We were fortunate to have tickets for tonight's London production of Hamilton, and it was one of the best plays I've ever seen. I didn't really know much about the play, except a little bit of Hamilton's background, and in particular his duel with Aaron Burr. As we sat there and watched the play unfold … Continue reading Hamilton Lives Up to Its Hype
While MLK Day is a federal holiday in the U.S. (and rightly so), it's just another Monday here in London. I did try searching to see if there were any events commemorating Dr. King around town, but I could not find any. I did come across events from prior years, but nothing for today. Fortunately, … Continue reading MLK Day in the UK
Based on this research, my brainstorming capabilities should be at an all-time high. Behavioral and learning scientist Marily Oppezzo, who studies how the movement of the body can affect the movement of the mind, found that getting up and going for a walk might be all it takes to get your creative juices flowing. Oppezzo, … Continue reading Walkstorming – Scientific Evidence That Going for a Walk Improves Brainstorming
One of the things about Planet Fitness that I find interesting is that there are always little tootsie rolls on the counter, presumably for when you have finished your workout and you are on your way out the door. (not to mention the free pizza the first Monday of each month and the free bagels … Continue reading Perhaps There Is a Method to the (Tootsie Roll) Madness at Planet Fitness
What if there was a way to level the playing field for low-income black and Hispanic students relative to their white or wealthier counterparts, so much so that gaps in language comprehension and numeracy can often disappear by the start of kindergarten? What if there was a way of increasing the rates of high-school completion … Continue reading Would Cloning Make the World a Better Place?
One of my favorite things to stumble upon is street performers, of all types. Singers, musicians, jugglers, break dancers, magicians; you name it; I want to see it. It's been wonderful seeing a large number of street performers in our first week in London, and I thought I'd post short clips of their performances, or … Continue reading A Medley of Street Performers in London
Today we were fortunate to be able to join the students on a walking tour of London. Highlights of the three hour tour included Westminster Abbey, the Houses of Parliament, the Horse Guards Parade, Trafalgar Square, Covent Garden, St. Paul's Cathedral, and the Millennium Bridge. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VKIHfwZozVM But even better than seeing these iconic landmarks were … Continue reading A Wonderful Walking Tour of London
Much of what we know about classical humour comes from a Roman joke book containing 265 gags known as the Philogelos – translated as Laughter Lover, according to historian Mary Beard, who presents BBC history programmes. Here are a couple of examples: A chatty barber asks his customer how he would like his hair cut. … Continue reading The World’s First Practical Joke?
Estimates are that there are 85 million Amazon Prime members. Now some people may find such a number interesting, certainly Jeff Bezos would, as would all those who hold Amazon stock (which many people do, if not outright, then through a mutual fund). Now there are other people who may find Mersenne Primes much more … Continue reading There’s Amazon Prime, and Then There’s Mersenne Prime
That was the response of Dylan Jones, editor of GQ magazine, when he was asked if he wears socks in bed. Uh-oh. Guilty as charged, at least on occasion. I did not know it was such a fashion faux-pas to wear socks to bed, but if the editor of GQ magazine is ridiculing such behavior, … Continue reading What Kind of Man Would Wear Socks in Bed?
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