Wil Wheaton and The USA Science and Engineering Festival Want Your Kids to Be Curious

Wil Wheaton isn’t here to make science cool. Science is already cool, and vitally important. He’s just here to remind people of that. Wheaton — who made his big debut in “Stand by Me,” made his mark in “Star Trek: The Next Generation” and now makes his living both as an actor (he plays an “evil” version of himself on “The Big Bang Theory”) and as a geek-about-town, speaking, blogging and hosting a gaming show on YouTube called “Tabletop” — will be appearing at this weekend’s fourth biennial USA Science and Engineering Festival. The event targets kids with Q-and-As featuring actual scientists, interactive demonstrations of the “don’t try this at home” variety, performances from They Might Be Giants and talks from other stars in the nerd universe. Read More…