by Terri Willingham | Jul 21, 2014 | Creativity, Makers, science, Society, Theresa Williingham, Uncategorized
There’s a very interesting dialectic between science and science fiction. If you take a look at, for example, Edwin Hubble, the greatest astronomer of the 20th century, he was destined to be a Missouri country lawyer. He remembered reading Jules Verne as a...
by Terri Willingham | Jul 17, 2014 | Creativity, Libraries, Makers, Philosophy, Society, Theresa Williingham, Uncategorized
The community that now calls the site home, is an amazing mix of wonder from around the world. Every day we continue to be amazed by the imagination, curiosity, and simple awesomeness of everyone who shares their creations with us on Instructables. The Instructables,...
by Terri Willingham | Jul 10, 2014 | civic engagement, Creativity, knowledge, Life, science, Theresa Williingham, Uncategorized
I want to know that it’s real, that it’s not just something happening inside my own head, because it matters what’s true… Neil DeGrasse Tyson In a recent opinion piece titled, “Rhapsody in Realism,” New York Times columnist David...
by Terri Willingham | Jul 8, 2014 | civic engagement, Florida, Society, Speak Out, Theresa Williingham, Uncategorized
A little background: At the end of June, the Pasco County School Board took under perfectly reasonable consideration the idea of eliminating the titles of valedictorian and salutatorian in public high schools, a proposal that passed unanimously on first reading,...
by Terri Willingham | Jul 6, 2014 | civic engagement, Creativity, Makers, Society, Theresa Williingham, Uncategorized
Simplicity is the shortest path to a solution. -Ward Cunningham In our work with FIRST robotics team students, we often remind them of the KISS philosophy – Keep it Simple Silly! – encouraging them to look for simple, elegant solutions to their game...
by Terri Willingham | Jul 3, 2014 | Creativity, Life, parenting, Theresa Williingham, Uncategorized
This time, like all times, is a very good one, if we but know what to do with it. -Ralph Waldo Emerson I came across an article recently, that referenced a thoughtful piece that ran last summer in the Huffington Post. I don’t remember anything about the article...
