Monthly Archives: November 2007

Perspective Check

Posted on November 27, 2007 by Ian

While I’m worrying about whether we teach science to our youth effectively, I’m glad to know that someone is paying attention to whether we stick teens in prison for life without parole. I’m not particularly glad to know that it … Continue reading →

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Travel, Teaching, and Intellectual Saturation

Posted on November 26, 2007 by Ian

I thrive on massive intellectual overload. I don’t mean that I like sensory overload or information overload. I mean I thrive in an environment in which I’m inundated with a huge number of ideas and relationships and categories and factors … Continue reading →

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The things we take for granted (addendum)

Posted on November 21, 2007 by Ian

Coincidentally, I just read a recent Ethan Zuckerman post on a similar issue of gradually making objectionable practices seem normal: Facebook in cahoots with merchants, luring you into announcing your recent purchases to your entire Facebook social network.

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The things we take for granted

Posted on November 21, 2007 by Ian

I think it connects to my earlier blog entries about normalcy… But it’s got a new twist: a slow evolution to our sense of what is “normal”, and therefore acceptable, can be insidious. Continue reading →

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