This photographer was challenged to study bee’s, so he decided to keep bees in his Berkeley backyard. Very interesting! Watch the first 21 days of a bee’s life in 60 seconds and learn more about threats to bees and what scientists are doing to protect them.
Wednesday, April 20, 2016
Each Wednesday I offer a review on either a book or a product. A few months ago I had the privilege of interviewing for a position with a new startup called Pedago. I say privilege because, while I did not get the job, through the process I was introduce to two wonderful tools: Blue Ocean Strategy, which I […]
What I want my kids to know before they leave home
While my oldest child is *only* 10, I have heard enough seasoned parents say, “They grow up quick,” to know that my 10 year old will be 20 before I know it. I can also look back at the last decade and let out a long whhheeeeewwwwww as I think about how fast these last […]
Monday Links April 18, 2016
Faith Ann Judson – Deathward Life for Chris There is something about Missionary Stories that excite me, convict me, make me excited for heaven and remind me that there is a real battle going on here on earth. The story of the Judson’s is one of my favorite. Family American Ninja Warrior Backyard Course Need […]
Who wants to go bowling?
How awesome is this? It would make your summer time gatherings all the more fun. http://www.goodshomedesign.com/diy-backyard-bowling-alley/
Is there truly a gender bias?
I recall sitting in one of my management course at Wharton listening to a highly intense conversation going around the classroom. The topic: bias in the workplace, specifically gender and cultural/ethnic. Sitting in my chair I thought the idea was absurd. Sure, there may be some gender or cultural bias occasionally, but not nearly to […]
The Marshmallow Test and Future Doom
Do you remember at some point hearing a story about the famed Marshmallow test? Put a kid in a room with a marshmallow in the table in front of him. Tell him he can eat it now, but if he waits until [the researcher] gets back, he will get two marshmallows. One now, two if […]
Wednesday, April 13, 2016
Each Wednesday I offer a review on either a book or a product. I am a big fan of education and a bigger fan of free education. We live at an amazing time in history. Never before in our country has so much information been so readily available to the masses. My kids use Khan […]
Should Productivity be the Goal?
We often talk about being productive. Did you have a productive day? I was productive today? I want my kids to be productive members of society? But what do those sentences mean, and should productivity even be the goal? So many are talking about productivity. From business people to life coaches, even I recently wrote […]