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In order to counter the attempts to marginalise progressive lifelong learning, and promote the cultivation of the Cooperative Gestalt, we need to address the needs, so to speak, of the head, the heart and the hands. The head needs to be reinforced with greater understanding. It is important to explain why it is better to…
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harvestheart: Archaeologists working in Peru have discovered 25 well-preserved quipus, an ancient string-based device used to solve mathematical problems and to assist in record-keeping. The find was made in the archaeological complex of Incahuasi, south of Lima, Alejandro Chu, reports Peru This Week. The items were found in ancient warehouses, or kallancas, and not in…
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kenyatta: hautepop: New from @robertjparkin over on our FACE work blog: How To Detect Communities Using Social Network Analysis In it, Rob explains the network diagram pictured above: Let’s start by revisiting the ego network from my Facebook graph that we investigated in the previous blog. Here nodes are portioned by modularity, with each node…
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Art is defined as alien to “authentic” culture, since it does not explicitly express and affirm the values that embody the country. In some European countries, art is seen as a heavily subsidized field that steals tax Euros away from “the hard-working citizen,” similar to unemployment benefits and other “left-wing hobbies.” On the other hand,…
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Art is defined as alien to “authentic” culture, since it does not explicitly express and affirm the values that embody the country. In some European countries, art is seen as a heavily subsidized field that steals tax Euros away from “the hard-working citizen,” similar to unemployment benefits and other “left-wing hobbies.” On the other hand,…
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David Bowie: Want to write a song? Interviewer: Sure. David Bowie: All right. We’ll call the song Audience and it’ll be about rock ‘n’ roll. All right? I’m gonna say, “Led Zeppelin is solid. They make you like a wall.” [writes it down] Quick. Give me the name of an artist, someone in rock. Interviewer:…
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wildcat2030: Chimpanzee language: Communication gestures translated – Researchers say they have translated the meaning of gestures that wild chimpanzees use to communicate. They say wild chimps communicate 19 specific messages to one another with a “lexicon” of 66 gestures. The scientists discovered this by following and filming communities of chimps in Uganda, and examining more…
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The debate has been about a lot of things, including the tension between high and popular art, the role of criticism, and the fate of maturity as a cultural value. But it has also been—peculiarly—about the value and meaning of tears. Pelagia Horgan on the great Y.A. debate: http://nyr.kr/1j4ORdT (via newyorker)