Want To Promote Literacy? Let Kids Read Comics

Want To Promote Literacy? Let Kids Read Comics

Comics have typically been shunned by educators and parents who want to promote literacy among children. After all, kids should be reading "real" books, which are more complex and require more effort…
Richard Heene and the Balloon Boy Hoax

Richard Heene and the Balloon Boy Hoax

Well, it seems that the issue surrounding the runaway balloon has finally been resolved with the entire event being a hoax. Certainly there are many people that are angry and there's much talk about…
Halloween Squid: The Game

Halloween Squid: The Game

I started looking for a seasonally appropriate squid cartoon, and found this cute little flash game called Halloween Squid. "Mr. Squidly" follows your cursor around an underseacape littered with…
Extremist Viewpoints

Extremist Viewpoints

An article "Why Extremist Views Dominate" suggested that such views are expressed more willingly when people believe they hold a majority opinion.  In the study the point was that students that…
The Elettra Experience

The Elettra Experience

Just over a year ago, the Daresbury synchrotron closed down (Is The Ring Destined For The Cracks Of Doom?) and I was contemplating the prospect of travelling to THE Continent (OK, the European…