24 Tuesday Aug 2021
Posted in Ted Talk
Well, folks. We thought we had beat this COVID thing, but the Delta variant has risen and is causing all kind of problems across the globe as science scrambles to respond. Check out this video on Small Pox, a plague that hit us in the 1900s.
Hopefully it’ll shed some light on what we are doing to beat COVID this time around.
Enjoy!
Until next time…
Dave
30 Wednesday Jun 2021
Posted in Uncategorized, Wisdom Wednesday
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5 Quotes, Humor, journalism, Learning, new, Robert Quillen, Satire, Things, Trivia, wisdom
Discussion is an exchange of knowledge; an argument an exchange of ignorance.
There are glimpses of heaven to us in every act, or thought, or word, that raises us above ourselves.
Great art is never produced for its own sake. It is too difficult to be worth the effort.
If we wish to make a new world we have the material ready. The first one, too, was made out of chaos.
As we grow older, our bodies get shorter and our anecdotes longer.
For those of you who do not who this guy is, here’s a Wikipedia link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Quillen
I hope you enjoy reading about him. He had a terrific and interesting life.
Until next time…
Dave
12 Wednesday May 2021
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5 Quotes, Hosea Ballou, Learning, Quotes, Trivia, Tufts College, Universalism, Wikipedia, wisdom, Wisdom Wednesday
Tears of joy are like the summer rain drops pierced by sunbeams.
Real happiness is cheap enough, yet how dearly we pay for its counterfeit.
No one has a greater asset for his business than a man’s pride in his work.
Falsehood is cowardice, the truth courage.
Education commences at the mother’s knee, and every word spoken within hearsay of little children tends toward the formation of character.
Here is a Wikipedia link for those of you who would like to know more about this interesting individual: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hosea_Ballou
Until next time…
Dave
05 Wednesday May 2021
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5 Quotes, Chinese Philosopher, Interesting facts, Mencius, philosophy, Trivia, Wikipedia, wisdom
The people are the most important element in a nation; the spirits of the land and grain are the next; the sovereign is the least.
The great man is he who does not lose his child’s-heart.
There is no greater delight than to be conscious of sincerity on self-examination.
Sincerity is the way to heaven.
Truth uttered before its time is always dangerous.
Mencius was considered the “second sage” in China, after Confucius. Here’s a Wikipedia link for you to learn more about him. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mencius
His name threw me, as I thought he was a Greek philosopher initially. I hope you enjoy this. I like to grab random people and find their quotes. I like some of these.
Until next time…
Dave
18 Wednesday Nov 2020
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Journalist, Learning, Newsmen, Quotes, Trivia, Walter Winchell, Wednesday, wisdom
A real friend is one who walks in when the rest of the world walks out.
An optimist is someone who gets treed by a lion but enjoys the scenery.
Too many people expect wonders from democracy, when the most wonderful thing of all is just having it.
I usually get my stuff from people who promised somebody else that they would keep it a secret.
The best way to get along is never to forgive an enemy or forget a friend.
I hope you enjoy these quotes from Walter Winchell, American journalist. I’m going to start dropping a Wikipedia link for those of you interested in learning more about the authors of the scripts I post on Wednesday.
Walter Winchell: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_Winchell
Until next time…
Dave
17 Tuesday Nov 2020
01 Tuesday Sep 2020
Posted in Ted Talk
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Discovery, Invention, Jeff Dekofsky, Learning, Mathematics, TedEd, Trivia, universal
This is a cool video about the question of Math being a human invention or a discovery? I hope you enjoy it!
Until next time…
Dave
11 Tuesday Aug 2020
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Cat, Chad Orzel, Learning, Quantum Mechanics, Schrodinger, Ted Talk, TedEd, Trivia
This is one of the more entertaining topics in Quantum Mechanics. If you’ve heard of this one, but don’t know how it connects, catch this short video. It’s a great one!
Until next time…
Dave
14 Tuesday Jul 2020
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Fun, Learning, Mathematics, Ted Talk, Ted Talk Tuesday, TedEd, Trivia
Learn about one of the most influential mathematicians to have ever lived. I hope you enjoy this one. I will not spoil it for you. There is a surprise in this short video that I found to be fascinating. Enjoy!
By the way. I love educational videos. If there are any of you in my reading audience that would like me to track down a video covering a topic you enjoy, leave me a note in the comments and I’ll get that added into my calendar of future topics!
Have a great Tuesday, everyone!
Until next time…
Dave
24 Tuesday Mar 2020
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Educational, First Author, Ted Talk Tuesday, TedEd, Trivia, Video, YouTube
Today’s TedED video is about the world’s first author. I won’t give it away. You’ll need to watch the video to find out who it is.
Have a great Tuesday!
Stay safe, stay informed, and follow your local guidance.
Until next time…
Dave
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