Ok… I’ll get this post going this time… Saturday late morning started with a call from my good friend Greg (meteorologist and programmer). Storms a-brewing in the east and the outlooking is favorable for isolated supercells… or something like that. I’m no meteorologist and my recollection of middle school earth science is practically nonexistent (I […]
Continue reading →This is actually an NSF news item that came out a couple of months ago. I’m not sure if it hit the main press, but as a parent and educator, I find it fascinating. Here’s the gist of the research by Valerie Reyna and Chuck Brainerd (both from Cornell University): [C]hildren depend more heavily on […]
Continue reading →I came across this posting from the National Science Foundation: Platypus Genome Decoded: Genome may yield clues about evolution and disease prevention. … I did recognize the picture, and always figured it to be some relative of the beaver.
Continue reading →Parents, take note: if you haven’t taken the time to explore your own state, your kids will suffer. The Wichita mountains are part of the Wichita Wildlife Refuge. The Refuge is home to free-range bison and longhorn cattle, prairie dogs, wild turkeys, and a plethora of other life. I just went down Sunday. The wildflowers […]
Continue reading →The New York Times has published this amazing article, “Can the Cellphone Help End Global Poverty?” (April 13, 2008) on Jan Chipchase, Nokia’s globe hopping industrial designer. It is truly an insight in to the global phenomenon of cell phones. This is a long, yet tremendous article that gives a perspective of globalization few have […]
Continue reading →Another absolute must-see from VBS.tv: I’ve never quite understood how anyone can ignore such blatant environmental problems. Do people fight hard to pretend the planet was just as dirty 50 years ago? I remember reading how some environmentalists viewed Al Gore’s “An Inconvenient Truth” as soft on the issues. This is the kind of TV […]
Continue reading →Sometimes it takes time. It’s been a long hiatus, but I have lots of good stuff waiting for posting. It may be a few months outdated. For those of you with any interest whatsoever, I was hit with a long spell of business, gaming (with some interesting reflections to bring back), and most recently, shifting […]
Continue reading →This is, admittedly, one of the best web discoveries I’ve made. VBS.tv is not your average cable channel. Out of the plethora of content, the documentaries are some of the best I’ve seen. If only PBS could get away with this. I just watched the 5 episodes (~4 minutes each) of El Dorado, Venezuela, and […]
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