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Distant star hosts two Earth-size planets - TODAY Tech - TODAY.com

This discovery reminds me of the show Battlestar Gallactica and their quest to find earth or earth-like habitable planets. Although the discovered Earth-like twins are hotter than the ear…

Learn how to code and program for free!

Were you ever interested in learning how to program code? This seems to be a great free site where you can start from scratch and work your way up to improve your programming skills. You c…

Scientists discover leaping cockroach in South Africa

What would you get if you mates a cockroach with a grasshopper? A cockroach that leaps like a grasshopper, of course! Enjoy the slow motion leaping of this South African cockroach that was…

Let us put the 2012 doomsday predictions to rest

If you have an ounce of science background and have actually done some research (no, not google search), you would realize how silly the whole doomsday 2012 hype actually is. I hear it fro…

Total Lunar Eclipse Last One Until 2014

Update: Missed the lunar eclipse this saturday that just passed :( Nice video of the spectacle. Saturday night at 4:45am Pacific time, expect to see the full lunar eclipse, which is…

Astronomers Find Biggest Black Holes Yet - NYTimes.com

A black hole that is 10 times the size of our solar system. What a discovery. How small does this make you feel? More details on the article below: Astronomers Find Biggest Bla…

Facebook Plans Engineering Hub in New York, Its First Outside West Coast - NYTimes.com

This is a great news for the Big Apple. Looking forward to having more of folks relocating to the Big Apple starting next year. NYC really is the place to be =) Read more below: …

iTunes Match: How to get higher quality songs of your music collection

I just decided to subscribe to iTunes Match, and I have to say, I am really glad I did. It was kind of intuitive to figure out the best way to upgrade my low quality music to the higher qu…

Photos: Macy's Thanksgiving Parade 2011

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Students prosecuted for cheating on college entrance exam | Reuters

How sad is this? The nation's first criminal prosecution for cheating on the SAT comes from Great Neck high schools in Long Island. Read the article below - Students prosecuted…

How About Better Parents? - NYTimes.com

The article makes a good argument that parents play a crucial role in the education of a child. Simply putting the whole burden of educating a child on the teacher ignores the important r…

Evidence casts doubt on Einstein's theory

Scientists at CERN has conducted experiments twice now and found the same result that strongly suggests that neutrinos can travel faster than light. Einstein suggested that nothing travel…

Scientists Invent 'World's Lightest' Material | News & Opinion | PCMag.com

Scientists Invent 'World's Lightest' Material | News & Opinion | PCMag.com : "It takes more than 10 seconds, for instance, for the lightest material we've made to …

thevisualMD.com – Incredible visual video explaining Type 2 diabetes

One of the leading organizations that create visual health related videos is trying to raise awareness for Type 2 diabetes and obesity in the US. By 2050, if the current trend contin…

12 year old gives a Ted talk about creating his own apps

If you have the interest, there is nothing you cannot accomplish. My brother actually took a similar route in becoming the software developer that he is. I remember, he would just borrow b…

The morning horizon

The morning horizon is quite a view from above the cloud.

Brian Rosenberg: What Higher Education Can Learn From Steve Jobs

Insightful article about some take-away messages from Steve Jobs. Leaders should take note about being visionary and creative rather than simply asking customers what they want. I a…

Fake iPhone

How funny is this? They call it just Phone. Makes you realize how awesome Apple is that the knock offs don't come close. To the average consumer who does not do research, they can easi…

Fareed Zakaria and Bill Gates Agrees that Great Teachers make the biggest difference!

It is tragic to hear of studies that put the US at #31 in science compared to other countries around the world. I was stunned to hear that in South Korea they had to pass laws to keep stud…

Asteroid projected to narrowly miss Earth and Moon next week

This should be a scary reminder to all of us about how vulnerable we are on planet earth. If the KT event can wipe out the dinosaurs, we really do need to come up with an action plan as a…

Assange loses but takes charge of the case against him

I thought it was incredibly smart of Julian Assange to take charge of the case against him by governments. He can take his side of the story directly to the people through his website swe…

The World of Apple

Thanks to Suravi for sharing =)

World Population reaches 7 billion.

Very interesting statistics. The world population reached 7 billion last Monday. We are putting an enormous pressure on mother nature, so lets treat her with kindness and be aware of our …

Music Video: Arash - Dasa Bala w/ translation

Persian/Swedish music video with breathtaking visual effects. Arash - Dasa bala from Farbod Khoshtinat on Vimeo . Timbuktu: ( Dasa bala) put your hands in the sky Aylar: emshab …

Siri hacked to fully run on the iPhone 4 and iPod touch, iPhone 4S vs iPhone 4 Siri showdown video (interview) | 9to5Mac | Apple Intelligence

For those of you with an iPhone 4 craving for Siri on your devices, you might be interested in the following article below. " Troughton-Smith exclusively provided 9to5Mac with t…

Farsi/English Arash ft. Rebecca - Temptation

My favorite Persian artist who grew up in Sweden. His song "Boro Boro"was another hit as well. I posted a second video with lyrics to help you guys understand what the song is…

Quote by Arthur C. Clark

"A teacher that can be replaced by a machine should be"

Yay for the first snow!

America needs to take Education more seriously!

I do agree with Nicholas Kristof that Education is a top priority for immigrant parents especially in inner city schools. This was evident by the Parent-Teacher conference night. While the…

Robo-Call Parents using the Dialmycalls App

Now that the Parent Teacher Conference is upon us, thought I should share this amazing tool to stay in touch with parents. Instead of spending hours and hours on the phone with parents, I u…

Google Plus integration with Google Apps within days according to Vic and Sergey

This is really exciting to find out that Google Plus will be integrating with Google Apps within days! As of now, I do use Google Plus more for family sharing but I do think Google needs…

Salmaan Khan vouches for technology based education in Stanford's Education Roundtable

Salmaan Khan from khanacademy.org  takes part in Stanford's panel focusing on education reform. I really admire his initiatives and vision for quality education based on data where a…

How to: Setup and sync multiple Google Calendars on iPhone

First Step, instead of setting up Exchange account, set up CalDAV account Settings-->Mail, Contacts, Calendar -->Add Acount... --> Other --> Add CalDAV Account (Under Adva…

YouTube Video: Hibachi dinner volcanoes

I took my sister for a hibachi dinner the other night and she was super excited =)

Many nations on course to eliminate malaria -WHO | Reuters

We live in exciting times. In the next decade, Malaria will be wiped out from one tenth of nations today. Think of how smallpox was eradicated. Mostly thanks to the 10 folds increase …

New York Regents May Keep Teachers From Grading Own Students - NYTimes.com

Interesting idea. I would love to see Regents exams being graded on the computer in some form of adaptive testing software that is currently used for GRE, MCAT etc. This would require mor…

Visual Thesaurus

Our brain works and grows through the synapses created by the neurons. When trying to find the perfect word to express yourself, it often helps to visually find the right word that we …

YouTube Launches Science SpaceLab: What will you do?

YouTube and Lenovo are sponsoring an exciting opportunity for high school students around the world to have their scientific experiments to be conducted in space. You must be 14-18 years o…

Facebook Friends Map

It is interesting to get a sense of where most of my friends are physically located.

If you are planning on getting the iPhone 4S, go with more memory!

My 16GB iPhone 4s arrived in the mail today! I was trying to be economical in purchasing the $199 iPhone 4s but I do wish I bought more memory. With the 1080p HD video option within…

Enterprises: It is time to switch from BBM to iMessage

I think this is an opportune moment for enterprises to make the shift from RIM blackberry to Apple iPhone 4s. The new iMessage was a sharp stab inside the belly of the dying RIM blackb…

More Evidence Against Vitamin Use - NYTimes.com

Just when you thought vitamins were good for you, out comes a study to make you question how effective vitamins can actually be for your body. The study, which seems to conclude that …

Decision to switch back to Blogger

I am incredibly happy with the 51,217 views that I have received so far on my EduSciTech blog. The site had served its needs well. It was incredibly easy to share new articles and findings…

Google Advisor for your financial needs

I am glad to see Google is trying to be more organized within their organization. What started as a comparison ads site with confusing web link is now easier to access at advisor.google.co…

Qwikster Is Dead: Netflix Kills DVD-Only Service Weeks After UnveilingIt

via huffingtonpost.com The whole idea was silly from the get-go. I am glad to hear that the CEO came back to his sense. In today's integrated world, people hate complications …

Making of Akon's Chammak Challo

Thanks to Suravi for Sharing!

EduSciTech Top 5 Thoughts on iPhone 4S

Just finished watching the iPhone 4S Keynote and I have to say that I am a bit disappointed that Steve Jobs was not brought up even once. The guru behind Apple should have been acknowledge…

Three Traits That Make The Kindle Fire Competitive | PCWorld

via pcworld.com The $199 price tag is going to be a game changer for the Amazon Kindle. Amazon Silk also seems to be promising when it comes to improving the browsing speed by rel…

Amazon To Hold Press Conference on 9/28, New Tablet Incoming? | TechCrunch

via techcrunch.com This should be interesting. Rumor has it that the tablet will be Android based. Since B&N had success with Nook Color, Amazon hold a lot of promise with t…

Jon Stewart Asks for Help Saving Bill O'Reilly, Other 'Endangered' Millionaires

via gawker.com If you missed Wednesday's Daily Show, go watch it now because this piece was hilarious!

Latest iPhone 5 Rumors: Oct. 4 Launch? No T-Mobile? Al Gore?! | News & Opinion

via pcmag.com Putting down October 4th in my calendar for the iPhone5. Excited for the new features and to get one thanks to my brother =)

Q&A: Falling satellites and space junk - Technology & science - Space - Space.com

via msnbc.msn.com Space Debris is a serious issue that requires some form of long term planning. We hope the satellite that is expected to crash on Earth Friday does not cause any…

In a Twist, Google Reviews Zagat, and Decides to Bite

via dealbook.nytimes.com Google is at it again with their purchase of Zagat. Remember the days when Zagat rating used to be kind of a big deal? There is potential for the rise of …

Watch Bill Nye discuss climate change on Fox

Bunny Joke

Where does the Easter Bunny go when he needs a new tail? To a re-tail store!

Battle of the Sexes: Are the Worst Hurricanes Male or Female? | Hurricane Irene & Retired Hurricane Names | Deadliest Hurricanes & Atlantic Tropical Storms | National Hurricane Center | LiveScience

via livescience.com The worst hurricanes ever were David (1979) and Alicia (1983). The answer in this case, however, will surprise you.

A tribute to Steve Jobs: Stanford Commencement speech 2005.

An inspiring speech by the legend himself. Watch it and live it. "Stay hungry. Stay Foolish"

TEDTALKS: Dan Pink on the surprising science of motivation

BREAKING: Steve Jobs resigns as Apple's CEO

via latimesblogs.latimes.com What a sad sad day for the world. Hats off to Steve Jobs!

New York City's best subway line: J and Z trains win top honor for the first time

via nydailynews.com JZ is the best. Huh. Ever since they switch to the latest trains they have been pretty good. No surprises there =p

Photos: Woodstock Hiking Trip

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Photos: Summer Cornell Trip

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Mayor Bloomberg and Schools Chancellor Walcott Announce That January Regents Exams Will Take Place, Thanks to Private Donor Funding

Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg and Schools Chancellor Dennis M. Walcott today announced that they have secured $1.5 million in private funding that will allow students across the state to…

Must have iPhone App: Bump

All iPhone, iPod touch and iPad users should get the Bump app to share contacts, calendar, photos, music and apps with each other. The app has come a long way since it first came out.

Apple to Hold Media Event on September 7th, 2011? - Mac Rumors

via macrumors.com We finally have a date to obsess over - September 7th, 2011. Set your countdown timers. Let the drooling commence...

HP cuts TouchPad price to $399; price war? | Nanotech - The Circuits Blog - CNET News

via news.cnet.com The consumer is the winner of course. Other tablets should take note.