Saturday, March 28, 2015

tweets


Maria Popova (@brainpicker)

3/18/15 7:32 AM
"Every single life matters equally and infinitely.” @daveisay buff.ly/1O4NKY5 #TED #TED2015



GlobalHigherEd (@GlobalHigherEd)

3/18/15 7:32 AM
Look how easy it is to livestream keynotes: lak15.solaresearch.org/streaming #lak15 Time for disciplinary/uni associations to normalize this practice.




Austin Kleon (@austinkleon)

3/18/15 7:37 AM
Why have people on our money at all? People all suck somehow. Let’s feature lakes or birds or trees or something we might run out of one day

why have money on our people at all...


Apparently you don't get it: studying caged things tells you nothing about their natural abilities and behaviors. @Classcharts @Sisyphus38

Original Tweet: https://twitter.com/numbalum89/status/579319209114517505




Confidence is silent. Insecurities are loud. #truth via @DrDaisyS

Original Tweet: https://twitter.com/FSonnenberg/status/579358618547580928



@leashless A community built village of @hexayurts using @OSEcology tech and #Permaculture model as a jumping off point feels powerful.

Original Tweet: https://twitter.com/jonahsilas/status/579364009838702592




France decrees new rooftops must be covered in plants or solar panels http://t.co/tEzQRgNIA9

Original Tweet: https://twitter.com/sonicviz/status/579443657004228608




33% Of Millennials Don't Think They'll Need A Bank Five Years From Now http://t.co/mAePu8yyF3 cc @arnoldbeekes

Original Tweet: https://twitter.com/jorgebarba/status/579517500204978176



Displaced by Israel, Palestinians make homes in caves on outskirts of #Hebron (Al-Khalil)
 http://t.co/3SGx1HqWQm

Original Tweet: https://twitter.com/ASE/status/579629883396988928


@leashless @iang_fc @SKiNNYiLL the problem of our age is having a small wealthy class define what counts as productive, and screwing rest.

Original Tweet: https://twitter.com/Grimeandreason/status/579685803246383104


Made this storify out of some really awesome tweets @leashless did earlier, highly encourage you to check these out
https://t.co/KPllqxqV5J

Original Tweet: https://twitter.com/SKiNNYiLL/status/579463204083994624



shared on fb by anne




RT @brainpicker: Reality-check – the *true* hierarchy of needs http://t.co/P6440w0740 http://t.co/hERmVjaPVY#ds106 #makeartdamnit

Original Tweet: https://twitter.com/cogdog/status/580137174022017024



sandy pentland at santa fe institute


nikola interviewing hertling - singularity




.@AltRadio interviews @NoamChomsky about nuclear weapons and climate change for #LannanFoundation lecture series  http://t.co/CtmmqYqANR

Original Tweet: https://twitter.com/haymarketbooks/status/580777582011891712


Pen pals in a data age: 2 girls get to know ea other thru small data-driven self-portraits they send each weekhttp://t.co/ZC5etXwxW4

Original Tweet: https://twitter.com/Braddo/status/580788991798153217


My 11 year old daughter's film about being an introvert. https://t.co/Nex9sTWc0Q #proud




posted on fb by alexander


Kevin Carson provides superb summary of my latest book: http://t.co/KrC4PhwIAN

Original Tweet: https://twitter.com/davidgraeber/status/580888471411167233


We learn--have been conditioned, really--to applaud the hollowed concessions of institutions that routinely misrepresent or marginalize us.

Original Tweet: https://twitter.com/drbrowne/status/580945261272399872


Silicon Valley reformers promoting techno-utopian ed models refuse to submit their own children to anything like it.https://t.co/dvtG0VXN7u

Original Tweet: https://twitter.com/jacobinmag/status/580818679077695488


http://buildingpeaceforum.com/2015/03/peace-technology-scope-scale-and-cautions/
posted on fb by bert ola


Today & tomorrow, follow the @HumanBrainProj workshop on public engagement w/science centres & museums from around the world at #HBPmuseum!

Original Tweet: https://twitter.com/scienceceals/status/581008793401622528


You owe it to yourself to read "A Schoolmaster of the Great City" - http://t.co/pDc0vznXWz http://t.co/aab73bjKEF

Original Tweet: https://twitter.com/garystager/status/581000895728521218


Must-read article about how #Blockchain is rebuilding the Internet. Transforming power & #privacy @ethereum @vinayg @timoreilly @jowyang


These kids @restoreint in Northern Uganda  are in their new science lab! They're one of the top…https://t.co/1Uz5WyFfFE

Original Tweet: https://twitter.com/bobgoff/status/581114234878197760


No, Finland isn’t ditching traditional school subjects. Here’s what’s really happening. http://t.co/gyO7hGTI2l @HGSE @FinnEmbassyDC

Original Tweet: https://twitter.com/pasi_sahlberg/status/581124015261134849

What will change in 2016 is that all basic schools for 7- to 16-year-olds must have at least one extended period of multi-disciplinary, phenomenon-based teaching and learning in their curricula. 


Education reform & leadership looks like this: @estebanbullrich “mobile phone minister halts strikes”http://t.co/6Rf62wsZvJ cc @YGLvoices

Original Tweet: https://twitter.com/aprilrinne/status/581135191407661057




George Haines (@George_Haines)

3/25/15 2:42 PM
Costa Rica Has Only Used Renewable Energy For Electricity This Year | IFLScienceiflscience.com/environment/co… #scichat

Although what Costa Rica is achieving is something to aspire towards, it won’t be easy for many countries to follow in their footsteps. The tropical country is adorned with a string of active volcanoes.... Furthermore, the country is able to invest substantial amounts into environmental issues due to the fact that it ditched its military back in 1948.
While Costa Rica’s dependence on renewables is commendable, it also has its drawbacks and leaves the country vulnerable to the effects of climate change. A drought, for example, would impede their ability to produce electricity from 
so.... antifragile...



Tony Wagner (@DrTonyWagner)

3/27/15 7:22 AM
Finnish schools to introduce "phenomena-based" interdisciplinary units of study to counteract student boredom.bloombergview.com/articles/2015-…



Atenea Rosado (@atenea_rv)

3/27/15 7:41 AM
It’s time to stop sending children to die behind bars

gu.com/p/47xnk








How the sharing economy can become a real SHARING economy http://t.co/bj3S0C102u via @@crowdexpedition

Original Tweet: https://twitter.com/ContChange/status/581551164036091904


Admirable: Apple's Tim Cook will give away all his money -- Fortune http://t.co/5A8v9bXZpw via @YahooFinance

Original Tweet: https://twitter.com/toddahitchcock/status/581579379681050624


Universal basic income: the bipartisan poverty solution we need. A world changing idea: http://t.co/D8wnxXGqzThttp://t.co/TlaT8CZaDV

Original Tweet: https://twitter.com/FastCompany/status/581597214407028737


My feeling is you can’t justify burdening students with more debt for longer into their lives to subsidise research.

Original Tweet: https://twitter.com/timklapdor/status/581622920968949760


This doesn't have to be perfect now or ever. Just don't be one of those people who never begins because they don't know how to start. #t2t15

Original Tweet: https://twitter.com/nycwp/status/581830079006826496


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