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Todd Nickle

How a Computer Game Is Reinventing the Science of Expertise [Video] | Observations, Sci... - 0 views

  • If there is one general rule about the limitations of the human mind, it is that we are terrible at multitasking. The old phrase “united we stand, divided we fall” applies equally well to the mechanisms of attention as it does to a patriotic cause. When devoted to a single task, the brain excels; when several goals splinter its focus, errors become unavoidable.
    • Todd Nickle
       
      I love this analogy: "united we stand, divided we fall" in the context of multitasking!
  • “the drosophila of cognitive science”
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    Although this article talks about how multitasking CAN BE possible, it's important to remember that students are under the illusion that they're good multitaskers.
Todd Nickle

Color from Structure | The Scientist Magazine® - 0 views

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    I like the idea of this from a "case" perspective. Scientists interested in pigments of 100 year old preserved specimens try to extract pigment and fail. The colour is NOT due to pigment - it's due to structure. Can we get students to collaborate and come up with their own solutions?
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