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Announcing a new book series!

This blog post is a bit unusual for me, but I feel that by putting this out to the universe it will make a project of mine much more real. It’s almost like a birth announcement.



In early July I flew to England. I wasn’t a traditional tourist, and I wasn’t res

Building a Better Student: First Day of School

It wasn’t until I began working with students on a regular basis that I realized how the beginning of a new school year is like the proverbial fork in the road. Young people face a new class, a new teacher, perhaps a new school, even new friends. Many parents breathe a sigh of relief tha

News for Nerds - The 'Hair in Your Food' Edition

Welcome back to News for Nerds! This week we'll investigate why some people remember dreams and others don't, and we'll get to the bottom of all the excitement (and controversy) around the big Hyperloop announcement this week. But first, here's a story guaranteed to make you lo

News for Nerds - The Shooting Star Edition

Welcome back to News for Nerds. This week we look back at a year on Mars, we meet 'Astronaut Barbie', and we learn what getting arrested has to do with starting your own business. But first, here are your headlines.

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Building A Better Student: Just One Person

Not long ago I received a letter from a thirteen-year-old girl in Florida named Emma. Not an electronic piece of correspondence (text, tweet, social media message, email), but an old-fashioned sit-down-and-write-by-hand letter.



That certainly caught my attention, but what real

News for Nerds - The 'Check Engine' Edition

Welcome back to News for Nerds! This week we learn why going out to lunch zaps your mental focus, we take a look at a cool new tech toy, and we uncover even more bizarre research about the ways the moon is messing with us. But first, here are your headlines.

Building A Better Student: Delayed Reaction

What happens when you walk into a room and flip the light switch? The bulbs immediately begin to shine, right? It’s been that way our entire lives; we throw a switch, and there’s light, instantly.



So you can imagine my delight when I moved into a house where two ro

News for Nerds - The Buried Treasure Edition

Welcome back to News for Nerds! This week we learn a simple (and bizarre) way to make cake taste better, we explore the mystery of Saturn's rings, and we find yet another example of men being stubborn. But first: buried treasure!

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Building A Better Student: Nurturing the Abnormal

He ran into the living room with his head completely wrapped in a towel, leaving only a tiny opening through which to see. At four years old, he displayed the spirit and restlessness that comes naturally at his age. On this particular afternoon he was in the care of his aunt, a good-hearted an

News for Nerds - The 'Phantom Vibrating Phone' Edition

After a two-week hiatus, welcome back to News for Nerds! This week we'll uncover a device that could enable dog-to-human communication, we'll find out whether mosquitoes really do love some people more than others, and we'll learn where all the world's beach sand comes