Behind most great discoveries in natural science is a deep foundation of field work.
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Apps are great helps for citizen science, but “old school” field notes remain a powerful tool for becoming a competent naturalist.
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By Sheldon Greaves The national upheaval caused by the murder of George Floyd by police officer Derek Chauvin has dominated the headlines for the last few days, and rightly so. You can almost feel a qualitative difference in the anger, … Continue reading
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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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.
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Materials from a recent presentation I gave on cybersecurity and keeping yourself safe online.
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
By Sheldon Greaves It’s been conventional wisdom for a long time that a strong password must be a complex affair. Consisting of longish strings in which capital letters turn up in unlikely places, along with numbers and special characters to … 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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