Tom RothCheetahs and other South African Election Allegories, feat. The Don.We’ve got a long weekend…so here’s me sitting at home and writing jokes: A Capetonian, a communist, and a war veteran are on their way to…May 31May 31
Tom RothA love of sawdust and a tolerance for code: a beneficial use case for AIThis workshop really needs a robot.May 10May 10
Tom RothScripting maths worked examples using GPT4: for the consciously incompetent who need a lot of…GPT4 is useful for repetitive tasks — here’s how I taught it to make maths practice examples with worked answers, short form as MCQ on…Apr 17Apr 17
Tom RothThe virtuous memory of missiles and TeslasSimonides the ancient Greek poet started a trend: he helped locate corpses in a destroyed building by using their poses and postures to…Feb 11Feb 11
Tom RothBiden’s TSMC build needs the Science Aunties and UnclesWhere do the knowledge assets of TSMC actually reside? With good reason, Biden is trying to condense a generation of learning into a couple…Dec 27, 2023Dec 27, 2023
Tom RothProject Based Learning = Human LearningBjork helps people remember things. Bjork — not the singer. The academic researcher. The singer is certainly memorable in herself. The…Nov 8, 2023Nov 8, 2023
Tom RothCommunism in a caveThe Malayan Emergency, 1948 — a walk through history and trustOct 26, 2023Oct 26, 2023
Tom RothLlull, Leibniz, Khan: Build a slow pedagogyOr: What I like about Khan Academy and why I put those three names in the same set.Oct 15, 2023Oct 15, 2023
Tom RothNuclear BRICs, The Battle of the Airconditioners, and GaN to the rescue!Bangladesh set some records for high temperatures recently, and are partnered with Russia to build a nuclear power station. This move…Apr 28, 2023Apr 28, 2023
Tom RothThe low voltage path to enlightenmentStudents in Secondary school need to know the value of power, both the electrical type and the type that bends the will of people. They…Oct 23, 2022Oct 23, 2022