I saw this article in the Huffington Post about a teacher named Rob Tarrou who makes great YouTube videos that show him teaching math and how these videos have become popular. From the moment I started reading this article I was amazed. I loved the title, “Chalk talk” and how he is literally using a [...]
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About Mob Mentality
There have been times in our lives when we’ve heard the expression ‘if your friends jumped off a cliff, would you do the same?’ from our parents or our teachers. We answered with ‘no’ most of the times. The sad fact is that, every now and then, without realizing why, we would jump with our [...]
If you think green: think in the children
Hans Rosling provides another interesting TED talk. As he mentions economics plays a huge role in whether we will slow population growth. The economic condition plays a huge role in child survival which he calls “the new green.” Meaning the fate of the environment is tied to increasing child survival (and decreasing poverty). There are [...]
Difference between Online Education VS. Traditional Education
These days, the internet has grown into a veritable wealth of information for college seekers. Everything from applying for financial aid to taking a course can be accomplished online. Now, a student can even obtain online degrees from one of many schools offering online education as a viable alternative to a traditional classroom education. How [...]
How Energy Farms Work
Energy Farms grow food, but are also net producers of energy. They can operate at a range of scales, and use a mix of ancient and new crops and technologies. Less than a century ago most farms were net energy producers; today US farms consume more energy than they produce, and our food system as [...]
Researchers Contribute Climate Model to Study That Finds Some Winds Decreasing
Declining wind speeds in parts of the United States could impact more than the wind power industry, say Iowa State University climate researchers. Three Iowa State researchers contributed their expertise in modeling North America’s climate to a study to be published in the Journal of Geophysical Research – Atmospheres. The study – led by Sara [...]
Earth : Disney film
In 2005, this little French nature documentary came along and changed the box-office rules. March of the Penguins earned $77 million in U.S. theaters. And Disney, which distributed the film in some countries, including France, took notice. The studio that invented the modern family-friendly nature film, with its True Life Adventures in the 1940s through [...]
Mathematics: E-Books for free online viewing and/or download
Here is an alphabetical list of online mathematics books, textbooks, monographs, lecture notes, and other mathematics related documents freely available on the web. I tried to select only the works in book formats, “real” books that are mainly in PDF format, so many well-known html-based mathematics web pages and online tutorials are left out. Click [...]
Education Resource List
A list of some of the mos helpful sites out there. Aircraft Systems Engineering Computer Science Books The Harvard Classics Fifteen Minutes a Day
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- Los Angeles | California (by yosch)
- Lands of Tuscany: The Serchio Valley (by Alessandro Puccinelli)
- Na Pali Coast
- Haystack Rock by Bobshots on Flickr.
- Eruption! by Alain Barbezat
- View of Himalaya mountains at sunset by Marina & Enrique on...
- Rice terraces, Irkhuwa Valley, far Eastern Nepal
- Bora Bora, French Polynesia
- Berlin, Germany (by Oliver Winter)
- A Poor Man’s Memory - By: George Christakis
