Intellectual

Logophile [law-guh-fahyl] – a lover of words. Someone who loves words and language. A word nerd. A word buff. You don’t have to be a word nerd or have an extensive vocabulary…

Do you have antiques and collectibles that you’ve always wondered about their history, their value, the best way to preserve them and maybe even sell them? Coffee grinders, books, sewing machines,…

Sunday Experiment Series – Get your Sunday Experiment fix from home! Different missions will be highlighted each month with fun demonstrations and activities that you can do anywhere. For the James…

Posted 6/29/2020 July 4th, 1776: Independence Day – The tradition of Independence Day celebrations goes back to the 18th century and the American Revolution. From 1776 to the present day, July…

Posted 6/22/2020 Chautauqua Institution is a community on the shores of Chautauqua Lake in southwestern New York state that comes alive each summer with a unique mix of fine and performing…

Posted 6/22/2020 Look at the history of math reform in U.S. education and you will see that math instruction changes more significantly than reading instruction over the same period of…

Posted 6/19/2020 According to the job-hunting site Monster, our brain chemistry actually changes when we work with our hands: “By the simple act of using our hands, be it rewiring…

Posted 6/08/2020 Springfield, MA is the hometown of beloved author Theodore Geisel (aka Dr. Seuss). Learn about the life and work of the author via the website of The Amazing…