Exploring the Solar System – The Sky Tonight
It’s the first week of the month. You know what that means… it’s time for The Sky Tonight! The Sky Tonight is held in person at the Fleet Science Center the first Wednesday night...
Category: Pop Culture Science
3-2-1… Blast Off with Classics 4 Kids!
This month, I was honored to join Classics 4 Kids to present “3-2-1 Blast Off!” to thousands of San Diego County Students. Classics 4 Kids is an organization committed to ensuring all San Diego...
Lights in the Lothal Sky
On this May the 4th, I’m excited about the long-awaited release of the soundtracks for seasons three and four of Star Wars Rebels. This animated series is in the running for my favorite all-time...
“The Science of Ahsoka” at Los Angeles Comic Con!
Star Wars was a formative experience for me. Since 1977, my mind and heart has been in a galaxy far, far away. I played with lightsabers as a child and wrote my doctoral dissertation...
The Facts & The Furious: Episodes 3 & 4
Are you a fan of The Fast and the Furious movies? Do you love science? If the answer to these questions is “yes”, then The Facts & The Furious Podcast is for you. Here...
The Ghost Job and the Enduring Power of Ghosts
This week marked the release of my husband Greg van Eekhout’s latest book, The Ghost Job. The Ghost Job The Ghost Job tells the story of Zenith and her friends, and all of them...
The Facts & The Furious Podcast – Episode 2: 2 Facts 2 Physics
Are you a fan of The Fast and the Furious movies? Do you love science? If the answer to these questions is “yes”, then The Facts & The Furious Podcast is for you. The...
Talking about Star Wars
This month, I was honored with the opportunity to give a “Science of Star Wars” presentation via Zoom to faculty, staff, and students at Tecnológico de Monterrey, Campus Ciudad de México. The invitation came...
Introducing The Facts & The Furious Podcast
Are you a fan of The Fast and the Furious movies? Do you love science? If the answer to these questions is “yes”, then The Facts & The Furious Podcast is for you. I...
Fenris & Mott and Climate Change
At our Comic-Con panel, the panelists concluded that science in middle grade fiction should inspire curiosity in the reader and that, while accuracy can be sacrificed for the sake of the story, there should...