by jstewardfree | Oct 1, 2014 | Grey Matter
By Ronald Lipsman | The grades I just issued in my post-calculus, differential equations course – a sophomore math offering taken mostly by engineering students—followed the usual bell-shaped curve, roughly 10% A’s, 20% B’s, 40% C’s, 20% D’s and 10% F’s. The...
by jstewardfree | Sep 29, 2014 | Grey Matter
By Matt Ridley | Now come climate scientists’ implausible explanations for why the ‘hiatus’ has passed the 15-year mark. On Sept. 23 the United Nations will host a party for world leaders in New York to pledge urgent action against climate change....
by jstewardfree | Sep 27, 2014 | Course and Scholarship Updates
By Publius | Publishing his novel, The Satanic Verses, put author Salman Rushdie’s life at risk, and even led to the death of his translator. In the face of death, would you write the truth? AVERAGE TIME: 1-2 HOURS. 750 IMPACT POINTS. Sign in...
by jstewardfree | Sep 26, 2014 | Grey Matter
By Jim Norton | Can we please stop embarrassing ourselves by pretending these apologies mean anything and admit they are simply a bloodless way to satisfy our bloodlust? I am disgusted with Henry Rollins. How could he be so insensitive? What he said about Robin...
by jstewardfree | Sep 24, 2014 | Grey Matter
By Ellie Zolfagharifard | Communicating through emoticons is causing them to become socially awkward, experts warn. Young kids are glued to electronic devices for nearly 5 hours each day In a study, 11 to 12-year-olds who went 5 days without looking at an electronic...
