Anthony Barr, Author at Demme Learning

November 19, 2020

The Thanksgiving Turkey Problem: Resilience and Antifragility

Consider two twin brothers, John and George, who work as a human resources clerk for a bank and a taxi driver, respectively. In his book Antifragile,

November 12, 2020

Nabeel Qureshi is a biomedical software engineer at Palantir who studied Philosophy, Politics & Economics at Oxford. In his recent essay How To

October 15, 2020

Grammar is the architecture of language. In everyday speech, we largely draw on our intuitive understanding of language to communicate. But when we

September 17, 2020

In an article for The New Republic, editor Ryu Spaeth ruminates on his impromptu homeschooling due to Covid-19. In particular, he reflects on the

August 20, 2020

This back-to-school season may be unlike past years in terms of limits on what we are able to do, but there are still many ways to have fun. Playing

July 30, 2020

(The following post is Part 4 in a four-part series on studying math through the lens of other disciplines. We believe that students thrive when they

July 24, 2020

(The following post is Part 3 in a four-part series on studying math through the lens of other disciplines. We believe that students thrive when they

July 17, 2020

(The following post is Part 2 in a four-part series on studying math through the lens of other disciplines. We believe that students thrive when they

July 10, 2020

(The following post is Part 1 in a four-part series on studying math through the lens of other disciplines. We believe that students thrive when they