Here is what I am reading today: education on the web “As part of a seismic shift in online learning that is reshaping higher education, Coursera, a year-old company founded by two Stanford University computer scientists, will announce on Tuesday that a dozen major research universities are joining the venture. Read more…
Here is what I am reading today: what makes Parrot’s parrot? “Scientists say they have assembled more completely the string of genetic letters that could control how well parrots learn to imitate their owners and other sounds.” the danger of cats to some women “Women infected with the Toxoplasma gondii Read more…
Here is what I am reading today: why day dreaming is important “As each day passes, the pace of life seems to accelerate — demands on productivity continue ever upward and there is hardly ever a moment when we aren’t, in some way, in touch with our family, friends, or Read more…