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Present Me; Future Me
Posted on October 26, 2011 | No CommentsI'd like Future Me to look back upon Past Me with a little more fondness.
A Bunch of Cool, Free Vintage Book Artwork
Posted on July 13, 2011 | No CommentsDo you love old pictures from dusty tomes with that particular smell you remember from youth? Here you go, then.
Copy. Paste. Repeat.
Posted on June 22, 2011 | No CommentsCopy, paste, and repeat. That's how innovation works, because that's how it's *always* worked.
Terry Jones Got Medieval and I Totally Missed It
Posted on May 26, 2011 | No CommentsBack in 2004, Terry Jones produced a stellar documentary series about Medieval Life.
Immunology Explained with Cookies
Posted on May 18, 2011 | 1 CommentBaked goods + conversational tone = great educational videos.
Thoughts on the Civil War
Posted on April 19, 2011 | 3 CommentsMore than 1.5 centuries later, the impact of the Civil War and slavery can still be felt.
The Art of Tricking Ourselves
Posted on April 12, 2011 | No CommentsWe confuse satisfying answers with correct answers. The media is cool with this.
Daleks, Cylons, and Deductive Reasoning
Posted on March 11, 2011 | 1 CommentAll Daleks are brown. Some brown things are Cylons. Therefore, some Daleks are Cylons.
Evolving our Science Education
Posted on February 16, 2011 | 2 CommentsIgnorance and fear are driving a lousy trend; fewer American children learn about evolution as a unifying principle.
A Brief History of the Continents
Posted on February 4, 2011 | No CommentsEvolution affects everything, both living and nonliving. Even the shape of the continents is evolving.