by Terri Griffith | Sep 14, 2013 | Blog
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) are the future of education. I feel as certain of this as I am certain that one day cars will fly and that ironing will become obsolete. There’s a Ted Talk with the co-founder of Coursera Daphne Koller and an episode of Charlie...
by Shane McAdams | Sep 13, 2013 | Blog
“If you build it, they will come,†lows a voice to Ray Kinsella in the film “Field of Dreams.†Incredulous but faithful, Ray, played by Kevin Costner, obeys, carving a baseball diamond out of his Iowa cornfield and,after some plot twists and life...
by Guest | Sep 13, 2013 | Blog
Guest Post by Mark Sheerin Art needs networks, and the 20th century testifies to that. There could never have been a lone fauvist, a solitary cubist, an isolated futurist, etc, etc. The avant garde loves company, and, without it, could never have made the great...
by Eric Asboe | Sep 12, 2013 | Blog
With Venice still in the air and the anticipation of the Whitney hanging over us, the world is changing around me, and I cannot help but draw analogies to the art ecosystem. The squash in my neighbor’s garden is swelling. The layers of crushed acorns are...
by Jeffrey Songco | Sep 11, 2013 | Blog
Last Saturday turned out to be one of the hottest days of the year in San Francisco. For anyone who doesn’t know, summer doesn’t arrive in this city until after Labor Day. Cashmere scarves and knit sweaters are all the rage in July, and by...