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The End of Theory

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There’s an excellent article over on Wired right now with interesting implications for our field. The End of Theory reads in part: “All models are wrong, but some are useful.” So proclaimed statistician George Box 30 years ago, and he was right. But what choice did we have? Only models, from cosmological equations to theories … Read more

Keeping Incredible Company

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I’ve just been named #78 on Fast Company’s 100 Most Creative People in Business list (David Wiley). In my wildest dreams I never imagined finding myself on a list with Hayao Miyazaki (Totoro), JJ Abrams (Lost), Maurice Sendak (Where the Wild Things Are), and Brian Eno (where to start?), and 95 other incredible people. I’m … Read more

OER Legislation in Utah?

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This year’s MASTER STUDY RESOLUTION for the 2009 General Session, a “joint resolution of the [Utah] Legislature [which] gives the Legislative Management Committee items of study it may assign to the appropriate interim committee” over the summer, includes something we have been hoping to see! Item 30 reads: 30. Educational Resources in the Public Domain … Read more