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Sergey Brin talks about his Montessori education, and his first...

Wed, 13 Apr 2011 21:21:00 -0400

Sergey Brin talks about his Montessori education, and his first computer

Peter Thiel: We’re in a Bubble and It’s Not the Internet. It’s Higher Education.

Mon, 11 Apr 2011 23:28:37 -0400

Peter Thiel: We’re in a Bubble and It’s Not the Internet. It’s Higher Education.

The Relationship Between Tools And People

Sun, 10 Apr 2011 12:58:50 -0400

In the new study, Chemero and graduate students Dobromir Dotov and Lin Nie tracked the hand movements of people using a mouse to guide a cursor during a series of motor tests. Part way through the tests, the cursor lagged behind the mouse. After a few seconds, it worked again. When Chemero’s team analyzed how people moved the mouse, they found profound differences between patterns produced during mouse function and malfunction.

When the mouse worked, hand motions followed a mathematical form known as “one over frequency,” or pink noise. It’s a pattern that pops up repeatedly in the natural world, from universal electromagnetic wave fluctuations to tidal flows to DNA sequences. Scientists don’t fully understand pink noise, but there’s evidence that our cognitive processes are naturally attuned to it.

But when the researchers’ mouse malfunctioned, the pink noise vanished. Computer malfunction made test subjects aware of it — what Heidegger called “unreadiness-at-hand” — and the computer was no longer part of their cognition. Only when the mouse started working again did cognition return to normal. (One assumes, though the researchers didn’t test the proposition, that cognition would also have returned to normal had test subjects stood up and stopped using the computer.)

The results demonstrate how people fuse with their tools, said Chemero.

Your Computer Really Is a Part of You

Wired, March 9, 2010

"You probably can’t save your Ass and your Face at the same time… choose carefully."

Mon, 04 Apr 2011 20:48:03 -0400

“You probably can’t save your Ass and your Face at the same time… choose carefully.”

- DMC (via selfishmemes)

Knowledge, Networks and Nations

Mon, 04 Apr 2011 15:27:34 -0400

Knowledge, Networks and Nations:

If you want to get a broad overview of science and research globally, this is a must-read report. via @georgesiemens

What Do Kids Say Is The Biggest Obstacle To Technology At School?

Mon, 04 Apr 2011 10:29:12 -0400

What Do Kids Say Is The Biggest Obstacle To Technology At School?

Primeiro de abril no LinkdIn. Adorei!

Fri, 01 Apr 2011 18:40:33 -0400

Primeiro de abril no LinkdIn. Adorei!

15 Most Engaged Pages on Facebook

Fri, 25 Mar 2011 10:29:40 -0400

katychuang:

15 Most Engaged Pages on Facebook (via Social Media Graphics)

Lessons Learned From 11 Years of Community

Sun, 20 Mar 2011 12:28:43 -0400

Lessons Learned From 11 Years of Community

Crowdfunding Brasil: Por que abrimos os códigos do Catarse

Wed, 16 Mar 2011 16:22:41 -0400

Crowdfunding Brasil: Por que abrimos os códigos do Catarse:

crowdfundingbr:

Na sexta-feira (11/03), anunciamos no Google Groups desse CrowdfundingBR que os códigos-fonte do Catarse foram abertos, ou seja, estão disponíveis para qualquer pessoa acessar, propor mudanças ou utilizar como base para desenvolver seu próprio sistema.

Para que não fiquem…

FOMO Fear of missing out

Tue, 15 Mar 2011 11:32:25 -0400

FOMO Fear of missing out:

Watching feeds gives you a sense that you’re participating, not missing out, even when you are.

Foursquare’s Naveen Selvadurai Gives “One Year Update” At SXSW...

Mon, 14 Mar 2011 07:52:54 -0400

Foursquare’s Naveen Selvadurai Gives “One Year Update” At SXSW 2011

Ele explica como funciona o deal com American Express, que dá $$ pros usuários.

Case Study: Mint Goes Mobile Resumo da apresentação no SXSW

Sun, 13 Mar 2011 09:42:14 -0400

Case Study: Mint Goes Mobile

Resumo da apresentação no SXSW

By Richard Powell: Songkick - Great Idea, Great User Experience

Thu, 10 Mar 2011 18:38:52 -0500

By Richard Powell: Songkick - Great Idea, Great User Experience:

byrichardpowell:

Recently Ive missed a few gigs because Ive been unable to keep track of the multitude of bands that I would love to see. This got me thinking, what if you, from one website, could track just the bands you like and only recieve alerts when they are playing in your area?

Enter Songkick. Putting…