Guest Thinkers — February 16, 2011

Google for Educators

A weekly newsletter featuring the biggest ideas from the smartest people

Google for Educators is a new web site from our friends at Google that puts twelve of its tools together for use by K-12 teachers. The list includes Google Documents (formerly Writely) and Spreadsheets, Blogger, Google Video, and more.

Very cool. Now the question is going to be how many educators are blocked from using some or all of these tools by their districts…

A weekly newsletter featuring the biggest ideas from the smartest people

An open ancient book reveals two pages, intricately illustrated with a pentagram and hexagram, surrounded by handwritten text in a faded script that whispers secrets of necromancy.

The Past

The “Demon Method”: How necromancy once solved everyone’s problems

Grab a sword, a small plate, and a young child. We’ve got a demon to summon.

A person in a red shirt stands next to "Waves in an Impossible Sea," the 2024 science book by Matt Strassler. The background displays a blurred bookshelf.

Starts With A Bang

“Waves in an Impossible Sea”: The 2024 science book of the year

Matt Strassler’s journey into fundamental physics culminates in a brilliant explanation of the Higgs field. Enjoy this exclusive interview.

Business

Inside Google’s quantum computing breakthrough

Welcome to The Nightcrawler — a weekly newsletter from Eric Markowitz covering tech, innovation, and long-term thinking.

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Thinking

How to reclaim meaning in a changing world

What if the barrier to a fulfilled life isn’t technology but culture?

The Future

Can humans purge the bots without sacrificing our privacy?

“Personhood” credentials could cleanse the internet of bots — but are the costs worth it?

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