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SF fans and space enthusiasts worldwide commence drooling.
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Science explains why Southwest is more efficient than other airlines.
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Lots of interesting physics being done with diamond crystals.
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"The solution, I think, lies in the pedagogy of John Dewey. " Well, it couldn't really make things worse...
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In poking around for information on a forthcoming post, I encountered an aspect of the life of John Dewey that I had previously been unaware of.
It's long been recognized that American kids suck at math, at least when compared to kids in Singapore, Finland, etc. What's less well known is that the steep decline in proficiency only starts when kids are taught algebra.
Richard Rorty has died. I was one of those innumerable undergraduates who, after failing to understand Heidegger or Wittgenstein or Quine or Davidson, picked up Rorty and felt enlightened. The man had a tremendous facility for interpreting the philosophy of others.
Consider this a bonus Friday Fun entry for the summer silly season...