Neurodiversity is a notion that has gained much currency recently, and rightly so. It is the idea that neurological differences like autism and ADHD are the result of normal, natural variations in the human genome, and that these different ways of thinking and being are to be championed as contributors to it, and to… Continue reading →
We all feel somewhat disoriented as the pace of change in the world around us is accelerating. To get a sense just how things are changing, consider that in the 200 years between 1750 and 1950, you could count on one hand the number of discoveries and inventions that disrupted whole industries or fundamentally changed… Continue reading →
Why should you take a class in robotics in high school? After all, it’s not part of the typical curriculum; it doesn’t necessarily jibe with literature or art, or with biology or government. And yet the classes remain enormously popular. Why so? Robotics is the quintessential hands-on activity. It involves motors, motion, and electronics, aspects… Continue reading →
