Tuesday, December 10, 2013

How not to use peer assessment in a MOOC

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Earlier this week, after much thought, I unenrolled from what until that point had been an excellent course on Global Public Health . I...
Tuesday, December 3, 2013

The other side of the coin: a beautiful video and thoughtful design post about Bitcoin

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Some weeks ago I wrote a long post detailing some of my current thoughts about Bitcoin. This morning, the excellent design blog Fast Comp...
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Thursday, November 28, 2013

The Eyres of London: an enthralling look at crime in the 13th century

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I'd like to share with you 13th century court records with all the sizzle of a modern scandal-sheet. During the 13th century, London...
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Monday, November 25, 2013

An experiment in personalized learning

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( Note to those reading this as part of their Blended Learning assignment: the introduction is meant to provide context for a general audie...
Thursday, November 21, 2013

PSA: Bitcoin is neither a currency, nor harmless

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Disclaimer: my views on currency are not representative of those of most economists. For the sake of clarity, I write as if my opinions we...
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Friday, January 20, 2012

To help the poor, help everyone

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We expect modern governments to help us when we're down. For Canadians, this takes the form of (un)employment insurance, pensions for t...
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Sunday, January 15, 2012

Grain prices in 2012

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The price of grain has risen dramatically the last few years. This matters a lot because the world's poor subsist largely on grain. An...