A recent study applied a large-data computational technique to analyze how coordination between different regions of the brain can predict one’s ability to learn new things quickly.
Improv to Improve Listening
Mark Fuller, CEO of WET Design, offers an improv course to employees at the firm. Learning how to improvise with others cultivates a culture of listening.
Redefining Apathy
Dave Meslin claims voter apathy is not about laziness or being selfish. It is a systemic web of obstacles placed before us that discourages political action.
Big History
Last month, I wrote about educator David Christian’s TED talk for GeekDad. Earlier this week, the video of this talk was released.
Being Human
The Web Ecology Project recently completed a two-week social experiment where Twitter bots tried to pass as human. This reminded me of a couple other projects related to fakery on Twitter, Truthy and Cyc AI.
Technology vs. Education
Data from a Speak Up survey last fall shows a gap between what students and parents expect for technology use in eduction, and the school administrative policies that restrict such use.
A Brief Cartoon History of Social Networking
Eight-one years of social networking are summed up in 26 illustrations by Australian artist Adam Long, courtesy work commissioned by social analytics company PeopleBrowsr.