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A Library Address

One of the best things about my job in learning technology is that I get to work in a library...

Math Geek Mom: Altruism, and the Wild West

The term “altruism” is used in economics to describe the situation where one person’s well being depends, in part, on...

The White Glove Test

Readers of a certain age have probably heard of the white glove test. As I understand it, it was a...

College Presidents and Learning Styles

Listening to the inauguration speech of Dartmouth's new President, Dr. Jim Yong Kim, marks one of the more inspiring moments...

Long Distance Mom: Heartbreak and Radicalism

There’s no denying it. The school year is in full gear now. Labor Day has passed. October is coming. My...

Hamster heat

A new, significant and potentially very useful report makes reference to an aquarium full of hamsters connected to rudimentary motors...

Wednesday Wonder-Cabinet

Gaze into your Internet box and behold the miscellany of oddities collected for you today: Here’s a little piece of...

ABC's and PhD's: Horsing around

My mom grew up on a ranch, and she made sure when my brother and I were old enough, we...