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A market-logic definition of innovation that is making the rounds, that embeds it in a knowable heirarchy of risks and rewards. This should be compared and contrasted with definitions from outside market logics. (via Innoveracy: Misunderstanding Innovation |) The definition of innovation is easy to find but it’s one thing to read the definition and…
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William Gibson, novelist I first saw La Jetée in a film history course at the University of British Columbia, in the early 1970s. I imagine that I would have read about it earlier, in passing, in works about science fiction cinema, but I doubt I had much sense of what it might be. And indeed,…
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bookporn: Two beautiful cartoons to say goodbye to Gabriel García Márquez. by Fisgón and Helguera.
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Barbie Exposure May Limit Girls’ Career Imagination
Barbie Exposure May Limit Girls’ Career Imagination Girls who played with dolls were then asked about future careers. Those who played with Barbie more likely to envision traditional pink-collar jobs than were girls who played with Mrs. Potato Head. Erika Beras reports
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Barbie Exposure May Limit Girls’ Career Imagination
Barbie Exposure May Limit Girls’ Career Imagination Girls who played with dolls were then asked about future careers. Those who played with Barbie more likely to envision traditional pink-collar jobs than were girls who played with Mrs. Potato Head. Erika Beras reports
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shadow27: No Maps For These Territories, a documentary of William Gibson. (Source: https://www.youtube.com/)
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openroadmedia: The question is…why AREN’T you reading Samuel R. Delany? 10 Reasons Why Everyone Should Read Samuel R. Delany:
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I’ve been a long time fan of the Montessori approach to education, but it was only recently that I read The Montessori Method. Contrary to popular teacher methods that focus on shaping the path of a student’s learning (consider that most school systems force students down the same learning path), Maria Montessori focused on creating…
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Gamasutra – Designing for empathy, with Papo & Yo dev Minority Media
Gamasutra – Designing for empathy, with Papo & Yo dev Minority Media
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Gabriel García Márquez: LA MARIONETA
Gabriel García Márquez: LA MARIONETA LA MARIONETA Si por un instante Dios se olvidara de que soy una marioneta de trapo y me regalara un trozo de vida, posiblemente no diría todo lo que pienso, pero en definitiva pensaría todo lo que digo. Daría valor a las cosas, no por lo que valen, sino por…