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Building a Better Student: Own The Failure

I’m a success. I’m also a failure. And I wouldn’t have it any other way.



In my thirty-six years in the radio business, I’ve been fired one time. It was in 1992, and I was part of a group of almost forty people who were shown the door after our company w

The Other Side of the Bell

I wrote an article for Yahoo! this week about a very enlightening holiday experience I had at a local grocery store. I'm pleased to say that this article has gotten a ton of positive feedback, so if you haven't read it yet, http://voices.yahoo.com/the-other-side-bell-

News for Nerds - The 'Picture This' Edition

Welcome back to News for Nerds! This week we'll do an Earth fly-by (from space!), we'll explore the freezing depths of the coldest place on Earth, and we'll learn what awful habit is infecting the way we communicate with each other. But first, here are your headlines.

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News for Nerds - The Mood-Sensing Bra Edition

Welcome back to News for Nerds! This week we'll explore topics as diverse as cheerleaders, healthy urine, and the magic (and science) of water flowing uphill. But first: need a lift?

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Are you guilty of stress eating? if so, you'

News for Nerds - The Restful Weekend Edition

Welcome back to News for Nerds! This week we'll check out the first NASA satellite built by high school students, and we'll cover the slightly stinky topic of human flatulence. But first, here are your headlines.

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After a busy

Buzz Aldrin Event Postponed

UPDATE – NOV 15: We are sad to announce that Get Your Nerd On Day at Barnes & Noble on Saturday, November 16, has been postponed. Our special guest, Buzz Aldrin, is ill and will not be traveling to Denver this weekend.



We will do our best to reschedule this e

News for Nerds - The Puberty Edition

Welcome back to News for Nerds! This week we'll explore the world of glow-in-the-dark ice cream, and we'll learn a thing or two about bathroom etiquette. But first, here are your headlines.

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Kids grow up fast, don't they? E

Get Your Nerd On with Buzz Aldrin!

Legendary astronaut Buzz Aldrin will be in Denver to sign copies of his latest book, Mission to Mars, this Saturday, November 16!



This event is part of Get Yo

News for Nerds - The Marital Bliss Edition

Welcome back to News for Nerds! This week we'll explain how snakes have improved our eyesight, how jellyfish are taking over the oceans, and how science finally proves that women are better multi-taskers. But first, here are your headlines.

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News for Nerds - The Mean Girls Edition

Welcome back to News for Nerds! This week we'll unlock the secrets of your brain in love, we'll learn how many lives self-driving cars will eventually save, and we'll get a peek at the iPad app that helps the Ohio State Marching Band go viral. But first, here are your headlines.</p