Over at GeekMom, Kari Byron has returned to share some of the worries and anxiety surrounding what she calls the Preschool Hustle! From her post: I am writing another $50 check, to another preschool … just for the chance to have my application reviewed. The more I think about this game, the ...
Just in time for the National Robotics Week, the VEX Robotics World Championships are coming to Disney World’s ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex on April 14th to 16th. Everyone is invited and admission is free to the general public. Nearly 10,000 students from middle schools, high schools, and universities from ...
As I watched my 19-month-old daughter masterfully navigate my iPhone, I couldn’t help but wonder how far technology will innovate in her lifetime. I am seriously in awe: She unlocked the phone, found Yo Gabba Gabba on my iTunes, and played the video. She figured it out faster than ...
The luxury car weaving wildly through traffic, without using a turn signal, just cut me off. While I slam on the brakes, he is looking in his rearview mirror, without apology, to either see if I am mad or just check me out. I am grinding my teeth, trying desperately ...
“You can have it all.” I can’t express how much I hate that cliché phrase. If I read another article about a celebrity mom who balances an amazing career with the perfect family, all while giving cooking/housekeeping tips, I am going to dig my eyes out with a rusty spoon. (Wait, ...
Science is hot right now. Everywhere I travel parents are in a panic to get their kids interested in science. I guess one day, America woke up and realized our pipeline of home-grown engineers, scientists, and inventors was drying up. Let’s face it: subjects like science and math have an unfortunate ...
Break out your berets and black T-shirts: Summer break’s over for Jamie Hyneman, Adam Savage and the rest of the MythBusters. According to The Discovery Channel, by the time the show’s 2010 run comes to an end in December, MythBusters will have tested 756 myths, conducted 2,349 experiments, set off 746 ...
Kari Byron’s first post is up at GeekMom, and in it’s in true MythBuster spirit. Here’s a teaser to give you a sense of what I mean: “Holy crap. I am a mom!” That is seriously what I was thinking as the dust settled around me from shooting a .50 caliber rifle. ...
GeekMom is proud to announce that starting this Monday, October 4th, Kari Byron of MythBusters fame — and a GeekMom to boot — is going to be contributing a monthly column! We couldn’t be more excited about this, as we’re all huge fans of Kari and the show. Please help ...
Premiering tonight on the Science Channel is Head Rush, a full hour — commercial-free — of MythBusters, hosted by none other than Kari Byron. Juxtaposed amidst classic MythBusters fare, we’ll see Kari — along with Grant and Tori — exploring science in their own unique way. Geared toward the middle ...