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“Art of Engineering for Girls” series to begin this Sunday in Ypsilanti

By Mark | October 28, 2015

When I talked with science educator Cassie Byrd earlier this year as part of the Ypsi Immigration Interview project, we discussed the possibility, given her interest in teaching girls about science, and her experience at the Exploratorium in San Francisco, that she might get more involved locally with FLY Children’s Art Center. Well, I just […]

Posted in Education, Science, Ypsilanti | Also tagged art, Cassie Byrd, Clementine, Engineering Design Process, Exploratorium, FLY Children's Art Center, FLY Creativity Lab, girls and science, motion, Science, science education, simple machines | 3 Comments

Hot swapping dicks

By Mark | June 2, 2014

According to what I’m reading on the internet, Mike Judge, the creator of the HBO series Silicon Valley, actually consulted with Stanford engineers when writing this scene which aired last night, in which the founders of the tech startup Pied Piper thoughtfully discuss whether or not it might be scientifically possible for a lone individuals […]

Posted in Art and Culture | Also tagged Christopher Evan Welch, complimentary shaft angle, dick jokes, dick to floor, Erlich Bachman, Girth, hand jobs, hot swapping dicks, Kumail Nanjiani, Martin Starr, mean jerk time, Mike Judge, Peter Gregory, Silicon Valley, Stanford, T. J. Miller, time to orgasm | 4 Comments

FLY Children’s Art Center to launch Fabulous Contraptions series with A2Awesome grant

By Mark | February 2, 2014

Earlier today the Ann Arbor Awesome Foundation awarded $1,000 in cash to representatives of Ypsilanti’s FLY Children’s Art Center to help fund the launch of a community-wide event called Fabulous Contraptions. After our meeting, I took the opportunity to ask FLY board members Christine Bruxvoort, Linette Lao and Morgan Cox (seen above after receiving their […]