- March 13, 2016In response to Sam Altman's great post "Hard tech is back," someone on Hacker News pointed out that hard tech…
- March 7, 2016You don’t need to submit the perfect grant application (assuming the "perfect application" even exists); you just need to be…
- February 16, 2016* The title is awful, but: "Tell the truth about benefit claimants and the left shuts you down: How neurobiologist…
- February 1, 2016When you're writing a proposal for a grant intended to expand an existing program or service, it is extremely, ridiculously…
- January 19, 2016It's both pleasant and unusual to find a book that is at its core optimistic: I believe that during the…
- January 11, 2016* "Home is where the cartel is," on the politics of housing, inequality, and many other topics of interest; perhaps…
- January 4, 2016In "As Graduation Rates Rise, Experts Fear Diplomas Come Up Short," Motoko Rich says that "the number of students earning…
- December 16, 2015* Elon Musk's secret sauce, and what makes him such an effective human being. I wonder about the extent to…
- December 6, 2015Twenty and change years ago, Isaac was starting Seliger + Associates and expected to be hired by foundations and perhaps…
- November 12, 2015Everyone working in any facet of education and educational nonprofits needs to read Geek Heresy: Rescuing Social Change From the…
