“Best” Practices in Running a School: davoh.org/2026/04/22/best-practice...

Technically it’s a TEDx talk. Tomorrow, in Sioux Falls.
And yes, I plan to talk about mussel reproduction.

Following the Brush: https://davoh.org/2026/04/22/following-the-brush.html

On Reading the Ancients: davoh.org/2026/04/22/on-reading-th...

Two open native freshwater mussel shells lie on a sandy and pebbled surface, each containing small amounts of sand and pebbles.

Thanks for Coming to my TED Talk: davoh.org/2026/04/22/thanks-for-co...

Uff.

Mystery Logic: https://davoh.org/2026/04/18/mystery-logic.html

Sketches of a great blue heron, accompanied by handwritten notes and descriptions.

Great Blue Heron: https://davoh.org/2026/04/17/great-blue-heron.html

I hear a lot about vibe-coding at work but it seems we keep buying software from outside vendors that is worse than the software we currently have, at least from a UI/UX perspective. I wonder how long before that changes.

Sterling: https://davoh.org/2026/04/16/sterling.html

A pink prairie smoke flower begins to blossom. It has short stems that are upright and the blossoms are currently like small onions hanging down from the stem. Green feathery leaves sprout at the base of the pink stems, and the ground is covered with dry leaves.

Prairie Smoke: https://davoh.org/2026/04/15/prairie-smoke.html

The Future of Education: davoh.org/2026/04/14/the-future-of...

A hand-drawn illustration of a rocket launching, with blue smoke and a tall, orange body, against a blue background, is visible on a sketchbook page.

Fly Me To The Moon: https://davoh.org/2026/04/04/fly-me-to-the-moon.html

Another one bites the dust: davoh.org/2026/04/04/another-one-b...

Bad Arguments Against Teaching Chinese Philosophy - Daily Nous "ME: Have you considered teaching Chinese philosophy in your department? COLLEAGUE: Philosophy is by definition the tradition that goes back to Greece..." So begins Bryan Van Norden's compilation of a...

dailynous.com/2020/10/12/b...

Still working on this one:

“I give you a new commandment, that you love one another. Just as I have loved you, you also should love one another. By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another.”

Reading Xenophon’s Agesilaos on Maundy Thursday: davoh.org/2026/04/02/reading-xenop...

A notebook with handwriting in Chinese characters and a cover of Tao Teh Ching are placed beside a sketchpad featuring three cranes, along with a brown leather case.

So much depends on how I hold the brush: davoh.org/2026/04/01/so-much-depen...

What I Want For Them: https://davoh.org/2026/03/31/what-i-want-for-them.html

Gravel and Devotion: https://davoh.org/2026/03/31/gravel-and-devotion.html

Look, there might be a lot of bad stuff in the world but my granddaughter just took her first steps and I’m pretty sure everything else is unimportant in comparison.

I hope your day also brings you some deep delight to buoy up your heart.

"What Are You Learning?": https://davoh.org/2026/03/30/what-are-you-learning.html

This is something to give us all some cheer

Precolonial Africana Philosophy with Peter Adamson & Chike Jeffers From Ancient Egypt, to Ethiopia, to the Islamic tradition Africa had a rich and truly ancient tradition of philosophy prior to European Colonization. Peter Adamson and Chike Jeffers join the podcast...

New podcast episode - a run through four thousand years of African philosophy

with @histphilosophy.bsky.social & @chikej.bsky.social

www.politicalphilosophypodcast.com/africana

Crocus in my garden today, spring’s first blossom.

Sound Learning, New Discovery, and The Pursuit of Wisdom: davoh.org/2026/03/29/sound-learnin...

One of the great rewards of teaching is when I spend time with a student who is struggling with a new idea, and then a change comes over their face and they say “Oh! I think I understand now.”

A bird is perched on an old-fashioned, metal farm implement wheel in a field of dry grass.

Prairie chicken on hay rake.: davoh.org/2026/03/23/prairie-chick...

One of the most rewarding parts of my undergraduate studies was serendipitously finding books on the library shelf *next to* the ones I was actually looking for. Thank you, Dewey Decimal System! 🙏 #academia

A watercolor sketch depicts a serene riverside scene with birds, trees, and the water's reflection under a colorful sky.

A watercolor painting depicts three white cranes standing in a marshy landscape under a blue sky with distant birds flying.

A few pages from my nature journal this weekend.