Jan 10 How Skiers Move Moguls Uphill EmbedVideo(5417, 482, 304); Here's a little-known winter fact: Ski moguls, those tricky-to-navigate bumps on well-traveled ski runs, migrate slowly uphill. Moguls are formed by skiers on virtually all ski trails that are not mechanically flattened with grooming… Continue reading
Jan 09 Watch moguls 3 A time-lapse video showing the uphill migration of ski moguls… Continue watching
Jan 09 Watch moguls 2 A time-lapse video uphill migration of ski moguls on the Riflesight Notch Winter Park… Continue watching
Jan 09 Watch Talking Robots Play Part in Therapeutic Treatment for People With Special Needs Talking Robots Play Part in Therapeutic Treatment for People With Special Needs… Continue watching
Jan 08 Watch How Free Online Courses Are Changing the Traditional Liberal Arts Education How Free Online Courses Are Changing the Traditional Liberal Arts Education… Continue watching
Jan 08 One Professor’s Approach to Online Learning: He’s Learning Too EmbedVideo(5282, 482, 304); Online learning at the university level comes in a variety of flavors. The hottest one right now is the MOOC, or massive open online courses, that are primarily given for free and do not, for… Continue reading
Jan 07 Beyond Suburbia: The Other Side of Vultures A black vulture chews on a rubber seal from a vehicle in Everglades National Park, Florida. Photo by Curtis Morgan/Miami Herald/MCT via Getty Images. On Friday, I wrote about a colony of vultures that has occupied a suburban… Continue reading
Jan 04 How Are Arts Organizations Using Digital Technologies? By Tom LeGro A new study, "Arts Organizations and Digital Technologies," was published Friday by the Pew Internet & American Life Project. It looks at the ways in which cultural organizations -- theater companies, orchestras, museums -- are using the Internet, social media… Continue reading
Jan 04 Smoking Out the Vultures A few hours before sundown, the vultures arrive by the dozens to roost in Jessica Paulin's backyard. They swoop in, choose the perfect evergreen branch, and with one or two flaps of their massive wings, settle in for the… Continue reading