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Apollo Month Recap: Happy 50th Anniversary Apollo 11
Category Archives: Science
Apollo 50th: Sharing our Memories of the Space Program
Today, as we celebrate 50 years since mankind first stepped onto the surface of the moon, some of the GeekMoms and GeekDads took time to reflect. Read More
Geek Links: Experience Apollo 50th in Real Time (Or On Your Own Time)
Apollo in Real Time lets you eavesdrop on everything going on between Apollo 11 and Mission Control exactly 50 years ago. Courtesy: https://apolloinrealtime.org/11/ Read More
Apollo 50th: Assembling a 100-Piece Moon Puzzle
To celebrate the 50th anniversary of Apollo 11, Chronicle Books has produced a 100-piece moon puzzle using an image from the NASA archives. Read More
Apollo 50th: ‘Girls on the Up’ Puts Apollo 11 Into a Wider Social Context
‘Girls on the Up’ is the final book in the ‘6 Chelsea Walk’ collection and takes place in London during July 1969 when all eyes turned to the moon. Read More
10 Things You Need in Your Convention Bag If You Have Anxiety
Preparation is the key to having a good time and being ready for a possible anxiety moment when at conventions. Read More
Apollo 50th: My Family’s Saturn V Obsession
Patricia’s family has a geeky obsession with the Saturn V rocket. After all, there has been nothing else in existence to carry humans out of low-earth orbit. Read More
Apollo 50th: Broadcasting (Again) From Australia
Space Fact: Australians were the first to watch the Apollo 11 Moon Landing, ahead of everyone else in the world. By around 0.3 seconds. Read More
Apollo 50th: ‘The Spectacular Journey Into Space’ Fails to Impress
In ‘The Spectacular Journey Into Space,’ kids punch out sections of the images to create floating shapes of planets, space vehicles, & more. Read More
Apollo 50th: ‘Capturing the Universe’ Showcases Our Awesome Cosmos
‘Capturing the Universe’ is a coffee table style book that showcases a range of astrophotography looking all across the universe. Read More
My Letter to Best Buy and Their Outdated Filtering System
Best Buy’s For Her and For Him filters on their computers is insulting and makes outdated assumptions about the demographics. Read More
Apollo 50th: Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the Moon Landing
To celebrate the Apollo 50th anniversary, GeekMom and GeekDad will be running a large collection of posts up until July 20th. Read More
Beaker Creatures: Science Toys Meet Blind-Box Style Collectibles
Beaker Creatures is a range of STEM-focused toys combined with blind box style toy collecting and over 50 alien creatures to collect. Read More
Many Flavors of Neurodivergence
Many mental conditions have overlapping symptoms, whether neurodiergence or mental illness, and sometimes it can be hard to pinpoint exactly what condition or conditions need to be addressed in a person. Read More
Bored to Sleep: The Understimulated ADHD Brain
Amy discovers that the phenomenon of “intrusive sleep,” which has hounded her all her life, is actually caused by boredom. Read More
Newbie’s Guide to 3D Printing
Here are some tips for keeping your sanity as a newbie at 3D printing. Read More
A Newbie in the 3D Printing World
Let me take you on a quick journey to what it’s really like to start out as a newbie 3D printer. Read More
OMPlex Passive Silica Chips: Upgrade the Network, Not the Building
Faster download speeds without recabling the whole building? Yes please! Check out the OMPlex Passive Silica Chips, one of the Prism Award winners for 2019. Read More
Top 10 Things an Otterbox Will Not Protect Your Phone From
With over 10 years of managing phones & iPads, Dakster has come up with a list of things an Otterbox will not protect your phone from. Read More
‘The Period Game’ Kickstarts Menstruation Conversations
‘The Period Game’ is designed to normalize conversation around menstruation and familiarize players with words like tampon, period, and flow. Kickstarter begins on February 5th. Read More
