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Mental Gobstoppers

When I saw the Gene Wilder version of Willy Wonka, I was taken with the idea of everlasting gobstoppers. They...

The Engineers Think On It

I was in a diner in a nearby town recently, the kind of place where The Beatles on my t-shirt...

THIRD-WORLD CORRUPTION AS A BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE -- Part One

Universities are winsome, dappled, pathetic things. Their two main constituents, students and professors, are cute and idealistic. They worry about...

Working sustainability #1 - Moving dirt

Thanks to Stephen for offering The Natural Step's definition of sustainability. It's a good tool for focusing your (my) thinking...

Grants and Plans

As direct operating subsidies are losing ground against our expenses, and becoming increasingly tenuous as tax revenues drop, we're turning...

Drama Mama: Two Nickels

So we were at the farmers market early in the morning before preschool and my son asked me if he...

Amplified Learning

When Susan Kirschner tried an experiment so she could better hear her students, she ended up teaching them how to listen.

Free Chapbook Just for You

Our friends at Featherproof Books, one of the most innovative new presses going, have a grand deal for you: They've...