The Secret of the Fibonacci Sequence in Trees - Kid studies trees and uses the Fibonacci Sequence to build solar panels that are more effective than flat panels, wins award. via Ripley
Bradley chose Maus for a book report book. On one hand I feel proud he likes graphic novels, on another hand I worry it’s not challenging enough, on another hand I feel bad that I make such a distinction.
Anne Emond – The Maternal Instinct
Great stuff on how to be navigate freelancing/entrepreneurship/web-based/whatever work with kids. First two interviews are with Cameron Moll (Authentic Jobs) and Matt Haughey (Metafilter).
Adorbz. Jorge & Alexa Narvaez covering Home by Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros.
“One day I’m going to whistle?”
via Evan Fleischer
(via evanfleischer)
Reminds me of Michel Gondry’s I’ve Been Twelve Forever.
File under “Science telling us what folk wisdom has told us forever”:
“We remain recognizably the same person,” said study author Christopher Nave, a doctoral candidate at the University of California, Riverside. “This speaks to the importance of understanding personality because it does follow us wherever we go across time and contexts.”
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Personality is “a part of us, a part of our biology,” Nave said.
I’m much closer to the person I wanted to be when I was 10 than when I was 20. I think that’s a good thing.
