We’ve all done it. We’ve all earned the scathing look and the whine of discomfort because we just accidentally static shocked our child. You always feel just a little bad, unless of course you did it on purpose, in which case you are trying very hard not to smile. But in all things there is […]
Continue ReadingIf you’ve already followed Jennifer’s advice about dealing with your Halloween haul and you still have candy leftover, perhaps it’s time to donate that candy to science. Candy Experiments is a fabulous website full of fun, easy science experiments you can do with all sorts of leftover Halloween candy. Did you know that you can […]
Continue ReadingScience is hot right now. Everywhere I travel parents are in a panic to get their kids interested in science. I guess one day, America woke up and realized our pipeline of home-grown engineers, scientists, and inventors was drying up. …
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GeekMom is thrilled to bring our readers another column by Kari Byron, the female face on the hit Discovery Channel show MythBusters and host of the Science Channel’s new Head Rush. Kari sends us regular updates on life as a MythBuster Mom. Science is hot right now. Everywhere I travel parents are in a panic […]
Continue ReadingWe’ve written about the inventive EepyBird before. Some of the GeekDads have even seen them live. But the EepyBird guys, Fritz Grobe and Stephen Voltz, really deserve a post of their own. Even if you don’t know the name, you …
Continue ReadingBased on a hunch from Japanese folklore, a group of scientists has been studying the effects of lightning on mushroom growth. No, this is not a headline out of Middle Earth (but it sure did capture my attention… mmm… mushrooms). …
Continue Reading“Science is boring!” I’m sure none of you GeekDad readers have ever uttered this phrase yourself, and you cringe if you hear anyone else saying it. But what do you do if your kids are losing interest in science? One …
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