The scholarly journal called Social Text has again published a paper that may seem to be a jumble of big words but may, conceivably be full of deep, clear, important meaning. The new study is: “S’More Inequality — The Neoliberal Marshmallow and the Corporate Reform of Education,” Bethany Moreton [pictured here], Social Text, 2014, Volume 32, Number 3 […]
The tantalyzing fly
This 1919 animated cartoon by Max Fleisher shows many aspects of the motion of a fly. The Public Domain Review explains (basing its explanation on that in Wikipedia): Max Fleischer (1883–1972) was a pioneer in the development of the animated cartoon and served as the head of Fleischer Studios. He brought such animated characters as Betty […]
“Tiny sea monkeys influence oceanic currents and waves”
This week’s Headline of the Week appears in the Delhi Daily News, on October 1, 2014: Tiny sea monkeys influence oceanic currents and waves Tiny sea monkeys, which are actually a kind of shrimp, create giant ocean currents every evening after sunset. Even though these sea monkeys are small in size they are given the […]
Shoelaces — the trials of cooperatively tying them with other people
Primary instructor Michael J. Crites and professor Jamie C. Gorman of the Human Factors Psychology dept. at Texas Tech University Lubbock, US, have investigated (experimentally) some of the difficulties of shoelace tying – with two hands, one hand, and with someone else’s hand. See: Learning to Tie Well with Others : Bimanual vs. Intermanual Coordination […]