Want Your Name on an Asteroid? Let Spacecraft OSIRIS-REx Take It There
OSIRIS-REx, an asteroid mission lead by professor Dante Lauretta at the University of Arizona, will carry your name into space!
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Author: Ariane Coffin
Ariane is a programmer married to another programmer. Together they have two little girls who don't stand a chance against their nerdy lineage.
Haikus On Being 9 Months Pregnant
Dressing your belly / Like Rainbow Dash does not make / You any faster.
Continue ReadingPromote Computer Science Education With Hour of Code
Participate in Hour of Code to help reach the goal of introducing 10 million students of all ages to programming. All it takes is one hour.
Continue ReadingThe Easiest Last-Minute DIY My Little Pony Costume Tutorial
Welcome to the web’s easiest DIY My Little Pony costume ever. Need a ridiculous quick last-minute costume? You just need some felt, yarn, fabric tape, and about 20 minutes.
Continue ReadingGeekMom Bit by Bit: RoboMind Teaches Text Editor-Based Programming to Kids
RoboMind is a no-prerequisite-required introduction to programming, where the objective is to create programs that allow a robot to perform certain tasks.
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What Character Traits Do You Most Want to Instill in Your Child? The Results Are In!
A few weeks ago, I created a survey about which character traits do we most want to instill in our children. Our readers took the survey, can you guess the results?
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My Totoro Nursery
After searching for geeky nursery ideas, it dawned on me: Totoro! I envisioned a serene space perfect for a little boy or girl.
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Nine Badass Quotes That Motivate
Need an extra boost of confidence to face your nemesis? Here are some of my favorite ego-boosting, up-to-no-good, rebel-without-a-cause quotes to motivate you!
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Take the Survey! What Character Traits Do You Most Want to Instill in Your Child?
What do you want kids to be like: Independent, athletic, obedient, optimistic, wise, or maybe something else? Take the survey here!
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The Flawed Ethos of In-App Purchases in Mobile Games
When money can replace skill as a means of progression in a game, is it even still a game?
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Boys vs. Girls: What’s In Your Toy Chest?
The most important message I’m sending my girls is this: should I had been raising boys instead, the list of toys we provided them would have been exactly the same.
Continue ReadingNew Speakaboos App Offers Fun Read-Along Stories For Kids
Speakaboos, the subscription-based website offering stories to promote reading skills in young children, has just launched a fun new iPad app with lots of interactive read-alongs.
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Meet S/2004 N 1, Neptune’s Newly Discovered Moon
On July 15th, NASA announced the discovery of Neptune’s 14th moon.
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Video Game Journalist Ryan Davis of Giant Bomb Dies at 34
Giant Bomb announced yesterday that video game journalist Ryan Davis has passed away.
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Geeky Names Wanted!
Last week I found out I’m the proud host of a little baby girl. Oh, dear readers, will you help me pick a geeky name?
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Get Mentored by a NASA Employee… Sorry, Kids Only!
After a successful pilot year in 2012, the 5-week online mentoring program NASA GIRLS is back and bigger than ever, with an expansion to NASA BOYS no less! Applications are due July 2nd.
Continue ReadingMake Sense of Large Numbers With Dictionary of Numbers
XKCD’s latest blog post showcases Dictionary of Numbers, a new tool that helps put large numbers in perspective.
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How a Dragon Helped My 3-Year-Old Understand Internal Combustion Engines
The Hideous Zippleback from the movie How to Train Your Dragon has helped us explain lots of things, from kitchen safety to how cars move.
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Why I Hate Why: Part Deux
For a language nerd, there’s no greater sense of joy than hearing a child explore the world in a concise and thoughtful way. All it takes is good questions.
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Genetic Testing With 23andMe: Affordable Test, Fun Data
Ever wondered what your DNA could reveal about you? 23andMe is a private company that provides affordable DNA testing. For $99, you can find out what your body isn’t telling you.
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