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In October 2010, Richard Saul Wurman gave an enthralling keynote presentation at the Why Design Now? conference on the design of everything, the value of ignorance, our relationship to understanding, the relationship between design, change, and new modalities, and unexpected connections. It’s truly a great and entertaining talk which I’ve frequently found myself returning to.…
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Increased computer use by adolescents cause for concern | Queen’s University News Centre
Increased computer use by adolescents cause for concern | Queen’s University News Centre Researchers have found a strong association between computer and Internet use in adolescents and engagement in multiple-risk behaviours (MRB), including illicit drug use, drunkenness and unprotected sex. “This research is based on social cognitive theory, which suggests that seeing people engaged in…
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The Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota, home of the Lakota Sioux, is ground zero for Native American Issues. Best known to most Americans as the site of the 1890 Wounded Knee Massacre, where some 300 men, women and children were slaughtered by US soldiers, today Pine Ridge is one of the poorest counties…
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The Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota, home of the Lakota Sioux, is ground zero for Native American Issues. Best known to most Americans as the site of the 1890 Wounded Knee Massacre, where some 300 men, women and children were slaughtered by US soldiers, today Pine Ridge is one of the poorest counties…
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gregmelander: THE BEST DREAM FACTORIES WILL WIN “The best dream factories will win whether they be individuals, companies or countries” – Thomas Friedman, The World is Flat
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gregmelander: THE BEST DREAM FACTORIES WILL WIN “The best dream factories will win whether they be individuals, companies or countries” – Thomas Friedman, The World is Flat
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IMG_3037 (by roddy macinnes) I have begun to “crowdsource” the on campus book storage. This, of course, will not allow me the grace of serendipity, but it will keep treasured older volumes near at hand. I’m having visions of the Borges short story, The Library of Babel, overlayed with Umberto Eco’s The Name of the…
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IMG_3037 (by roddy macinnes) I have begun to “crowdsource” the on campus book storage. This, of course, will not allow me the grace of serendipity, but it will keep treasured older volumes near at hand. I’m having visions of the Borges short story, The Library of Babel, overlayed with Umberto Eco’s The Name of the…
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IMG_3045 (by roddy macinnes) I will always want my office to be within walking distance of the books. If they are located off-site, I respectfully request to locate my office where ever the books are.