Siddhartha’s Case for Introspection
Michael Gallagher “Slower, he walked along in his thoughts and asked himself: “But what is this, what you have sought to learn from teachings and from teachers, and what they, who have…
Digital Education
Merton and the Modern World
“Yet it is in this loneliness that the deepest activities begin. It is here that you discover act without motion, labor that is profound repose, vision in obscurity, and, beyond…
Academic Earth: Hulu for Smarties
I am totally fascinated by this 2.0 manifestation. Academic Earth aggregates lectures from the world’s top professors from universities like Stanford, Harvard, and Princeton. Want to learn about the beginnings…
Smart Technologies, Montagu Drive Primary School in South Africa
This is taken from the eLearning Africa 2009 website and refers to Smart Whiteboards, which are basically interactive digital whiteboards: “Initially the teachers were hesitant about using the boards, as…
Queen Bee, Mali and Diabate
This is an absolutely beautiful version of Queen Bee, performed by Taj Mahal and the great Malian musician Toumani Diabate. Diabate will be performing in Princeton in April and I…
Northeast Corridor on Christmas Eve
Another Christmas Eve,another place. The 4:37 on the Northeast Corridor to Penn Station, a quick bite to eatin Koreatown, perhaps. Lingering on 5th Avenue for a bit before heading back…
Korean politics
What is lacking in American politics? Civility? Depth of thought and logic? Moral fiber? How about the possibility of a full-scale Battle Royale! This is from a recent Korean vote…