January 2012
71 posts
kateoplis: “The National Science Foundation has... →
kateoplis:
“The National Science Foundation has just released its biennial report on global investment in science, engineering and technology. The NSF warns that the United States is quickly losing ground to Asia, especially to China. …
One big reason: According to the NSF, American firms nearly doubled…
Tallest Building in the world...
fromme-toyou:
…the tallest image post on my blog!
The guys over at Puma took us to view The Burj Khalifa in Dubai…. It took 5 photographs for me to fit this little baby into 1!
Congress appropriates military funds with alacrity and generosity. It...
– Martin Luther King, Jr. (via azspot)
Story corps →
My heart dropped when I heard this story this morning on my drive to work. Please listen.
M.I.T. Game-Changer: Free Online Education For All... →
un:
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (M.I.T.) will announce on Monday that they intend to launch an online learning initiative called M.I.T.x,which will offer the online teaching of M.I.T. courses free of charge to anyone in the world.
The program will not allow students to earn an M.I.T. degree. Instead, those who are able to exhibit a mastery of the subjects taught on the platform...
M.I.T. Game-Changer: Free Online Education For All... →
un:
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (M.I.T.) will announce on Monday that they intend to launch an online learning initiative called M.I.T.x,which will offer the online teaching of M.I.T. courses free of charge to anyone in the world.
The program will not allow students to earn an M.I.T. degree. Instead, those who are able to exhibit a mastery of the subjects taught on the platform...
Business is about profitability, engineering is about feasibility, and design is...
– Fastcodesign.com all 3 must work together to create value (via gregmelander)
In music, the E chord is “supposed” to lead to an A chord, so when it leads to...
– Joshua Cody, [sic] (via wwnorton)
The past is obdurate.
– George Amberson/Jake Epping (via hikergirl)
It is!