A few of the men and women here at Knewton have had the pleasure of seeing me shirtless, and noticed my very nerdy tattoo. A few of them have asked me to explain it, so here goes: This equation is the Schrödinger Equation. The link to the Wikipedia page is here. If you’re interested, I suggest you check it out. It’s a little mathy, but it also has some great animations, and does a better job of… Read more
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This post was inspired by Edge.org‘s collection of responses to the question, “How has the Internet changed the way you think?” Check out our other posts on the subject here. If someone asked me when the Gettysburg address was delivered, I could say with dubious certainty that it was around the 1860s. Given just a few minutes, I wouldn’t be able to get any more specific than that. But if I sat for a while… Read more
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Last Friday was Hack Day here at Knewton. In between some hard-core brainstorming and coding, a few Knerds decided to take some time to tackle a pressing office problem. The dilemma: For quite some time now, there have been a bunch of extra Knewton Frisbees lying around the office — more Frisbees than any company (even one with its own recreational Ultimate Frisbee team) could ever use. The solution: A flash-Frisbee distribution in Union Square!… Read more
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Knewton Infographics Share this page! Tweet Related Company Blog Tech Blog In the News Knerd Shirts Say “Hi” Twitter Facebook Google Plus LinkedIn Breaking the Prison Cycle Through Education Infographic Launched: 4.22.13 Tweet The Gamification of Education Launched: 2.21.12 Tweet STEM Education: Does America Have the Right Stuff Launched: 11.18.11 Tweet The Unprepared Nation: College Readiness Today Launched: 10.17.11 Tweet The Flipped Classroom Launched: 8.29.11 Tweet The State of Digital Education Launched: 8.17.11 Tweet Blended… Read more
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We’ll be at Princeton talking about the chewy stuff we’re working and what it’s like starting your career at a start-up. Also, how we are trying to fix everything in the world, and why big problems are good ones to work on.
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Knewton Knerds are abuzz with excitement after hearing the news that Fast Company included us on their list of the world’s 50 most innovative companies. People are tweeting and “facebooking” how cool it is that we’re on a list with such greats as Apple, Facebook, Google, Amazon and more. Some Knerds even decided to write little blurbs about the other companies on the list. Check it out! Dropbox: “When I’m not working at Knewton, I’m… Read more
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Knerd Shirts Knewton makes knerd t-shirts. If you’ve seen one around, now you know why! Want one? Request one from a Knewton employee or order one yourself at store.knewton.com. Find more about Knewton knerds and knerd shirts here.
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This week takes us to one of the most venerable seats of higher learning all the world over: Cambridge, Massachusetts. We’ll be at MIT on February 16 casting our genius net. Join us!
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