Category: Hacks
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You Could Produce Imagery Using Kites
This is from Google, check it out, and go Fly A Kite! Here at Google we publish a lot of imagery, most of which comes from the satellite and aerial imagery providers with whom we partner. Last week we published something a bit different: images collected from balloons and kites! The resolution is amazing, and…
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Help Ladyada’s Workshop Become a Real LEGO Set
Why? Because every young woman in school should have this name, these tools, and this in mind. How else will we get it there? As the NYTimes article suggests, it is time to give women the access code. Welcome LEGO fans! We looked around and couldn’t find a LEGO set that was geared towards inspiring…
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The Rise of the AP
In a recent infographic from Teach.com, more students today are excelling in AP courses than ever before. AP Exam participation is up and scores are up since 2001, yet there’s still room for growth in science, computer science and more. With growing participation and success, I had hoped to take a look at AP courses…
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Grad Student Wins Alan Alda’s Flame Challenge
"Scientists have long been criticized of their inability to communicate complex ideas adequately to the rest of society. Similar to his questions on PBS’ Scientific American Frontiers, actor Alan Alda wrote to the journal Science with a proposition called The Flame Challenge (PDF). Contestants would have to explain a flame to an eleven-year-old kid, and…