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A blog about search, search skills, teaching search, learning how to search, learning how to use Google effectively, learning how to do research. It also covers a good deal of sensemaking and information foraging.

Friday, June 29, 2012

"Wishin' for a definition" rap

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My friend Matt Kane does these marvelous Search Education raps from time to time.  (He's the force behind the Santa Rap last holiday se...
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"Power searching with Google" online class

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A still from one of the class videos Regular readers of this blog already know many of the methods I'll be teaching in our upcoming...
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Wednesday, June 27, 2012

Answer: Do you have X-ray vision?

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What kind of trees?  Answer: Orange trees Extra credit answer:   They were first planted on 28 January 1534.   How to solve:   I ...
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Wednesday search challenge (6/27/12): Do you have X-ray vision?

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Since so many people seemed to enjoy a difficult task, today I’m going to ask if you can develop X-ray vision with this ...
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Monday, June 25, 2012

My talk at IRE 2012

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Normally, I'd just tell you what I spoke about.  But this time, the room was full of professional writers--that's what you get when...
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Friday, June 22, 2012

Correction on FAA pilot data

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As several readers pointed out in yesterday's comments, I was a bit uncritical  in my willingness to accept the FAA data straight out o...
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Thursday, June 21, 2012

Answer: What kind of pilot doubled in the past decade?

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The short answer:  Glider pilots (with “rotorcraft” pilots almost , but not quite, doubling as well).  [ Edit: June 21, 2012 ]   Not s...
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Wednesday, June 20, 2012

Wednesday Search Challenge (6/20/12): What kind of pilot doubled in number over the past decade?

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As you know, there are many different kinds of pilots: private pilots, helicopter pilots, captains of airline transports (for the recor...
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Thursday, June 14, 2012

Answer: What was the name of that ship?

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Yesterday's question was quick and pointed:   Q:   Edgar Terry was transported from Fort Independence, MA to Fort Moultrie, SC.  Wh...
Wednesday, June 13, 2012

Wednesday search challenge (6/13/12): The ship's name was...

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While reading broadly the other day I ran across a most curious fact; an observation that I’ll pose to you as a question about a man mo...
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