Tag Archives: geek

The GeekDads Episode #60: iPadCast

Posted on February 3, 2010 by Ken-Denmead

The GeekDads are back with everyone who wasn’t watching the LOST season opener to talk about the iPad, and National Black History Month. Enjoy!
GeekDad.com is the parenting blog at Wired.com, edited by Ken Denmead, Matt Blum and Chris Anderson. It is a community of like-minded geeky parents writing about our experiences raising our […] Continue reading →

Posted in GeekDad | Tagged Black History Month, Chris Anderson, geek, GeekDad Podcasts, iPad, Podcast, Popular culture | Comments Off

My Life With Cars: Lessons From a Three-Year-Old

Posted on January 8, 2010 by Natania-Barron

He was 18 months old the first time he touched a Matchbox car. On that day, in the early spring of 2008, my son wrapped his chubby little fingers around the cool metal of a paint-chipped 1970 Impala, and his life has never been the same since.
You may think I’m exaggerating, and there are days […] Continue reading →

Posted in GeekDad | Tagged Cars, geek, Hobbies, kids, Toys and Technology | Comments Off

To Ban or Not to Ban ‘Nerd’ and ‘Geek’ From Our Lexicon

Posted on December 22, 2009 by Curtis-Silver

It’s been suggested that we ban the words ‘Nerd’ and ‘Geek’ from the lexicon to combat the negative stereotypes that go with them so they can thrive easier. But there will always be nerds and geeks, no matter what we call them. Continue reading →

Posted in GeekDad | Tagged Anderegg, Everything Else, geek, Math, Nerd, Science, Science and Education | Comments Off

Best of the Geek Decade: Let the Kids Decide!

Posted on December 22, 2009 by Corrina-Lawson

In an extremely unscientific but fun poll of our geek kids, GeekDad has compiled a best-of-the-decade list. We tried hard to keep it to what was new this decade, though we made an exception for Lego sets (in some cases it was too hard to tell what came out this decade and what didn’t). Plus, if […] Continue reading →

Posted in GeekDad | Tagged best of the geek decade, Books, Comics, Electronic Geek, Family, geek, list, Movies, Music, Toys and Technology | Comments Off

8 Steps to a Geekier Chanukah

Posted on December 11, 2009 by Curtis-Silver

Today is the first day of Chanukah! The Festival of Lights begins tonight at sundown, so here are some geeky ways for you to celebrate! Continue reading →

Posted in GeekDad | Tagged Chanukah, DIY, geek, Hacking the Holidays, Hanukkah, Hebrew, holidays, Jewish, Music | Comments Off

Happy Birthday Jonathan Coulton!

Posted on December 1, 2009 by Curtis-Silver

Happy birthday to geek rock troubadour Jonathan Coulton from all of us here at GeekDad! Continue reading →

Posted in GeekDad | Tagged Birthday, geek, Jonathan Coulton, Music, People | Comments Off