(adj.); opposed to mirth, festivity, or fun “For many of us, these systems provided a foundation for our childhood and opened the door to vast electronic worlds to explore, hack, experiment, and fail within. They taught us how to learn, compete, strategize, think critically, and, through multiplayer games, even socialize. They also taught us another, […]
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Maxwell Neely-Cohen discusses smart teens, furious parents, the apocalypse, and how our screens change how we see the world.
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Complete strangers often ask me how I got my name. They think this is an acceptable question. But for me, for the longest time, it was like being asked to tell the origin story of a scar.
...moreNASA is providing information from its satellites to aid in disaster relief in Haiti. NASA’s Mars Rover Phoenix went to sleep for the winter, and now they’re trying to wake it up. The biggest black hole in the universe. Great images from Antarctica by National Geographic. Self-control, or lack of it, can be contagious. I […]
...moreLet’s say you were the kind of person who thinks the Bible could use a little livening up, a little updating–you’d probably find Overthinking It’s post on fusing the KJV with the Nintendo Universe right up your alley. If you’re the kind of person who is ready to welcome our future robot overlords, you could […]
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