Inspired by a Twitter discussion about how the success of the online #KhanWorldSchool would lead to demand for physical locations optimized for “everything else” students need. Molly had been sorely tempted to play it safe. Tell the Elders a story that would inspire them to keep her there. Play on their sympathy. … Story: Molly’sContinue reading “Story: Molly’s Life Thesis”
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Socrates Repents (An Alternative “Apology”)
Where I go really old school to question the very foundations of Western civilization. His words troubled my heartIt made me question my deepest beliefsI felt my soul shriveling within meFor the God spoke truthI had ignored his wordsOr rather, sought to refute them Socrates Repents (An Alternative “Apology”) | Radically Happy
Retrospective Roundtable: THE GREAT DECENTRALIZATION OF 2020
My April 1st response to COVID-19: a science fiction story about an evil genius who wants to stop the pandemic… Making of a Revolutionary Ruckus April 1st, 2040 AD By Ernest Prabhakar and Colin Keeler INTRODUCTIONS TIM: Greetings, digital athletes! Today is … Retrospective Roundtable: THE GREAT DECENTRALIZATION OF 2020
Book Review: Quantum Philosophy and the End of Education
Originally posted on iHack, therefore iBlog:
Quantum Philosophy and the End of Education, by Roo Pavan (self-published) April 1st, 2019 This self-published book by a retired physicist turned tech millionaire has taken the education establishment by storm — and not in a good way. Few people had even heard of this book or its author,…
The San Jose Declaration: Ending the Abortion Wars
Perhaps my most optimistic piece. Could an accident of geography enable a miracle of identity? April 1st, 2031 A.D. Perhaps the most surprising aspect of the San Francisco Revival of the 2020s was an end to the politicization of abortion, in a … The San Jose Declaration: Ending the Abortion Wars
The Governator and James Madison: Reengineering the California Legislature
It is perhaps too easy to make Arnold Schwarzenegger a parody of himself, when he’d already become Governor of California. But I think I did him Justice. A Radical Middle Dialogue on Legislative Reform | Radical Centrism The Governator and James Madison: Reengineering the California Legislature
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