Yes, you read that correctly. You can LISTEN TO WIKIPEDIA. If I really needed another reason to love Wikipedia, this is it. ​This project built by Hatnote applies sound to Wikipedia's recent changes feed. "Bells indicate additions and string plucks indicate subtractions. Pitch changes according to the size of the edit; the larger the edit, the deeper the note. Green circles show edits from unregistered contributors, and purple circles mark edits performed by automated bots. You may see announcements for new users as they join the site, punctuated by a string swell."

While at Powell's Books on a recent trip to Portland, Oregon, Angela and I were looking for a new travel game. The criteria were pretty clear: It needed to be small enough to not be a burden, short enough for casual play, able to be played by 2 people, and provide for playful interactions. That is when we stumbled across the card game BRAINSPIN.

The 2019 Summer Tour is now underway! Over the course of 11 weeks, I will be presenting at 11 different events in 8 states plus Chile! I have been working on developing a lot of brand new material that I will be unveiling along the way. Keep reading to see some of the highlights. 

In July 2020, NASA is scheduled to launch the Mars 2020 Rover to the Red Planet. While it is still years away from humans landing on the moon, this is your chance to have your name sent to another planet. From now until Sept. 30, 2019, you can add your name to the list and obtain a souvenir boarding pass to Mars at https://go.nasa.gov/Mars2020Pass Best of all the round trip is FREE, but good luck transferring the 313,586,649 miles to another frequent flyer program. 

One of the signs that spring has finally arrived is the Masters Golf Tournament. While I am not a golfer, there is something that I find utterly compelling about this event. Maybe it is the azaleas or the meticulously manicured grass. Maybe it is the multiple day test of endurance and the multitude of changes in the leaderboard. To celebrate the arrival of spring and the Masters, I present Wikipedia Golf: A critical thinking activity where you look for ways that Wikipedia entries are connected. 

Let's tee off! 

Hello and welcome to the inaugural issue of Inside Brian’s Brain! Thank you for your interest in my work and for joining me on this journey. 

Here’s is what you can expect. My goal is to provide you with some free instructional resources related to better serving your gifted students on a monthly basis. While I tend to post ideas on my blog on a more regular basis, I have realized that often some of what is being posted somehow gets lost in the information overload that is life in 2019. ​

Wow! We are now about 2/3 of the way there! This was a week filled with travel to Arizona, but I managed to keep my routine of a TED a Day going strong. Rather than trying to tie what was a pretty random collection of TED Talks, I will provide a brief take away thought from each of this week’s selections and present my selections for next week.

I recently become enamored with the podcast Everything is Alive hosted by Ian Chillag and is a series of interviews with inanimate objects. As I thought more and more about what I love about this podcast, I slowly realized that anthropomorphism  and personification are everywhere and can make for some excellent creative products.