10 Ways That Brain Myths Are Harming Us
Governments are pouring unprecedented sums of money into neuroscience. They want to know how the three pounds of meaty head sponge gives rise to human memory, personality and consciousness, and why it can go so tragically wrong. For now, so much remains mysterious. Unfortunately this ignorance is providing the perfect breeding ground for myth and misconception. For every genuine break through, there is parallel excretion of hype or utter neurobunk. Disclaimer: I’ve written a new book about brain myths called Great Myths of the Brain. 1). 2). 3). 4). 5). 6). 7). 8). 9). 10). If you’d like to join the fight against neuro-nonsense, you can get my new book Great Myths of the Brain at a 20 per cent discount. Go Back to Top.
30 Books I’m Glad I Read Before 30
In various ways, these 30 books convey some of the philosophy of how Angel and I live our lives. I honestly credit a fraction of who I am today to each title. Thus, they have indirectly influenced much of what I write about on this site. A medley of both fiction and nonfiction, these great reads challenged my internal status quo, opening my mind to new ideas and opportunities, and together they gave me a basic framework for living, loving, learning and working successfully. If you haven’t read these books yet, I highly recommend doing so. They will enrich your library and your life. Stumbling on Happiness by Daniel Gilbert – Gilbert, a Harvard professor of psychology has studied happiness for decades, and he shares scientific findings that just might change the way you look at the world. What are your favorite books? Photo by: Katie Harris
Next Generation Technology of Flexible Display Future technology
One of the most popular LCD and LED display creator Samsung showcase Flexible AMOLED display. Samsung showcase there next generation AMOLED display at CES 2011. The Flexible AMOLED display is ultra thin sheet that you really can’t imagine. The displays are rollable, bendable and can even survive impacts of a hammer. We surely say that it is really Next Generation display technology by Samsung. Future monitor – SunflowerConcept netbook by lenovoPortable Touchscreen Tablets
10 ways to boost brain power for young students
Students ages 0-5 go through immense and critical brain development Research into neuroscience and brain power is among the most fascinating due to its impact on education. And when it comes to young learners, strategies for optimizing brain development are essential for educators and parents. Young students up to age 5 are uniquely poised to absorb an incredible amount of information, and while their brains are growing and forming at rapid rates, they also need to feel secure and calm to optimize positive brain development, said Pam Schiller, a curriculum specialist and freelance author specializing in early childhood education, during an edWeb webinar. Educators and those who work with young children likely use most of the following 10 strategies, Schiller said, and each strategy is easy to implement or augment. (Next page: Strategies for boosting young students’ brain power)
Einstein's Puzzle
# Copyright (C) 2004 Lauri Karttunen # # This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify # it under the terms of GNU General Public License as published by # the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or # (at your option) any later version. # This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, # but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of # MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the # GNU General Public License for more details. Einstein's Puzzle Variations of this riddle appear on the net from time to time. It is sometimes attributed to Albert Einstein and it is claimed that 98% of the people are incapable of solving it. Some commentators suggest that Einstein created such puzzles not to test out intelligence but to get rid of all the students who wanted him as an advisor. Let us assume that there are five houses of different colors next to each other on the same road.
Last Drop : Pumping Up Till The Last Drop From The Bottom of A Bottle |...
The Last Drop concept derived from the inconvenience of pumping up the finishing liquid from the bottom of a shampoo or shower gel container to avoid everyday wastage. The bottom of Last Drop container is designed in a way that the finishing liquids are stored in a cone following by slopes both side where the dispenser can easily reach and let the user to have even the last drop of liquid. The container is beautifully designed to enhance the bathroom décor and lets the user to see how much more liquids are left inside. This product is very helpful for recycling and anti-water pollution with its useful functionalities. Designer : Seonkeun Park and Jinsun Park
engaged learning techniques
The days of overly long, bored-to-tears lectures are drawing to an overdue end. There are so many tools and techniques at our disposal to make learning more active and encourage more student participation and ownership of learning. Get students thinking, moving, and creating … involve them in their own learning. Make your classroom a place they like to be. Here’s a handful of techniques that can be applied to just about any academic subject. “I will talk and you will listen … for a long time!” 1. Would YOU really want to sit in a seat for 60 to 90 minute or longer listening to a lecture and taking notes? 2. Well, not exactly. 3. I have assignment focused on Email Etiquette in which students, working in class, are to find two good online sources that provide tips about good professional email etiquette, and then write a simple one page assignment based on them. 4. Use an Interactive Collaboration tool, like one of the 2o suggested in this articleHave a Debate! 5. About Kelly Walsh
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