Cuusoo Makes Decision About Lego Portal Set
There’s news from the folks at Cuusoo about the Fall 2012 review!
Continue ReadingThere’s news from the folks at Cuusoo about the Fall 2012 review!
Continue ReadingEdward Snowden’s extensive, competent knowledge of surveillance, sophisticated technology, and programming is what landed him that job, diploma or no.
Continue ReadingFans of Colfer are sure to enjoy this new novel, The Reluctant Assassin.
Continue ReadingWith the Revolutionary War as a backdrop, The Turncoat takes readers from the barracks of the Continental Army to a hearthside with Alexander Hamilton and beyond as Kate fights for her own life and that of the man she loves.
Continue ReadingSteampunk USB drives add a little bit of pizazz to any office.
Continue ReadingThere are two fabulous books that have (seriously) traveled 7,500 miles with my family over the years as we’ve moved from place to place, simply because they must be on our bookshelves. Material World: A Global Family Portrait and Hungry Planet: What the World Eats are wonderful, thought-provoking, educational, and interesting.
Continue ReadingThis month the GeekMoms’ never-ending stack of books unfurled stories featuring angry teens, dragons, a bit of psychology and witches and more witches.
Continue ReadingIf you’re in or near New York City and a fan of Lego or Star Wars–or both–put this one on your calendar for May 23rd!
Continue ReadingVintage version of Thrift Shop by Postmodern Jukebox introduces listeners to new styles of music.
Continue ReadingWhat if there was a Breaking Bad Lego video game? It might look like this.
Continue ReadingIn 2012 archaeologists at the Jamestown site uncovered the remains of an English girl, roughly 14 years in age, showing the first physical evidence of cannibalism.
Continue ReadingWhen the folks behind WeFarm started formulating its peer-to-peer knowledge sharing network with the idea to connect small farmers in developing countries, they found that 90% of those growers simply didn’t have access to the internet. Enter the mobile phone, something that most of these farmers do have access to.
Continue ReadingIt’s time for another look at the GeekMoms’ never-ending stack of books. Collectively, we sure manage to make our way through a fair number of pages, whether we’re reading them on dead trees or e-readers. This month we’ve read books about DIY hacks and learning, costuming and cosplay, and even some audio options.
Continue ReadingJust in time for the release of Iron Man 3, Lego offers up the Iron Man Extremis Sea Port Battle.
Continue ReadingScientists, astronomers, and amateur stargazers are all abuzz – the Hawaii Board of Land and Natural Resources granted a permit for the Thirty Meter Telescope (TMT) project to be built atop Mauna Kea. The TMT promises to let us explore the galaxy’s origins, allow the analysis of black holes, and explore the formation of planets and stars.
Continue ReadingIn Odette’s Secrets, author Maryann MacDonald introduces readers to the fears and worries that plague Jews in Paris as Hitler’s regime takes power through the eyes of Odette.
Continue ReadingA car that runs on compressed air? Sign. Me. Up.
Continue ReadingIn Tanzania, scientists recently used a mobile phone equipped with a makeshift microscope to diagnose intestinal parasites.
Continue ReadingFor any history buff, a trip to Oahu really must include a visit to the Pearl Harbor Historic Sites. Here you’ll find four separate locations to visit, each with its own story to tell about World War II history. I’ve been there a number of times, but my most recent visit was with two teens […]
Continue ReadingImagine America hundreds of years from now. Science and technology has created a society of humans who can live for hundreds of years. Pain and suffering has been eliminated; peace reigns. There is no inequality. Doesn’t sound too bad, does it?
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