Friday, June 18th, 2010

The Geek Dad on Father's Day

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Need a new perspective on life? Try launching a video camera 50 feet in the air. This DIY sky-cam is one of many experiments outlined in Ken Denmead's new book Geek Dad: Awesomely Geeky Projects and Activities for Dads and Kids to Share. (Credits: music by SYNTHAR. photos by annette heist. produced by aleszu bajak and flora lichtman.) Viewed 11890 times. See More Videos

This weekend is Father's Day - but instead of wrapping up tools or a tie, how about sharing a geeky family activity? Ira talks with Ken Denmead, author of 'Geek Dad: Awesomely Geeky Projects and Activities for Dads and Kids to Share,' about DIY projects and explorations for a geeky father.

Guests

Flora Lichtman
Multimedia Editor
NPR's Science Friday
New York, New York

Ken Denmead
Author, "Geek Dad: Awesomely Geeky Projects and Activities for Dads and Kids to Share," (Gotham, 2010)
Editor, "GeekDad" Blog
San Francisco, California

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Segment produced by:Flora Lichtman

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