A Geek Girl’s Guide to Holiday Shopping

by Meredith Placko While millions of Americans fought tooth, nail, and pepper spray to get their hands on some mighty deals, this geek girl somehow managed to avoid the annual contact sport known as Black Friday. While sitting in my office, pouring over YouTube videos of people at their very best in Holiday cheer (and […]

Stephen Colbert Interviews Neil Degrasse Tyson [Video]

Note: Be sure to skip ahead to 6:00 to go directly to the interview. A discussion about science, society, and the universe featuring an out-of-character Stephen Colbert and renowned astrophysicist Neil Degrasse Tyson. Please note that this interview took place at the Kimberley Academy in Montclair, New Jersey back in 2010. [Youtube]

GISHWHES Scavenger Hunt Update: Beware of Flying Christmas Trees!

We wrote previously about the Greatest International Scavenger Hunt the World Has Ever Seen, the 6000-person-strong attempt at record breaking spearheaded by actor Misha Collins. It’s about to come to a close, just in time to get a little unexpected media coverage. One of the items on the list is: Fill hundreds of balloons with […]