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Education’s an investment, not an expense!
Just did a pile o’ dishes and listened to a SciAm podcast featuring the remarks of Robert Rosner (head of Argonne National Laboratory). The short version is that science (and, I would argue, education in general) is a matter of necessity plus vision. First, science is not a luxury, but instead a necessity: Without the [...]
It’s worth 10 minutes of your time
And the day after I get around to posting this, he announces that he’s not running after all. Sigh. The reasons he gives in his new video are clear and convincing, however, and there’s always the possibility that he might run in the future when the notice is not so short. It’s probably old news [...]
Posted in Events, Politics Also tagged change, Change Congress, culture, economics, elections, law, Lawrence Lessig, Politics, school board, Video Comments closed
The world at your fingertips
A couple of weeks ago the wonderful Desert Donkey posted a comment tipping us to a nice article at Atlantic.com on the future of radio. The iPod shows you mainly what’s already going on in your head—it’s cool, but only as cool as solipsism can ever be. I’ve got a way cooler device: a squat [...]
Posted in Music, Radio Also tagged comments, Desert Donkey, media distribution, Music, podcast, Radio Comments closed
We have to help them understand: Science matters!
I highly recommend “Science, delayed” over on Science- Progress.org. It’s a short, clear case by Chris Mooney for how seriously messed up the U.S. Congress is when it comes to science, and how important it is for us all to speak up. The short version is the the Office of Technology Assessment (OTA), created in [...]
When will you buy your last TV?
The ever enlightening John Naughton is suggesting that TV execs perhaps have their heads in the sand about the changes in how much we watch TV. Sadly, this isn’t terribly surprising, and could no doubt be extended to include almost everyone in the “old school” entertainment industry (RIAA, MPAA). At the end, however, he has [...]
An excellent follow-up to the Lessig video
Or, more on how the world is changing wildly while we’re busy making other plans: This is a wonderfully simple and provocative video. You can quibble about some of the details, but don’t. Step back and soak in the big picture. And then think about how we educate our kids and ourselves. (I’m sure that [...]
Posted in Computing, Education, Video, Web development Also tagged change, Education, technology, Video Comments closed
It doesn’t pay to underestimate the kids