Quick Search

The root of educational failure

Posted on Nov 17, 2003 | Last Updated Nov 2, 2011

The reason public education suffers is because the primary participants (students and parents), do not share a love for learning.

Read More

why schools fail, educational problems, education, curriculum

The nature of apathy

Posted on Oct 19, 2002 | Last Updated Oct 30, 2011

To be apathetic is to invite entropy, says Olson. How do we deal with it?

Read More

apathy, entropy, progress, decay

Psychics and Statistics

Posted on Oct 19, 2002 | Last Updated Sep 26, 2015

What happens when a Carl Sagan fan meets with person with psychic ability.

Read More

paranormal ability, psychics, pseudoscience, statistics, logic

The other end of life

Posted on Oct 19, 2002 | Last Updated Oct 26, 2011

An emotional editorial by Shawn Olson about old age originally printed in the Messenger.

Read More

life and death, old age, nursing home, grandpa olson, grandpa himes, solitu

Self

A Collection of Self-Reflections
Posted on Jun 4, 2003 | Last Updated Apr 24, 2013

Poems analyzing myself.

Read More

self, myself, self-reflection

Information Overload

An Over-Abundance of Information in the Information Age
Posted on Apr 4, 2010 | Last Updated Nov 12, 2011

An essay on the trends on the Internet that cause an explosion of information that is often antithetical to the ideals of democracy and progress. This essay cautions parents, teachers and community leaders to be wary of every emerging media outlet.

Read More

internet, society, media, information, data, knowledge

Cringe Art

Posted on Nov 28, 2003 | Last Updated Nov 2, 2011
cringe artcringe artcringe final show graphiccringe hate

Artwork I composed over the last year for the rock band Cringe.

Read More

cringe graphics, computer art, cringe backgrounds, shawn olson

Columbus Messenger, Me and Unprofessional

Posted on Oct 29, 2003 | Last Updated Jan 4, 2012

The Columbus Messenger Newspapers and why I don't work there anymore.

Read More

columbus messenger newspapers, westside messenger, john matuszak, poor management, unprofessional administration, community paper

The most important things

Posted on Apr 27, 2003 | Last Updated Oct 31, 2011

Putting human struggles and value into perspective.

Read More

donna olson. stroke, illness, hope fatalism
Wall Worm plugins and scripts for 3ds Max