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POPSThe Road A major novel. I look forward to the film which is out soon. (By the way, the book is not about the future, it is about now).
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POPSReligion: A Tool to Keep the Parasites Away? Sociobiology is criticized by many for promoting a sense of biological determinism reminiscent of social Darwinism or eugenics—although, one has to wonder, does that mean proselytization is a form of evolutionary suicide?
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POPSMaitres Anciens (Old Masters) (1995) Title: Maîtres anciens(Old Masters Adaptation: Denis Marleau adapted from Thomas Bernhard Coproduction: Théâtre Ubu, National Arts Centre French Theatre, and Festival de Théâtre des Amériques, 1995 Director: Denis Marleau Set design: Claude Goyette Costumes: Lyse Bédard Lighting: Guy Simard Music: Denis Gougeon.
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POPS'Why did Neanderthals have such big noses?"
continues The traditional answer has been that Neanderthals have a big nose because they have a big mouth and a wide jaw, useful for ripping apart tough food, says Nathan Holton, a paleoanthropologist at the University of Iowa. "People have tried to explain the Neanderthal face as designed to produce high levels of bite force and trying to explain the rest of a wide nasal breath as part of a larger tend," he says. To put this theory to the test, he and University of Iowa colleague Robert Franciscus, measured facial dimensions in dozens of Neanderthals and humans, ancient and modern. By correlating changes in the size of nose width, the distance between canine teeth, and other features, the researchers could determine whether or not big mouths went with big noses. Holton and Franciscus found a slight link between nose and mouth, but not enough to explain Neanderthal noses. However, another measurement – the degree to which the face juts forward – seemed a better match for n
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POPSTraumatic memories 'could soon be erased from your mind' "'While memories are great teachers and obviously crucial for survival and adaptation, selectively removing incapacitating memories, such as traumatic war memories or an unwanted fear, could help many people live better lives,' leader researcher Dr Joe Tsien said in the journal Neuron"
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POPSErasing fear In a number of experiments they instilled a trauma in the mouse by applying electric shocks - but then removed the memory with a calcium enzyme called CamKII. But fears both new and old alike were wiped clean or over-written by over dosing the mouse's brain with CamKII. Eventually the research could lead to a pill or injection being administered to a person at the same time as they are asked to recall the painful memory or fear. That is very interesting. It can be a meaningful one, but only if it is part of an overall different description of what is a human? ?-)
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POPSAlaska: "Tip of the Spear" on Climate Change This week's National Journal looks at topic of climate change from an Alaskan perspective. Story quotes Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, who describes Alaska as the "tip of the spear" on climate change. Says she: "Clearly, climate change is there; it's real. We can see it happening in Alaska more so than in other parts of the country." Murkowski, the story notes, also advocates opening Arctic National Wildlife Refuge for oil and gas development, dedicating a portion of the resulting royalties to subsidize new energy sources such as wind, geothermal, and so on.
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POPS*gasms* one of my favorite authors? -Lovecraft one of my favorite directors? del Toro together? - mental gasm.
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POPSDidactic architectures and organization models: a process of mutual adaptation This article aims to establish a parallel between the organizational models and the didactic architectures used by businesses to manage internal training. The objective is to understand whether so-called "eLearning 2.0" (eLearning based on the tools and approaches typical of web 2.0) can be useful in different frameworks and organisations. In this context, the paper looks at whether it is possible to identify a mutual process of adaptation among the organizational and training models we term didactic architectures.
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POPSDesigning for Change: Mash-Up Personal Learning Environments Institutions for formal education and most work places are equipped today with at least some kind of tools that bring together people and content artefacts in learning activities to support them in constructing and processing information and knowledge. For almost half a century, science and practice have been discussing models on how to bring personalisation through digital means to these environments.
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