Creativity as Resistance: New article
Image credit: tshirtgifter.com The next article in our series (Rethinking technology and creativity for the 21st century) for the journal Tech Trends is now ava...
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Jabberwocky goes to graduate school
The 5th floor of Erickson Hall is a fun place to be. Typically a bunch of graduate students hang out there, working on their readings, talking shop and in gener...
Cheating in a test, why that’s the way to go
I just read this wonderful essay by UCLA professor Peter Nonacs titled: Why I Let My Students Cheat On Their Game Theory Exam. In this essay he describes an exp...
Research conduct: The movie
From Ken Friedman & the PhD Design listserv: The current issue of The Scientist has a story on an interactive film that helps research students and early ca...
Jumpstart Repurposing
I have often talked of repurposing as being key to creativity, particularly for teachers using new technologies. (See previous postings on this topic here and h...
Darwin film can’t find distributor
Telegraph article titled: Charles Darwin film ‘too controversial for religious America’ How sad is that!
The story of Hari & freedom of speech
Last week, Johann Hari wrote an article defending free speech for everyone. You can read the article here: Why should I respect these oppressive religions?. Thi...
The reluctant fundamentalist
I just finished reading “The reluctant fundamentalist” a novel by Mohsin Hamid over the break. (I had mentioned this novel in another context here)....
11/26/2008
Mumbai, 11/26/08 Nov. 27: School children hold candles as they pay tribute to the victims of terrorist attacks in Mumbai at a school in Ahmadabad, India, on Thu...
Bittersweet Thanksgiving
The recent events in Mumbai have thrown a pall over the Thanksgiving break. That said, this is a moment to celebrate friends and family. Let us spare a moment f...