Making of Byrne’s Euclid By Nicholas Rougeux Creating a faithful online reproduction of a book considered one of the most beautiful and unusual publications ever published is a daunting task. Byrne’s Euclid is my tribute to Oliver Byrne’s most celebrated publication from … Continue reading THE ELEMENTS OF EUCLID
Scientists discovered a mushroom that eats plastic, and believe it could clean our landfills. Plastic waste is one of the biggest environmental issues of our time. And while a straw ban is not the way we’re going to solve it — here’s why – … Continue reading Fungi Mutarium mushroom eats plastic
Ask most employers about the ideal traits they look for in future employees and chances are they will come back with a list of attributes including words like “creative,” “critical thinker,” or “team player.” Yet many schools aren’t setting pupils … Continue reading What is needed for 21st century education. Esther Wojcicki.
Unschooling is an alternative education movement quickly gaining popularity and currency worldwide. Like Bitcoin, it is an individualist approach to an area of human action long thought to be established beyond question―education. Both cryptoeconomics and unschooling seek to provide autonomy … Continue reading Why Bitcoiners Are Turning to Unschooling for Decentralized Education
AUTHOR: JOSHUA DAVISJOSHUA DAVIS GEAR HE TEAM: Carl Hayden Community High School Falcon Robotics ClubLIVIA CORONA/WIRED Editor’s note: Ten years ago, WIRED contributing editor Joshua Davis wrote a story about four high school students in Phoenix, Arizona—three of them undocumented immigrants … Continue reading HOW 4 MEXICAN IMMIGRANT KIDS AND THEIR CHEAP ROBOT BEAT MIT
Interested in photography? You’re in the right place. Over the years, we’ve compiled free classes on digital photography, hundreds of photography lectures, courses on photography appreciation, and documentaries on famous greats like Alfred Stieglitz, Diane Arbus, Edward Weston, and Henri Cartier-Bresson. You can learn the history of photography … Continue reading Digital Archive of 2.2 Million Images from the First Hundred Years of Photography
When analyzing data, educators should include students’ identities and culture for a fuller picture of how they are doing. It’s 8:40 a.m. on Monday, and a group of third-grade teachers are looking at a spreadsheet displaying student names and reading … Continue reading Equitable Data Analysis
Many young people today feel lost. Some are unable to chart a course for their lives and so find themselves stranded at home. Others float aimlessly in jobs where they are unable to find engagement and meaning. All of these … Continue reading School Has Robbed Young People of Their “Why”
Follow your passions. That’s what almost every commencement speaker says to the new graduates. It’s almost cruel. If all you’ve been doing is school and school-like stuff, how do you have any idea what your passions might be or how to follow … Continue reading Pursuit of passions requires time for play and self-directed education. How Schools Thwart Passions
Violinist and neuroscience researcher Psyche Loui investigates the connections between music and the mind. Are musicians’ brains wired differently? Dr Psyche Loui is a psychologist, neuroscientist and musician who investigates how music can be used to understand the brain. As … Continue reading The remarkable ‘plasticity’ of musicians’ brains
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