numeracy
Alto's Adventure [iOS] is a beautiful little game. You start as Alto, a snowboarding boy who is trying to catch runaway llamas. As you progress, you can choose to play as some of Alto's friends (my husband's favorite is the quick-flipping Maya; I tend
fun&games
I got an iPod Touch in 20091 and wished from the start that I could write my own apps for it.2 I knew approximately nothing about coding, though, so it was a rather far-away sort of wish. In grad school I learned to code in Matlab. It was a
gradLife
Good morning. How are you? I'm Dr. Worm Haas. I'm interested in things. As of today, I've officially completed all the requirements for my PhD. So I'm not a real worm, but I am a real doctor.1 Dr. Worm has been
education
* Type:Rider, a game about the history of typography. It's beautiful and fun. * This post at Wandering Scientist. I love the two quotes at the end. * This post at the Chronicle of Higher Education blog. I'm bothered whenever I hear someone preaching about the "real