Fri, 17 Feb 2012 4:05:00http://www.domtesta.com/blogen http://www.domtesta.com/blog/news-for-nerds-february-17-2012 http://www.domtesta.com/blog/news-for-nerds-february-17-2012/comments 2012-02-17T04:05:00-07:00 http://www.domtesta.com/blog/news-for-nerds-february-17-2012 <p>Welcome back to another edition of News for Nerds! This week we'll look at why Adele's music makes us cry, how to tell if someone's lying to you online, and what your heartbeat has to do with your Twitter password. But first: we're gonna need a bigger boat.</p> <p style="text-align: center;">*&n http://www.domtesta.com/blog/dom-is-featured-in-today-s-denver-post http://www.domtesta.com/blog/dom-is-featured-in-today-s-denver-post/comments 2012-02-16T08:54:00-07:00 http://www.domtesta.com/blog/dom-is-featured-in-today-s-denver-post <p>With this week's release of <a href="http://us.macmillan.com/thegalahadlegacy/DomTesta" target="_blank">the final book</a> in the Galahad series, The Denver Post's Claire Martin sat down with Dom to disucss the end of a saga, traveling the world, his work with middle school students... and a vari http://www.domtesta.com/blog/are-you-sad http://www.domtesta.com/blog/are-you-sad/comments 2012-02-14T14:00:00-07:00 http://www.domtesta.com/blog/are-you-sad <p>In a recent interview I was asked how I felt about closing the book on a series that has spanned almost eight years and six volumes. &ldquo;Are you sad?&rdquo; the writer asked, referring to the final installment of the Galahad series.<br /> <br /> It&rsquo;s an interesting question, and it&rsq http://www.domtesta.com/blog/news-for-nerds-february-10-2012 http://www.domtesta.com/blog/news-for-nerds-february-10-2012/comments 2012-02-10T04:05:00-07:00 http://www.domtesta.com/blog/news-for-nerds-february-10-2012 <p>Welcome back...</p> <p style="text-align: center">*&nbsp;* * *&nbsp;*</p> <p>You know about extreme sports. They've become part of the mainstream these days, with entire TV&nbsp;shows dedicated to showcasing the skills (and courage) of base jumpers and X gamers. But Felix Baumgartner would like http://www.domtesta.com/blog/video-push-a-skewer-through-a-balloon http://www.domtesta.com/blog/video-push-a-skewer-through-a-balloon/comments 2012-02-09T08:53:00-07:00 http://www.domtesta.com/blog/video-push-a-skewer-through-a-balloon <p>Our friend Steve Spangler is an absolute rock star in the worlds of science and education. His events draw teachers from all over the world, and his appearances on Denver's 9News (weekly) and the Ellen DeGeneres Show (a dozen and counting) are the kind of viral videos that you actually feel <em>g