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[LINK] Lightning Octopus: One Bazillion Nerdy Things To Do This Weekend in Phoenix

May 23, 2013 – 8:30 am |
Lightning Octopus

EXTERNAL LINK: A weekly roundup of Arizona geek culture happenings by Best of East Valley 2011 blogger Jonathan Simon.

Underworld producers dig up Frankenstein for dystopian thriller

May 15, 2013 – 8:05 am |

We have a first look at I, FRANKENSTEIN straight from the Cannes film festival

Clark Telescope: Help save an Arizona science-fiction institution

March 29, 2013 – 11:21 am |
Clark Telescope

A 117-year-old Arizona telescope that helped inspire the work of H.G. Wells and Edgar Rice Burroughs is now in need of some serious renovations.

Researchers: Voyager 1 left our solar system last summer

March 20, 2013 – 10:13 am |
The spacecraft Voyager 1 appears to have left the heliosphere, according to a new study. (Credit: NASA)

According to a study released today, NASA’s Voyager 1 spacecraft has officially left our solar system and is now heading out into deep space.

Photos: Geeks Night Out 2013

March 9, 2013 – 12:00 am |

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Photos: #hackPHX Arduino at HeatSync Labs

March 8, 2013 – 9:38 am |
Hack Phx Arduino 2013

HeatSync Labs hackerspace hosts ‘#hackPHX Arduino’ hackathon

February 28, 2013 – 11:00 am |

Fifty people – 10 teams – 12 hours – and a race to save humanity! Well, maybe nothing that serious, but it could happen this Saturday, March 2, at local hackerspace HeatSync Labs.

Mothership declares March ‘Celebrate Our Alien Overlords’ month

February 28, 2013 – 6:00 am |
Please... fix it, Daddy?

If you’ve lived in Arizona, and especially the “Valley of the Sun,” for any amount of time then you are most likely already aware of our alien influenced lifestyle.

What if nerds won the Oscars? 85th Academy Awards edition

February 23, 2013 – 8:20 am |
85th Academy Awards

It’s time to fire up the Nerdvanatron 9000 and determine who should win the Oscars based purely on “nerd cred.”

Video: Geeks’ Night Out returns to Tempe Feb. 21

February 19, 2013 – 7:25 pm |

Prepare yourself for the invasion. The City of Tempe hosts “Geeks Night Out” on Thursday, February 21 in downtown Tempe. It’s part of the week long SciTech festival. Come and embrace your “inner geek”.