Author Archives: Pete Ippel

Flowers in the Sun: Morris, Illinois

Pete_Ipp.jpg, originally uploaded by hypermodern. A lovely lilly flower from my mother’s garden in Morris, Illinois. A nice respite from the stresses I’ve been feeling since I’ve been out here…At least the corn is still sweet, and the summers are hot and humid, and there’s plenty of propane in the tank for sweet, sweet grillin’.

Pete Ippel Completes ATDP Explorations Student Portfolio

For three weeks in July, I spent my Wednesdays taking BART over to UC Berkeley to teach in the secondary division of Academic Talent Development Program. I’m very happy with the final projects, please take a look at the completed ATDP page on hypermodern.net where I outline my course (complete with downloadable syllabi), and display …

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Al Gore Nails It: Get Energy from Carbon Free Sources

AL GORE: Green Energy by 2018 (7/17 Speech) Yesterday Al Gore Spoke in Washington DC to issue a generational challenge to repower America. He wants to commit to producing 100 percent of our electricity from renewable energy and truly clean carbon-free sources within 10 years. Here’s the a simple example of why we have to …

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