"There was Earth, seen not as the mapmaker would have you identify it...It was seen as nature intended it to be viewed...We went to the moon, and we discovered Earth." - Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson
Food for thought: Yes, I know you are all sick of hearing about my nerdtastic fascination with space. Nevertheless, I'll reference it again and again because, for me, it prompts a desire to keep exploring. What topics inspire you to see the world in a bigger, more connected way?
Food for thought: Yes, I know you are all sick of hearing about my nerdtastic fascination with space. Nevertheless, I'll reference it again and again because, for me, it prompts a desire to keep exploring. What topics inspire you to see the world in a bigger, more connected way?
The gauntlet has been thrown down! A special and well-deserved prize to anyone who can name either ten cities or ten landforms from this video. Mad respect to anyone who can do both. (We're using the honor system here, folks. Don't cheat by reading the credits).
...and I'll probably give a flux capacitor or something to the first person to name the country, continent, birth rate, death rate, and top migration destinations associated with the countries of said cities. My Core class should know how to find this information using some resources on this very blog. Rock it!
Where is this going? Many, if not most, of the jobs you will one day hold do not even exist yet. In what ways will technology continue to change our lives, our vocations, and the ways in which we understand ourselves and one another?
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