Izixhobo kufuneka zisebenzele abantu  

1. Dwayne Bailey has an answer for linguistic xenophobia and general anti-intellectualism.

2. Slate has a piece on game theory and the candidates' strategy in the final days of the campaign. It seems pretty much useless as an analytical tool because the problem is so complex and the real life rules aren't clear. It's not half bad as a lay introduction to game theory, though.

3. Check out this instructional piece about the No Child Left Behind Act (funny, isn't it, how they refer to it as an act...) in the form of a standardized test.

4. And an engineering professor is convinced he can build a cheaper piano. I hope he's right!