The Beginner's Mind
When learning new things, especially technical subjects, often the biggest hindrance to being able to understand and use new information is the knowledge that we already have. As students and teachers (and human beings), we naturally try to fit new
Hossein Derakhshan, who is often called the “father of Persian blogging”, was sentenced in 2008 to 20 years in prison for the content of his blog. He was pardoned, and released, in November 2014. What he found when he got
Since we’ve started writing books for kids, we’ve seen and heard from hundreds of our readers that they “love” our books, or that they’re having “fun” with our books. These aren’t words that you typically hear adults say about computer
Our society values instant success almost to the exclusion of everything else. Most of the stories of success that we hear and that so many people aspire to involve people being “discovered” or otherwise becoming super-rich (and maybe famous) overnight. But, these
A recent NY Times article cited numerous studies that have found speed reading to be nothing more than skimming. According to the article, it is improbable to increase your reading above 500-600 words per minute without decreasing comprehension of the material.
We’re hard-wired to feel fear or even panic when confronted with difficult or threatening situations. These are the remnants of evolution, and it’s only in the last couple of hundred of years that these reactions have become frequently irrelevant and sometimes
The best advice for anyone who’s aspiring to be a writer is this: “Stop aspiring and start writing.” –Alan W. Watts The second best advice is this: “Read a thousand books, and your words will flow like a river.” –Lisa
To many people who have never done it, computer programming, aka “coding”, seems like a magical and impossible task. Any time we release a new book, video, or class about programming, we hear the all too familiar groans: “I could
Garry Shandling, the comedian who died recently, got his first big break in 1981 as a guest on The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson. After this appearance, he told his agent that appearing on The Tonight Show was great, but
Artificial Intelligence (AI) has its roots in ancient myth and the study of logic and formal reasoning. In the 20th century, AI first became plausible, and scientists as well as science fiction writers began to explore the possibility that machines could one