When I was eleven, my parents gave my brothers and me a puzzle game that totally captivated us. It was called “Soma”.
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Intertidal ecosystems are one of the more dramatic examples of what biologists call the “edge effect.” This describes what happens when two different kinds of ecosystems come into contact with each other.
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I like to see an old technology make a comeback, and I am pleased to report that this is happening with the humble index card.
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Freedom University is an underground learning community that assists undocumented youth acquire the intellectual tools needed to prepare for college.
Continue readingBy Sheldon Greaves The week before last I had the distinct pleasure of interviewing Megan Prelinger, who with her partner Rick took their personal libraries that had grown too big to manage, and turned them into a DIY public library … Continue reading
In the 1960s and early 70’s. the Midpeninsula Free University created a thriving, radical learning community with lessons for today.
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The college admissions scandal is just part of a deeper, dirtier malaise infecting higher education.
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By Sheldon Greaves If you’ve been to college, you have probably taken a course called “Western Civilization” or “Western Civ” for short. It was probably a required course, which means you did all you could to get through it quickly … Continue reading
It’s official: global warming is real. Now the debate has shifted to whether it’s worth doing anything about it.
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