On February 20, 1962, perched atop an Atlas rocket, John Glenn was blasted into space at 17,500 miles per hour. He splashed down in the Atlantic Ocean about five hours later, having orbited the Earth three times, the first American to do so. Our most recent video for Time.com is a tribute to John Glenn, …
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In celebration of today’s lunar eclipse, Google‘s logo features an animated moon. When you click through, as usual, you get a page of related search results. A little while ago, one of the top results included a surprising definition of “lunar eclipse” from Wikipedia: According to Wikipedia: Lunar eclipse: A lunar eclipse is when the moon …
Science comedy fans, unite! For one evening in Sunnyvale, California! 8pm, Wednesday, May 11, 2011. An evening of science comedy at Rooster T. Feathers Comedy Club with science comedian Brian Malow. Information and Reservations: 408-736-0921 Or BUY YOUR TICKETS ONLINE *** Science Comedian Brian Malow presents Rational Comedy for an Irrational Planet An evening of …
Jan. 13-16, 2011 – ScienceOnline2011, Research Triangle Park, NC I’m thrilled to be attending and participating in ScienceOnline2011 – the fifth annual conference on science and the web in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina. My first time! I’ll be leading a session with Joanne Manaster on communicating science with humor, and I’ll be speaking/performing at …
I had a fantastic time performing at the Sacramento Comedy Spot this past Friday. We had a packed house in an intimate room – and they were just the perfect science-loving crowd. Or, I should say, science-comedy-loving crowd. The opening act was the hilariously geeky Nick Pettigrew (link is to a previous set of his), …
This past Friday, I performed at the Sacramento Comedy Spot (in , uh, Sacramento, CA). To promote the show, I made an early morning appearance on a local TV show, “Good Day, Sacramento.” I said, “Good day!” We talked about science and comedy and insect photography. They even pulled up my photo blog: InsectPaparazzi.com . …
Saturday, November 6, 2010. I’m performing at a fundraiser for a very worthwhile cause – Schmahl Science Workshops offers an after-school career mentorship program that enables pre-K through 12 students to participate in on-going science and engineering research programs. 16th Anniversary Celebration and Fundraiser: “The Science of Success” Food, wine, live entertainment (that’s me!) 6-10pm, Saturday, November …
November 14, 2010. Solo Sundays is a great series of shows at San Francisco’s Stage Werx Theatre. Each Sunday you get to see not one(1) but two(2) solo performers. On Sunday, November 14, it will be me and Julia Jackson. I’ve done it once before and I absolutely love the venue and the management and …
Science comedy in a classic San Francisco venue!
Science Comedy at a great new Sacramento comedy club.