Archive for March, 2011

Leave My Caffeine Addiction Alone, Scientists

Caffeine may not be considered as beneficial as scarfing down 5 pounds of organic kale, but it’s not the worst chemical we humans suck up. I feel particularly justified in my caffeine use/addiction as I don’t drink alcohol or smoke or have any recreational chemical habits of any kind. If I didn’t need caffeine, what else would I have to lose when the apocalypse comes? [ READ MORE ]

Vocab Film Fest

Student filmmakers who can grok vocabulary words like nobody’s business should consider entering the Vocab Film Festival. Cash and scholarships are involved should you require fiercer motivation than the simple purity of knowledge acquisition[ READ MORE ]

Massive Guilt Expected From High School Drop-Outs

Thinking of being a high school drop-out when you grow up? Please won’t you first consider the role you’ll be playing in taking society down to its knees[ READ MORE ]

Happy Pi Day!

  • March 14th, 2011
  • Posted in Life

In my house, we like to have pie for dinner while chanting “Three point one four! Three point one four!” Posted by Alexa Harrington (pi, 3.14)[ READ MORE ]

Free Resources for Teaching Earthquakes and Tsunamis

Educator Richard Byrne likes to point out Free Technology for Teachers. He has a timely list of three resources for teaching students about earthquakes and tsunamis. Sometimes understanding what the hell happened helps everyone feel a little better. Posted by Alexa Harrington[ READ MORE ]

Dr. Tae Tells It Like It Is

He had me at “School sucks.” And then Dr. Tae, physics prof at Northwestern University, explained exactly why that statement is true for both high schools and universities. He is direct, eloquent, and sites MythBusters as not only the most scientific show on television, but also exactly what science is supposed to be: lots of [ READ MORE ]

Tightly Wound Parental Units

The parents who will be driving their offspring to insanity as soon as the kids can spell S-A-T start in on the psychotic haranguing early[ READ MORE ]