Guest Thinkers — February 16, 2011

Minnesota Teacher of the Year is Smart

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Minnesota’s Teacher of the Year is smart. Not just because of his last name, but because he started a blog to chronicle his adventures. What a great idea. He’s off to a good start, that Mike Smart…

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A silhouette of a paranormal investigator stands in a dark, cluttered attic, holding a bright light source that sharply illuminates their outline.

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Why don’t Americans trust experts? Just ask a paranormal investigator.

For his new book, “The Ghost Lab,” Matt Hongoltz-Hetling spent time with paranormal investigators to understand their relationship with science and society.

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The end of extraction and the rise of abundance

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How to understand the Universe’s most important equation

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‘Everything is Tuberculosis’ author John Green on writing, anxiety, and illness

John Green opens up about his struggle to remain hopeful while writing about suffering and injustice.

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The dancing monk: Why mature people don’t chase total control

The child has no control at all and the adult tries to control too much. But there is a third way.

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