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Burt Lum
Burt Lum is a communicator, innovator, community builder, open data advocate, and sci/tech geek. He is the Executive Director of Hawaii Open Data, co-hosts on Hawaii Public Radio and the Geek Beat on Hawaii News Now. You can find him on Twitter at .
Civil Geeks: Aviation Museum Tackles Astronomy
The Pacific Aviation Museum program allows students to fly higher than the Earth’s atmosphere through photography.
Civil Geeks: It’s Not Easy To Track Hawaii’s Beautiful State Insect
How one University of Hawaii researcher used “citizen scientists” to locate the habitat of the state insect, the聽Pulelehua butterfly.
Civil Geeks: When Science And Art Intersect
“We can reach a whole new audience,” says a representative of one of the research projects hosting artists in residence.
Civil Geeks: Do-It-Yourself Disaster Preparation
Common items can be converted into tools to help you with that 鈥渃amping trip you hope you never have to take.鈥
Civil Geeks: NASA Launches Hawaii Student Experiments Into Space
Project Imua, a collaboration between four UH community colleges, will launch its second payload on a NASA rocket next month.
Civil Geeks: Recruiting The Next Generation Of Cybersecurity Pros
Protecting our data and traffic聽on the internet looks to be a growth industry for, well, forever.
Civil Geeks: 3-D Printing Brings Collections To Life
The Bishop Museum uses聽3-D printing to make聽sturdy objects with which visitors 鈥 especially kids 鈥 can interact.
Civil Geeks: Surveying The Skies To Safeguard Earth
Scientists map “Near Earth Objects” to try to detect those that might strike our planet.
Civil Geeks: Taking Robotics Into Uncharted Waters
Intermediate and high school teams design remotely-operated robots that can do complex jobs underwater.