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10 ways our education system could stimulate young minds
The title is a direct quote from a summary section in the book Future Minds: How the Digital Age Is Changing Our Minds, Why This Matters, and What We Can Do About It by Richard Watson. Although the book was published in 2010, I believe that we can still learn something from it, even twelve Read more
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“Blessedly disconnected”
Perhaps, my smartphone (which died four months ago) gave my brain space to breathe and my small hands some freedom. I know I’ve become like a parrot telling you again and again how I begin to notice the people surrounding me relate to their smartphones because where else would my attention go? There’s nothing much Read more
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We barely talk to the people next door and here’s why
We are increasingly communicating via text message and email rather than face to face, we have hundreds of online “friends” yet we may not know the people next door, and the first place we look for information is Google. Future Minds: How the Digital Age Is Changing Our Minds, Why This Matters, and What We Read more
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Nope, get out
I first met the work of Jordan Peele through his comedy sketches with Keegan-Michael Key in Key & Peele. Since I enjoyed his sketches, I jumped right into Peele’s movies when I finally had access to some of them. And both movies did not disappoint! Like Nope, Get Out subtly exposes the realities of racism. Read more
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Watching movies, wasting time
It’s easy to waste your time watching movies. Because, like books, you can never finish watching all there is in one sitting. They practically never end. Even reading all the movie details takes time. Read more
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I have snapped out of it
Using a dumbphone for almost two months forced me to be in the moment. What else should I do with those hands? Where should you put your eyes? And the more I get disconnected from the device, the more I feel connected with those around me. Even if it means they’re hooked with their devices Read more
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Good with words (Midjourney edition)
I am at a loss for words. I have this picture in my head, but the words that seem fitting to describe it slip out of the tip of my tongue. The image was clear in my mind. A clean city with solar photovoltaics installed on the rooftops. I imagined it as an aerial shot, Read more
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