From science blogs to science magazines to science tv shows, I’m always gettin’ my nerd on. This week’s edition includes: Fighting Over a Space Rock, Science Takes On the Mid-Life Crisis, and Botox Woes…. (more…)

As the proud nerd on the Dom and Jane Show, I’m happy to bring you the funky/fun/unusual/nerdy science stories of the week. This time around, you get: The Shark Scale, The Airport Mind Reader, Running Shoes Change Us, That Sense of Touch, and A Woman’s Scent REALLY Drives Men Crazy.  Read on… (more…)

I was inspired to write a quick article (mostly for young people, but appropriate for any age) after hearing some people go on and on about Conan O’Brien’s deal to walk away from NBC. It’s as if people think Conan took some magic pill, or found a shortcut on the way to success.

Sorry, doesn’t work that way. Well, there are a few exceptions, which often make a big splash so that everyone THINKS that shortcuts are the way to go. Here’s a link to the article; you might want to share it with a pre-teen or teen in your life…and while you’re at it, see if it doesn’t spark something within you, too. Just some food for thought.

I had to laugh. On day number two of my week-long test of the Legacy, I opened my garage door, turned the key in the ignition…and got nothing. Jump-starting a review car is usually not a good sign. The good news for the nifty little Subaru sedan is that things only improved during the week. Here’s the scoop… (more…)

I started this little video series primarily to help teachers and parents find books to introduce to teen readers, but it turns out that just as many adults have been responding, and that’s very cool.

This time around it’s a book that we once featured on our Dom and Jane Book Club (a couple of years ago), and it’s still one of my favorites. Anyone with an ounce of science-nerd in them will love it. Check it out.

During a News For Nerds segment, we talked about how scientists have determined the perfect ratio in order to have “a beautiful face.”  Supposedly it’s based on the distance between a woman’s eyes, and between her eyes and mouth.

The perfect distance between the eyes and mouth is 36% of the depth of the face. The perfect distance between the middle of the eyes should be 46% of the width of the face.

They say this is why a haircut can truly alter the perception of whether someone is beautiful or not, because haircuts often change ratios.

No matter what, Kate Beckinsale is still delicious.

I often speak at schools and libraries about the choices that students have regarding their education. So I was especially interested when a young man told me his story about “choices.”

If you’d like to read the article, it’s posted on my Big Brain Club web site, under the student section. This is a link that will take you right to it. You might want to share it with a young person in your life.

Finally!! After starting in Feb 09, the FIRST section is complete. Here are a couple of pix of the first 6000 piece segment. Now there are THREE more sections, 6000 pieces each. Yep, add it up: 24,000 pieces when it’s finished.

If you want to check it out completely, you can go to the puzzle’s web site. Yes, the puzzle has a web site.

Below you’ll find a link to a new article that I’ve posted on my Big Brain Club site. It’s geared specifically to teenagers, so if you have one or two or more of those in your life, you should share it with them. Plus, they (and you) might want to poke around the rest of the site. There’s a category for students, as well as a section for Teachers/Parents.

Here you go: Big Brain Club.

As part of my work with educators and students, I often include segments on the writing process. Well, let’s face it, a lot of that includes referencing books that have made an impact. In this series I suggest books that will appeal to not only young adult readers, but perhaps their parents, too.

By the way, for you teachers out there, you can also find this on TeacherTube.