Steve Spangler is an authority on STEM education with more than 1,800 television appearances to his credit. He's a regular guest on The Ellen Show and the host of the three-time Emmy-nominated television series DIY Sci airing on FOX affiliates nationwide. He is a best-selling author, an Emmy award-winning television personality and a Hall of Fame Speaker Inductee, as well as the bestselling author of two previous science books for kids, Naked Eggs and Flying Potatoes and Fire Bubbles and Exploding Toothpaste.

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