… ESPN.com style. The sports giant is currently doing a series on the future of sports, circa 2015. They enlisted a number of “experts” to predict the future of fandom,
gadgetry and athletes. Among the projections (purposefully leaving out the ideas by Watts Wacker, futurist):
* Demand for surround-view home systems
* Pay-per home field advantage — call [...]
Future of Sports
Somewhere in orbit
So, we’re not ready for Planet Informatics yet, but a productive afternoon was had finally attending to this blog of ours. I apparently got the last beta version of WordPress before they announced — just two hours ago — that v2.0 was officially out. I have a portfolio, wiki, e-biz and photo gallery to integrate [...]
Conscious Discipline Program gets Boost
Conscious Discipline in Schools
Becky Bailey’s program is being offered throughout a North Carolina county’s various agencies. I’d like to buy their county a coke. Put it on the job hunt list for sure.
What is Sports Informatics?
That’s a good question. It is in the process of being defined, and the first course offered this spring (and a related student SI club) is going to attempt to do just that.
Informatics is a multi-domain science that deals with the explosion of information (i.e. Moore’s Law). It has several areas of study that [...]
Christmas Cookies
Carter had a friend over yesterday and I offered her some cookies.
“No, Thank-you, I’m not very hungry.” She was so polite.
Carter comforted her: “It’s okay. They aren’t very good anyway.”
Mass.moms cry over spilt milk
Here’s an argument against intelligent design. A 10 month old “thinks the state should give moms the option of free formula.” He apparently hasn’t done a lot of research on marketing of infant formula and how they undermine breastfeeding. Nor has the reporter.
Court rejects ‘intelligent design’ in class
CNN.com - Court rejects ‘intelligent design’ in class
Amy “borrowed” a book on ID recently, so I’m sure she’ll have more to type on the subject. For me, I see this as a defense of the domain of science. Personally, I have no problem exploring alternative views … provided it is done in adherence with scientific [...]