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Environmentally Friendly Universities

Thursday, October 19th, 2006 Posted in Education, Energy, Responsibility | 2 Comments »

Every Monday and Thursday I receive the Washington University Record via email. Most of the news is inwardly focused and academic - hardly interesting to anyone not affiliated with the University. But today, an article relevant to what's discussed on this site ...

Sustainable Education, Microsoft Style

Friday, September 8th, 2006 Posted in Education, Ideas, Society | No Comments »

I've maintained for some time our education system, while the "best" in the world, isn't capable of competing long term on the global stage. Most of my qualms have been with post-secondary education though. It's too expensive and not student-focused. The ...

The Creation of Intelligent Demise

Monday, November 14th, 2005 Posted in Education, Politics, Society | No Comments »

Numerous studies show that the more educated an individual is the less likely he is to believe in a higher being. This makes sense to those of us who are atheists or wavering with agnostic indecision, and this makes sense ...