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The Data Network: A New Star Trek Social Media Site 24 Aug 2013 | 08:31 pm
The Data Network is a new social media platform just for Star Trek fans and players. Users can follow each other and send messages to the network. The network was designed so that Star Trek fans had a...
Third Rock: NASA’s Very Own Radio Station 20 Aug 2013 | 12:39 pm
As part of their educational awareness for science and space, NASA has been running an online radio station on the web called Third Rock Radio. From the several hours of listening I’ve given it, the m...
Robots Roaming the Halls of Intel 16 Aug 2013 | 12:24 pm
5 foot tall telepresence ‘bots are roaming the halls of Intel, popping up behind folks in cubicles, joining conference room meetings. Telepresence is not a new concept, but I suspect it takes a littl...
Join An Educational Opportunity At Evolutionary Robotics Course 14 Aug 2013 | 12:18 pm
The University of Vermont is opening up it’s Evolutionary Robotics course to the public. This is the Ludobots course which has an interesting method of student learning and participation requirements...
Welcome Back, OMNI Magazine! 11 Aug 2013 | 07:57 am
Omni, reboot: an iconic sci-fi magazine goes back to the future OMNI magazine is coming back to life. This magazine played a big role in helping to make me the lover of science, engineering and us...
Gadgets 26 Jul 2013 | 06:07 am
Check out the Super Mario Bros action figures from everbuying I found. The site has all kinds of Electronic Gadgets. Everything from multifunction tools, 3D glasses and electronic cigarettes! I reall...
The Most Addictive Online Games 10 Jul 2013 | 05:59 pm
Thinking about online games, I wonder what the most addictive online games are, or were. We each have our own preferences so here’s my list. Today I play Bejeweled on my tablet and on my mobile phon....
Being Green When We’re at Home and on the Web 25 Jun 2013 | 06:12 pm
We’ve become accustomed to the most common ways to reduce energy in our homes and at work, including using more public transportation, turning off the lights in unused rooms, replacing light bulbs wit...
The Sun Lab 25 Jun 2013 | 08:35 am
How would you like to create your own laboratory at home to monitor the sun and report your findings for science? It’s time to conduct your own investigations of the Sun. Find out place in the solar ...
Researchers create honey bee sperm bank to combat colony crisis 11 Jun 2013 | 12:46 pm
In the last few years, 1 in 3 bee colonies have died off. This is a problem for the world’s agriculture because it depends on bees to pollinate their crops. There’s been a lot of finger pointing as t...