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Tape Space is another great project in the books
I love this thing. We hired an artist to come in and build us one of his TapeScapes. They’re these stunning tunnels and structures built with packing tape. You start with a metal frame and then just...
View ArticleSelected choir moments that make me one with the universe
1. Heart does ‘Stairway to Heaven’ 2. Mormon Tabernacle Choir – “You’ll Never Walk Alone” and “Nearer My God To Thee” 3. U2 and the Harlem Gospel Choir “Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For” 4....
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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...
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Space 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...
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Unexpected 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...
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I 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 ArticleOur response to the Paris attacks
I consider myself very fortunate that my management team gives me the ability to riff when I want to riff. Following the Paris attacks last week, I was seriously riffing. I noticed that the Eiffel...
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Banksy just brings out the worst in people
I don’t post “controversial” content too often. Not nearly as much as I would like. I think it’s a disservice to our audience to constantly post things that they’ll always find agreeable. As an...
View Article2016
Excited for what the year might bring. Ready for some new challenges. Still listening to this song.
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When Marvel writes you into a comic it’s the most awesome
Huge win to start the year. Mark Waid wrote us into All new. All Different. Avengers issue #2. We found out through a Google Alert. Ridiculous. The CEO was so excited he started sharing pictures from...
View ArticlePride
We have a small group of staff at the Science Center that put on little science plays for our guests. The staff are not “theater people”. This is just something they like to do. A few weeks ago I saw...
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Instagram swap with Guggenheim wins
Had so much fun working on this project. It was tough to put the research together during such a busy week and with little time, but it paid off. We differentiated ourselves with both the number of...
View ArticleThese California Academy of Sciences live streams are serene
The California Academy of Sciences live streams their tanks. This is the stuff your parents and grandparents never had the chance to watch while they got high as Harrier jets. In their day, if they...
View ArticleNew blog for a new age
Sometime around December we got approval to spend some money on a responsive redesign of our blog. I’m finally comfortable enough with the few remaining bugs to show it off. I’d floated this idea a few...
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11 Reasons why I am very into the new Ghostbusters movie
Move along, haters. Move along.
View ArticleCivilian drones are pretty all right
Went to the second annual New York City Drone Film Festival a few weeks ago. Really beautiful stuff. Got a bit repetitive after five hours, but still amazing. Would definitely go back next year. At the...
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