Waxing poetic about Pluto
We hosted an event this morning that was basically a bunch of people sitting around watching NASA TV until there was confirmation that New Horizons was at its closest point to Pluto. The program...
View ArticleLee Moses –‘Bad girl’ stopping the summer slump
So good. Thanks, Lee. July has been hot, but this jam is so cool. We’re hosting another Space event in early August at the science center. I wish we could put the resources behind something else, but...
View ArticleSpace Party part 2 takes it to the next level
Space Party 2 was a ton of fun. Similar to the first, but with enough twists that it kept things fresh. The Space Shuttle slide was really something else: Getting ready for Space Party! Festivities...
View ArticleUnexpected joy
I wrote this originally as a talk I was going to give at an all-staff meeting. I think it would have killed, but it came to me in the 11th hour and changing what I already submitted wasn’t feasible....
View ArticleDynamite up close doesn’t look that threatening
This is easily one of the coolest videos we’ve made. Had a great time filming it with Haley and one of our interns. Dynamite looks completely innocuous. This dynamite looked like yellow rolls of...
View ArticleTechnology can stop mass shootings, but we have to demand it first
In the midst of all the noise about what do with the country’s gun problem one group always seems to slip by without worry or wear: the gun manufactures. I don’t get it. Why do We the People not demand...
View ArticleI play this game where I draft press statements for people
Just one of the many weird things I do. Sometimes I’ll take a person who was recently in the news and draft what I consider the ideal press statement for them. I like it because it’s a fun character...
View ArticleWhen you recreate the last meal served on the Titanic the quartet is mandatory
We recreated the last dinner served on the Titanic as a media/opening event for our new exhibition. It was a smash hit with almost everyone in attendance. One of our board members even said it was,...
View Article“I’ve never seen dinosaurs on a dinosaur dig site before”
Among people who meet “people” there’s sometimes a fear that the “person” you’re meeting will not live up to the hype. I’m pleased to say that Jack Horner lives up to the hype. To promote the Science...
View ArticleNYCC 2016 – still finding reasons to return to the Javits
It happened again. “This will be my last year at Comic Con.” I whispered the words aloud after getting shamed by some dude in his 40s into walking to the back of the Will Call line. So I tried to sneak...
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