National Geographic Presents ‘9/11: One Day in America’
National Geographic’s 7-hour event ‘9/11: One Day in America’ premieres Sunday, August 29 and continues for 4 nights. This emotional series should not be missed.
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‘Playing With Sharks’ Tells the Story of Valerie Taylor on Disney+
The story of shark explorer and conservationist is told in ‘Playing With Sharks’ which premieres on Disney+ on July 23rd.
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Sharkfest Continues on National Geographic and Disney+
National Geographic’s Sharkfest continues for a second week on Nat Geo TV and Disney+.
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Sharkfest Returns To National Geographic And Disney+
National Geographic’s Sharkfest begins this week on Nat Geo TV and Disney+.
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Disney+ Celebrates Earth Day with the Premier of James Cameron’s ‘Secrets of the Whales’ Series
James Cameron’s ‘Secrets of the Whales’ premieres on Earth Day, April 22, 2021, on Disney+.
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Genius: National Geographic’s Life of Einstein
National Geographic’s first scripted program, ‘Genius,’ explores the life of the man whose name has become synonymous with the title. The series, produced by Ron Howard and Brian Glazer and based on the biography by Walter Isaacson, focuses on Albert Einstein the man while also revealing Einstein the genius.
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National Geographic’s ‘Tales From the Arabian Nights’
A whole new world of adventure, magic, love, and betrayal.
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National Geographic Kids, Holiday Gifts + Giveaway
I was able to take a look at National Geographic Kids’ new range of fact-filled books, and knew my fact-obsessed seven-year-old would be a perfect fit.
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GBBP 81: Paul Salopek
I first heard about Paul Salopek back in 2013 when he began the Out of Eden Walk. As someone who traveled around the world overland, his plan spoke to me in a big way. However, whereas I traveled around the globe using a combination of trains, buses, boats, and other forms of mechanized locomotion, Paul is covering some 22,000 miles the old-fashioned way – on foot.
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National Geographic KiDS: SPORTS!
Everything sports that your kids could possibly want to know.
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‘I Contain Multitudes’ (And So Do You)
With clear prose and fantastic anecdotes, Ed Yong takes you places.
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GBBP 66: Modern-Day Explorers
Come along on this special episode of the show, blast off to the ISS with astronauts, talk filmmaking with an IMAX director, and geek out about the national parks with an amazingly awesome geologist.
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Where Were These Kids Field Guides When I Was a Kid?
When I crack open the new National Geographic Kids Ultimate Explorer Field Guides, I honestly think, “Where the heck were these when I was a kid?”
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Print Magazines Still ‘Round Here
Print magazines are alive and well in Rebecca Angel’s house! What about you? Print or online?
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Live Online Q&A for COSMOS: A Spacetime Odyssey Tonight
Tune in online to watch a live Q&A with the Neil deGrasse Tyson, Ann Druyan, and Seth MacFarlane discussing their new science miniseries COSMOS: A Spacetime Odyssey, tonight at 9-10pm EST at COSMOSonTV.com. Send in your questions via Twitter using #cosmoslive.
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GeekMom's List of Educational Apps to Survive the Summer Slide
The writers at GeekMom have compiled a list of educational apps for you to try this summer on your phone or tablet. Since it seems like preschool apps are a dime-a-dozen, we have come up with a list that will be more appropriate for first through fourth grade.
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YouTube Launches Paid Channels With Many Kid Shows
YouTube is launching a pilot of a paid subscription program for certain partners among its million channels, including NatGeo Kids, Franklin, and Jim Henson content.
Continue ReadingCheck Out the Top Ten Discoveries of 2012 from National Geographic
Discover.com shares the top ten discoveries of 2012.
Continue ReadingAlleyoop Partners with NASA and National Geographic to Bring STEM to Your Teen’s Screen
Innovative learning website Alleyoop.com, which launched in February with math, has partnered with NASA, National Geographic, and others to create a full-spectrum science program for students ages 13-17.
Continue ReadingTitanic Week Wrap-Up
I’ve got a mixture of things to share with you as I wrap up Titanic Week. The anniversary is still over a week away, but I wanted to provide some interesting stuff that parents and kids might find useful for …
Continue ReadingMicrosoft Announces New “Playful Learning” Titles
This week, Microsoft announced a couple of new additions to their “playful learning” line of family games aimed at bringing families together. The games were developed with the Sesame Workshop and National Geographic, as well as the Games for Learning …
Continue ReadingIndiana Jones and the Adventure of Archaeology: A Museum Exhibit That Merges Reality and Illusion
I saw the Ark of the Covenant and lived! Of course, I didn’t open it. I couldn’t have if I’d wanted to. The Ark of the Covenant, together with the most memorable props from the four Indiana Jones movies, were …
Continue ReadingCollect Micrometeors During Double Meteor Showers This Week
The Delta Aquarids and Perseids meteor showers overlap in the coming days, providing several great meteor shower viewing opportunities. The National Geographic website has some great tips on viewing the showers. Beyond viewing, we are planning to physically capture some meteorites. Well, actually we are setting-up to capture micrometeors. We can’t wait to see what star […]
Continue ReadingNational Geographic’s 50 Places of a Lifetime: The World’s Greatest Destinations (GeekDad Weekly Rewind)
Being a fan of both travel and maps, it’s no surprise that I like many things from National Geographic. Their latest endeavor is an iPad app, telling and showing us 50 different places around the world that would be good …
Continue ReadingNational Geographic’s 50 Places of a Lifetime: The World’s Greatest Destinations
Being a fan of both travel and maps, it’s no surprise that I like many things from National Geographic. Their latest endeavor is an iPad app, telling and showing us 50 different places around the world that would be good …
Continue ReadingUse National Geographic Maps to Decorate Your Walls (GeekDad Wayback Machine)
As someone who loves geography and particularly maps, I’ve had various maps on my walls for years, allowing for closer study and decoration that is both beautiful and educational. Some maps can be more utilitarian, giving you only the information …
Continue ReadingA Giant Cave in Vietnam
Just when we think we’ve found the biggest, longest, largest, or whatever-est of things, nature and man’s ability to discover new things continue to amaze us. Last year, a cave was found in central Vietnam, and is only now really …
Continue ReadingThe Complete National Geographic On Hard Drive: Nice Mags, Shame About The Interface
As someone who has subscribed to National Geographic frequently through the years, amassed several shelves of the magazine, reaches for it first at any dentist office visit (my dentist doesn’t subscribe to Wired) and continues to make use of the …
Continue ReadingNational Geographic Announces Top Ten Weirdest New Animals of 2010
The editors at National Geographic have put together a list of the Top Ten Weirdest New Animals of 2010. Some look similar to species we have already seen, and some are downright odd. The article contains a slide show of …
Continue ReadingThe Top Ten Classic Gifts: Not So New, But Must Haves
This season’s hottest gifts run the gamut of motion sensitive gaming systems to harmonizing toothy creatures with inexplicable appeal. But now that Black Friday is done, Cyber-Monday wrapped, and the prices back up to what we normally pay, there is still a chance to save some money and get some great gifts for those left on […]
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