The Guardian: For the LSE, in thrall to a dictator, Gaddafi was pure roast duck. The school’s association with Libya’s leader illustrates the predicament now facing all UK universities.
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Since the birth of mass market advertising, one of the longest standing strategies has been to call a product “all natural.” Today, this key word has been joined by others […]
Beyerstein’s take on Newt Gingrich: he was really into America, but he was freaked out because she was way more sexually experienced than him.
Within Scotland, economic development leaders are debating what to do about the country’s “chronically low level of innovation” — a situation made all the more distressing by the ability of […]
Ever wanted to travel back in time to your favorite city and imagine how it actually existed hundreds of years ago? Or hear the stories of a city’s residents in […]
American ships are again under siege by pirates off the African coast. The Pirates of Somalia — we have the weapons to defeat them. All we lack is the will.
I often get asked by administrators for some recommended reading. Here are some of my favorite books on teaching and learning. If the Amazon widget doesn’t load in a few […]
After 3 years, it’s time to set up an advisory board for CASTLE. Although I have a few people in mind that I’d like to invite, I also thought it […]
In the fourth event of the Science in Society Film and Lecture Series at American University, on Monday, March 28 we will be hosting two leading researchers from the National […]
Building on the themes he emphasized in an article last month at Rolling Stone magazine, Al Gore has announced a September event to launch The Climate Reality Project. The 24 […]
Ask a student, any student, what ‘R2P’ means, and you can be forgiven for the blank stare you are likely to receive. Flesh it out into ‘Responsibility to Protect’, and you are still likely to get […]
[cross-posted at the TechLearning blog ] A few back-of-the-envelope calculations here (estimating conservatively when in doubt)… A. Number of students and teachers 50 million public school students+3.3 million public school […]
This is an amazing four-minute machinima film showing the 3-D re-creation of Vincent Van Gogh’s “Starry Night” in Second Life. A big hat tip to Mitch Wagner of Information Week […]
In a wide-ranging interview on business strategy and the particular challenges posed by hyper-competition, Richard D’Aveni of Dartmouth’s Tuck School of Business explains the importance of being able to import […]
I often get asked by administrators for some recommended reading. Here are some of my favorite books on how the world has changed. If the Amazon widget doesn’t load in […]
Senators Grassley and Harkin, I am writing to you as a citizen of Iowa. Senate Bill 3325, The Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights Act of 2008, recently was introduced in […]
I had wonderful plans for a post today, but as they say “best laid plans …” The post in question will see the light of day, but it turned out […]
If I didn’t subscribe to Assorted Stuff, I’d miss brilliant, hysterical stuff like this: A crappy copy should work just fine Be sure to watch the MPAA’s video and read […]
Just so you don’t think I’ve fallen off the face of the Earth … I have been at the 2011 Keck Geology Symposium for Undergraduate Research at Union College for […]
THERE are already some on the Left who are arguing against military intervention – in the form of a no fly zone – over Libya. The argument has merit on […]
n Over the past 12 months, the whole notion of “design thinking” has come into vogue. Not only are there entire books devoted to “design thinking” – like Tim Brown’s […]
Does your school organization make decisions because they sound good or because internal analysis shows they’re the right decisions to make? In other words, what department do your decisions fall […]
Here’s a video from GOOD and the University of Phoenix. Happy viewing! (hat tip to Dennis Richards)
n Some of you have noticed that CASTLE has a new blog: 1to1 Schools. We’re excited about this new venture, which is meant to highlight news, stories, videos, and other resources […]
I’d like to thank everyone who participated in my 3minute survey, Why isn’t your school organization making more progress? We had a total of 561 participants. Some charts and tables […]
Well, not everyone can live at C Street… Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) is demanding an investigation into reports that at least 32 members of Congress are […]
Watching Prince Albert in the movie The King’s Speech and his struggles with stuttering, both before and after he became king of England, was as compelling a drama as I’ve […]
Last Friday, donors for the SETI (Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence) Institute received a letter from CEO, Tom Pierson stating that the Allen Telescope Array was being placed into a state […]
Not a Bubble. I’ve just returned from a vacation to Kaua’i and have been catching up on the news that happened while I was away… there sure was a lot […]
DEAN YEAGER: “Doctor… Venkman. The purpose of science is to serve mankind. You seem to regard science as some kind of dodge… or hustle. Your theories are the worst kind […]