Guest Thinkers — February 16, 2011

Through the Keyhole

Some of you may be interested in Through the Keyhole, my ‘random thoughts’ blog where I put stuff not directly related to K-12 technology and/or leadership issues. Recent posts have covered everything from effective lectures to White House censorship to elite college admissions to bottled water to boiling your family.

Enjoy.

Neuropsych

How your eye color might increase your risk of seasonal affective disorder

Eyes with lower pigment (blue or grey eyes) don’t need to absorb as much light as brown or dark eyes before this information reaches the retinal cells. This might provide light-eyed people with some resilience to SAD.

13.8

The paradox of light goes beyond wave-particle duality

Light carries with it the secrets of reality in ways we cannot completely understand.

L&D Strategy

Transfer of learning: The necessary step to make learning stick

Without a solid understanding of the factors that affect the transfer of learning, the gulf between training and job performance is difficult to bridge.

The Learning Curve

Why social design projects fail

Wizbang innovations capture the public’s imagination, but thoughtful, incremental development is often more valuable to those in need.

High Culture

“Global Jukebox” database uncovers secrets from the history of music

We don’t know when or how music was originally invented, but we can now track its evolution across space and time thanks to the Global Jukebox.

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