Ben Talsma
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The azaleas are in bloom right now; they will last for two more weeks. They’re wonderful flowers: big and bright and…
In 1950, the brilliant British mathematician Alan Turing proposed a test that would determine whether a machine could be considered to possess true…
It’s the mistake that runs the world: we assume that everyone else is more like us than they really are. That mistake creeps…
Standardized tests are an inescapable part of education. Though they play an important role in the learning process, these tests can also generate a lot…
The first time I logged onto the internet, I knew everything had changed. In an instant, I could share ideas with anyone, anywhere in the…
Weirdness is one of our most precious resources; it’s weirdness, by definition, that drives all creativity and innovation. Too often, however, our educational…
"Where is the wisdom we have lost in knowledge? Where is the knowledge we have lost in information?" —T.S. Eliot, The…
It’s important, every once in a while, to let your ideas fly. You get them from time to time — your…