Guest Thinkers — February 16, 2011

LeaderCamp 2010: An online unconference for school leaders

A weekly newsletter featuring the biggest ideas from the smartest people

Scott Elias and Dave Meister are sponsoring LeaderCamp 2010, an online unconference for school administrators, on June 24, 2010. As they say, “it’s gonna be awesome.” Follow LeaderCamp on Twitter and save the date!

A weekly newsletter featuring the biggest ideas from the smartest people

Silhouettes of three people in red stand on a podium made of white cubes, evoking the spirit of ranked choice voting, with blue circles against a dark grid background.

The Present

Can ranked-choice voting heal our poisoned politics?

The electoral reform also known as instant-runoff voting promises bridge-building and broad appeal instead of culture war and gridlock.

A silhouette of a man holding up a newspaper, inspired by Dan Ariely.

The Present

A study on “honesty pledges” became famous. Its data was fake

Big Think covered the 2012 study shortly after it was published. We are now correcting the record.

Progress

The Great Progression, 2025-2050

The world isn’t ending! But we are likely at the beginning of a profound transformation.

High Culture

Summer 2022 reading recommendations from MIT

Happy reading!

Politics & Current Affairs

Some People Think the Internet is Broken. Can Google Help Kids Fix It?

How can we make the internet a better place for kids? Google has just released a free program called Be Internet Awesome to educate kids on phishing, passwords, media literacy, and being kind online. Will it help?

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