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BBC News - It's good to think - but not too much, scientists say - 3 views

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    • Erin Hamson
      Erin Hamson on 19 Sep 10
       
      Do the people develop those cells because they learn to think about their choices? Or do the cells naturally develop there and then cause the person to think about their choices?
    • Andrew DeWitt
      Andrew DeWitt on 20 Sep 10
       
      That's a good which came first question.  I thought the "working memory" was interesting.  It makes me think about cramming for a test.  You shove as much into your brain to work with as possible.  So, some brains are more prone to test-cramming than others.
  • Andrew DeWitt on 20 Sep 10
     
    Cool page about decision making.
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Where Do Ideas Come From? - Stepcase Lifehack - 3 views

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  • we get ideas from within ourselves and from without, or more to the point, from the interaction of the two.
    • Kristi Koerner
      Kristi Koerner on 21 Sep 10
       
      Great concept
  • Kristi Koerner on 21 Sep 10
     
    Where do ideas come from?
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Choosing a smart password - Official Gmail Blog - 3 views

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shared by Jeffrey Whitlock on 27 Sep 10 - Cached
    • Jeffrey Whitlock
      Jeffrey Whitlock on 27 Sep 10
       
      This is a informative, brief, and relevant blog post with good advice on how to protect your interent security
    • Andrew DeWitt
      Andrew DeWitt on 27 Sep 10
       
      It is interesting... often feel stuck in the delimea of making up a new password for each new website that I will have to remember or reuse an old password.
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NiceCritic.com :: The Anonymous Way to Send a Helpful Message - 3 views

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shared by Megan Stern on 12 Oct 10 - Cached
  • Megan Stern on 12 Oct 10
     
    I just think this site is really funny. Do you think this is an appropriate form of communication in this digital day and age? Would this help you to connect with others or hinder you?
  • Megan Stern on 12 Oct 10
     
    In fairness, there is also an Anonymous Praise section of the website that I think is very cool.
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"All the trees of the field shall clap their hands": My new photography blog/ visual essay - 3 views

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  • Madeline Rupard on 25 Oct 10
     
    A visual essay of some of my own photography that I feel/hope conveys spiritual truth AND artistic truth. See my blog post at http://tamesequels.blogspot.com for my discussion about these two kinds of truths. All of these pieces are taken with a low resolution camera phone to try and convey that artistic beauty can be found in this world with the humblest means and mediums. This is one of my new art projects. I have always had an interest in photography, so this has been a good chance for me to experiment. I will try to post a photo on this site every day.
  • Mike Lemon on 25 Oct 10
     
    I like what you are doing, especially the wires photograph. I believe it ties in nicely to the sublime we talked about during Romanticism, that there is a glimpse of God in nature.
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SparkNotes: Yeats's Poetry: "The Second Coming" - 3 views

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shared by Brian Earley on 28 Oct 10 - Cached
  • (It is safe to say that very few people who love this poem could paraphrase its meaning to satisfaction.)
  • In other words, the world’s trajectory along the gyre of science, democracy, and heterogeneity is now coming apart, like the frantically widening flight-path of the falcon that has lost contact with the falconer; the next age will take its character not from the gyre of science, democracy, and speed, but from the contrary inner gyre—which, presumably, opposes mysticism, primal power, and slowness to the science and democracy of the outer gyre. The “rough beast” slouching toward Bethlehem is the symbol of this new age; the speaker’s vision of the rising sphinx is his vision of the character of the new world.
  • Brian Earley on 28 Oct 10
     
    For those of us who don't catch what Yeats is throwing
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Do Podcasts Help Students Learn? - 3 views

www.convergemag.com/...rge-Washington-University.html podcasts podcasting education2.0
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  • anonymous on 10 Nov 10
     
    Does BYU have an iTunes U contract? What teachers use podcasts in there classes?
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Digital Civilization: Social Discovery - 3 views

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    • Rhett Ferrin
      Rhett Ferrin on 13 Nov 10
       
      Nice word Professor Burton. I think you win the cool-word-of-the-day award.
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I traded Michael for 1/10th of a Whopper! | Flickr - Photo Sharing! - 3 views

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    • Jeffrey Whitlock
      Jeffrey Whitlock on 30 Nov 10
       
      I am curious why they did this?
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Sugata Mitra: The child-driven education | Video on TED.com - 3 views

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  • Kristen Nicole Cardon on 08 Dec 10
     
    This is a fantastic video!  This guy put computers in India and they just taught themselves how to use them, even to the extent of learning English!  One group of kids learned how to record their own music after only four hours with a computer!  fabulous
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hitRECord: Welcome - 3 views

hitrecord.org/reel remix collaboration platform
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  • Gideon Burton on 05 Jan 11
     
    An online collaborative remix community. Their welcome video illustrates how well remix and collaboration work!
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Open Government - 2 views

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  • Kevin Watson on 16 Sep 10
     
    Great article on the Gov 2.0 conference, and how open government can be furthered by our use of the internet and technology we have today.
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Open Science Project - 2 views

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shared by Jeffrey Chen on 21 Sep 10 - Cached
  • Jackie C on 21 Sep 10
     
    I loved how I went to this URL and the first entry was about molecular simulation. I'm just starting a research project with this. I hope that other people will get excited about the prospect of open science, or even as excited about the research and software as I am :)
  • Katherine Chipman on 22 Sep 10
     
    Great link Jackie! I followed your link and really enjoyed reading some of the posts. One that I found particularly interesting is called "What, exactly, is Open Science?" I hadn't really thought about the importance of having research be available and open to everyone, but this article made me think about it and I agree. Thanks again for the link.
  • Jeffrey Chen on 13 Dec 10
     
    A great website that shows how science is becoming more open. A group of scientists "who want to encourage a collaborative environment in which science can be pursued by anyone who is inspired to discover something new about the natural world."
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LDS International Video Contest - 2 views

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  • Gideon Burton on 22 Sep 10
     
    The LDS church is member sourcing their new public relations by inviting people to submit their own "Mormon Message" video. The church is inviting people to make use of official LDS media (musical and video recordings, etc.) within their individual creations.
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Best Books Ever - 2 views

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    • Andrew DeWitt
      Andrew DeWitt on 23 Sep 10
       
      Wow, "The Book of Mormon: Another Testament of Jesus Christ" came up #5, three places above "The Holy Bible"
    • Brian Earley
      Brian Earley on 28 Sep 10
       
      I'd like to hear what Prof. Burton would say about this list.  I don't know if Twilight is really a literary masterpiece worthy of #3.
  • Andrew DeWitt on 23 Sep 10
     
    Goodreads website list of best books ever.
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The New Invisible College - 2 views

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  • Kristi Koerner on 23 Sep 10
     
    A book and essays about how our global technological culture has revolutionized science! Can you say Digital Civilization?
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Royal Society of London - 2 views

www.slideshare.net/...natural-knowledge-presentation royal society london improvement natural knowledge presentation slideshare
shared by Shuan Pai on 23 Sep 10 - No Cached
  • Shuan Pai on 23 Sep 10
     
    This presentation from Slideshare follows closely with what our class is discussing presently. Includes Open Content, Web 2.0, Social Networking, etc.
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BBC News - How good software makes us stupid - 2 views

www.bbc.co.uk/...technology-11263559 technology communities
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  • Brandon McCloskey on 28 Sep 10
     
    Interesting article about how technology is making it easier for people to get by with less knowledge
  • Katherine Chipman on 28 Sep 10
     
    Great article! It brings up some interesting points. This is something that I have thought about a lot lately, because with a lot of technology options today we don't even have to remember information, we can simply save it and have easy access to it later...just not in our brains but on our phones, computers, etc. Also, a really great reference to some interesting research that has been done with taxi drivers.
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Race to Nowhere | Changing lives one film at a time - 2 views

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  • Kristen Nicole Cardon on 28 Sep 10
     
    I highly suggest watching this clip.  It's food for thought if nothing else--what are the flaws of our educational system, what are the consequences of those flaws, and how can we fix it?
  • Bri Zabriskie on 28 Sep 10
     
    Hey Kristen, this guy writes music for children and also political songs. This song he wrote is along those same lines. You might be interested: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8dAujuqCo7s
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Images of the American Revolution - 2 views

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  • David Potter on 29 Sep 10
     
    This contains an article by the National Archive on the history of the American Revolution, followed by several images from the National Archive about the American Revolution.
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