Another TED Talk, by Sir Ken Robinson

On Education

And...Another TED Talk, by Sir Ken Robinson

On Education

....And Another Contribution By Anthropologist
Michael Wesch

On Education

The following videos reflect
on the global social implications
of information technology as it 
rapidly develops around us.




  Web 1.0 2.0 3.0





  Wesch, The Machine is Using Us





  Wesch, Long Presentation  (55.5 minutes)





 What is Happening to Education Today?




 
 Did you Know?!





 Did you Know?! Somewhat Revised for 2023





  Social Media is About People  And then... there is "education reform"....

   

The following are three videos that each reflect
on the impact of social networking (technological)
on our social and personal identities.

 
 Def Poetry Jam, Shannon Matefsky

 
 Burlington Coat Factory Ad 

 Toyota Ad

The Science of Understanding Global Warming

A discussion arose briefly in Anthropology class recently about how much humans have impacted the earth based on development of industry.  Have some societies impacted others, bringing about changes in their cultures by imposition of outside forces? Have some societies impacted the environment  more heavily than others?  "Global Warming" is but one aspect of the concern in relation to these questions, but it is also one that is the quickest target of some who would simply dismiss it as "unproven by science."  The following link leads to one discussion of the question, from the "Union of Concerned Scientists."

Global Warming and the Denial of Science?

The second link leads to a website that likewise discusses the nature of science, and what contemporary science has to say about global warming.

Climate Change Denial?

The point here is not just to "believe" these sources, but to investigate what they are saying, and to analyze whether they are grounded in supported evidence.

Objectivity in the News?

The following website discusses the "myth of objectivity" in the news, and how we can analyze "bias" in the news.     

Objectivity in the News?

Google Feeding Our Biases?

The presenter of this TED Talk video discusses how Google 'filters' results from our individual web searches, returning results to each searcher based on her/his pre-existing preferences, biases etc.
What does this do to our understanding of issues as we search them on the internet?