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Blue Spring
We were looking for something unique to view over the weekend and we found it in the Blue Springs Manatee Festival. Hundreds of manatees in the stream below the springs because of the cold weather (for Florida). Lots to see. … Continue reading
Screen time
I just used screen time and obesity in my intro psych class as an example of correlational research. Cause and effect can be tricky. Today the NY Times has a piece on screen time and the type of content that is … Continue reading
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Is the Internet making us stupid?
Is the Internet making us stupid (with apologies to Nicholas Carr). This article from the Atlantic offers data on the reading of books. It reports that 23% did not read a book in any format (hard copy or ebook) last … Continue reading
College students are taking more online courses
Here is a study from the Chronicle of Higher Education indicating the number of students who presently take online courses.
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Tom Friedman on Education
I have read Friedman’s books on the flat world and buy the concept. He argues education is part of the problem/solution. I agree. He has a new comment on the position he would like the President to take on education. … Continue reading
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Changing hardware and OS landscape
This interesting post by Horace Dediu offers an analysis of factors responsible for the obvious recent shifts in the popularity of hardware and OS. While focused mostly on the decline of Microsoft and the rise of Apple, the most interesting … Continue reading
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