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National Science Foundation Names 16 Finalists

August 2, 2023 Jason P. Hunt 796 Views 0 Comments innovation, National Science Foundation, NSF, NSF Engines, science, technology

Finalists have been announced in the inaugural NSF Engines innovation competition.

Podcast Science

SciFi4Chicks: The Total Eclipse of the Sun

July 20, 2017 SciFi4Me Staff 1785 Views 0 Comments Astronomical Society of Kansas City, Astronomy, Eclipse, Jackie Beucher, science, SciFi4Chicks, SciFi4Me Radio, solar eclipse, telescope

Jackie Beucher of the Astronomical Society of Kansas City joins us for a chat about the upcoming solar eclipse on August 21.

Hyde Park International

Film Festivals Reviews Television & Film

Film Review: THE FEMALE BRAIN Is A Great Sci-Rom-Com (LAFF 2017)

June 23, 2017 Elle Latham 1661 Views 1 Comment Blake Griffin, Cecily Strong, Deon Cole, elle latham, James Marsden, Los Angeles Film Festival, Louann Brizendine, Lucy Punch, movie, review, science, Sofia Vergara, The Female Brain, Toby Kebbell, Whitney Cummings, women

From the LA Film Festival: How does a woman’s brain work? How does a woman’s brain work when studying the brains of other couples to figure out relationships? Inquiring minds want to know about THE FEMALE BRAIN.

Comic Books & Graphic Novels Reviews

Image Comics You Should Be Reading in 2017 Vol 2

June 6, 2017 Dave Baker 1460 Views 0 Comments book, bunn, comic, comics, cullen, Cullen Bunn, dead, dying, fiction, guard, hickman, image, Jonathan, jones, old, plakis, plastic, Reading, regression, renato, sci-fi, science, should

It’s hot outside and you need something to read while you sit in a tub of ice? Check out this list of current Image comics you can snap up now. Just don’t drop your new entertainment in the water! Especially if you read it on a tablet…

Czech Republic - Geoffrey Rush stars as Albert Einstein in National Geographic’s Genius (National Geographic/Dusan Martincek)

Reviews Television & Film

TV Review: Time is Relative in GENIUS

April 26, 2017 Angie Fiedler Sutton 1676 Views 0 Comments adaptations, Albert Einstein, books, drama, Emily Watson, entertainment, genius, Geoffrey Rush, history, Imagine Television, Johnny Flynn, math, National Geographic, Noah Pink, review, Ron Howard, Samantha Colley, science, Television, Walter Isaacson

National Geographic’s first scripted show delves into the life of Albert Einstein.

Television & Film

Documentary THE MARS GENERATION Coming to Netflix May 5

April 11, 2017 Angie Fiedler Sutton 1658 Views 0 Comments Bill Nye, documentary, Elon Musk, film, Mars, Neil deGrasse Tyson, Netflix, science, Space, The Mars Generation, trailer

What will it take to get to Mars? And who will take us there? Netflix has released a trailer for the documentary THE MARS GENERATION, looking at the young people who still have a passion for the stars.

Television & Film

Marjane Satrapi To Direct Marie Curie Biopic

February 27, 2017 Mindy Hunt 1422 Views 0 Comments adaptations, chemistry, director, graphic novel, inventor, Jack Thorne, Marie Curie, Marjane Satrapi, physics, Radioactive, science, Studiocanal

Director Marjane Satrapi to direct RADIOACTIVE, the biopic on female pioneer physicist and chemist, Marie Curie.

Television & Film

TESLA & TWAIN Sparks Interest At CBS Films

February 5, 2017 Mindy Hunt 1574 Views 0 Comments Brigham Taylor, CBS Films, electricity, Eric Siegel, historical fiction, Mark Twain, Nikola Tesla, science, script, Tesla & Twain

CBS Films picks up Eric Siegel’s pitch for TESLA & TWAIN, a story about the friendship between the electrician and the writer.

Science

Shock People On National Static Electricty Day With This Knowledge

January 9, 2017 Mindy Hunt 2040 Views 0 Comments electrical charge, electricity, fun facts, National Static Electricity Day, science, static electricity

Celebrate National Static Electricity Day with some shocking new knowledge.

Jet Propulsion Laboratory's original welcome sign.

Science

Jet Propulsion Laboratory Celebrates 80 Years with Free 2017 Calendar

January 3, 2017 Angie Fiedler Sutton 1721 Views 0 Comments anniversary, history, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, NASA, science, Space

Bring in the new year with a space calendar celebrating JPL’s 80th anniversary.

Science

Dr. Vera Rubin, Pioneer Female Astrophysicist, Dead at 88

December 29, 2016 Mindy Hunt 1413 Views 0 Comments Astronomy, astrophysicist, astrophysics, Carnegie, dark matter, In Memoriam, obituary, RIP, science, Vera Rubin

Groundbreaking female astronomer, Dr. Vera Rubin, dies at 88 following an astonishing career and advocating women’s position in the sciences.

Science

Tesla’s Wardenclyffe Lab Becomes a World Historical Site

December 14, 2016 Mindy Hunt 4351 Views 1 Comment American Physical Society, electricity, fundraising, historical landmark, historical site, inventor, Nikola Tesla, nonprofit, science, Tesla Science Center, Wardenclyffe

Nikola Tesla’s last remaining American lab, the Tesla Science Center in Wardenclyffe, declared a world historical by the American Physical Society.

Science

Volcano Response Workshop to be Held in U.S. for the First Time

November 11, 2016 Mindy Hunt 1772 Views 0 Comments CVO, science, United States Geological Survey, USAID, USGS, VDAP, volcano, Volcano Observatory Best Practices

Media invited to Vancouver, Washington to interview USGS and USAID/OFDA scientists about international volcano hazard awareness and preparedness.

Interviews Science Television & Film

Science Geeks Unite at VOYAGE OF TIME Premiere

September 30, 2016 Elle Latham 1431 Views 0 Comments Beau Bridges, Brad Pitt, California Science Center, Dan Glass, Dennis Dugan, elle latham, IMAX, interviews, Manuel Garcia-Rulfo, movies, Nicolas Gonda, Paul Atkins, premiere, red carpet, Sarah Green, science, Sophokles Tasioulis, Terrence Malick, Voyage of Time

Science geek celebs came out to premiere of Terrence Malick’s VOYAGE OF TIME: THE IMAX EXPERIENCE. Elle interviewed some attendees, screened the film and hung out at the after party.