The regeneration projects of the past decade … appear to solve only the first-world problems of the monocultural illuminati who created them. www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/aug/27/arch… #townplanning #fb
A Selfie as Big as the Ritz — Lara Williams
I loved this book of short stories even though most of them don’t end especially happily. The stories are written in a variety of voices, but almost all concern young women navigating problematic relationships. (Some of the women are older; … Continue reading
Turning Learning Right Side Up — Ackoff & Greenberg
Standard education systems are broken: Turning Learning Right Side Up points towards a way of fixing them. It argues that the current system of education was designed for purposes that no longer make sense. (Ken Robinson’s TED talk Do schools kill … Continue reading
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The Trolley Problem — Thomas Cathcart
You see a runaway railway trolley about to careen through a tunnel: five people in the tunnel will not be able to escape in time and will surely be killed. But then you see a switch that would divert the … Continue reading
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“we took ordinary children and made…
“we took ordinary children and made them into liars, simply by telling them they were smart.”
Fixed vs. Growth: The Two Basic Mindsets That Shape Our Lives www.brainpickings.org/2014/01/29/carol-dweck-minds… via @brainpicker
The Road to Serfdom — Friedrich Hayek
“Freddie” Hayek is, of course, famous for the epic rap battles between him and his arch-nemesis, the maverick economist and Bloomsbury groupie John Maynard Keynes. Keynes may have been more charismatic, but Hayek had the edge in writing. The Road … Continue reading
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Slouching Towards Bethlehem — Joan Didion
This classic book of essays is divided into three parts. The first part covers California in the 1960s. This makes the sixties seem just as crazy as their reputation — Didion lived through some turbulent times back then so I’m … Continue reading
Consciousness: A Very Short Introduction — Susan Blackmore
This is a nice pocket-sized guide to consciousness. Actually it’s a guide to the problem of consciousness, since there is no consensus on what consciousness is or even exactly what the word means. Blackmore is even-handed regarding the various competing … Continue reading
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Towns and cities need social spaces….
Towns and cities need social spaces. www.nzgeo.com/stories/a-third-place/ #fb
Happy Tau Day. Yes, pi is STILL wrong….
Happy Tau Day. Yes, pi is STILL wrong. tauday.com/ #tauday #tau #pi #fb via ifttt.com/recipes/414895-tweet-about-tau-day