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28 November 2024 I almost did not publish the post below. The online (and no doubt offline) debate about this topic is heated and often abusive, and as one gets older one loses usually loses the taste for such confrontations. So this post is offered as a respectful contribution to the debate on this subject. However, other equally sincere views are available. * Let us start with the people at …

I know it’s been a difficult month for so many of us. But I hope everyone can take time out to enjoy today’s holiday. Whether you’re with family, friends or just taking some quiet time, this is a good day to reflect on the good things we have and will have going forward.

I was out with a Buddhist friend of mine last night and the conversation got onto the subject of where Tina Turner might be. Metaphysically, of course, since she is no longer physically with us. ( her answer was something I couldn’t entirely grasp about how her essence in the ether will have been separated into five distinct elements and that if conditions are right, she will be reincarnated again …

Reading Time: 2 minutes Can colour-coding transform your lessons? Colour-coding connects ideas, reduces confusion, and helps students make sense of concepts. This research examines how colour-coding improves learning in physics. Published in 2024, The effect of colour-coding on students’ perception of learning in introductory mechanics (Thomas et al., 2024) demonstrates that strategically using colour helps students understand and connect […]

Rider Resilience follows the powerful stories of Nils Amelinckx, Rachael Walker, and Sam Rice as they navigate the highs and lows of their journey through life and mountain biking. Each rider faces unique challenges, demonstrating strength and resilience in the face of adversity. Narrated by the legendary Martyn Ashton, this film offers a raw and emotional insight into the sport, showing how cycling isn’t just about turning pedals —it’s about …

We used to have a sidebar that cycled through recent articles over at Knapsack, but one of our theme migrations lost that. I’ll look into getting that restored, but there’s still a lot of good things going on over there, so here’s a quick hit of what we’ve covered, including Black Friday sales. This time of year, Black Friday and Cyber Monday deals are all the rage, and we do …

As I want to use my blog as my central web identity, I now updated my blogroll to also show all the microblogs I follow, whether these are real blogs, Fediverse or Bluesky profiles. Aren’t starter packs also just a new form of blogrolls? To follow all the blogs in my list, all you need to do is import the OPML file into a feed reader. Interactions & Comments

The Art of the Personal Project is a crucial element to let potential buyers see how you think creatively on your own. I am drawn to personal projects that have an interesting vision or that show something I have never seen before. In this thread, I’ll include a link to each personal project with the artist statement so you can see more of the project. Please note: This thread is …

Here’s the final weekly topic for this year’s Nonfiction November: Week 5 (11/25-11/29) New To My TBR: It’s been a month full of amazing nonfiction books! Which ones have made it onto your TBR? Be sure to link back to the original blogger who posted about that book! (Deb) ~ The Great Silence by Juliet Nicolson (Lisa at Hopewell’s Public Library of Life) The story of the period from 1918-1920, …

My recap of Survivor 47 episode 11, on which Sue's epic vendetta against Kyle continued, Rachel played a dangerous game on the water, and Andy did bad math.

Is watching glue dry the same as watching and waiting for paint to dry; both have a way of postponing progress, when both, in their own way, are actually the progressing action of moving things forward. The inference in the common saying, “It’s like watching paint dry.” is, of course, that waiting for something you... Source

When I first became really interested in the history of science back before the second ice age,[1] the discipline consisted largely of the study of “real science” produced by “real scientists,” without either of these concepts ever really being clearly defined; one just knew! European, semi-popular presentations of the history of science had two main focus areas, Ancient Greece, after all the ancient Greeks had invented science, and the so-called …

This holiday penny postcard was sent to my husband's uncle in Cleveland, Ohio in 1913. The eight-year-old recipient might not have been able to read the greeting written in cursive. The sender, living in Chicago, says she has "company just now and will write a longer letter very soon."I'm not sure about the turkey's unique coloring but I do appreciate how my husband's ancestors stayed in touch for every holiday …

In 1999, researchers sent sweet potato cuttings into space to discover whether they would grow in microgravity, and feed future astronauts.

Vjeko Kovac and I have just uploaded to the arXiv our paper “On several irrationality problems for Ahmes series“. This paper resolves (or at least makes partial progress on) some open questions of Erdős and others on the irrationality of Ahmes series, which are infinite series of the form for some increasing sequence of natural numbers. Of course, since most real numbers are irrational, one expects such series to “generically” …