Archive for March, 2011

Bert & Ernie perform Ante Up by M.O.P (h/t @juliafallon)

Bert & Ernie perform Ante Up by M.O.P (h/t @juliafallon)

By Ben | Uncategorized

via youtube.com Funny thing is I remember a bunch of the original skits used to [&hellip

Radiation Dose Chart by xkcd (h/t @courosa)

Radiation Dose Chart by xkcd (h/t @courosa)

By Ben | Uncategorized

via xkcd.com Puts things happening in Japan in perspective. No, it's not a good situation. [&hellip

Khan Academy and the Effectiveness of Science Videos

Khan Academy and the Effectiveness of Science Videos

By Ben | Uncategorized

via youtube.com Interesting & thought provoking ideas on the effectiveness of science videos and their [&hellip

Super detailed & awesome history of science fiction

Super detailed & awesome history of science fiction

By Ben | Uncategorized

found at Boing Boing via scimaps.org by Ward Shelley

Going for a run leads to local history investigation

Going for a run leads to local history investigation

By Ben | Uncategorized

via flickr.com Oh, the wonders of the internet! All the maps say "Barnes Reservoir," but [&hellip

Insane 1st Person View of the Tsunami (h/t @ehoffman)

By Ben | Uncategorized

Update: The link provided below doesn't appear to be working. Here's an upload of the [&hellip

Tsunami Wave hits Emeryville, CA

Tsunami Wave hits Emeryville, CA

By Ben | Uncategorized

via youtube.com Keep in mind this is more than 5,000 miles away from the epicenter, [&hellip

Earthquake & Tsunami in Japan

Earthquake & Tsunami in Japan

By Ben | Uncategorized

I've found myself oscillating between wonder and amazement at the size & effect of this [&hellip

True for education (and everywhere else)

By Ben | Uncategorized

People are happiest when they're encouraged and trusted. via sethgodin.typepad.com

TOM THE DANCING BUG: Counter-Earth's Dept. of Education, Kicking Ass

TOM THE DANCING BUG: Counter-Earth's Dept. of Education, Kicking Ass

By Ben | Uncategorized

via boingboing.net That's just crazy talk

Google Before You Tweet

Google Before You Tweet

By Ben | Uncategorized

Google before you Tweet via boingboing.net Etiquette for the 21st Century

Pale blue spice

Pale blue spice

By Ben | Uncategorized

via blogs.discovermagazine.com

Encouraging higher education :-)

Encouraging higher education :-)

By Ben | Uncategorized

via postertext.com

Mapping Violence Against Pro-Democracy Protests in Libya - Google Maps

By Ben | Uncategorized

View Larger Map via maps.google.com Some pretty amazing stuff here. This updates near real-time as [&hellip

Notice to All Banker Types from a Teacher

By Ben | Uncategorized

I have used a bank many times. I have a checking account and a savings [&hellip

Covering Ass vs. Quality

By Ben | education, quotes

It is this freedom of the teacher to decide and, indeed, the freedom of the [&hellip

Out of Context Science

Out of Context Science

By Ben | Uncategorized

Out of Context Science via neatorama.com Picking out the most ridiculous sentence in science articles [&hellip

Diane Ravitch on the Daily Show

By Ben | Uncategorized

via thedailyshow.com While I don't agree with all of Diane Ravitch's opinions, I'd much rather [&hellip