CALL ME MAGGIE

Keith “Maggie” Brown

  • This Image Should NOT be Seen by the Whole World | How to be an Anthropologist

    I find the Facebook meme distressing, not because of the Belo Monte Dan Project, but because the author and all of the people who share it have fed into and bolstered (even if unknowingly) a narrative that depicts indigenous people… Continue reading

    This Image Should NOT be Seen by the Whole World | How to be an Anthropologist

  • Daodejing 27

    #27* The one who masters walking leaves no footprints. The one who masters speaking makes no slips of the tongue. The one who masters counting needs no tally tools to count. The one who masters shutting the door needs no… Continue reading

    Daodejing 27

  • Daodejing 26

    #26* Heaven is the root of lightness. Tranquility masters recklessness. Therefore the Sage travels all day careful to abandon nothing. Even in the face of luxury, like the swallow he flies undistracted. Why is the King with 10,000 chariots reckless… Continue reading

    Daodejing 26

  • Alan Watts on Waking Up

    My buddy-friend-guy of 9 years, Christopher, has been listening to this a lot in the last few days. I always love to hear the voice of Alan Watts. And this one kept grabbing my attention because of the ambient music… Continue reading

    Alan Watts on Waking Up

  • Daodejing 25

    #25* There is a thing born of Nature before Heaven & Earth. Soundless, formless Independent, unchanging Always turning, never stopping. Regard it: the Mother of All. I do not know its name, reluctantly I call it the Great Way (Dao).… Continue reading

    Daodejing 25

  • Meet your new professor: Transient, poorly paid

    See on Scoop.it – Pahndeepah Perceptions By Barbara Raab, Senior Producer, NBC News This is the time of year many high school seniors are getting their long-awaited, highly anticipated college acceptance letters. See on inplainsight.nbcnews.com Related articles Organizing Adjunct Faculty… Continue reading

    Meet your new professor: Transient, poorly paid

  • Radiant Living

    My good brother, Andrew J. Taggart, continues his series of meditations on Radiant Living. I highly recommend Andrew’s work. He is a diligent, insightful counselor who is committed to reinvigorating the notion of philosophy as a way of life. Related… Continue reading

    Radiant Living

  • Can We Rethink the World?

    I know that we can rethink the world; moreover, I believe that we should. Henry Giroux and Brad Evans are both public intellectuals very well worth engaging. Please let me know what you think. I also recommend learning about the… Continue reading

    Can We Rethink the World?

  • Academic funding and the public interest: The death of political science – Opinion – Al Jazeera English

      While I am very sure that my style would quickly fall under the rubric of those who try to avoid criticism by a kind of jargony bad writing, I do agree with many points being made here.   The… Continue reading

  • Watch A Flash Mob Recreate Rembrandt In A Dutch Mall

    Pretty Cool. Continue reading

  • Thai Curry Paste Episode II: Authentic Green Curry Paste (Kaeng Khiao Wan)

    Wow… The High Heel Gourmet tells you pretty much everything you need to know about Thai Curries. Thanks, HHG! The green curry has an official name in Thai called “Kaeng Khiao Wan”, meaning “The sweet green soup”. Kaeng=soup, Khiao=green, Wan=sweet.… Continue reading

    Thai Curry Paste Episode II: Authentic Green Curry Paste (Kaeng Khiao Wan)

  • Daodejing 24

    #24* A show-off never learns A know-it-all never shines A braggart never achieves A boaster never gets ahead All of this is most unnecessary Seen from the viewpoint of the Way The person on the Way avoids all of this… Continue reading

    Daodejing 24

  • Daodejing 23

    #23* Speak rarely like Nature. Typhoons do not blow all morning. Thunderstorms do not last all day. Who makes the typhoon to blow and storm to thunder? Heaven and earth. If even Heaven and Earth cannot sustain things for long,… Continue reading

    Daodejing 23

  • The Giving of Names

    Originally posted on simonhlilly: I promised 47whitebuffalo that I would write something on the names of ancient Celtic tribes. This is not exactly what I originally had in mind, but it is how things seem to be arriving in these… Continue reading

    The Giving of Names

  • unMonastery :: EdgeRyders

    This is something I would like to experiment with doing here in the States. I have often thought that something based along the lines of a monastery, ashram, or sangha would do more good for locales than colleges or universities… Continue reading

    unMonastery :: EdgeRyders

  • Socialist Alternative – What is university for? (and what it should be like)

    See on Scoop.it – Pahndeepah Perceptions Going to university should be a liberating experience. It should train us to critique rigorously all orthodoxies and dogmas. It should be about unloc… Keith Wayne Brown‘s insight: Everyday I try to help youth… Continue reading

    Socialist Alternative – What is university for? (and what it should be like)

  • New Test for Computers: Grading Essays at College Level

    See on Scoop.it – Pahndeepah Perceptions “Software developed by a joint venture of Harvard and M.I.T. uses artificial intelligence to grade student essays and short written answers, freeing professors for other tasks.” See on nyti.ms Related articles Essay-Grading Software (florence20.typepad.com)… Continue reading

    New Test for Computers: Grading Essays at College Level

  • An Ontological Understanding of Dialogue in Education « Learning Change

    See on Scoop.it – Pahndeepah Perceptions This dissertation develops an ontological understanding of dialogue that is then used to reconsider the forms and purposes of schooling. Employing the works of Martin Buber and Mikhail Bakhtin, the work departs from the… Continue reading

    An Ontological Understanding of Dialogue in Education « Learning Change