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Halloween 2013: Tin-Tin and Snowy are on the case!

Posted on November 1, 2013 by

One of my favorite comic characters from when I was a child was Tin-Tin, the Belgian "bande desinee" that was created by George Remi and ran from the 1930s to the 1970s.  I loved the clean lines, the convoluted mysteries, and clever plots. So being Tin-Tin for Halloween this year was a no-brainer.  Essentially I…

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Dancespiration from … Virgin America?

Posted on October 31, 2013 by

  This Virgin America flight safety video features a who's who of street dancers in America. So amazing. I want to fly Virgin, well, anywhere!

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The Internet Archive: The Modern Library of Alexandia… with Backups

Posted on October 30, 2013 by

I've known — at least conceptually — about the Internet Archive for years and years and years. You have too, if you have ever used the WayBackMachine to check out what the internet used to look like in the 90s. ("Friendster," "Ask Jeeves," hahaha.)  And I recently discovered while wandering around the Richmond District of…

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The Magic Kingdom Beckons…

Posted on October 30, 2013 by

I've been a very good boy this year, earning a couple of work promotions, co-producing a live broadcast from an international dance competition, performing at city hall on Pride Weekend, teaching activists how to use social media in Ukraine, and co-creating a dance show on spirituality, among other things.  So guess what…   I'm going…

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“The Kepler Story”: An Expansive One-Man Play Set in the World’s Largest Digital Dome

Posted on October 28, 2013 by

Last night I was fortunate enough to catch one of the few performances of "The Kepler Story" at the California Academy of Sciences, a one-man play about the astounding life of one of mankind's greatest astronomers Johannes Kepler. I found the story of Kepler's many struggles as a Christian, a mathematician, astronomy and a father to…

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Top Ten Things I Learned at ASTC 2013

Posted on October 22, 2013 by

Here's some of the awesome things I learned while I was at ASTC 2013, the annual gathering of the Association for Science and Technology Centers, held this year in lovely Albuquerque, New Mexico. 1. Neil Degrasse Tyson is TALL Apparently this cardboard cutout is life sized.  

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Talking about Mobile Games, Space Shows and Raising Digital Teens at ASTC This Weekend

Posted on October 17, 2013 by

For the next four days, I will be in lovely Albuquerque, New Mexico for the annual Association of Science and Technology Centers conference (ASTC), along with 2,000 or so of my colleagues from other science centers, natural history museums, and other science institutions.  It’s a really neat event, showcasing some of the best research, most…

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“Gravity”: The Best Film (Scifi or Not) of 2013

Posted on October 14, 2013 by

  I saw the film "Gravity" last night with some friends and it totally wrecked me.  This is definitely the movie of the year for me, and in the top 10 science-fiction films of all time, for sure.  Has there ever been a sci-fi movie created on such a grand scale but with such an…

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Happy Birthday, Dad!

Posted on October 10, 2013 by

Today is my awesome dad's [number]th birthday!  In our adult years, we share a love of photography, gadgets and foods that we shouldn't be eating.  He also tells the worst jokes ever. And his name is Wally, which is pronounced in a way that might surprise you. Sadly, I don't think we will be doing…

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My Interview on Digital Learning at the Cal Academy for Mooshme Blog!

Posted on October 3, 2013 by

My friend and head of digital learning at the American Museum of Natural History, Barry Joseph, interviewed me for his awesome tech and museums blog "Mooshme."  Give it a read if you want to get a picture of what "digital learning" is all about and what my team is up to at the California Academy…

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