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5 dangerous things you should let your kids do

nicholasjon@nicholasjon.com (Nick) — Mon, 07 Jan 2008 16:00:39 GMT

From the TED talks.

Link: http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/view/id/202/?src=rss

Philip Glass's Sesame Street animations

nicholasjon@nicholasjon.com (Nick) — Thu, 06 Dec 2007 13:21:57 GMT

I remember seeing these on Sesame Street as a kid. I hated them and was mesmerized by them. They’re pure geometry, mixed with color theory wrapped up and set to an exceedingly eerie score — particularly for a children’s program.

The Secret to Raising Smart Kids

nicholasjon@nicholasjon.com (Nick) — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 13:42:42 GMT

I think I suffered some of the same problems as the kids in this article back in school. It’s an interesting take on kids who go through “gifted and talented” programs.

Link: http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?id=the-secret-to-raising-smart-kids&print=true

The Case Against Adolescence

nicholasjon@nicholasjon.com (Nick) — Wed, 26 Sep 2007 20:07:35 GMT

Do we no longer have childhoods? Or do they extend into our thirties?

Link: http://www.kottke.org/07/09/the-case-against-adolescence

When gamers have babies

nicholasjon@nicholasjon.com (Nick) — Wed, 01 Aug 2007 19:24:54 GMT

Level 1 human.

Link: http://www.techeblog.com/index.php/tech-gadget/when-gamers-have-babies-level-1-human

Does having daughters make you vote left?

nicholasjon@nicholasjon.com (Nick) — Mon, 30 Oct 2006 20:31:37 GMT

A new study suggests the more daughters you have, the more likely you are to vote on the political left

Link: http://isteve.blogspot.com/2006/01/does-having-daughters-make-you-vote.html