Science Experiments on the Radio – Dom and Jane at Mix 100 in Denver Host Steve Spangler
Doing science demonstrations on the radio can be a little challenging because... well... because listeners can't see what's going on in the studio. But the challenge to come up with audible science is too cool to pass up, and that's why I enjoy…
Support Literacy, Help Break a World Record for National Read for the Record Day
On October 7th, 2010, teachers, politicians, celebrities, authors, firefighters and people across America will join children to read a book. Read for the Record is a record-breaking campaign that brings adults and children together on the same…
Walking on Glass – Talk Show Host Screams On-Air Doing Science Experiment
Denise Plante and Murphy Huston from the KOSI Morning Show in Denver, Colorado invited me to visit their show to talk about our upcoming book signing for Naked Eggs and Flying Potatoes. Finding science demonstrations that play well on the radio…
DIY Disaster House – Can Steve Spangler Help Josh Temple Destroy a Bathroom Sink?
We've learned that our office calendar is just a mere suggestion of what might actually happen during the week. Take today, for example. This morning started out as just as any normal Wednesday begins with one exception... the producers from…
Science at Sea – Cruise to Alaska with Steve Spangler Science
You read it correctly - we are taking the Steve Spangler Science experience to the high seas for one week in 2011 with Holland America Cruise lines for Science at Sea 2011.
This is our second field trip to Alaska. In 2009, we set sail led…
Spangler Wins Heartland Chapter Emmy for Weather and Science Day Television Special
The Spangler team received its second Heartland Chapter Emmy Award last Saturday night at the awards gala held in Denver, Colorado. The award was received for the half hour television special - Spangler Science and Weather at Coors Field - that…
Spangler Inducted into the Speaker Hall of Fame – Council of Peers Award of Excellence CPAE
If you're a professional speaker, being inducted into the Speaker Hall of Fame® is kind of like getting an Academy Award... without the cool golden Oscar... but you get the idea. The National Speakers Association (NSA), the leading organization…
Forget Baseballs, the Colorado Rockies Warm Up with Limes
After last year's Science and Weather Day at Coors Field, the Colorado Rockies outfielders asked me to give them more of a challenge for a warm-up before the game. Last year, pitcher Jeff Francis and I launched potatoes with tricked out potato…
Arapahoe Community College Foundation – Promoting the Power of Education Award
I received a phone call in early December from a good friend, RC Myles, asking if I could "go to lunch" on April 29th. Either this guy's calendar really books up fast or he's an early planner. It turned out that neither was the case since RC…
Ellen Show – Spangler Science Take 9 – It's Raining Ping Pong Balls!
We're back from the Warner Bros. studios in Burbank, California with lots of fun stories from our latest appearance on the Ellen DeGeneres Show. When I say 'we'... I mean 'we' because there's no way I could pull these segments off by myself.…