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The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy. Includes sections on The Bible (the handwriting on the wall), proverbs (he who laughs last, laughs best), idioms … gulfstream/2349
Where the winners of major science awards have come from over the last 20 years. (Mostly the US, and mostly US citizens, too.) gulfstream/2383
Good summary of a Scientific American piece on how small children think. gulfstream/1821
“Nobody dumbs down the finance pages. Imagine the fuss if I tried to stick the word ‘biophoton’ on a science page without explaining what … gulfstream/1833
Malcolm Gladwell on the college admissions process. gulfstream/1846
One hell of a kill switch: to discourage a secondary “grey market” for that (much-hyped) $100 laptop, “the machine is disabled if not connected … gulfstream/1882
Flash games produced by the Nobel Prize’s education/outreach division, completely inexplicable in purpose and design. Michele puts it well: … gulfstream/1927
(Video) How pregnancy happens. V. disturbing Mr. Penis. gulfstream/2094
Steven Levitt, co-author of Freakonomics, argues against tenure. “What does tenure do? It distorts people’s effort so that they face strong incentives … gulfstream/2251
Account of the Anna Nicole Smith/J. Howard Marshall courtship, an extract from Judge David Carter’s decision. (Starts half-way down.) “But … gulfstream/884
Historically black university gets Russian students as part of diversification program. (“It’s worse than the education we had in Russia. … gulfstream/1068
Kansas Outlaws Practice of Evolution: “Violators of the new law may face punishments that include jail time, stiff fines, and rehabilitative education … gulfstream/2197
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Stevey's Blog Rants: Math For Programmers
The Charles Douglas-Home Memorial Trust Award 2005 - Comment - Times Online
The Chronicle: 4/7/2006: There Is Such a Thing as a Stupid Question
If We Taught English the Way We Teach Mathematics...
East Bay - News - Rich, Black, Flunking
The School Cafeteria, on a Diet - New York Times
the surprisingly stringent rules regarding what can be served in us scxool cafeterias
Google Code for Educators
short articles by google on computing topics
