Work your way towards your 10,000 hours of genius, one binge at a time. These are great educational finds that built to help you learn along the way.
I was just going to post a little Tiny Desk round-up, but this page gives you the whole NPR video enchilada. Nice! Gobble it all down with your eyes and your ears and your brain! Late night with scotch or early morning with coffee. Just do it!
Well, I guess one advantage of running a blog is that you get to post what you like. So here’s a bit of promise wrapped inside an apology. I’ve been slow posting, you see, because I’ve been busy trying to help parents tackle distance learning with a new kind of plan. Do read on!
What, you never heard of a Solar Binge set to an hour of far out music? Well, pal, you’ve missed out. This thing’s been around for a whole week, and it is MESMERIZING. Like, 20 million gigabytes of data mesmerizing. Thanks, NASA!
Wondering what to do with the kids home and camps cancelled? The SF Exploratorium has you covers with LOADS of cool projects to keep their days filled and their minds active. Click for a peek and let the snacking begin!
Is bingeing on a playlist of cello music really a binge at at? Well, if bingeing is diving into something and gobbling up, even in five minutes chunks, then yes it is! The cello has a unique and amazing voice, with a higher range than most people think. And like the violin and viola, its expressiveness can be thought of as similar to that of a human voice. There’s 90 minutes of music here that you can play right now. Thanks for sharing such beauty and brains, NYT!
No, it’s not new. But everything you’ve heard is true – Our Planet is astounding. The photography is unbelievably amazing. The music is surprising and sublime. And the story of our planet – and why we can’t take the stability of nature for granted anymore – is more timely than ever. If you haven’t seen it, watch it with your kids. It will change your thinking, and maybe your lives. AND it’s on Netflix and YouTube now.
Amazing, world-class and… wait for it… FREE! It’s hard to overstate how amazing this offering from Lincoln Center in NYC truly is. There is a daily calendar and an on-demand list of amazing concerts, workshops, full opera and ballet performances and more. AND a nice little widget that lets you add alerts right to your calendar. Thank you, Lincoln Center!
UPDATE: I’m keeping this up for another week, because it’s so damn good. The 92nd Street Y in NYC is an absolute institution, and any time you got a ticket to anything there, you knew your mind, heart and soul would grow that night. There are daily free streams from the archive, and now the Vault is open, too! You could literally binge on the archive of amazing concerts, conversations and performances here for weeks! To encourage you to poke around, it’s our Pin of the Week!
This isn’t one of the more exhaustive compilations from NPR, but it sure hits the sweet spot of FREE nicely. Check out a few limited time offers… not trial accounts, but good old-fashioned free stuff. Most interesting? Maybe the History Channel’s new History at Home series or the highly-touted series The Elephant Queen on Apple+. What have you got to lose… it’s free!
This is a great start to a category I’ve wanted to add for awhile. As they say, you can learn anything on YouTube, and now Netflix has posted their top education documentaries to inspire and excite kids (and savvy adults) everywhere. Grab your kids and dig in! And thanks to Cass for the link:)
