The following is content provided by the organization Our Schools. All opinions represent the views of the organization. By Sarah LahmA promotional message on the website of the Minnesota Math and Science Academy (MMSA), a K-12 charter school in Saint Paul, Minnesota, boasts that since the school was founded in 2014, it has been “growing … [Read more…]
With self-quarantine becoming the norm in the response to COVID-19, more employers are encouraging working from home when they aren’t laying employees off. This has inspired a few amusing memes, and certainly I understand the value of spending the morning in my pajamas on those mornings when I overslept by a smidge. Could this become … [Read more…]
Science News recently reported that Californian landfills emit an alarming amount of methane from decaying waste. Researchers made use of remote sensing technology to find “hot spots” that emit greater than expected amounts of methane and found that landfills were the worst offenders in the state and account for 41% of methane emissions. Dairy farms … [Read more…]
According to a recent article by Science News, forensic scientists at the University of Lausanne in Switzerland are currently studying 3D printed guns like Defense Distributed’s famous “Liberator”, which made waves when its blueprints first hit the Internet in 2013. The research involved printing and assembling six Liberators and firing them in a test chamber. … [Read more…]
Frank White’s book, The Overview Effect: Space Exploration and Human Evolution, first published by Houghton-Mifflin in 1987, is now in its third edition, and is considered by many to be a seminal work in the field of space exploration and development. White is a co-founder of the Overview Institute and founder of the “Academy in Space Initiative,” … [Read more…]
The following is an op-ed by Andrew Wells and Kathy Chiang Kathy Williams Chiang is VP, Business Insights, at Wunderman Data Management. Andrew Roman Wells is the CEO of aspirent, a management-consulting firm focused on analytics. How intelligent is your company about your customer? Do you know enough about them in order to create a personalized customer experience? Understanding your … [Read more…]
The following is an op-ed by C. Edmund Wright, Author of WTF? How Karl Rove and the Establishment Lost…Again The college admissions scam has hit front pages, sports pages, entertainment pages, business cable channels, and even featured in a few episodes of the generally pro-higher education “The Big Bang Theory.” Let’s review what has made headlines. First, there is the ostensibly ‘shocking’ … [Read more…]
The following is an op-ed by national radio host Peter Rosenberger. As increasing numbers of Americans face the schedule-crushing tasks of caring for aging family members, the workplace is an often-overlooked casualty. Juggling work and personal responsibilities often results in having to drop everything, as well as asking others to cover and spending extended time … [Read more…]
The following is an op-ed from MUFON President Jan Harzan. UFOs are REAL, ETs EXIST, and there is a lot more to the story than that, but does anybody really care? I know it sounds harsh, but that is my question. Well sure, WE do. Those of us who have had personal experiences or are open minded enough to understand the reality of … [Read more…]
The following is an op-ed by Peter Rosenberger. Peter Rosenberger is the host of HOPE FOR THE CAREGIVER, a syndicated radio program heard weekly on 200 stations. For more than thirty years, he’s cared for his wife, Gracie, who lives with severe disabilities. Twitter:@hope4caregiver www.hopeforthecaregiver.com Syndicated Radio Host Peter Rosenberger “Few laying on a gurney heading to surgery want “lowest bidder government operatives” One cannot help … [Read more…]