The Best Online Training for Beginners
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
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
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
For the wellbeing of our planet, our country, ourselves and all people, education must do more than just prepare people to have jobs. In places where citizens have the right and responsibility to vote, it’s imperative that they understand what they’re voting
In the early 20th century, when William Randolph Hearst was building his media empire, access to information about the world was controlled by a relatively small number of media outlets. Hearst’s newspapers were able to influence public opinion and world