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People interested in science often have experiences in their childhood that predict their adult interests. There is reference to this in “Outliers”. I came across a Ted Talk that describes the same phenomenon on a personal level (when did the … Continue reading →

I am in my office preparing for my grad class tomorrow evening. I am reading a 2003 paper by Burkhardt & Schoenfeld that offers suggestions for improving educational research and the difficulty of influencing educational practice via resesarch. It is … Continue reading →

It appears that Britannica has given in to the popularity of participatory authoring and will allow users to edit its own online version. Mr Cauz said that any changes or additions made to Britannica entries online would have to be vetted … Continue reading →

[Satellite image by GeoEye] – perhaps one of the most unusual photos from the inauguration. This image captured by the GeoEye-1 satellite. Offered according to GeoEye publishing guidelines.

WhiteHouse.gov has been updated and extended. One addition – a blog. No, the President does not update the blog (at least to this point).

I watched the inauguration from my office. I had the CNN feed (plus Facebook), tweetdeck, and twittv running at the same time. I was surprised by the participation of others via Facebook. My wife, my son, colleagues – others were … Continue reading →