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First robot to fly as a paying passenger on an airline
“Athena”, flying from Germany to Los Angeles.
Posted in Automation, Innovation
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Handwriting vs. Typing: The Pen is Still Mightier Than the Keyboard
As keyboard typing (or scrawling on a tablet with a clunky stylus) takes over, evidence suggests that learning with old fashioned handwriting provides important cognitive benefits. Typing, in contrast, distracts your brain with the mechanical task of replicating content — making it … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Information Technology
Tagged electronic learning, handwriting, keyboard
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Compensation of Top College Presidents
The Chronicle of Higher Education has released facts and figures on 2012 executive compensation at private colleges. In 2012, 36 private college presidents earned more than $1 million, with the highest being paid more than $7 million. I was curious what might … Continue reading
Posted in Education
Tagged college presidents, compensation packages, Higher Education, private colleges
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NASA’s Pluto-Bound Spacecraft Has Awakened For the Final Leg of Its Journey
NASA has confirmed that New Horizons, the space probe headed for a close approach to Pluto has emerged from hibernation and is communicating with mission control. The probe has traveled 3 billion miles from Earth and is scheduled to approach … Continue reading
CRISPR Genomic Editing Patent Disputes Heat Up
MIT Tech Review has a good article about the brewing intellectual property battle over CRISPR-Cas9 DNA editing. The ease with which human DNA (or that of any eukaryotic organism) can be edited with the genetic engineering technique is astonishing, and will undoubtedly … Continue reading
The World at Night with Clear Skies and No Light Pollution
Courtesy of TwistedSifter.com, a beautiful interview with the talented night sky photographer Ben Coffman. Follow both links; you won’t be dissapointed.
Posted in Photography, Space & Astronomy
Tagged Ben Coffman, Night Sky, Night sky photography
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Chromebooks taking iPads to school in education market
A new IDC report claims that more laptops based on Google’s Chrome OS were shipped to schools in the third quarter than Apple’s tablets, thanks in no small part to the notebooks’ low price. While momentum for Chromebooks in schools is substantial, … Continue reading
Posted in Information Technology, Learning
Tagged Apple, Chromebooks, education, Google, iPad
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3-D-Printing Bio-Electronic Parts
With new “inks” containing semiconductors, researchers have been able to print biocompatible materials, including working LEDs.
What sort of electronic device do 6th graders really need?
Some folks have asked me what sort of electronic device does a 6th grader really need. I can give you some insights from what I’ve seen while helping out with two FIRST Lego League teams, and the experience my son had hosting … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Information Technology
Tagged electronic education, FIRST Lego League, middle school, Minecraft
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