One of Ariane’s favorite artists from last year’s San Diego Comic-Con, Cari Corene, is currently running a Kickstarter campaign for an adorable picture book she co-authored and co-illustrated with Amanda Coronado. Here’s an interview with these talented ladies.
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A list of favorite picture books library finds about learning to find yourself, having confidence in your big plans, exploring your passions, and much more, plus a couple of non-fiction books exploring women’s rights through history.
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I woke up last Saturday morning in the mood for an impulsive mother-daughter excursion, so I Googled kid-friendly activities in Los Angeles and quickly settled on visiting The Last Bookstore in downtown L.A.
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This is what happens when a geek mom gets ticked off about people underestimating children.
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Sometimes calm, sometimes neurotic… The GeekMoms share their favorite picture books about these soft and often eccentric companions.
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What do you do when you’re 20-30% through a book that isn’t all that interesting to you: plow through to the bitter end, or cut your loses and move on?
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This month’s favorites taught us about perspective, facing things with the right attitude, and a few Chinese characters.
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Ariane relives the details of her last party planning project: a gnome party for her second daughter’s first birthday.
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Looking for new picture books to read? Ariane has suggestions from her family’s current favorites!
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I recently attended a StarTalk Live show in Los Angeles, where Bill Nye and Eugene Mirman lead the conversation about Mars exploration with JPL scientists.
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When your job starts getting to you, what alternative do you daydream about? Mine involves alpacas.
Continue ReadingSophomore and junior high school girls are encouraged to apply to the Girls Who Code 7-week summer immersion program, offered in about a dozen cities across the U.S.
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A new study published in Spurious Science has shown that 105% of parents want more educational apps for teaching letters and numbers zero through ten.
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Last year I decided to try something new. Rather than making a resolution, I would assign my new year a word. A mantra. Here’s how it changed my life, one opportunity at a time!
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The new Seek thermal camera attaches to your smartphone and reveals an array of practical uses.
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Hello Kitty Con 2014: I went in with high hopes and left with mixed feelings.
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Ever wondered why C++ ended up with two pluses instead of one? Did the creators of Java have a particular fixation with coffee? Read on to find out!
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From astronaut Chris Hadfield is a new book showing us what we all have in common, our home. This is planet Earth as seen from the ISS, one picture at a time.
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In honor of Ada Lovelace Day, here’s a quiz about discoveries and inventions. Can you correctly identify which were made by women, and which were not?
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