We were strolling around Piccadilly today, the only item on our agenda to stop in at Crosstown Doughnuts where they have some of the best doughnuts I have ever tasted, including vegan ones. Anyway, it was a bit of a rainy day so we took our time finishing our tea and doughnuts, and then headed … Continue reading I Turned the Corner and Entered a World of Which I Am Not a Part
Quartz had a story this week about prisons that ban books, looking at the differences from state to state. The story then offered a closer look at the process used by Pennsylvania to decide whether or not to ban a book, and the reasons for such decisions. I don't understand why there is a process … Continue reading Banning Books in Prison? You’ve Got to Be Kidding!
We are fortunate to be in London for Lumiere London, a world-class light festival that takes place over four evenings, from Thursday 18 to Sunday 21 January 2018. We are doubly fortunate that some of the major exhibits that are part of the festival are a two-minute walk from our flat. So tonight we took … Continue reading London – City of Lights
The photo above is an indication of how passengers were greeted as we emerged from the Waterloo Underground - a free 5-ounce can of Heineken (alcohol-free). Of course, my wife, son, and I had to accept the offer, it would have been bad taste to refuse such a gift. I could not tell what controls the … Continue reading You Wouldn’t See This in the U.S. (Well at Least Not in Philly)
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
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