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Author Archives: Dr. Ayers
Sleep Tonight. Crush the Test Tomorrow.
In case you think I’m kidding about going to bed early tonight, here are a few links about the importance of adolescents getting sufficient sleep. For example this, from PBS: In experiments done at Harvard Medical School and Trent University … Continue reading
AP Test Prep Dates
It’s time to begin our after-school test prep sessions. These will be in Ayers’ room from 3:00 – 4:00. Each session will focus on a different component of the exam. The dates are April 8 (Monday), April 11 (Thursday), April … Continue reading
Tropes vs. Women in Video Games
Here’s the web video I mentioned, by Anita Sarkeesian: “Damsel in Distress: Part 1 – Tropes vs Women in Video Games.” If you like her work, go visit her blog. What’s a trope? Here’s a short answer. Here’s a longer … Continue reading
The Bechdel Test
If you missed (or wanted to re-watch) the video featuring the Bechdel Test, I live to serve:
Required Reading: Statistics and Inferences
In a blog post on the New York Times‘ site today, Nate Silver raises cautions about the use of statistical evidence in an argument that could be very useful to us. He’s discussing the debate before the Supreme Court right … Continue reading
Exposition by Analogy: Michio Kaku on Big Think
Want to know what string theory is? Michio Kaku will tell you, but he might break your brain doing so.
Two Spaces Forward, One Back
One of my pet peeves is when people are writing and double-space at the end of a sentence. This in fact was a rule once upon a time, when typewriters used monospaced type. Slate’s Farhad Manjoo wrote a screed about this … Continue reading
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