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Frank Catalano is a veteran industry strategist and analyst for consumer and education technologies. His GeekWire work covers pop culture, science fiction and the arts (tied to tech), plus commentary. He tweets @FrankCatalano.

Museum as mobile game: Pacific Science Center pilots unique ‘Tomorrow Corps’ challenge

Preserving the future: How MoPOP protects and presents our ever-changing popular culture
Game writers to be honored with Nebula Award in first for professional science fiction and fantasy org
Science fiction has won the war: Best-selling author Greg Bear on the genre’s new ‘golden age’

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Heard & overheard: GeekWire Summit 2017, Day 1

by Frank Catalano on October 10, 2017October 10, 2017 at 5:32 pmComment

Executives, scientists, and politicians say the darnedest things. The casual-yet-focused discussions on stage at the GeekWire Summit led top names across the entire range of the technology spectrum to share… Read More

Museum as mobile game: Pacific Science Center pilots unique ‘Tomorrow Corps’ challenge

by Frank Catalano on October 8, 2017October 8, 2017 at 4:25 pmComment

The next time you visit Pacific Science Center in Seattle, you’ll be able to explore it with a scientist in your pocket. PacSci is partnering with Artifact Technologies for the national… Read More

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Hey, obsessed pop culture fan: You may have something museums want

by Frank Catalano on October 5, 2017October 5, 2017 at 6:31 pmComment

Those science-fiction film lobby cards you rescued from the back of a movie theater about to shutter? That dusty prop a relative who used to work in television production gave… Read More

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Preserving the future: How MoPOP protects and presents our ever-changing popular culture

by Frank Catalano on October 1, 2017October 1, 2017 at 7:23 amComment

There can be magic in an object that represents a beloved memory or moment. But, as with any pursuit of love, sometimes there’s a misunderstanding. Take an exhibition about Avatar… Read More

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So you want to write sci-fi? Tips from the president of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America

by Frank Catalano on September 8, 2017September 8, 2017 at 11:52 amComment

Want to be a science fiction or fantasy writer? You’d better sit down. That’s the advice from Cat Rambo, a Seattle writer with more than 200 published short stories to her… Read More

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Game writers to be honored with Nebula Award in first for professional science fiction and fantasy org

by Frank Catalano on September 4, 2017September 6, 2017 at 9:18 pm 5 Comments

Ever since the success of Valve’s Half-Life nearly 20 years ago, video games of all types have been increasingly expected to have a detailed narrative. Now, writers of those games… Read More

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Museum as mobile game: Pacific Science Center pilots unique ‘Tomorrow Corps’ challenge

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Heard & overheard: GeekWire Summit 2017, Day 1

Museum as mobile game: Pacific Science Center pilots unique ‘Tomorrow Corps’ challenge

Hey, obsessed pop culture fan: You may have something museums want

Preserving the future: How MoPOP protects and presents our ever-changing popular culture

So you want to write sci-fi? Tips from the president of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America

Game writers to be honored with Nebula Award in first for professional science fiction and fantasy org

Science fiction has won the war: Best-selling author Greg Bear on the genre’s new ‘golden age’

A Post-Diesel Journal: How the VW emissions software scandal sent one family down a new road

Amazon Tap review: Say hello to my little friend — and new travel buddy

Commentary: KPLU’s proposed acquisition by KUOW puts a global online audience at risk

Echo Dot review: Hands-on with Amazon’s smart, squat, almost-too-independent Alexa sibling

Amazon Books: 4 months later, the retail giant’s bricks-and-mortar experiment feels like a winner

Ignore the critics: The world needs more Tomorrowlands

Education technology: Your cheat sheet to 10 fads, trends, and WTFs

CenturyLink adds six more Seattle neighborhoods to gigabit Internet expansion

Bezos’ Blue Origin starts spaceflight signups for its New Shepard capsule

Mobile news app Circa reportedly up for sale after failing to raise more money

Tesla in the house: Elon Musk’s new batteries aim to transform home, industry, and the grid

Tech veteran Alex Alben named Washington state’s first Chief Privacy Officer

Seattle startup Booktrope raises $1.2M for its book ‘team-publishing’ service

Seattle restaurant challenges Postmates over unauthorized delivery service

Instacart, Whole Foods again partner for floral delivery, now for Mother’s Day

EY announces 21 Pacific Northwest finalists for 2015 Entrepreneur of the Year

Hulu approaches 9M paid subscribers, drops confusing ‘Plus’ brand

Evernote introduces new ‘Plus’ and updated ‘Premium’ subscription plans

Crowdsourced creative firm Zooppa raises $3.4M of Series B round

Google releases Password Alert to warn of phishing in Chrome

Ignition-backed MTN to be acquired by Emerging Market Communications

Redfin touts success of ‘Last Call’ feature in raising last-minute home offers

MultiCare offering app-based video doctor visits for $40 in Washington state

Mars: Our Future on the Red Planet at Museum of Flight

14th Annual Bend Venture Conference BVC 2017

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