Tag Archives: cogsci

Does the Internet “Change Nothing?”

Posted on December 31, 2010 by Karl

Read this thought provoking essay by Marshall Poe. Then read Scott Berkun’s thoughts. Then make up your own mind, because this story is still being written isn’t it?

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It used to cost a $1 trillion, now it costs $60 dollars

Posted on December 31, 2010 by Karl

Computer World: “Today’s $60 1TB drive would have cost $1 trillion in the ’50s” YouTube: “TEDxPhilly – Robert J. Moore – The data explosion “: Related: Hal R. Varian, University of California, Berkeley: Economics of Information Technology MIT Technology Review: … Continue reading →

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Are we getting less empathetic?

Posted on December 31, 2010 by Karl

Scientific American: “College Students Are Less Empathic Than Generations Past” reddit.com: conversation metafilter.com: conversation And while the survey is focused on the young, could we see the same shift in older generations if asked today?

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Shozan Jack Haubner: “Mark my words, times are tough and the ground is fertile. That seed will grow.”

Posted on October 1, 2010 by Karl

Utne: “The Angry Monk”: Through each other we discover that if we have the heart–the willingness, the strength, the courage–we have the capacity to plant the seeds of kindness, compassion, forgiveness; seeds of a laid-back humor, a sense of letting … Continue reading →

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Favorite blog as of late: “You Are Not Smart”

Posted on August 1, 2010 by Karl

“You Are Not Smart” well… explains a lot and is great for self-introspection. Other sites you might want to check out, if this is your cup of tea: Mind Hacks The Frontal Cortex reddit.com: cognitive science reddit.com: psychology

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On accepting love

Posted on May 5, 2010 by Karl

The following John Perry Barlow piece is deep on a few levels. It works as both a criticism of our culture, and as a call to inspiration. It builds to a lesson I need to learn, and I know plenty … Continue reading →

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Seth Finkelstein’s Pew Research answers

Posted on February 24, 2010 by Karl

Seth Finkelstein has posted his answers to a Pew survey on the future of the Internet, and Google making us stupid (or not) in a thought provoking yet grounded (which is rare on the Web – admit it!) post. Seth … Continue reading →

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Douglas R. Hofstadter “analogy as the lifeblood, so to speak, of human thinking”

Posted on February 23, 2010 by Karl

Douglas R. Hofstadter: Analogy as the Core of Cognition: My point is simple: we are prepared to see, and we see easily, things for which our language and culture hand us ready-made labels. When those labels are lacking, even though … Continue reading →

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Charlie Lord, RIP

Posted on February 21, 2010 by Karl

“Charlie Lord, Mental Ward Photographer And Activist, Dies At Age 90″. Charlie Lord’s work, which exposed the horrors of Byberry State Hospital here in Philadelphia in the 1940s, was recently profiled by NPR: At Byberry, Lord sneaked a small Agfa … Continue reading →

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Two from the Boston Globe on the Need for Better Filters

Posted on February 20, 2010 by Karl

Boston Globe: Joe Keohane: Imaginary fiends: In 2009, crime went down. In fact it’s been going down for a decade. But more and more Americans believe it’s getting worse. Why do we refuse to believe the good news? Boston Globe: … Continue reading →

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