Sentence of Dave

I wish I spoke fluent Spanish, but I don't want to take the time to learn . . . is there a Spanish word for that?

I learned the term Proportionality Bias while listening to Benjamen Walker's The Theory of Everything podcast  . . . this logical fall...

If you dig alternative 90's music-- especially The Melvins-- and also enjoy the paradoxes of time travel, then check out Mo Daviau's...

This review is a bit late-- but I loved Serial Season 2 , and while I recognize that Serial Season 1 was incredibly compelling because of t...

My apologies in advance, as I love the word "funicular" and will use it as many times as possible in this book review; Angels...

This week on The Test , y ou've seen it . . . you've used it . . . you even know what it's for . . . but what is it called?

While the technological inconvenience of the PARCC test is annoying, and corporate globalization of education is scary, neither of these thi...

New Jersey schools are conducting the PARCC test, and so far it has been a logistical nightmare-- there was a statewide technical breakdown ...

Our varsity soccer coach made us juggle the ball at nearly every practice, despite our complaints-- you never juggle the ball in the game! n...

While I love competition, I love it in particular forums (darts, cornhole, basketball, soccer, pedantry, stealing rocks from the park, mirac...

I decided that it was time to teach my players that good things happen when you shoot and cross the ball to the far post , and while this is...

I highly recommend The Power of Habit:Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business by Charles Duhigg-- it's Malcolm-Gladwell-meets-self-h...

If you've never been to Comicon, I can save you the trouble: imagine the Route 1 Flea Market (the one in Kevin Smith's movie Mall...

I don't say this often, but you must listen to this week's episode of The Test ; in fact, I am giving it Dave's Coveted Platinum...

On Thursday in composition class, we listened to an excerpt of Freakonomics  about skepticism and critical analysis ( The Truth is Out There...

The radio station should warn you before playing Harry Chapin's song "Cat's in the Cradle" -- there's are times when y...

If you're excited and astounded by the margin Stephen Curry broke his own three point record (402 three pointers this year, vs. 286 last...

One of the joys of having children is forcing them to watch movies from your youth; Saturday night we ate tacos and the entire family enjoye...

I have a dream . . . I have a dream that one day in my kitchen cabinet there will only be one brand of plastic container . . . I have a drea...

I urge you to listen to the  99 Percent Invisible episode  "Flying Food" ; it describes the relatively recent history of food adve...