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Cradle to cradle
William McDonough talks ‘cradle to cradle’ design theory in this TED talk. “I think we have a design problem.” Enjoy. … more →
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PPS Curriculum Adoption: Oregon's Racist Acts
willbe1960 wrote 2 weeks ago: Subject: PPS Curriculum Adoption From: Marcia Arganbright <marganbr@pps.k12.or.us> Date: Tue, … more →
The government we deserve
siovahn wrote 3 weeks ago: I was at a swankish dinner about a month ago and found myself having a conversation with an economis … more →
A call for papers on "Hatred of 'the Other'”
siovahn wrote 3 weeks ago: I thought I would pass this along…The Journal of Hate Studies has put out a call for papers from var … more →
Heaven and Hell as social networks
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siovahn wrote 3 weeks ago: Right now I am reading Christakis and Fowler’s new book on the nature of social networks. The text … more →
Academic entrepreneurs
siovahn wrote 3 weeks ago: Over the last two years, the academic job market has gone from abysmal to horrific. Numerous college … more →
Article on subway psychology in 'Slate'
siovahn wrote 4 weeks ago: Tom Vanderbilt published an interesting piece in Slate yesterday called “Underground Psycholog … more →
every generation's got its own kind of crazy
siovahn wrote 4 weeks ago: The Association for Psychological Science (APS) just released a study on the “Current Status a … more →
"Student Loans by the Numbers"
siovahn wrote 4 weeks ago: Mint.com, CollegeScholarships.org, and WallStats.com have come up with a totally depressing graphic … more →
Alex DeWaal Advocates Pragmatism in Afghanistan
siovahn wrote 4 weeks ago: Alex DeWaal, a colleague of mine at the Social Science Research Council, has just published an inter … more →
It's our fault students can't write
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siovahn wrote 4 weeks ago: Among college faculty, especially faculty in the humanities, complaining about student writing seems … more →
(under)Counting poor people
siovahn wrote 1 month ago: North Shore Journal - graph of Black poverty I wrote about unemployment over the weekend and have be … more →
Times are tough
siovahn wrote 1 month ago: Fortune is fickle. Ubuntu – A Bantu word meaning, “I am what I am because of who we all … more →
We don't treat our Canadian natives the way you treat the Palestinians
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ניקו בלאק wrote 2 months ago: I like this whole “our natives” thing. They are actually called “first nation … more →
Richard Burgin. The Identity Club.
rjfarrell28 wrote 4 months ago: A man works at an ad agency and is drawn into a club, where members assume the identity of a famous … more →
Steven Millhauser. The New Automaton Theater.
rjfarrell28 wrote 4 months ago: A city goes to performances by automatons. Humans absent in much of the story. Sort of a typical M … more →
Earl Henry Winchester
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willbe1960 wrote 4 months ago: Life Story: Earl Winchester Posted by Joan Harvey, The Oregonian Joan Harvey, The Oregonian – … more →
Black In Oregon: precarious
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willbe1960 wrote 4 months ago: State of black Oregon: precarious Bleeding_of_albina.pdf by Nikole Hannah-Jones, The Oregonian Satur … more →
The Knife Thrower.
rjfarrell28 wrote 4 months ago: A knife thrower comes to town with an air of mystery. Morbid fascinations as the knife thrower is f … more →
American Bullfrog
rjfarrell28 wrote 4 months ago: Coming of age story. Boy goes to his first party, gets drunk, stoned, and has sex. Then leaves hou … more →
