First poem of 2014. Sutro Morning warming sun Chill breeze on my cheeksThe surf mist tickles Bones vibrate with each thu-thump of the wavesGulls callAnd everywhereThe lightThe lightThe light Rik Panganiban, 2014
Rik’s 2013 Year in Review: Dance Shows, Geeky Teens, Fake Ukrainian Bombs
Looking back on the past 12 months, it's been pretty incredible on a lot of fronts. Some highlights: helped hundreds of teens to be science storytellers using technology co-starred in a hip-hop dance show that I inspired co-hosted and co-produced a live broadcast from the Olympics of swing led a tech workshop in the Ukraine…
Happy Holidays from the Cal Academy’s Macaws
And don't forget to gnaw on the tree bark!
Miracle on 42nd Street: Best Christmas Dance Routine EVER
I had forgotten about this “Miracle on 42nd Street” dance video, until my friend Meg reminded me that it existed. Prepared to get jingled, hard. (I don’t know what that means.)
Baby Gorilla Kabibe Brings the Cuteness to the SF Zoo
Awww! Read more about 5-month old baby Kabibe here. More of my pics of the kid and mom here.
I Work with this Silly Crew
These are some of my coworkers in Youth Programs at the California Academy of Sciences. How lucky am I? Taken at Camp Pepperwood near Santa Rosa, CA.
Five Things Museums Can Learn from Disneyland
In the museum and informal science education field we often place ourselves in opposition to amusement parks and theme parks. My own museum's ED has said to our staff, "we have no pirates" in our museum. From a certain perspective I think that makes sense. Amusement parks as private ventures have as their primary mandate…
I win the “best boss” award today
These are my two Digital Learning team members Christine and Matt, a few seconds after we had showered them with stuffed animals. They had requested a "pile of puppies and kittens" for their birthdays this week, which I told them was impossible. But I actually had all of the staff in our department bring in…
My Own Nudibranch Plushie!
I am the proud owner of this chromodoris westraliensis nudibranch, a seaslug stuffed animal. Created by Kelly Markello and Nathalia Chousou-Polydouri, this little guy had stolen my heart when I spotted him at craft fair at work. Kelly and Nathalia had other really cute seaslugs on display, including chromodoris africana and chromodoris annae. Here's what…
The 12 Best Things I Discovered at Disneyland this Weekend
This past weekend, I had the good fortune of being able to go with my friends to the Disneyland and Disney California Adventure Parks in Anaheim , California. Growing up in Cali, I had gone a number of times to Disneyland with my family and friends. And as an adult I have been to Disneyworld, Disneyland Tokyo…