Zombie-like, 6.001 rises from the dead to threaten students again. Unlike a zombie, though, it’s moving quite a bit faster than it did the first time. Like the original, don’t walk into the class expecting that it will teach you Scheme; instead, it attempts to teach thought patterns for computer science, and the structure and [...]
Through an historical discussion of the role and nature of creativity in the sciences and mathematics, a process to have students find their creative voice is described (via stevem) I couldn’t elegantly put to words just how delightful this paper is about the nature of creativity and learning. If you have ever had the experience [...]
A few weeks ago I went out at 9pm at night and bought an oil filter for my 2005 motorcycle and a bunch of ripe mangos from the supermarket. This truly is paradise (and my standards are pretty high).
There is cold, and there is cold on a motorcycle. Cold on a motorcycle is like being beaten with cold hammers while being kicked with cold boots, a bone bruising cold. The wind’s big hands squeeze the heat out of my body and whisk it away; caught in a cold October rain, the drops don’t [...]
The purpose of an interpersonal relationship is to actively and continually facilitate the personal growth and development of each other as individuals, to enjoy the process together as it unfolds, to maximize ease, and to have fun doing it.
After posting this it got me thinking about a conversation I had with one of my friends. He argued that how a bike looks doesn’t really matter since you are in fact riding it and you will never see it 90% of the time. I agree; it is true. Keeping your bike fit and finished [...]
Whatever you focus on expands – Unknown (via JLoft)
Compassion is the act of recognizing that the pain we feel as humans is universal, that it binds us all together despite whatever overt differences seem to be too difficult to surpass, and taking action to help alleviate that pain for others. It is an intellectual and emotional act. It is also physical, you can [...]
May the light of your soul guide you. May the light of your soul bless the work that you do with the secret love and warmth of your heart. May you see in what you do the beauty of your own soul. May the sacredness of your work bring healing, light and renewal to those [...]