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Does Your Language Shape How You Think? - 1 views

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/29/magazine/29language-t.html?pagewanted=all&_r=2& This talks about how languages differ based on what they must convey like using feminine and masculine pronouns. (T...

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What is Knowledge? - 0 views

http://www.philosophynews.com/post/2011/09/22/What-is-Knowledge.aspx

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started by Thomas Rhodes on 21 Jan 14 no follow-up yet

Did 12 Angry Men get it wrong? - 2 views

http://www.avclub.com/article/did-i12-angry-meni-get-it-wrong-83245 This article relates back to the movie we recently watched in class, "12 Angry Men" and considers whether the reasoning used b...

started by Hana Arai on 18 Dec 13 no follow-up yet

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/10/22/health/in-syria-doctors-risk-life-and-juggle-ethics.html - 1 views

This article talks about the situation with doctors in Syria and ethics behind their duty to share evidence of nuclear warfare with American and UN officials versus the risk that puts them in with ...

started by Meera Kohli on 18 Dec 13 no follow-up yet

Considering the humanity of Nonhumans - 0 views

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shared by Martha O'Brien on 10 Dec 13 - No Cached

Martha O'Brien on 10 Dec 13

This NYtimes article talks about what it means to be a being. How can we define that? Should chimpanzees be given equal liberty and rights as their human care taker?

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">This NYtimes article talks about what it means to be a being. How can we define that? Should chimpanzees be given equal liberty and rights as their human care taker?</div>

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What Does Your Handwriting Say About You? - 1 views

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shared by Hannah Caspar-Johnson on 18 Nov 13 - No Cached

Hannah Caspar-Johnson on 18 Nov 13

This article talks about what your handwriting, something that we consider unconscious and automatic, says about your emotions, personality, and even health.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">This article talks about what your handwriting, something that we consider unconscious and automatic, says about your emotions, personality, and even health.</div>

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What's Braille Street Art? - 0 views

http://citypaper.net/article.php?What-s-Braille-street-art-166 This article talks about the rising of Braille street art started by Austin Seraphin and Sonia Petruse. The idea of Braille street ar...

started by Luyolo Matyumza on 13 Nov 13 no follow-up yet

Jay-Z Defends Deal with Barneys After Fans Urge Rapper to Break Ties - 0 views

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shared by Amanda Ramos on 12 Nov 13 - No Cached

Amanda Ramos on 12 Nov 13

This article shows how racial profiling is still relevant to today's society when a African American man tried to purchase a belt from Barney's New York. The man was stopped a few blocks down from the shop, being accused of paying with an unauthorized card. He was told his identification was false and there was no way he could have afforded such an expensive purchase. This reminded me of Blink when Malcolm Gladwell introduced this idea of thin slicing and the intuition and how sometimes one's first thoughts can be wrong. One example that this connected to in Blink was the car salesman, who had to get rid of his initial thoughts about someone and be more open to the buyer and decide who the person is before he made judgements about the buyer.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">This article shows how racial profiling is still relevant to today's society when a African American man tried to purchase a belt from Barney's New York. The man was stopped a few blocks down from the shop, being accused of paying with an unauthorized card. He was told his identification was false and there was no way he could have afforded such an expensive purchase. This reminded me of Blink when Malcolm Gladwell introduced this idea of thin slicing and the intuition and how sometimes one's first thoughts can be wrong. One example that this connected to in Blink was the car salesman, who had to get rid of his initial thoughts about someone and be more open to the buyer and decide who the person is before he made judgements about the buyer.</div>

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Kids hungry for art knowledge - 0 views

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Martha O'Brien on 06 Nov 13

This article talks about the new way to teach art to young kids- letting them see it for themselves and learning how to appreciate it. Teachers aim to get kids to understand why they connect to art or not and what makes them appreciate it more.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">This article talks about the new way to teach art to young kids- letting them see it for themselves and learning how to appreciate it. Teachers aim to get kids to understand why they connect to art or not and what makes them appreciate it more.</div>

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Students' Knowledge of Arts Found to Decline - 0 views

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Grace Gannon on 05 Nov 13

This article discusses the idea that the majority of today's high school students are literalists, not having an appreciation or tolerance for most art. This is a concern in some circles, as many experts believe that exposure to the arts is likely to increase a student's knowledge or sophistication.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">This article discusses the idea that the majority of today's high school students are literalists, not having an appreciation or tolerance for most art. This is a concern in some circles, as many experts believe that exposure to the arts is likely to increase a student's knowledge or sophistication.</div>

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Top 10 Skills Children Learn From The Arts - 0 views

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shared by Julia Blumberg on 04 Nov 13 - No Cached

Julia Blumberg on 04 Nov 13

An interesting article about what the arts can teach children and how it can effect who they are. It's a very interesting perspective.

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Perception vs. Reality - 2 views

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started by Jacob Gagliano on 30 Oct 13 1 follow-up, last by Jacob Gagliano on 30 Oct 13

Good-looking people mess with your memory - 0 views

www.nbcnews.com/...le-mess-your-memory-8C11476610

shared by Julia Russ on 29 Oct 13 - No Cached

Julia Russ on 29 Oct 13

This article talked about how the brain sometimes confuses dishonesty for the truth when a person is trying to present themselves impressively

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">This article talked about how the brain sometimes confuses dishonesty for the truth when a person is trying to present themselves impressively</div>

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Researchers Debunk Myth of "Right-brain" and "Left-brain"Personality Traits - - - Unive... - 0 views

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shared by Sarah Brennan-Martin on 29 Oct 13 - No Cached

Sarah Brennan-Martin on 29 Oct 13

Scientists from the University of Utah release research that there is no evidence from brain imaging that people are either left-brained or right-brained.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Scientists from the University of Utah release research that there is no evidence from brain imaging that people are either left-brained or right-brained.</div>

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Genetics plays a role in who we choose as friends - 0 views

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shared by Ben Fischer on 28 Oct 13 - No Cached

Ben Fischer on 28 Oct 13

The idea that we choose our mates based on their genes isn't news, but researchers in San Diego now have evidence that we might also be choosing our friends by their genetic endowment as well.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">The idea that we choose our mates based on their genes isn't news, but researchers in San Diego now have evidence that we might also be choosing our friends by their genetic endowment as well.</div>

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How Coke Won the Cola Wars - 0 views

www.slate.com/...pepsi_wins_in_taste_tests.html

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shared by Terrence Dai on 28 Oct 13 - No Cached

Terrence Dai on 28 Oct 13

This is part of a special series about great rivalries: between tech titans, sports franchises, and even dinosaur hunters. Read about the series here. The inspired Pepsi Challenge marketing campaign of the 1980s was my childhood introduction to one of the fundamentals of scientific inquiry: the double-blind experiment. In a world beset...

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">This is part of a special series about great rivalries: between tech titans, sports franchises, and even dinosaur hunters. Read about the series here. The inspired Pepsi Challenge marketing campaign of the 1980s was my childhood introduction to one of the fundamentals of scientific inquiry: the double-blind experiment. In a world beset...</div>

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Winning is Everything - 0 views

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shared by Thomas Rhodes on 28 Oct 13 - No Cached

Thomas Rhodes on 28 Oct 13

"young athletes find playing for mastery-oriented coaches is far more important and has a bigger impact on them than a team's win-loss record." Why do we, as a society, place such value on winning?

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"young athletes find playing for mastery-oriented coaches is far more important and has a bigger impact on them than a team's win-loss record." Why do we, as a society, place such value on winning?</div>

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Does the Golden Rule Hold Up in Modern Society? - 0 views

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This article discusses the loopholes in Golden Rule and its modern applications today.

shared by Jane Yeatman on 28 Oct 13 - No Cached

Jane Yeatman on 28 Oct 13

The Golden Rule (usually defined as "One should treat others as one would like to be treated") is attractive to people as a guiding principle for ethical conduct. However I feel that in our diverse, modern world, it is less than ideal.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">The Golden Rule (usually defined as "One should treat others as one would like to be treated") is attractive to people as a guiding principle for ethical conduct. However I feel that in our diverse, modern world, it is less than ideal.</div>

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Why Grades Don't Really Matter That Much After All - 0 views

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shared by Jimmy Carney on 28 Oct 13 - No Cached

Jimmy Carney on 28 Oct 13

This article is interesting and says that grades are much less important than people make them out to be

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Thin Slicing and First Impressions - 0 views

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Ian Furman on 28 Oct 13

This article was interesting and talked about macro-traits that humans struggle to articulate, but that we observe.

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