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I Was a Student of Stephen Hawking’s – Here’s What He Taught Me 0
- Culture
- March 19, 2018
Like many students of my generation, Stephen Hawking had already had enormous influence on me long before we ever met. When I was hesitating about my A-level choices, it was his book A Brief History of Time that convinced me to continue with physical sciences. In 1994, Hawking and mathematical physicist Roger Penrose gave a
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The 2nd Amendment Empowers Women More than Lapel Pins 0
- Culture
- March 19, 2018
The 90th annual Oscars were held last week, and as usual, the ceremony served as the perfect opportunity for Hollywood’s most elite to get together and stroke fragile egos. Given the recent explosion of sexual assault allegations as a result of the #MeToo movement, it was no surprise that much of this year’s Oscars virtue
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Removing Analogies From the SAT Was a Bad Idea 0
- Education
- March 19, 2018
When I was preparing for the SAT test in 1996, I had to test myself with several examples of analogies, such as the following question: Bandage: Blood :: a) Cable: Bridge b) Cast: Injury c) Fort: Army d) Dam: River But such preparation is no longer needed for today’s students; the analogies
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Was Stephen Hawking Really Just a Computer?1
- Science
- March 19, 2018
Stephen Hawking once pronounced that he thought he was little more than a computer and that, because of this, he was unafraid to die. “I regard the brain as a computer which will stop working when its components fail. There is no heaven or afterlife for broken down computers; that is a fairy story for
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10 Things to Know About the Real St. Patrick 0
- Culture
- March 16, 2018
On March 17, people around the world will celebrate St. Patrick’s Day by parading in green hats, sporting images of shamrocks and leprechauns – tiny, grinning, fairy men – pinned to their lapels. Patrick’s picture will adorn greeting cards: an aged, bearded bishop in flowing robes, grasping a bishop’s staff and glaring at a coil
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5 Ways Obama’s Discipline Policy Made Schools Less Effective and Safe 2
- Education
- March 16, 2018
As is typical with so many other policies, federal meddling in what should be a local matter leads to poor results. This is the conclusion reached Monday by a Heritage Foundation panel about a school discipline initiative, launched by the Obama administration, that suddenly became the subject of national debate after the Feb. 14 massacre
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