Posted by ubergeeke on June 8th, 2011 in blogpost
Watch this TED video from AnnMarie Thomas, a School of Engineering professor at the University of St. Thomas. Using two different kinds of play dough, she demonstrates basic electrical circuits in a format suitable for tiny hands to explore.
(If you can’t see the video, try clicking here.)
Want to try these out yourself? Visit the Squishy […]
Posted by ubergeeke on June 2nd, 2011 in blogpost
Yesterday marked the first day of the 2011 World Science Festival. This week, as part of its 4th annual celebration, “the most anticipated annual science event in the world takes over New York City,” and “will celebrate women in science – both past and present – with special and unique programs and a plethora of […]
Posted by ubergeeke on May 31st, 2011 in blogpost
I’ll admit I’m late to the party on this one, but in case you missed it as well, here’s the latest on electronics geek Limor Fried.
Fried was recently featured in Wired magazine (April 2011, with an awesome cover photo). For geeky folks who make stuff - or aspire to make stuff - […]
Posted by ubergeeke on January 11th, 2011 in blogpost
Been a long while since I gave anything away, so I - along with my trusty d20 - have remedied that post-haste. Congratulations to Jessica S., who won the following swag in no particular order of importance:
A WordCamp 2010 T-Shirt
An Ubuntu 10.10 CD (both 32-bit and Live CD versions)
A Sony Digital Field […]
Posted by ubergeeke on December 17th, 2010 in blogpost, sites-to-visit
What are these geeky women up to these days?
Posted by ubergeeke on September 17th, 2010 in blogpost, webcomics
dotFiveOne is all set to bask in things WordPress this weekend in Portland. #wcpdx