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Month: August 2010

Say No to Twilight, Say Yes to (free) classics!

Instead of reading mediocre to bad fiction in your spare time, how about some classics? For free? I might be defining my opinion about Twilight by this entry, but, really, what happened to reading good literature? After leaving high school where many of us had required reading, how many continue to pay tribute to theRead More

Chia-Yi August 30, 2010August 30, 2010Comments (4)

Adam Bly on science education and scientific literacy [Updated with my response]

[Originally posted May, 15, 2009] (This semester our class had the opportunity to have Adam Bly of Seed Media Group as a guest speaker. I asked him his opinion on the role of education in scientific literacy, specifically for the piece I wrote and posted here earlier. The following is the response he sent me.Read More

Chia-Yi August 25, 2010August 25, 2010Comment (1)

Connecting the path to energy savings with “No on Prop 23″ funding

Today I started reading news in Google Reader, and came across 2 topics that I wish could just find a way to meet up. They have to do with getting widespread behavior and mentality change to happen and funding for political campaigns/issues. That may not sound like they can be connected, but just read on!Read More

Chia-Yi August 18, 2010August 19, 2010Comments (2)

Experiencing outdoor concerts makes me happy!

I was lucky enough to catch The xx at Summerstage in Central Park last Sunday after being away for a tournament. And by “catch,” I mean I sat/stood outside of the gates in a clearing in the trees and barely was able to see a sliver of stage. There is something about being outside inRead More

Chia-Yi August 13, 2010September 23, 2011Comments (6)

Depression-era color photos and 2 cool blogs to read

This entry has a common thread that everything is about different, thought-provoking visual stimuli. The Denver Post posted this gallery by photographers from the Farm Security Administration/Office of War Information. These color slides were recovered from the 1939-1943 and show glimpses into what life was like for Americans during harsh times. The data nerd inRead More

Chia-Yi August 5, 2010September 23, 2011Comments (2)

Dealing with the oil industry’s contamination may be new to many of us…

…but it is an everyday problem for many people in developing nations. Watch this documentary by scientists Nicolas Mainville and Jena Webb about their work in communities in Amazonia regarding mercury pollution in their rivers. ZONA CRUDA from Realidad Visual on Vimeo.

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