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Designing for Creativity

Wed, 22 Jul 2009 16:44:45 -0500

Over at Mind Matters, we’ve just posted a very interesting article on creativity and distance, or why thinking something is farther away makes us more likely to solve difficult problems that…

Meet the Torturers—By Scott Horton (Harper's Magazine)

Mon, 20 Jul 2009 16:07:11 -0500

Meet the Torturers—By Scott Horton (Harper's Magazine):

One of the most striking things about this report is the extent to which the entire torture process was driven by healthcare professionals. The account makes clear that contract psychologists…

Sarah Palin, anti-intellectualism, and the plight of the liberal arts

Sat, 18 Jul 2009 10:48:13 -0500

Sarah Palin, anti-intellectualism, and the plight of the liberal arts:

Shared by Kurt
Petrilli hits the mark.

I have a piece by that title in today’s Education Gadfly. I argue that the Republican Party can hardly be the standard-bearer for a rigorous liberal…

"a cup of coffee" by Liam Wilkinson, UK

Fri, 17 Jul 2009 10:15:12 -0500

"a cup of coffee" by Liam Wilkinson, UK:

a cup of coffee
after Sunday service
you’ve always
put your faith in
caffeine and Christ

Paul D Miller on Haiku Trends

Fri, 17 Jul 2009 10:15:12 -0500

Paul D Miller on Haiku Trends:

We were able to speak with Paul D. Miller (aka DJ Spooky) about his thoughts of haiku in general and what he’s most looking forward to at this conference in particular.

H09: What trends and…

Kirsty Karkow's haiku for Thursday Jul 16, 2009

Fri, 17 Jul 2009 10:15:12 -0500

Kirsty Karkow's haiku for Thursday Jul 16, 2009:

honeymoon
we wade into the current
of a great river

in columbia

Wed, 08 Jul 2009 14:20:53 -0500

in columbia:

In Columbia Tennessee
last night at a certain point
my mother-in-law’s
neighbors stopped launching
fireworks and just threw
them up in the air
by their tails.

Stuff we can’t even buy back
…

volunteersthe blue spruce alightfrom the fire

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 10:03:29 -0500

volunteersthe blue spruce alightfrom the fire:

volunteers
the blue spruce alight
from the fire

Theory of progress

Fri, 26 Jun 2009 15:16:20 -0500

Theory of progress:

A theory of linear succession or progress has been the premise of Western philosophy of history from the beginning of the Christian era and on through today. In the earlier form, taken from biblical…

“If You Can Do the Bart, You’re Bad Like Michael Jackson”

Fri, 26 Jun 2009 15:16:20 -0500

“If You Can Do the Bart, You’re Bad Like Michael Jackson”:

He has strangely colored skin, a legendarily dysfunctional family, and is perpetually 10 years old. No wonder Michael Jackson identified with Bart Simpson. On a DVD commentary track that’s part of

Is marriage obsolete?

Fri, 19 Jun 2009 12:29:35 -0500

Is marriage obsolete?:

Sandra Tsing Loh is getting divorced after 20 years of marriage and two children, she writes in The Atlantic. In Let’s Call the Whole Thing Off, she suggests that most of us should give up on…

Dear Wanna-bes, Your Twitter Stardom is Coming to an End

Fri, 19 Jun 2009 12:29:34 -0500

Dear Wanna-bes, Your Twitter Stardom is Coming to an End:

One of the most controversial practices widely used to build up influence on Twitter is now cause for account suspension, according to a message on the Twitter developers email list from a…

eightgallons

Wed, 17 Jun 2009 14:24:50 -0500

eightgallons:

All his life he had hidden his light under a bushel. Then he had hidden the bushel. Now he was a bit hazy about what a bushel actually was.

Meanwhile in Burma [via feedly]

Tue, 16 Jun 2009 14:24:50 -0500

Meanwhile in Burma [via feedly]:

Understandably lost on events in the Middle East is the continuing trial of Burmese activist Aung San Suu Kyi. The Burmese junta have put Suu Kyi on trial after she allowed a trespassing…

Want a Bigger, Stronger Brain? Start Meditating. [feedly]

Fri, 12 Jun 2009 12:09:59 -0500

Want a Bigger, Stronger Brain? Start Meditating. [feedly]:

Midweek Mental Greening

“In meditation, effort must be applied in a direction opposite to what we are used to. Our ‘effort’ must be to relax ever more deeply. We must ultimately release…

Gunman, Guards Exchange Fire In Holocaust Museum - wjz.com

Thu, 11 Jun 2009 11:52:00 -0500

Gunman, Guards Exchange Fire In Holocaust Museum - wjz.com:

he was at the museum when he heard several loud pops and saw several schoolchildren running toward him, three with horrified looks on their faces. He said when he saw the kid’s faces, he knew someone…

Daydreaming and Booze [feedly]

Wed, 10 Jun 2009 11:51:31 -0500

Daydreaming and Booze [feedly]:

What happens to the brain when we drink alcohol? In recent years, scientists have discovered that booze works by binding to and potentiating a specific GABA receptor subtype. (GABA is the main…

"The art of mastering life is the prerequisite for all further forms of expressi... [feedly]

Wed, 10 Jun 2009 11:51:31 -0500

"The art of mastering life is the prerequisite for all further forms of expressi... [feedly]:

“The art of mastering life is the prerequisite for all further forms of expression, whether they are paintings, sculptures, tragedies, or musical compositions.”
- Paul Klee

Twitter is the New Blogging, With a Twist [feedly]

Tue, 09 Jun 2009 11:24:59 -0500

Twitter is the New Blogging, With a Twist [feedly]:

It’s always interesting to me to see technology data trends repeat themselves, even when the technologies themselves are seemingly completely different and designed for different purposes.

Case in…

Reality Sandwich | I Am God

Tue, 02 Jun 2009 22:27:35 -0500

Reality Sandwich | I Am God:

what we think of as “spirituality” today is not at all a departure from the narcissistic culture of consumption, but its truest expression.