Schools that have been burdened by demands to “make every minute count” are considering the benefits to learning that can come from simply giving the kids a break.
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We, the living, have won the history jackpot. As centuries go, the 20th century ranks as exceptional, a hard to fathom whirlwind. (The apocalyptic way Stalin and Hitler mass-murdered side-by-side.) […]
The shape of the glass you’re drinking from may affect how fast you’re drinking, says a new study from a UK university looking for an answer to the problem of binging.
In January Stanford President John Hennessy said in a Faculty Senate meeting that online education is a tsunami academia has to face. He added that “We want to get ahead […]
Don’t get me wrong. I love my NPR. My closet is stuffed with their tote bags, and I’ve shoveled dollars their way. Diane Rehm is the greatest thing since sliced […]
Picking an old white man who looked like he was on his last legs to be your mystery speaker was in a lot of ways emblematic of the Republican Party. […]
Picking an old white man who looked like he was on his last legs to be your mystery speaker was in a lot of ways emblematic of the Republican Party. […]
Mitt, we just met you
Clint was crazy!
So here’s a blog post,
“Gall me Maybe”
(with apologies to Carly Rae Jepsen)
If there’s any artist who ever lived and knew color in his soul, it was Vincent Van Gogh. Almost mad with color, Van Gogh owned a box of different-colored yarn […]
Vibrissal sensors, which mimic rodent whiskers, can make tasks safer and easier in a wide range of products, from firefighter helmets to vacuum cleaners.
Scientists announce a new method of weighing mass at the molecular level using nanotechnology. The scale provides increased sensitivity in mass spectroscopy applications.
Your Only Friend Innovation is different from everything you do as a leader in three distinct ways. First, innovation happens in the future for which you currently have no data. […]
It’s not all unicorns and rainbows in Silicon Valley these days. Already, voices are starting to grumble that it is The End of the Beginning for Silicon Valley, that Startups Are Boring, […]
There is much being written about the lies Paul Ryan told in his speech at the Republican Convention. I know, “lies” is a pretty strong word. But a ‘fabrication’, ‘taking […]
WARNING: adult language. In this installment of Penn Jillette’s Atheist’s Guide to the 2012 Election, the Penn and Teller illusionist (and outspoken atheist) sizes up Mitt Romney’s religion, along with […]
If you haven’t yet seen Bill Nye’s video on evolution versus creationism, watch the video here: This video has made national headlines, received nearly 3 million views on Youtube, and […]
Maliyo Games is one of several startups ready to tap into the fast-growing African mobile user base by creating games involving specific cultural references and beliefs.
Hitchens finds time to joke, to be scared and weak, and to attack belief in prayer on its own terms.
According to Jeff DeGraff, half of the challenge for innovators “is having the courage, the temerity, the will to actually stop doing something, which is infinitely harder than starting something new.”
Scientists have successfully figured out how to merge bioengineered human tissue with a nanoelectronic monitoring system.
The Raspberry Pi, a kind of hobbyist-kit computer, is poised to increase hardware and software skills for kids and adults in both developed and developing countries.
So I’m not a big fan of convention speeches. I certainly don’t think they make a permanent difference in the campaign. Any “bump” is temporary. Remember, after all, that the […]
Mitt Romney addresses the nation at the Republican National Convention on Thursday night. How well have his warm-up acts set the stage for his big speech? I’ll assess the four […]
The announcement of a prize challenge for renewable energy machine development is a small but shining carrot for the industry. Meanwhile, residents on Scotland’s Orkney Islands are leading the way in energy self-sufficiency.
Three recently-released papers reveal the discovery of over 2 million space objects, including black holes and extra-bright galaxies, using infrared deep scanning technology.
Today I came across an article about the FTC filing a complaint against Robert Titzer, the creator of the “Your Baby Can Read” program. The FTC accuses him of false […]
Now that Hurricane Isaac is off to wreck havoc on New Orleans, the 2012 Republican National Convention can get down to business. The list of people scheduled to parade across […]
What’s the Big Idea? Hey, did you know that sex improves your self-esteem? It’s also linked to increased bladder control, reduced depression, fewer colds, pain-relief from the rush of oxytocin […]
What’s The Big Idea? Scientists have given animals consciousness. Not through complex manipulation of the brain or through genetic manipulation, but by publicly acknowledging the consensus, for the first time […]
A new type of low-cost, high-energy cell could make solar power much more affordable and widespread.