Guest Thinkers — February 16, 2011 Not so irrelevant 016 Scott McLeod Copy a link to the article entitled http://Not%20so%20irrelevant%20016 Share Not so irrelevant 016 on Facebook Share Not so irrelevant 016 on Twitter (X) Share Not so irrelevant 016 on LinkedIn Five online resources worth checking out… Shelly Blake-Pock takes on the Partnership for 21st Century Skills.Mashable highlights the top 7 Twitter tutorials on YouTube.America likes to foist its e-waste issue on developing countries.Kelly Christopherson discusses how there’s always more.Google Web Elements is worthy of investigation.See also previous posts in this category!
The Future Philosopher Nick Bostrom’s predictions on life in an AI utopia Big Think recently spoke with Nick Bostrom about how humans might find fulfillment in a post-scarcity world.
The Present How we all got into debt Consumer debt shapes American lives so thoroughly that it seems eternal and immortal, but it’s actually relatively new to the financial world.
Thinking Everyday Philosophy: “Should I disinvite my bigoted friend from group trips?” You've got to know when to fight and when to laugh.
Business Do you try to avoid your boss? For Isaiah Berlin that’s a big problem Leadership evasion might seem like a plan for workplace freedom but it isn't a good thing — it's a denial of opportunity.
Starts With A Bang How the cosmic microwave background proves the Big Bang In the 20th century, many options abounded as to our cosmic origins. Today, only the Big Bang survives, thanks to this critical evidence.
Guest Thinkers Online instruction, stubborn resistance, and stupid faculty A two-part tale of higher education and online instruction… n “Students demand free beer too” n A May 29 article in The Chronicle of Higher Education reads as follows: n […]