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Program or be Programmed at Webvisions 2011

Posted on June 13, 2011 by Karl

Programming, along with critical thinking skills, should be taught in K-12 along side reading, writing and arithmetic. Douglas Rushkoff has been making the case, not for jobs, or for just economic concerns, but for a healthy society. Webvisions 2011: “Douglas … Continue reading →

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Jonah Lehrer on IQ and boosting it through exercise

Posted on June 13, 2011 by Karl

WSJ: Jonah Lehrer:“Boot Camp for Boosting IQ”: Our IQ scores may be bounded by our genes, but it looks as if it’s possible to significantly increase measured intelligence after only a few hours of training. “Intelligence is a lot like … Continue reading →

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The News needs an Anti-Virus (and it’s us)

Posted on April 13, 2011 by Karl

Passing this one along from Dave Winer because the sooner we think of passing along things we dislike on the Web, that only can exist with our attention, as viruses, the sooner we remove their influence. So you *hate* the … Continue reading →

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Recent Space-X on NPR highlights how little we read

Posted on April 10, 2011 by Karl

A story is posted about a private company working to build the largest capacity lifter in service and what do a significant number of commentors fret about? That the government is wasting its money on building it! It is pretty … Continue reading →

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Wanna give your kids a head start?

Posted on March 18, 2011 by Karl

Help them play (Slate): “Adults often assume that most learning is the result of teaching and that exploratory, spontaneous learning is unusual. But actually, spontaneous learning is more fundamental. It’s this kind of learning, in fact, that allows kids to … Continue reading →

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“Chance favors the connected mind”

Posted on March 3, 2011 by Karl

YouTube: “‘Where Good Ideas Come From’ by Steven Johnson” via Corey Latislaw

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Ever see the “Mother of all Demos”?

Posted on January 17, 2011 by Karl

In 1968 Douglas C. Engelbart, along with a team of 17 researchers at Stanford, in a 90 minute taped demonstration, showed us what was then the future – which is now the present (and soon to be the past?) – … Continue reading →

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Two talks from TED to watch *today*

Posted on January 15, 2011 by Karl

TEDXToronto: “Neil Pasricha: The 3 A’s of awesome”: TEDXHouston: “Brene Brown: The power of vulnerability”: Related: “1000 Awesome Things” Presentation Zen: “We don’t seek your perfection, only your authenticity” This post brought to you by Dave Rogers whose latest post … Continue reading →

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Book to read: “Man’s Search for Meaning”

Posted on December 31, 2010 by Karl

Viktor E. Frankl’s “Man’s Search for Meaning” is now one of those select books that friends and family can expect me to be sending them for gifts over the next few years. For those not familiar it, it comprises of … Continue reading →

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Play to teach self-control

Posted on December 31, 2010 by Karl

NYTimes: “Can the Right Kinds of Play Teach Self-Control? “ NPR.org: “Creative Play Makes for Kids in Control” Do you encourage play time with your children along these lines or have them involved in a preschool that operates with a … Continue reading →

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