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Darwin and Lincoln, Separated at Birth?
That's right, it's the 200th birthday of Charles Darwin, who "created" evolution, and Abraham Lincoln, the Great Emancipator, today. Imagine how different the world would have been if the mobile phones and the internet and all their forms of instant, text and micro messaging had been around when they were popularizing their ideas. That could have been real fun...
Alas, until recently, we had to read books to find out about these men, and other men (and women, a-hem) who changed the course of history. We are happy to tell all those studying kids out there that now, not only can you check the many -pedia sites on the web, but you can watch, on demand, history and science lessons right here on Joost. A particularly useful channel is Need to Know, where you'll find, among other things, a lesson on Darwin himself. And there's PBS, National Geographic and SpaceRip, too. So kids, next time your parents tell you to stop watching internet video, tell them that you're busy studying.
Posted by Kerry Vance on Feb 12, 09 | Permalink
