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learn to change the world: encounter, engagement, inclusion - new waldorf centennial film. paul zehrer produced and directed this new film and it's fantastic. you'll see and hear students and teachers from waldorf schools around the world talking about today's children, the challenges and rewards of education, and how we encounter each other, engage, and include each other in relationships and in community. it's truly wonderful. you'll love watching it. more ». what happens when you mix math, coral and crochet? it’s mind-blowing:  how two australian sisters channeled their love of. “we’re used to thinking about math as something you have to learn through textbooks and equations,” says science writer margaret wertheim. but through their institute for figuring, she and her sister, christine, have made it their mission to help people see math and science differently by finding hands-on ways to engage them with abstract concepts. among their efforts: the mesmerizing crochet coral reef. why crochet and coral? many reef organisms are living examples of a complicated form of geometry, and crocheting their shapes allows people to work with geometric principles in a tactile way. started in 2007, the wertheims’ reef grew out of the australian sisters’ many interests: their pas*ion for math and science; shared fondness for crochet; love of their country’s great barrier reef and desire to highlight global warming’s impact on coral reefs and oceans in general. today the crochet coral reef is made up of thousands of handcrafted corals and reef organisms — created by a network of contributors — that margaret and christine, an artist and professor, have curated into displays that have been exhibited worldwide. here, margaret wertheim shares some of the amazing organisms created for their project and shows how their crocheted reef has grown and evolved over the years. more ». the dangers of distracted parenting: when it comes to children’s development, parents should worry less about kids’ screen time—and.