Tower archives, DT printed collections, more cool comics, awesome games and a whole lot more at the Dork Tower Website.
Continue Reading10 News Stories From the Upcoming Decade
As 2009 winds down to its conclusion, much is being made of the decade drawing to a close, inspiring “best of” and “worst of” lists galore. But what about the decade that’s about to begin? Follow us as we use …
Continue ReadingMythbusters at the White House!
After seven years of promoting experimentation, education, and the scientific method on Mythbusters, Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman visited the White House today and received a direct shout-out from President Obama, who told them “I hope you’ve left the explosives …
Continue ReadingW00tstock FTW!
Back in the last century, I once attended a Nine Inch Nails concert where the opening band was The Jim Rose Circus – an eclectic mix of music and performance art paying homage to the circus freaks of an earlier …
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