How is the first picture of Earth from space the most powerful political picture ever published? Marking the 40th anniversary of the famous picture, a British newspaper, The Independent, remarked that the three astronauts of the Apollo 8 mission “went to the moon, but ended up discovering the Earth.” The British cosmologist, Sir Fred Hoyle, [...]
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Nature Guides Design
JanineBenyus is suggesting innovators rediscover nature as a source of innovation. This 20 minute TED talk focuses on the design advice present in nature provoking innovators to ask “how would nature solve this problem?” Benyus walks through tale after tale where nature provided solutions–building a quieter, faster and more efficient bullet train, stopping bacteria growth [...]
Project Citizen
Having been briefly introduced to Project Citizen at the National Academy, I decided to try it out this year. It’s an ideal, outcome-based activity as much about the journey as the finish. And the great thing about the finish is that it’s really just the beginning, for students receive the tools to research and formulate [...]
Wall-E: Perfectly Constituted Disorder
I saw the most frightening childrens’ movie this weekend, Pixar’s “Wall-E.” The child in the row behind me squealed with delight over every adorable character. She punctuated each screen debut with the character’s name. She faithfully announced Wall-E and Eve each time, convinced we were as excited as she was. She had no idea I [...]
Essence of an Anti-Federalist
On the same note as the essence of a federalist, What is the essence of an anti-federalist? –Keith J Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook Share on Linkedin share via Reddit Share with Stumblers Tumblr it Tweet about it Bookmark in Browser Tell a friend
Essence of a Federalist
I have what at first seems to be a simple question, until you begin to try and answer it: What is the essence of a federalist? –Keith J Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook Share on Linkedin share via Reddit Share with Stumblers Tumblr it Tweet about it Bookmark in Browser Tell [...]
Must See: Declaration of Independence
Weather the four-minute introduction to see some of your favorite actors read the document in Independence Hall. Notice what is read in an individual’s voice and what is read as a chorus and contemplate the document’s ongoing significance… From Morgan Freeman’s introduction, “The real glory has been our nation’s epic struggle throughout history to close [...]
Constitutional Citizens Chat
At the Center for the Constitution at Madison’s Montpelier, we’ve reached the end of Week One. This is a week long seminar for American teachers who have worked hard to dig deep into Madison’s ideas about constitution making. It was a big finish too. Noah Pickus, author of True Faith and Allegiance, asked participants to [...]
Federalist Thinking: Karl Iagnemma
As I returned to my too real world, I clicked through my Tivo playlist over breakfast this morning and found Karl Iagnemma on an episode of NOVA Science Now. One of the country’s top scientific inventors and an award winning author, Karl is presented as a man at work in two very different worlds. Picture [...]
