February 2009
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PsyBlog: 'Social Networking Increases Cancer Risk'... →
“What the newspaper coverage doesn’t tell you is what Mind Hacks clearly does: that this research is, as Vaughan puts it, ‘appalling’. Sigman, it seems, has strung together a couple of correlations then drawn an extremely speculative conclusion from them. The correlation between internet use and loneliness isn’t even accurate - there’s plenty of correlational...
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WatchSociable robots learn to get along with humans
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Goodbye Socks, former first cat →
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Join The New Zealand Internet Blackout →
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WatchTED Talks Barry Schwartz: The real crisis? We stopped being wise
“Barry Schwartz makes a passionate call for “practical wisdom” as an antidote to a society gone mad with bureaucracy. He argues powerfully that rules often fail us, incentives often backfire, and practical, everyday wisdom will help rebuild our world.”
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Watch“MIT grad student David Merrill demos Siftables — cookie-sized, computerized tiles you can stack and shuffle in your hands. These future-toys can do math, play music, and talk to their friends, too. Is this the next thing in hands-on learning”
Wow, I’d sure like to try these! :)
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WatchThe End of Alone (Boston Globe) [via Alec Couros]
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