This video was created in 2007, but is still relevant to todays HE student. The video is only 4 minutes and 44 seconds and well worth watching.

Interesting STEM links:

STEM a school’s offering…,
STEM Careers,
STEM Collaboration,
Journal of STEM, and
STEM Education Coalition

Want to see the visual possibilities of the future?

Check out this video on YouTube:

A Day Made of Glass 2: Unpacked. The Story Behind Corning’s Vision.

This should be Syracuse University!

WIRED, written by science fiction author Douglas E. Richards, is about a brilliant genetic engineer who has figured out a way to give people savant-like capabilities by giving you a pill. The book is an action-thriller along with an interesting look at the possibilities of enhancing our brains.

I’d like to believe that enhancing the computing power of the brain, with its multidimensional abilities to match patterns, could help us find immediate solutions to wars, famine, and climate change. As quoted in the book:

“The brain is the last and grandest biological frontier, the most complex thing we have yet discovered in our universe. It contains hundreds of billions of cells interlinked through trillions of connections. The brain boggles the mind.” —James D. Watson, Nobel Laureate and co-discoverer of the structure of DNA.

Richards, Douglas E. (2011-07-12). WIRED (Kindle Locations 4878-4880). Paragon Press. Kindle Edition.

We seem to think that every problem can be solved with a rapid-fire pill, but would it be better is we could slowly change our brain using Neurofeedback (NFB)? Regardless of how we enhance our brains, are we ready for the unintended consequences as explored in Richard Douglas’ book?

We’ve been discussing and trying network dropbox type services for years and the alternatives continue to pop up like mushrooms in a cave – Cloud Storage Alternative Comparison article. Do you think we have finally turned the corner where your files are available anywhere, anytime, and on any device? Do you feel safe with your files being digital and stored on some system in some location that may be on any continent? I would feel safer if the terms and conditions were favorable to me.