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Lisa Eriksen

Ecosystems of Well-being & Ecosystems of Well-being in 4 Futures | Institute For The Future - 1 views

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    Interesting information that could provide info on how museums can provide for well-being.
Ruth Cuadra

One act of remembering can influence future acts - 0 views

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    remembering something old or noticing something new can bias how you process subsequent information.
Lisa Eriksen

The Magic of KidsTech: Enchantments and Curses | Institute For The Future - 0 views

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    "with instant consumption, ambient assistance, and contextual awareness, the delay between desire and result is shrinking. Instant feedback and constant affirmation of status will be the norm. Patience may be a virtue, but it will be measured in seconds, not days." Look forward to spending time reading the full report. What is the impact on museums?  Can we keep up with expectations of gamified information streams?
Ruth Cuadra

The Future is Fiction: Playful Future-Thinking About Climate Change with FutureCoast - 2 views

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    The heart of the game design seeks to create a playful, inclusive common ground where information and idea sharing happens, where everyone's thoughts about the future have a place, and where a meaningful dialog and a common ground can be created to replace the animosity that these topics can evoke.  And this is done using an "old-time" technology: voicemails!
Ruth Cuadra

When the Art Is Watching You - WSJ - 0 views

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    Museums are mining detailed information from visitors, raising questions about the use of Big Data in the arts.
Karen Wade

On Ferguson and Related Events: How Should Historic Sites Respond? | Engaging Places - 1 views

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    My friend and former colleague, Max van Balgooy, suggests in his latest blog that museums can serve as "third spaces" to allow a safe place for diverse people to discuss and explore sensitive issues, such as those arising from Ferguson and related events. While we often think of "third spaces" being places for like-minded folks to gather informally, should they also provide a place to safely voice hurt and anger. What do you think about this interpretation of "third spaces?"
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Elizabeth Merritt

Why your local library might be hiring a social worker - MindShift - 0 views

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    For years, libraries have been a place people turn to for information to help them solve problems. But the challenges patrons are dealing with are increasingly beyond the scope of what most librarians are trained to handle - and that's where social workers can fill in the gaps.
Gina Hall

Google Launches Field Trip App For Android | WebProNews - 0 views

  • your guide to the cool, hidden, and unique things in the world around you
  • Field Trip can help you learn about everything from local history to the latest and best places to shop, eat, and have fun. You select the local feeds you like and the information pops up on your phone automatically, as you walk next to those places.”
  • hyperlocal
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  • local lore
  • social sharing options with Facebook, Twitter and Google+.
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Ariane Karakalos

The School of the Future at newlearningonline - 0 views

  • Students still sit in classrooms, but lessons rely heavily on information found on the Internet and on interactive software. Students will be allowed to learn at their own pace. Homework is done on computer and sent to the teacher for grading and parents can access the school’s network to read teacher feedback on their child’s progress.
  • [T]extbooks and blackboards are out, so are paper and pens. There aren’t even books in the library. Everything is done on laptops
  • ‘One half of the period you’re learning math, the other half of the period you’re learning science. But it all comes together,’ said one student.
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  • There are no textbooks to buy: that budget is used to give each kid a laptop to take home …
  • The ultimate test will be whether technology as tutor will actually help students learn
Ariane Karakalos

The future museum and the future school at newlearningonline - 0 views

  • A team of researchers across Europe is conducting an experiment to bring the museum into the school using virtual reality technology.
  • CONNECT project
  • The CONNECT project team believes that by linking the classroom with science centres, museums, planetariums and observatories, it can marry the best elements of formal curricula with informal learning.
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  • Heads covered by virtual-reality visors,
  • link four science centres with participating classrooms in each country.
  • demanding technical challenges. A museum needs a series of access points around the various exhibits, for example, so students can really ‘visit’ the museum instead of watching a series of presentations. ‘In some museums that’s easy because there are high ceilings to fix the access points, in others it’s quite a challenge,’ explains Sotiriou …
  • In its software, CONNECT has produced a stunning virtual museum, featuring colourful, exciting graphics that allow a student to try experiments and then view the results. This advanced learning environment is called the CONNECT Virtual Science Thematic Park –
Lisa Eriksen

Health Behaviors Among Baby Boomer Informal Caregivers - 0 views

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    Study from UCLA - boomer caregivers are at risk for ill health.  
alexthompson234

5 Incredible Museums and Why You Must Visit Them Today | iBlog - 1 views

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    What is a museum? Museums are institutions that collect rare and unique artifacts that have historic, scientific or artistic significance. Their purpose is to preserve and display these items to the public for knowledge and information. Why should you visit a museum?
Elizabeth Merritt

The Daily Northwestern | Endowments: What are they good for? - 0 views

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      I think he means "liquid," not "illiquid"
  • in this wager against the future, austerity is partly a moral calculus. For funds can grow with compound interest, but so too can ideas.”
  • “If (universities’) goal is to continue into the deep future, then spending more now could better prop up the university’s scholarship-driven mission than hoarding in strict deference to the dollar,” Bernard wrote. “The example of graduate funding illustrates how,
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    Interesting and informative article. Thanks. Endowments can be very helpful. But the nonprofit and should set it up only after a careful conversation and a joint agreement. It so happened that I'm currently writing an essay on the topic. I should say, this source https://writinguniverse.com/free-essay-examples/crime/ includes a lot of useful info, so it helped me. Turning back to endowments, it is important to keep in mind that they are invested in perpetuity and that endowment life insurance policies do not have investment risk or interest rate risk.
Elizabeth Merritt

Quantum computers are many years away from cracking crypto: MIT Tech Review - 0 views

  • Condensed matter theory physicist and quantum information expert Sankar Das Sarma has argued in MIT Technology Review that quantum computers remain a very long way away from cracking RSA-based cryptography.
  • An example of the methodology in crypto is the creation of a new wallet that generates a public address and private key.
  • Quantum security is seen as a major issue in the blockchain and crypto sector and it is widely believed that powerful quantum computers will one day become advanced enough to hack current cryptography.
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  • cracking cryptography is currently well beyond the grasp of current computing power.
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