By

Chris Friend
Two for tea? Make it five. Identical. People. Pinkies up, everyone!
While preparing for exams, I realized the way I have been studying and taking notes the entire time had been completely, horribly, disastrously wrong.
If we could juuuuust fit into those grooves, everything would be fine…right?
I turn to massive open online courses — MOOCs — for some inspiration to reform our on-ground classes and resist the mechanization of our students.
Audiobook cover for Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking by Susan Cain
I offer reflections on ways introversion affects — I dare say enriches — aspects of life typically overlooked by the norms of social expectations.
White background; Black text “Star Trek” in all caps on left; silhouette of warping Enterprise on right
Reviewing Star Trek: Into Darkness, with particular focus on characters and music, plus a dose of frustration for how closely it mirrored previous films.
I wonder what's behind Door Number One
I sincerely hope I never have my laptop stolen. But if I do, I know I have automatic, redundant, off-site, encrypted, recoverable backups. Do you?
Bead of dew hangs from a single blade of grass. I wonder how long it will stay there.
I want to make sure each students' assignments are designed with re-consumption in mind. In other words, I want my classroom to go green.
person stares at confusing sign showing counter-clockwise arrow inside the circle of a larger clockwise arrow. No, I don't have any idea either.
I had never before seen a conference session so acutely aware of the needs of differences than one chaired by Margaret Price. It blew me away, but subtly.
plush Cookie Monster lying on its back, apparently dead, cookie with one bite taken out left at tip of outstretched hand
Students should learn the functions of language, the interconnectedness of ideas, and the nature of technology as a tool — all with only a word processor.
A Storm Trooper prepares for an invasive diagnostic procedure. This might hurt a bit.
Schools must clarify the types of course delivery, differences between humanities and sciences, and the balance between scheduling and independence.
An innocent office worker accidentally creates an black hole on paper that he can reach into. ACME, eat your heart out.
Two casual questions from colleagues struck me as deceptively simple and unexpectedly engaging. My answers also connected in ways I did not expect.
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