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NPR covers Mark Horvath’s Invisiblepeople.tv

Posted on June 10, 2010 by Karl

I try and spend some time each week serving lunch at Project H.O.M.E.’s “Women of Change” with other fellow CIM Volunteers. I’m engaging some of the folks who work at Women of Change into possibly trying a project along these … Continue reading →

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Roger Ebert, “Find out all you can, and see what you can do with it.”

Posted on May 2, 2010 by Karl

Read Roger Ebert’s latest post: “The golden age of movie critics”.

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Online hero – Salman Khan

Posted on March 28, 2010 by Karl

Starbulletin: “Khan’s tutorials display promise of broadband”. PBS NewsHour: Math Wiz Takes Education to New Limits on YouTube Related: Khan Academy

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What is software testing

Posted on March 28, 2010 by Karl

We just concluded a lab week at CIM that was awesome. No other short way to put it. Read Jon’s post for the details. For this lab week I worked with folks from QA exploring a tool (a MIT research … Continue reading →

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Online heroes – David and Barbara Mikkelson

Posted on March 28, 2010 by Karl

NPR.org profiles the hosts of Snopes.com in “Mom-And-Pop Site Busts The Web’s Biggest Myths”.

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I have a feeling some of this applies to becoming a better communicator overall

Posted on March 27, 2010 by Karl

NYTimes: “Building a Better Teacher”: But what makes a good teacher? There have been many quests for the one essential trait, and they have all come up empty-handed. Among the factors that do not predict whether a teacher will succeed: … Continue reading →

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“So what will it mean to bear witness in the future?”

Posted on March 14, 2010 by Karl

They say that history is written by the victors. But now, before the victors win, there is a chance to scream out with a text message that will not vanish. What would we know about what passed between Turks and … Continue reading →

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Educational video on ‘Quants’ and their role in the financial crisis

Posted on March 7, 2010 by Karl

YouTube: “Quants: The Alchemists of Wall Street (Marije Meerman, VPRO Backlight 2010)” Related: “The Modelers’ Hippocratic Oath”: I will never sacrifice reality for elegance without explaining why I have done so….I understand that my work may have enormous effects on … Continue reading →

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Seth Finkelstein’s Pew Research answers

Posted on February 24, 2010 by Karl

Seth Finkelstein has posted his answers to a Pew survey on the future of the Internet, and Google making us stupid (or not) in a thought provoking yet grounded (which is rare on the Web – admit it!) post. Seth … Continue reading →

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10 years of weblogging

Posted on February 23, 2010 by Karl

I’ve been trying to write a riff on Garret’s 10 year anniversary piece on blogging for a while now. But every time I start, it ends up way too long. So just read his piece and come back. Okay, did … Continue reading →

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