The quiet crisis in today's culture, flying almost entirely under the radar. "The war on boys: Young men losing ground in education, emotional health and jobs". Key quotes: "We can't still keep thinking that it's always girls who get the short end …
BYU eWeek Starts Today!
BYU eWeek starts today, sponsored by the Rollins Center for Entrepreneurship and Technology. Four not-to-be-missed events, some which offer door prizes, t-shirts, and food, include: eWeek Kickoff event 4:30 -5:30 pm, Monday Oct. 1, 140 JSB. …
Do schools kill creativity? Sir Ken Robinson TED Talk
Sir Ken Robinson argues in his TED Talk "Do Schools Kill Creativity?" that the industrial assembly line approach to our current educational system kills creativity. Our educational system was devised in the 1800s and deeply influenced by the …
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Universal access to free, high-quality courses
"The future is so clearly one of universal access to free, high-quality, impeccably branded online courses that their presence can be simply assumed. The interesting questions now revolve around financing, quality assurance, and—most …
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Letting Go of God (an excerpt). Julia Sweeny TED Talk
Some of this presentation was funny. Other parts she definitely misrepresents religion, experience with God, and Mormonism. That wasn't funny. As if what this world needs is more misunderstanding instead of more understanding. For example, I was …
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When it comes to tech, simplicity sells. David Pogue TED Talk
Compelling ideas. What if academic scholarship adopted these design principles? What would the implications be (pros and cons)? What would it look like? For example, if scholarship had more "white space" like the Google home page, what would that …
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