Elizabeth Spiegel's blog

hi everyone,    School started last week. I was nervous about it, because in June when it ends I'm always tired and disspirited and con...

well done to Jonathan for taking this "double ear" photo in the 14th St. ACE station! well done to me for being called a good t...

I'm excited about the upcoming USCL season! The NY Knights roster is below, as well as some of our possible lineups. Now's your chan...

Last Friday, I took a small group of kids to visit Jane Street Hedge Fund. Sandor Lehoczky, our kind host, gave us a quick but extremely inf...

I am inordinantly proud of myself that I've started running. We bought a treadmill in June, and I am running 4-5 days a week. I like...

Paul Tough's second book, How Children Succeed , is coming out September 4. The third chapter is about chess, specifically the IS ...

I am thrilled to tell you that my video, IM Greg Shahade vs. 10 year old chess master has over 50,000 views! I am less thrilled to tell y...

Which country has the fewest athletes competing in the London Olympics? I had never heard of the answer-country, Nauru, which turns out...

So I lost my non-drivers licence. I went to a Counting Crows concert on Tuesday and wanted to bring as little as possible in my pockets, so ...