Teh Pokemens is trynta kill me!

Teh Pokemens is trynta kill me!

Spending on higher education makes students — and everyone else — richer: Don Pittis

Originally shared by Adrian Parsons
https://www.google.ca/amp/www.cbc.ca/amp/1.4268921

FTA: "...greater total sedentary time

FTA: "...greater total sedentary time ... and longer sedentary bout duration ... were both associated with a higher risk for all-cause mortality."

TL;DR: Sitting slowly kills you, and sitting longer kills you faster.

BTW, AIM is a top-drawer journal. This is not some half-assed study...it's about as rigorous as you'll find. Get moving, folks!
http://annals.org/aim/article/2653704/patterns-sedentary-behavior-mortality-u-s-middle-aged-older-adults

FTA: “Do I think [this new course] is better than 30 students and the Socratic method, Dead Poets Society-style?

FTA: “Do I think [this new course] is better than 30 students and the Socratic method, Dead Poets Society-style? Probably not,” Meer admits.

Exactly. At least he's honest. No, it's not better than a proper in-classroom experience. What it is better than is the horrible, awful, 250-student, auditorium-style, impersonal mass lecture. But that, IMO, is a woefully low bar and one that shouldn't ever have been invented in the first place. But, you know, when scalability is desired and useful technology simply doesn't exist, just making the room bigger is an awfully appealing "fix."

Me? I'll continue teaching small classes the right way as long as I'm able. And I'll put my methods up against the best pure-online instructors in terms of learning outcomes. Will the educate more students? Yes. Will they educate them better? I doubt it.
https://qz.com/1050869/the-college-lecture-is-dying-and-good-riddance/

No matter what you create, some will pan it.

No matter what you create, some will pan it. Create anyway! If it brings even a mote of joy to a few, it is worthwhile.
http://lithub.com/the-original-1851-reviews-of-moby-dick/

I sincerely do not understand the attraction of this sport.

I sincerely do not understand the attraction of this sport.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QhF1i23vwps&feature=share

Scott Pruitt is literally the worst.

Scott Pruitt is literally the worst.
http://gizmodo.com/epa-head-scott-pruitt-discussing-climate-change-right-1802734714