Hip Hop Science MD Live Meet Maynard Okereke

The Hip Hop Science Show LIVE in Detroit with Maynard Okereke, don't miss this educational, entertaining and interactive one hour event. Maynard will be serving up laughs, while celebrating his new book Zombie Spiders and Asteroid Blasters: 16 Incredible Ways That Scientists Are Changing the World. Best for readers ages 8 to 12, grades 3 to 7.

Maynard Okereke, while satisfying your craving for Science focused family fun! Audience members may a have chance to join the fun.Don't Miss this Science Adventure!

How to join:

The admission tickets can be purchased at this link. We are offering a Parent/Child with one book ticket that includes admission for 2 people and 1 signed copy of :Zombie Spiders and Asteroid Blasters: 16 Incredible Ways That Scientists Are Changing the World. The other ticket type is a single book ticket that includes admission for one person and a signed of copy Zombie Spiders and Asteroid Blasters: 16 Incredible Ways That Scientists Are Changing the World.

.The Parent/Child tickets cost $32 ($17.99 cost of book + venue fees and tax). The single book ticket cost $25 ($17.99 cost of book + venue fees and tax) Please present your ticket to bookstore staff and recieve a book upon entering the event. No outside books are allowed at the event.

About the Book :A Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection

Have you ever heard of a spider being turned into a useful robot? Or a real-life planetary defense team protecting the Earth from asteroids? Sounds like science fiction … but it’s not!

Take a wild ride with Maynard Okereke, the Hip Hop MD, into some of the most fascinating and strange corners of scientific research, from physics and engineering to ecology and neuroscience. These wacky wonders of nature and technology will wow all readers and inspire budding scientists to look at the world with fresh curiosity and consider how science can be used to help people, help nature, or enhance our understanding about the world. Interviews with real scientists highlight representation for diverse children and how scientists from a wide range of backgrounds are working to build a better future for our pla

Meet the Author:

Maynard Okereke, aka the Hip Hop MD, is an award-winning science communicator, STEM personality, and keynote speaker. He founded Hip Hop Science to encourage minorities and youth to pursue more advanced careers in STEM. Okereke has won the Asteroid Award for Best Streaming Content and the People of Change Award and was named The National Society of Black Engineers' Entrepreneur of the Year. He's been featured on Netflix's Ada Twist Scientist, The Science Channel, and Curiosity Stream, and in Scientific American. He has also partnered with NASA, the Natural History Museum, the Boston Museum of Science, the LaBrea Tar Pits, Blue Origin, Microsoft, and NVIDIA. Okereke lives in Los Angeles, CA and is online at hiphopscienceshow.com.

In additon, He is an award winning Science Communicator, having received the Odyssey Award for Excellence in Social Media, NSBE's Entrepreneur of the Year, and most recently Ebony's Power 100 List.

Learn more at this link: HIP HOP MDMaynard Okereke

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