Finding Chris Soderquist
We’ve been working on Systems Thinking lately (see this post and this one). If found a good not-too-technical explanation put out by the CDC, but…
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The Systems Thinking Trinity
Two weeks ago, we watched “The Value of Systems Thinking” by consultant Chris Soderquist for the CDC, and I pointed out how you can view…
Hexagons Are The Bestagons: Graphene Edition
The other day @blackout introduced our family to “Hexagons Are The Bestigons”, a truly nerdy homage to an astounding polygon that is — as a…
Resource: The Kid Should See This
Some pretty cool people tipped us off to TheKidShouldSeeThis.com, a site that offers curated videos for kids and adults mostly on STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering,…
Scientist Grow Mice in Artificial Womb
Scientists can now grow a mouse embryo up to half of its gestational cycle (the amount of time it spends in its mother’s womb) in…
Gamers Gaming Posture
We just got gaming laptops so we could be more mobile when we have to be digital. As an unintended consequence, we’re able to take…
The Value of Systems Thinking
What if the best way out of our big health problems is to think our way out? The CDC seems to think so. Take a…
The Success Paradox
What would you like to accomplish? Right now, we as a community have some pretty big goals: We want to launch an awesome Minecraft gamer…
Tobin Miller Shearer’s Advice on Talking to Whites About Racism
Lately I’ve been working through Mennonite resources on racism. While the movement has always been about peacemaking since its 15th century beginning, there has been…
Oops! He Fell Into a Black Whole
The other day, Etcetera and I were talking about black holes (again). He was talking about the effects at the event horizon and how something…