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Steve Woz on our closed source education system
0A very succinct message from Steve Woz on how our education system(s) kills creativity in its quest for a one size fits all approach to education…
This is so true all over the world… the waste of human potential is the greatest waste
Via EEtimes and DangerousPrototypes
How do some kids go to school? Remarkable and humbling story of human endurance and the will to get an education
0If you live in the Zanskar valley, India it is a 5 day walk along one of the highest rivers, through some of the highest mountains, some of the coldest places on Earth.
Just saw this heart-stopping trip in ‘Human Planet’ on TV.
Human Planet- Zanskar River by BBCfanable
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xhzfi8_human-planet-zanskar-river_shortfilms
This is the first someone has successfully filmed the journey that families have to undertake every year.
More here:
http://www.humanplanetblog.com/?p=1080
This one is a must read !
http://timothyallen.blogs.bbcearth.com/2010/02/26/the-school-run/
Going to school in Ladakh, India
On a side note I learned that ice sheets on frozen rivers / lakes is called ‘chaddar’ in Zanskari. In Hindi ‘chaddar’ means ‘sheet’ more like bedspread never knew that it also means ice sheet
Earth Day & Carl Sagan’s Pale Blue Dot
0760 days
This gives me goosebumps every time I watch it…. Happy Earth Day !
If neurons talk using RFID…are we zapping our brains with our phone yapping?? !!
0I stumbled across this article today about how neurons in brains do not rely just on physical connections to talk to each other. They interact with each other with their version of electro-magnetic coupling similar to Near Field Communication (NFC)or RFID.
NFC or RFID type technologies can be prone to interference from various gadgets or devices. This new discovery about neural communication may bring into focus how electronic devices affect our brains and cognitive abilities. Is it time to think about how our society designs and uses the billions of cell phones ?
Here is the article from Caltech:
India vs. USA: A visual comparison
0Mint.com (now owned by Intuit) has put an interesting set of easy to understand visual comparisons of India vs. USA. Here are the charts / graphs
TED | Michael Pritchard’s water filter turns filthy water drinkable
01383 days
Turn any water into drinking water… $20 billion can provide safe drinking water for the entire world… this would an ideal stimulus plan…. healthier people can improve their own lives and contribute to their and society’s development
Knowledge Gap of How We ‘Fit In’ is Greatest Threat to Environment
0The article does a much better job of describing one of the great questions facing humanity – ‘How do we fit in?’ Maybe we need to ask native cultures around the world the answer to this mystery. Anyway here is the article from Treehugger.
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