Pierre Vernier
On this date in 1638, Pierre Vernier died. This French mathematician, although born into the Spanish Hapsburg Empire developed the measuring system and calipers that bear his name. The measuring system is still used in many devices. Today we live in the digital era where countless devices tells us time, temperature, length, and eight. […]
IT’S NOT A JOKE
Remote controlled cockroaches. Proof that scientists will go where nobody may have wanted them too. Here’s the article from CNET: http://news.cnet.com/8301-17938_105-57509894-1/eek-remote-controlled-cyborg-cockroaches-are-real/ Shake it off, then read the article. There are some serious applications that you might want to present to your classes. But leave some time for their re-action to subside. Here’s a UK link […]
The Return of the Blog
Joseph Campbell wrote: “You enter the forest at the darkest point, where there is no path. Where there is a way or path, it is someone else’s path. You are not on your own path. If you follow someone else’s way, you are not going to realize your potential.” ― Joseph Campbell, The Hero’s Journey: Joseph Campbell […]