STEM Education Has Little to Do With Flowers (NYTimes article)

The NY Times posted an entertaining discussion on the origins (and confusions around) of the term STEM (=science technology engineering and math) education.

Basics - STEM Education Has Little to Do With Flowers - NYTimes.com

New docu-entertainment about U.S. high schools - with Tony Danza

A camera team follows Tony Danza, known from Taxi and Who is the Boss?, during his first year as a high school English teacher in Philadelphia. Danza has a bachelor degree in history. Episodes are now available on hulu.

Microsoft LightSpace creates a Surface interface on any table

http://www.engadget.com/2010/10/04/microsoft-lightspace-brings-surface-plus-shadows-to-any-table/

Engaged posted an interesting article about new technology LightSpace from the Microsoft Labs. By using a projector, it is possible to create an interactive interface on a regular table. This opens fascinating possibilities for collaborative work in offices and classrooms.

Interesting music visualization using virtual animals

Seaquence is a novel music visualization that allows the user to create sound patterns by creating virtual animals (each one representing a different pattern).

http://seaquence.org/

What all the hard work in science and technology is ultimately used for.

Combining centuries of hard work in research in science, math, and technology to be able to play.... Asteroids?? :)

by http://abstrusegoose.com/307?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:+AbstruseGoose+(Abstruse+Goose)

Difference between Android and iPhone

This comic sums it up pretty well:

(Found on Androidpolice.com)

How to feed the world (animation)

Informative animation about how to feed the world.



How to feed the world ? from Denis van Waerebeke on Vimeo.

Directed by Denis van Waerebeke for the « Bon appétit » exhibition, aimed mainly at the kids aged 9 to 14.
written by : Sabrina Massen & Denis van Waerebeke
[found on Likecool]