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And while the notion of people forming movements is not new, this proliferation of mini-movements is something new—fueled by changes in media. The Internet, and in particular the rise of social media such as Facebook, Twitter and Foursquare, has made it incredibly easy to find and connect with likeminded souls. And this same technology makes…
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A First for Udacity: Transfer Credit at a U.S. University for One of Its Courses
A First for Udacity: Transfer Credit at a U.S. University for One of Its Courses smarterplanet: A Colorado university is announcing on Thursday that it will give full transfer credit to students who complete a free introductory computer-science course offered by the online-education start-up company Udacity. The announcement, by Colorado State University’s Global Campus, is…
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artnet: Remembering Sol LeWitt American artist Sol LeWitt was born on this day in 1928, in Hartford, Connecticut. LeWitt is widely regarded as one of the leaders of Minimalism and Conceptual art, known primarily for his deceptively simple geometric structures and architecturally scaled wall drawings. Coincidentally, Farrar, Straus and Giroux just announced that it has…
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Honduras deal sets stage for investors to build 3 privately run cities to host new industries
Honduras deal sets stage for investors to build 3 privately run cities to host new industries emergentfutures: Investors can begin construction in six months on three privately run cities in Honduras that will have their own police, laws, government and tax systems now that the government has signed a memorandum of agreement approving the project. …
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People who are used to being good at what they do get set impossible tasks by elders they look up to, and the students have their faces ground in their failures. Everything is designed to encourage self-doubt. This is not an accident. Graduate school is not just about teaching certain specific skills; it is about…
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