Monthly Archives: February 2014

Theremins, Real and Virtual

Posted on February 24, 2014 by mbrowning

Check out Theremin, a very odd little audio synth with a web interface. Then hear a genuine theremin played by some guy with way too much time on his hands to learn this thing.

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Teddy Roosevelt and Reading

Posted on February 8, 2014 by mbrowning

Besides charging up San Juan Hill and serving a turn as President, Teddy Roosevelt had some interesting advice to readers. Here’s one of his ten points: “Personally, the books by which I have profited infinitely more than by any others … Continue reading →

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The Great Language Game

Posted on February 7, 2014 by mbrowning

Want to feel totally ignorant? Play The Great Language Game where you are given multiple-choice options on identifying a language as it is spoken. Yikes, I stunk it up when I played.  

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Concentration Training

Posted on February 2, 2014 by mbrowning

Do you find yourself zoning off when you should be paying attention to something, like, perhaps me in class. (I’ll let you figure out if I meant that YOU are zoning off when I’m speaking or if I am zoning … Continue reading →

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Remember the… the… Something

Posted on February 1, 2014 by mbrowning

Having just shared mind mapping, one of my favorite note-taking and memorizing techniques, with my Comp II classes this week, I was really struck with Joshua Foer’s TED Talk on memory feats. It’s worth twenty minutes of your time, I … Continue reading →

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