Bush "Sunday Bloody Sunday" mashup
Sunday, July 2nd, 2006Via PinkDome
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Stephen Colbert at the White House Correspondents Association Dinner
Sunday, April 30th, 2006YouTube has videos of Stephen Colbert hosting the White House Correspondents Association Dinner: one, two, three (it’s presented in three parts). Update: YouTube removed the videos for copyright infringement. But you can watch the video (streaming RealPlayer link) on CSPAN’s site. Colbert plays the same character at the dinner as he plays on his show. […]
Mathematical literacy
Tuesday, March 21st, 2006Jacques Distler has a great rant about mathematical literacy, rebutting algebra-flunker-empathizer Richard Cohen. Quoting Cohen’s WaPo column:
“Gabriela, sooner or later someone’s going to tell you that algebra teaches reasoning. This is a lie propagated by, among others, algebra teachers. Writing is the highest form of reasoning. This is a fact. Algebra is not. The proof […]
