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I think that somebody needs to do some kind of series to teach kids math. Lots and lots of math. Like, a completely new, and revolutionary methodology.

In my opinion - repetitive exercises are really necessary - but there's got to be another way to get kids geared up through algebra and calculus by 9th grade, and not block 70% of our kids from STEM "tracks" just because they had shitty grade school arithmetic teachers.

I like Vi Hart - as a person for hosting this show. But I don't know if she's interested in that sort of thing. She posts a lot of her own videos on her math blog. But that's not the same as what I'm talking about.

You can teach kids basic science principles all you want. But no school's going to admit them to science programs if they can't hack the math.

pfft! John McAffee gave us a 5-page detailed howto on illegally crossing international borders and smuggling drugs and sex slaves! And then he hyped his new privacy app!

I've watched many launches. Never watched an Anteres before, but a couple of Minotaurs. My take is that that this vehicle, indeed, looked troubled right as it came off the pad.

Yeah - and looking at how Manning and Snowden (and even Assange) turned out. . . you gotta wonder how things can spin out of control that quickly.

Private funding, while abundant, is generally VERY risk-averse. This is precisely the reason why government funding exists. If we had to rely on private funding only, that would be yet another reason why "we can't have nice things".

It seems that the only time private funding takes risks, is when it's run by a crazy man: (ex: Elon Musk) - and God Bless those people.