Shrinkwrap and clickwrap agreements start with the phrase “READ CAREFULLY.” If you actually did this, you would discover these “agreements” make a mockery of the law and of the very idea of forming agreements.
Al Gore’s Foot Soldiers
Want to really send a message? Make a movie and train dozens to disseminate its message a la former US Vice President Al Gore’s 2006 documentary An Inconvenient Truth.
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Learning with Audio: Lessons from Television — Monk, House, MD, and NCIS
“In medias res” is a technique used in TV and film in which the viewer is catapulted into the middle of the action, usually a dramatic pviotal moment on which the rest of the plot is structured. What is activated is emotional involvement…
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Unhappy Meals
The message is: eat food, mostly plants, not too much. Simple. So why is it so difficult to learn?
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Intelligence in the Classroom
Half of all kids are below average intelligence and too many Americans go to college. Strong views, all based on the critically-flawed IQ test. Part 1, Part 2, Part 3
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The Mystery of Consciousness
100 million neurons create the knowledge (or illusion) that you exist. Yes, the biology of consciousness offers a sounder basis for morality than unprovable dogmas about God or an immortal soul.
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A Librarian’s Lament: Books Are a Hard Sell
Librarianship is more about information management, database networking and making the sale, and less about the books to read.
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The Neurology of Self Awareness
The uniquely human ability to see the world from others’ point of view evolved in response to social needs. An unexpected bonus was the ability to introspect our own thoughts and intentions.
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Why a Quick Look Can Be Better than a Deep Study
British researchers determine that for some tasks – like picking out a unique object in a field of many others – often the first place we look is where it is. In fact, higher visual processing can confound perception.
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