This looks like something that every one of my students would enjoy. Finally, a technology to get even the most apathetic student reading. What can’t digital technology accomplish? I also like their tagline: “So advanced, even illiterates can use it!”
Archive | September, 2009
Shelley’s Defense of Poetry
Shelley begins his “A Defense of Poetry” by making a distinction between reason and imagination: “Reason is the enumeration of quantities already known; imagination is the perception of the value of those quantities, both separately and as a whole.”
On Kant’s Aesthetic Judgment
The only thing that would be more ponderous and difficult than trudging through Kant’s prose in his Critique of Aesthetic Judgment would be attempting to put his aesthetic philosophy found within to the test.
Some Thoughts on Health Care
[An excerpt from a Facebook discussion.] There needs to be an affordable public option. Period. It should focus on preventative care, education on nutrition, premium incentives for exercise and body weight, and incentives for states to build parks, bike lanes, and exercise facilities. The health care discussion and reform needs to be about health. There’s [...]
London 2010!
The new European Council London Study Abroad brochure is out, and it features my photography. Unfortunately, I’m not going next summer, but my colleague and friend Heather is. So, you should sign up! Check out the European Council web site for more information. Seriously, this is one of the best experiences I have ever had [...]
New 24-70 L
I got it today: a new Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8 L USM lens. This is the last one I needed to complete my starter professional kit. Couple it with the Canon EF 15-35mm f/2.8 L USM and the Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8 L IS USM, and I have coverage from 16mm to 200mm — even [...]
The All-New (Again) grlucas.com
OK, I know this is the tenth time I’ve tried this, but here goes again: I now have a front-end to my photography biz (again), grlucas.com. I decided I really did need a place to highlight my photography other then this site, which is really for my academic life. So, I’ve set up my photography [...]
