When you look up to the stars tonight, who is looking back at you? Tonight at 10pm ET/PT, Science Channel invites you to explore life beyond planet Earth with the premiere of Aliens: The Definitive Guide — a part of Are We Alone? Month?. Join a team of scientists as they travel to remote locations, both on Earth and throughout the universe, in an adventure to answer your most pressing…
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Are We Alone? Month Kicks Off on Science
A question that has plagued curious thinkers for years – are we alone in this universe? – is at the center of Science Channel’s month of programming, kicking off on Tuesday, March 5th. Renewing its partnership with the SETI Institute, Science Channel will celebrate Are We Alone Month? with four world-premieres, featuring leading scientists on the hunt for alien life forms that lie beyond Earth. Every Tuesday in March, Science Channel…
Buckle Up for Strange Saturdays on Science Channel
Working on the premiere of a new show, Oddities, was one of my first assignments on the Science Channel social media team. Armed with a flip camera and my iPhone, I ventured to the then-location of Obscura Oddities & Antiques in New York’s East Village to get some face time with Evan, Mike, Ryan and the store, a character in itself. (Note: I sometimes still come across photos from this…
Karl Pilkington, Warwick Davis and Josh & Chuck = Science Channel Saturdays
Ever want to know more about alien hand syndrome? Teleportation? Weather modification? Josh Clark and Chuck Bryant have developed a cult following through their podcast, Stuff You Should Know, which covers topics just like these, and this Saturday their show by the same name comes to Science Channel. I have had the pleasure of getting to know Josh and Chuck through the last few months (both in real life and podcast…
Calling All Young Scientists!
Do you know any curious kids who have a flair for science? If so, they could be the winner of the next Discovery Education 3m Young Scientist Challenge. The annual competition recently announced its 15th iteration, in which students in grades 5-8 are encouraged to embrace their love of science by creating a video explaining how we could solve a real-world problem that falls into the category of How We…
That’s a Wrap! Discovery Communications’s Presentations at TCA Winter 2013
On Saturday, January 5, Discovery Communications presented some of its upcoming programming at the Television Critics Association Winter 2013 Press Tour in Pasadena, CA, including Animal Planet’s Rhino Wars, Science Channel’s Stuff You Should Know and Discovery Channel’s The President’s Gatekeepers. Kicking off the morning with a little bacon brittle, courtesy of Destination America’s United States of Bacon, the room took in some of Discovery’s upcoming shows, with topics ranging from alien hand…
Discovery News & Revision3 Launch New Web Series, YouTube Channel
Ever wonder why the barking cat on YouTube sounds like a dog? Or ever have the urge to peruse photos of an underwater resort? Since 1998, Discovery News has been giving smart takes on the latest buzz-worthy news. Today, Discovery News launched DNews, a new online series and YouTube channel designed to bring viewers the intersection between “who knew” and “no way”, with daily video news updates from the worlds of…
‘Firefly’ Fans Rejoice: 10th Anniversary Special on Science This Sunday
If there is one thing my time at Comic-Con taught me, it’s that Firefly fans are seriously devoted to their love of all things Serenity. Science is putting that love to the test, asking fans to tweet #FireflyNov11 in honor of Science’s Firefly: Browncoats Unite 10th anniversary special. For every 5,000 #FireflyNov11 Tweets, a new, never-before-seen Firefly video will be revealed to fans. Firefly fans have already unlocked two awesome…
Celebrate Halloween with Science & ‘Oddities’
As those of us in the northeast part of the U.S. are huddled indoors waiting for Hurricane Sandy (aka Frankenstorm) to pass, we look toward Halloween (perhaps its just that bowl of candy that could turn into storm rations). And what better way to spend the holiday than with Mike, Evan, Audra and everyone from Oddities and Oddities: San Francisco? Science has an all-day marathon of both Oddities franchises planned…
Deepika Kurup Named ‘America’s Top Young Scientist’ in 2012 Discovery Education 3M Young Scientist Challenge
This week, some of the best and brightest students from across the country gathered at the 3M Innovation Center in St. Paul, Minnesota to showcase their scientific smarts and compete for the title of “America’s Top Young Scientist.” The competition was the culmination of a three-month collaboration with 3M scientists as they created their personal innovations as a part of a summer mentoring program — going from concept to prototype…