Meet the Iron Brothers of Topeka

Have you heard of the Iron Brothers of Topeka? They’ve got some of the coolest cosplay I’ve ever seen, and it was especially cool to see them at Figments and Filaments in Kansas City.  The convention itself was pretty small, so we were able to get up close (and yes, that’s me) and get pictures. … Continue reading Meet the Iron Brothers of Topeka

Making science fun with paper roller coasters

My grade school days are so far behind me, I remember very little about any sort of science experiments. I vaguely recall something about adding food coloring to water to turn white carnations different colors. BOR-ING. If I had Andrew Gatt for a teacher, I think I would have some pretty epic science memories. As … Continue reading Making science fun with paper roller coasters

Operation Crossbones Kickstarter

Check out this Kickstarter campaign. Xander is raising capital to start a business making screen-printed nerdy pirate flags, and he has some great designs! not quite, entirely unlike tea From the site: “Pirates are cool! Aside from being covetous, rum-swigging, no-rules-having bad-asses, you know what makes them so freakin’ awesome? Their flags! Take the Jolly … Continue reading Operation Crossbones Kickstarter

Gather ’round children, as I weave you a tale of isotropes and kilowicks…

Developed in 1869 by the Russian chemist Dmitri Mendeleev to help illustrate commonalities in the various properties of elements, the Periodic Table has been both boon and bane to high school chemistry students around the world (my own experiences fell definitely to the “bane” side.) Fast forward about 140 years, and we have a more … Continue reading Gather ’round children, as I weave you a tale of isotropes and kilowicks…