My syllabus is a mess of half-remembered intentions. I re-use icebreakers that I know don’t work. I forget to grade the first assignment until Week Four. I write emails that begin with “So sorry for t...

A Lucille Clifton poem for Indigenous People's Day, which shows us the need for the holiday.

Trio led experiments demonstrating that bizarre properties of quantum world can translate into measurable effects in the everyday The Nobel prize in physics 2025 has been awarded to British, French and American scientists for their work on quantum mechanics. John Clarke, a British physicist based at the University of California at Berkeley, Michel Devoret, a French physicist based at Yale University, and John Martinis, of the University of California Santa Barbara, share the 11m Swedish kronor (about £871,400) prize announced by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences in Stockholm. Continue reading...

We don’t know who killed Charlie Kirk. We do know who’s trying to exploit his death.

The Ugly American isn't just something the world has to deal with abroad anymore

The wisdom of the late Jane Goodall, as expressed in one of her poems.

In which I recount growing up in segregated Tennessee and recount the books that helped me cope.

It turns out that frequent use of your library card can be a key to longevity! Let’s look at some ways that public libraries are helping patrons lead longer, more enjoyable lives.

Nearly 100 years ago dozens of ships were abandoned in a shallow bay in the Potomac River. Today plants and animals are thriving on the skeletons of these vessels

At a People's Mass outside a reported ICE hub, clergy and community members preached a God who stands with the oppressed.

Cycling instead of driving has been linked with a lower risk of dementia and Alzheimer’s disease, a large study has found.

Brian and I truly count ourselves blessed as we work in the best of both worlds: classroom teachers and consultants for teachers. Once the school year ends, we work with teachers from across the count...