Zachary Slobig
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Raleigh, North Carolina high school history teacher Charles Montague, along with his students, are helping to preserve blues music in the hilly Piedmont region of that state. They call the program "SOOTS," and with the help of a Pepsi Refresh grant, they are collapsing historic cultural divides and keeping musicians like George Higgs strumming to fresh ears.
In the United States, Cinco de Mayo has a St. Paddy's-ish thing to it (i.e. It's an excuse to get blotto on a school night at all-you-can-drink...
Being alive in a human body is a weird and sometimes wonderful experience. Your life is likely to be weirder than most.
Next up for farm-to-table cooking? Dan Barber explains the pursuit of better flavor through Old World farm technologies and modern science.
Why are school buses yellow? How many miles to the gallon does the average school bus get? How many miles does the average school bus travel?
Part one in our Future Learning video series looks at Khan Academy and how project-based learning engages students.
This fascinating video shows the entire country's voting patterns from 1920 to the present slowly fading from one election to the next.
Check out photographer Carl Kleiner's latest project with Ikea: nine whimsical videos that should inspire a little cooking. And maybe some dancing.
Watch as Australian climate scientists rap—and swear a lot—about their work. It's pretty funny, we swear.
Morning Roundup: From The New York Times: Learning by Playing A middle school teaches with video games. Can its approach transform...
A look at the size of whales versus cattle illuminates an odd double standard when it comes to killing animals. Should we re-evaluate what we eat?
Does the teacher in your life need a little help integrating black history into a packed school day? We have the resources she needs.
Recyclebank wants to reward people for "everyday green actions." But is it really green if the rewards just push members to buy more stuff?
An interesting discussion has broken out at Planetizen, about whether or not cities are really the golden examples of sustainability that they are...
Here are a few more tips, from making the most of your doctor visits to spending time with your loved ones-that could make easily improve your life.
You've almost certainly been sent this chart or seen it on a blog (BoingBoing and Andrew Sullivan being the biggest culprits I've seen). Now...
How about securing your strawberries on top of a mountain?Here are five lesser-known local farmers' markets that look as juicy as the citrus.
In some New York buildings, a new bin will be showing up next to the trash and the recycling—a clothing donation bin.
Organizations frustrated by scarce resources, missed opportunities for collaboration, and the inability to conduct research are looking to mapping.
You’d be hard-pressed to think of something more unfair than the life of a young refugee—especially one with no forthcoming prospects of...
Want to give the gift of cooking? Try the step-by-step recipes in What to Cook and How to Cook It. I'll be over for pie in an hour.
