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  • Huffing, Puffing, and Blowing High School Literature Courses to the Ground

    Huffing, Puffing, and Blowing High School Literature Courses to the Ground0

    • August 7, 2015

    Have you asked a high school junior lately what they’re reading in school? According to a report coming out of New York, it’s not Shakespeare… it’s… The Three Little Pigs?! “The report from the state Education Department says the classic children’s fairy tale was just one of several ridiculously easy reading assignments uncovered at Landmark

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  • Howling Cow Ice Cream: An NC State Experiment in Hands-On Learning

    Howling Cow Ice Cream: An NC State Experiment in Hands-On Learning0

    In the past, I’ve been critical of commercial activity on North Carolina’s public university campuses. It competes with private business, attracts unfair tax advantages, and may (in some cases) violate provisions of the Umstead Act. It’s also far outside a public university’s three-part mission of education, research, and service. In most cases, I think business

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  • How, When, Do We Come Together Again?

    How, When, Do We Come Together Again?8

    When 30 FBI agents showed up at Mar-a-Lago to cart off boxes of documents, it was an authorized, legitimate, and justified procedure to retrieve national security secrets being illegally kept there. Or it was an unprecedented regime raid on the home and office of the foremost political rival of President Joe Biden that called to

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  • How YouTube AutoPlay Becomes Your Child’s Worst Nightmare

    How YouTube AutoPlay Becomes Your Child’s Worst Nightmare0

    I myself am not yet a parent, but I can understand why parents often get overwhelmed. Far be it from me to judge any parents who feel the need to hand their kids the iPhone for a few minutes now and then. But please, keep your small children away from YouTube. Sure, they’ll probably start

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  • How Your New Devices Can Spy on Your Every Move

    How Your New Devices Can Spy on Your Every Move0

    We now have dozens of smart devices in our houses and even on our bodies. They improve our lives in so many ways – from lowering energy consumption in our homes to egging us on to be active. But these smart devices respond to whatever commands they are given: we’ve had security experts demonstrate how cars can be hijacked

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  • How Your Name Can Predict How You’ll Vote

    How Your Name Can Predict How You’ll Vote0

    I don’t know about you, but I’ve noticed a decided absence of political yard signs in my neighborhood this election season. Such an occurrence may be the result of general disinterest in the two main candidates… or maybe my neighbors have suddenly been bit by the Minnesota Nice bug, which requires people to keep their

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