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String Cheese Theory
Book ideas/Screen Plays
A man protecting his family from the ideas in Quantum physics. Try to remember where I was learning about Quantum theory to figure out what I meant! It was something about the uncertainty or illusion of life as we know it. I think it was a Terry Gross Interview with a young Physicist who has recently written a book sort of popularizing ideas of Quantum Physics. I remember him talking about how he maybe became less secure with life itself through his studies.
Research Related
- write a paper on the place of the iPod in educational technology.
- Personality Pedagogy: The idea that teaching a foreign langauge is a personal thing as well as a general thing. Therefore anything that emphasizes the personality of the professor is completely OK. Related to Gonzo journalism of Hunter S. Thompson, may he rest in peace, the gun and drug abusing lovely fool that he was.
- Self study in Education. Guidance is needed. there are all of these tons of materials out there, but people need "trails" to follow to be able to use these materials effectively. Highly motivated, technologically sophisticated and methodical individuals might eventually hit on materials that are appropriate for them, but where is the guidance for the rest?
- A repository for papers in order to check for plagiarism.
- Automatic word lists.
Religion
- Different visions of Christianity in the different denominations. Ideas: Chris Hedges (a powerful speaker with powerful ideas), Demnow May 5, 2005, Jim Wallis, Thomas Frank, Rev. Bill Phelps and Rickie Jones.
Inventions
- Glass Whiteboard. Take a white wall and afix glass plates to it. There you have a cheap whiteboard that could be as big as the wall itself. Might be a problem with double images, so needs to be tested. Note potential negative acoustic effect of reflected sound.
- Removable, lightweight, strong, universal kickstand.
