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Bill Genereux

How Einstein Thought: Why "Combinatory Play" Is the Secret of Genius | Brain Pickings - 0 views

  • he words or the language, as they are written or spoken, do not seem to play any role in my mechanism of thought.
  • certain signs and more or less clear images which can be “voluntarily” reproduced and combined.
  • the desire to arrive finally at logically connected concepts is the emotional basis of this rather vague play with the above-mentioned elements
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  • combinatory play seems to be the essential feature in productive thought
Bill Genereux

The Creepy New Wave of the Internet by Sue Halpern | The New York Review of Books - 0 views

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    As human behavior is tracked and merchandized on a massive scale, the Internet of Things creates the perfect conditions to bolster and expand the surveillance state.
Bill Genereux

Why Are Young People Ditching Cars for Smartphones? - The Atlantic - 0 views

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    For cash-strapped twenty-somethings, staying connected may be worth more than a set of wheels.
Bill Genereux

Charles V and the Holy Roman Empire: Crash Course World History #219 - YouTube - 0 views

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    An excellent example of digital storytelling through video
Bill Genereux

The web's 'echo chamber' leaves us none the wiser (Wired UK) - 0 views

  • We have reached the stage where someone offering a contrasting opinion is viewed as deliberately trying to wind up others.
  • if you surround yourself with voices that echo similar opinions to those you're feeding out, they will be reinforced in your mind as mainstream, to the point that it can distort your perception of what is the general consensus.
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