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 ReadingIt 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 ReadingBreak 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 ReadingKari Byron’s first post is up at GeekMom, and in it’s in true MythBuster spirit. Here’s a teaser to give you a sense of what I mean: “Holy crap. I am a mom!” That is seriously what I was thinking …
Continue ReadingGeekMom is proud to announce that starting this Monday, October 4th, Kari Byron of MythBusters fame — and a GeekMom to boot — is going to be contributing a monthly column! We couldn’t be more excited about this, as we’re …
Continue ReadingThe 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 ReadingPremiering tonight on the Science Channel is Head Rush, a full hour — commercial-free — of MythBusters, hosted by none other than Kari Byron. Juxtaposed amidst classic MythBusters fare, we’ll see Kari — along with Grant and Tori — exploring …
Continue ReadingMidway 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 ReadingArcAttack and their singing Tesla coils made two appearances at the VEX World Championships this weekend. Their performance of the Star-Spangled Banner at the opening ceremony was totally cool, but the Faraday cage gave me the most memorable experience of …
Continue ReadingRoboGames is this weekend in San Mateo, CA and over the last two weeks we’ve been holding a giveaway for some cool items connected to the event. Finally, we’ve selected the winners (using random.org to pick numerically from the comments). …
Continue ReadingWe can now say for certain that Grant Imahara from Mythbusters will be an emcee at the VEX Robotics World Championship in Dallas on Saturday April 24th. The competition runs from Thursday April 22nd through Saturday the 24th at the …
Continue ReadingSaw 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!
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Continue ReadingWe on GeekDad aren’t subtle about our love for MythBusters. We, or at least most of us, follow the show’s official Twitter feed, in addition to those of several of its stars. If you don’t follow them yet, there’s no …
Continue ReadingAs if a new episode of MythBusters weren’t awesome enough, the new episode airing tonight will have a special social media aspect to it. Yes, tonight, Kari Byron will be on the official MythBusters Twitter account, tweeting live about the …
Continue ReadingAfter 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 ReadingThere are many, many laws having nothing to do with government that are useful to know because they tell you something about how the universe works. There are Newton’s laws of motion, the laws of thermodynamics, Boyle’s Law, Heisenberg’s Uncertainty …
Continue ReadingLast week I had the privilege of talking with Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman from Mythbusters. The second half of their seventh season starts this Wednesday, October 7th on the Discovery Channel. The last time we were able to speak …
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