Upright sleeper: How to sleep on a plane

$40 device keeps your head from falling off your shoulders when you sleep on a plane Mark Frauenfelder, boingboing.net I can’t sleep for more than 30 min­utes or so on a plane. After that, I’m awake for the dura­tion of the flight, no mat­ter how long it is. I won­der if this neck-propper-upper would help? … Continue reading Upright sleeper: How to sleep on a plane

Coursera partners with universities to create new science, humanities and engineering programs

  Coursera Plans to Announce University Partners for Online Classes - NYTimes.com.   Two more Stanford professors Andrew Ng and Daphne Koller have broken off to create a new online learning startup called Coursera with financial backing from two of Silicon Valley’s premier venture capital firms, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers and New Enterprise Associates. The startup will … Continue reading Coursera partners with universities to create new science, humanities and engineering programs