My friend and colleague, Balázs Tarnai, shared these pictures of a bluejay catching a bug on his garage roof.
LEGO figurines representing the Roman god Jupiter, his wife Juno and Galileo Galilei are flying to Jupiter. (NASA/LEGO) August 4,…
As I understand it, some people reported seeing a man with a gun at Va Tech today. but this ABC…
Another example of how easy it is for a hoax to spread, when the content fits an esablished "narrative," and…
I've occasionally taught a unit of Flash here or there, but I'm far more interested in HTML5. Interesting to see…
Students are starting to contact me asking about books. I will have the course websites up in a week or…
The 7th edition of the MLA Handbook includes this example: "Hourly News Summary." National Public Radio. Natl. Public Radio, 20…
Sides: split. Gut: busted. Milk droplets: transferred to computer screen via nasal passages. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=El42Wkpovgs The 1982 Tron Holiday Special from…
We want to impress, so we say "utilize" instead of "use" or "orientate" instead of "orient." We mispronounce, so we…
Today was the last day of a Benjamin Franklin exhibit at the Heinz History Center. My daughter stayed home sick,…