The Southern Stroke Diet
It seems that science keeps producing inconvenient evidence that strongly suggests the typical American diet is killing us. And according to this NPR blog post, the typical American diet Southern-style …
TED + NPR = Great Radio
If you enjoy TEDTalks and you like NPR then you probably will want to check out The TED Radio Hour. So NPR is taking a topic – say, ‘Unstoppable Learning’ – …
Toilet Talk
A small investment has changed my life. This incredible device has transformed a daily personal hygiene routine into something, well, wonderful. The old method I had used for this task …
Free College Credit!
This little piece in the NYT may be HUGE news for the future of higher education. And the future of education at every level, for that matter. Imagine taking a …
Finns and Koreans
Finland has the world’s best educational system (by one respected measure). South Korea is #2. This NPR story examines both systems and tries to answer this question: Why are we …
The Antipad, Part 1
iPads are selling like cheeseburgers. Apple reports over 100 million sold since March 2010. The iPad is so alluring that otherwise reasonable people camp outside stores to buy the latest …
The End of Memory
Google Apps has relieved my brain of memory duty. And so far it’s doing a better job than the old brain. Way better. Just about all my worldly information is …