Category: science
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First video podcast
My son and I used iLife06 today to create our first video podcast. In the podcast he explains the background, procedures, results and conclusions from his 2005/2006 2nd grade science project he entitled, “Will Solar Energy Change Us?” His presentation is available as both a video podcast and a special episode audio podcast (MP3 format)…
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Moral obligations to distribute ideas
Thanks to the magic of podcasting and TWiT, I had a chance this morning to listen for the second time to Lawrence Lessig of the Stanford Law School talk about Creative Commons, free culture issues, and other topics related to creative expression and intellectual property. First big idea that grabbed my attention was a question…
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Einstein and Great Discoveries
Einstein-Image and Impact is a fantastic AIP History Center exhibit / website. (AIP is the American Institute of Physics.) The site is organized into eight primary areas: Formative Years The Great Works – 1905 World Fame Public Concerns Quantum and Cosmos Nuclear Age Science and Philosophy “The World as I [Einstein] See It” If you…
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Top 10 NG Photos
The top 10 photos of 2005 from National Geographic are compelling. My personal favorite is the first-ever image of a live giant squid. For anyone who read “20,000 Leagues Under the Sea” by Jules Verne growing up, these may seem like a nightmare come true. This National Geographic article from September gives more details about…
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Ray Kurzweil on Future Technology
Whoa. I listened today to the 34 minute Science Friday podcast from December 23, 2005, featuring Ray Kurzweil discussing future technologies. He is the author of “The Singularity Is Near : When Humans Transcend Biology.” In the podcast interview, Kurzweil focuses mostly on the growth of biotechnology, where biology and technology are increasingly being wed.…
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NASA Videoconference
Our college hosted a wonderful videoconference experience today for 45 local 6th grade students who attend Dunbar Science Academy in Lubbock ISD. We connected with Tom Benson of NASA Education’s Digital Learning Network in Cleveland, Ohio, for the History of Humans in Space Videoconference. This usually lasts 45 minutes, but ours lasted an hour because…
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Apollo 13 with Jim Lovell
I have just spent a remarkable two hours, watching the movie Apollo 13 with astronaut Jim Lovell. Actually, I have watched it in my home (again) with the commentary turned on for Lovell and his wife. How amazing to hear all their thoughts, remembrances, and clarifications as I watched the movie yet another time. Very…
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Intelligence and Technology
“Intelligence and Technology: The Impact of Tools on the Nature and Development” is a May 2005 publication edited by Robert Sternberg, David D. Preiss and Wendy M. Williams. The book appears is a rather expensive educational psychology text, but addresses many questions of vital interest to educators in our 21st century technology-laden environment. These include:…
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Landing on the moon
A couple of weeks ago when I was in Vancouver, I had the amazing opportunity to watch the IMAX film “Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon 3D” narrated by Tom Hanks. The film was shown on the 8 story high IMAX screen at Canada Place downtown. The idea that human beings not only traveled to…
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Connectivism presentation and Articulate Presenter
The Connectivism presentation by George Siemens (the eLearnSpace author) is a great 35 minute multimedia reflection about teaching, learning, elearning, and web 2.0. George explores how learning today is often disconnected from the informationally robust environment in which we live and work. He discusses “distributed cognition” and “learning as network creation.” Great stuff, great thoughts,…