A lot of interesting and relevant links on neuroanthropology this week, including, Christian Jarrett, Power Leads Us to Dehumanize OthersJohn Lehrer, How Much Should We Practice?Practice 50% less by “combining periods of task performance with periods of additional stimulus exposure.”Greg Hickok, More Problems for Mirror NeuronsIt’s not all mirrors in the mindJustin Smith, More on Non-Western Philosophy (the Very Idea)Martin Robbins, Cocaine Detectors for Parents are a Terrible IdeaChristopher Furgeson, Attempt to Revive Video Game Law a Waste of Money“Claiming that the research consistently links...
United States of Poverty
via Real World Economics Blog-The U.S. poverty rate is now the third worst (above only Turkey and Mexico) among the developed nations tracked by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development.-According to one recent survey, 28 percent of all U.S. households have at least one member that is looking for a full-time job.-1 out of every 5 children in the United States is now living in poverty.More he...
The problem with NBC's Education Nation - where are the voices of parents and teachers?
cross-posted from Daily KosBeginning Sunday, Sept. 26, NBC will be broadcasting a national "Summit" on education, which it has titled Education Nation. There will be panel discussions, an exhibit hall, and it will begin with an electronic town hall with Brian Williams, broadcast live at 12 Noon EDT (so much for people on the West Coast who might be attending religious services). NBC hopes to have several hundred thousand teachers signed up for that town hall.In theory, one might think what NBC is doing is good - it is a focus on education as a national priority. In practice there are some...
What Would Happen if Schools Dealt with All the Non Pedagogical Issues?
Most of you have probably seen the (not so) new information on how exercise helps kids learn. What would happen if you took some low-income schools, and without doing anything about pedagogy, did the following:-increased the amount of PE-reduced class size to 16-gave vitamins-provided nutritious food-fed them breakfast-fixed their vision-fixed their teeth-provided high quality mental health care (not just medication)-gave them food to take home if they were worried about eatingand compared these with similar schools where you didn't do anything? How much of the "achievement gap" would this deal...
23 Things they don’t tell you about Capitalism
The table of contents from a book coming out in the US in January (available now in the UK). I haven't read it, but I thought this was a pretty interesting conversation starter by itself, perhaps useful for courses. Via real-world economics blog23 Things they don’t tell you about CapitalismThing One. There is really no such thing as a free market.Thing Two. Companies should not be run in the interest of their owners.Thing Three. Most people in rich countries get paid more than they should.Thing Four. The washing machine has changed the world more than the internet.Thing Five. Assume the worst...
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