Daily Archives: May 13, 2005
Maine is Apple Country
The University of Maine College of Education and Human Development has announced plans to require students working towards Maine teacher certification to have Apple iBooks. The program dovetails with the state of Maine’s own Learning Technology Initiative, where all students … Continue reading
The Numbers Game
On Wednesday we ventured into Harvard’s science ghetto for a lecture titled, ”The Mathematics of Games and Sports," by the eminent mathematician and sports fan Joseph B. Keller. We arrived at lecture hall G115 in the Maxwell Dworkin Lab five … Continue reading
Unholy Alliance
In the ebb and flow of American politics, or of any truly free political system, organized groups of shared-interest activists, known as political parties, are born and die, as do their leaders. Since before the Civil War, the Democrats and … Continue reading