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Baby and Jesus Are the Top Two Names Used in Popular Music? Go On….
Baby and Jesus Are the Top Two Names Used in Popular Music? Go On….
Want another reason to teach computer science in humanities classes? Check this out. In their latest project, the data journalists…
I Have Learned that Smartphones Are Kind of Like Brain Candy
I Have Learned that Smartphones Are Kind of Like Brain Candy
Technology is a double-edged sword. It might make new kinds of innovation possible, but it also can have problematic effects…
What Incredibles Math
What Incredibles Math
This clip resonates with me something fierce. As the father of an elementary age student, I can attest to the…
Is Financial Literacy the Key to Math Success? This Non-Profit Thinks So. And They Have a Free Curriculum to Convince You.
Is Financial Literacy the Key to Math Success? This Non-Profit Thinks So. And They Have a Free Curriculum to Convince You.
Fear not, arithmophobes! There’s a new math kid on the block, and she’s got swag. I recently attended an information…
Tolkien’s Lesson on Computationality and Creativity–Whilst Smoking His Pipe
Tolkien’s Lesson on Computationality and Creativity–Whilst Smoking His Pipe
On a recent visit to the Tolkien exhibit at the Morgan Library and Museum, I was fascinated to see process…
Why Are Letters on Keyboards So Oddly Arranged? Here’s a Primer on the Origins of QWERTY!
Why Are Letters on Keyboards So Oddly Arranged? Here’s a Primer on the Origins of QWERTY!
Keyboards are literally where human beings communication with computers. Considering how ubiquitous they are, it is odd that many of…
Wait, You Were Serious about Using Minecraft in School?
Wait, You Were Serious about Using Minecraft in School?
As the father of a 9-year-old, I can attest to the seemingly supernatural power of Minecraft. My son can play…
228 Issues of Vogue Magazine. Can You Guess How Many Featured Women with Dark Skin? Look.
228 Issues of Vogue Magazine. Can You Guess How Many Featured Women with Dark Skin? Look.
What a fascinating example of data journalism by the folks over at The Pudding. Explore trends in skin color as…
The Language and Law of Your Location
The Language and Law of Your Location
Whatever device you are reading this on is probably tracking tons of data about you right now, including your geographic…
Teachers Need to Watch this Video About Stress and Learning–For Themselves and For Their Students
Teachers Need to Watch this Video About Stress and Learning–For Themselves and For Their Students
This video about stress and the brain should be required viewing for all teachers. As you watch it, think about…
Picturing the Digital Age for What it Is
Picturing the Digital Age for What it Is
The digital isn’t as ephemeral as it seems. It’s really concrete. Wireless made possible by cables. Computers powered by rare…
Want to Learn to Code? Start WITH Scratch, Not From It.
Want to Learn to Code? Start WITH Scratch, Not From It.
The father of Scratch, MIT’s Mitch Resnik, offers this thoughtful talk on why it’s important to learn to code, how…
W.E.B. Du Bois’s Inky Visualizations Teaches Us How Powerfully Humanizing Data Can Be
W.E.B. Du Bois’s Inky Visualizations Teaches Us How Powerfully Humanizing Data Can Be
For years now, I have occasionally seen 19th century data visualizations attributed to W.E.B. Du Bois. Always struck by them…
Step It Up: Girls Who Learn to Code Through Dance
Step It Up: Girls Who Learn to Code Through Dance
Dance and coding might seem like an odd pairing, but in fact they go together gloriously. One of the core…
Blimey! Did a British Pure Mathematician Just Explain to Me Why American Politics Looks the Way it Does?
Blimey! Did a British Pure Mathematician Just Explain to Me Why American Politics Looks the Way it Does?
It doesn’t event take 10 minutes for Dr. Eugenia Cheng (known also for her quantitative baking chops) to go from…
Be Still, My Algebraically Beating Heart!
Be Still, My Algebraically Beating Heart!
For all you number lovers out there, the NYTimes had a fantastic interactive article that lets readers create their own…