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This is What Happens Every Single Minute Online ~ Educational Technology and Mobile Learning
See on Scoop.it – Pahndeepah Perceptions See on www.educatorstechnology.com
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Cognitive Consistency and Fan Girls
Great video from Dave at Boyinaband podcasts. This one examines Fangirling in light of the broader phenomenon of cognitive consistency. Good, thought provoking overview of both.
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Cliven Bundy and the Sovereign Movement
While most observers and commentators have focused on Bundy’s recent statements on race, something far more problematic drives the standoff. Bundy, his family, and many of his supporters are part of the modern day Sovereign Movement, a loosely-knit group that subscribes to a complex system of bizarre legal theories. …
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United Religions Initiative
The purpose of the United Religions Initiative is to promote enduring, daily interfaith cooperation, to end religiously motivated violence and to create cultures of peace, justice and healing for the Earth and all living beings. via United Religions Initiative – About URI.
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The Dedicated Life
… The most active thing that a man can do is not simply to do something but to dedicate himself to doing it…
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When an author should self-publish
See on Scoop.it – Pahndeepah Perceptions From veteran publishing consultant Mike Shatzkin: There is a question that every agent and publisher is dealing with, because authors surely are. And that’s this: when should an author self- (or indie-) publish? The answer is certainly not “never”, and if there… Keith Wayne…
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Welcome to the Edu-Factory Collective
We are amidst a great thaw, where the taboo topic of academic exploitation, once privatized and blamed on “failed” individual scholars, is being rendered unavoidable and recognized as a systemic and pervasive problem. More accurately, the university’s most vulnerable academic workers are fighting back against the “externalization” of the crisis…
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Evolving Spirit, Transforming Mind
As always, some interesting thoughts from Soul Spelunker Blog: …What I’d like discuss in this article is how the inner mentors, the daimones, change through history, and how this relates to the World Soul and her daimon. Since I follow the Hermetic principle, As above, So below, I take it…
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600 Free eBooks for iPad, Kindle & Other Devices
See on Scoop.it – Pahndeepah Perceptions This collection features 600 free eBooks, mostly classics, that you can read on your computer, Kindle, iPad or smart phone. It includes great works of fiction, non-fiction & poetry. See on www.openculture.com
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Ravens have social abilities previously only seen in humans
See on Scoop.it – Pahndeepah Perceptions Humans and their primate cousins are well known for their intelligence and social abilities. You hear them called bird-brained, but birds have demonstrated a great deal of intelligence in many tasks. However, little is known about their social skills. A new study shows that ravens…
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The Matter of Mind
It’s not enough to have a brain. Consciousness—a hallmark of humans, mammals, birds, and even octopuses—is that mysterious force that makes all those neurons and synapses “tick” and merge into “you.” It’s what makes you alert and sensitive to your surroundings, and it’s what helps you see yourself as separate…
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Meditation: Practicing Self-Love
Originally posted on celiadermontblog: Alignment The goal of meditation is to quiet the mind in order to hear the truth spoken by your clear consciousness. We sink into deeper and deeper levels of consciousness as we fall asleep. For those of us who do so easily, the different states may…
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Magical Voluntarism
…magical voluntarism is also an indication of desperation. The Deal or No Deal situation is a horrible example of a more general situation. We have as little control over our lives as contestants do over what is in that box. Magical voluntarism is the ideal ideological weapon: it offers an…
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Immortal drinkers
Originally posted on 小说 XIAOSHUO 小說: The popular Daoist stories of the Eight Immortals (baxian 八仙) are believed to have developed sometime between the Tang (618-906 CE) and Sung dynasty (960- c. 1260 CE). These folk tales often depict poor but righteous people aided in their struggle against corrupt earthly…
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Book review symposium – James C. Scott’s ‘Two Cheers for Anarchism’
Originally posted on AntipodeFoundation.org: Just in time for this year’s festival of self-organisation on May 1st, International Workers’ Day, we’re pleased to present a book review symposium on James C. Scott’s Two Cheers for Anarchism. Professor of Anthropology in Yale University’s Department of Political Science, James Scott will be well-know to…
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A Gay Evangelical Preaches To The Unconverted
Originally posted on The Dish: http://youtu.be/KeLpDLYdtJA Matthew Vines’s new book, God And The Gay Christian: The Biblical Case in Support of Same-Sex Relationships, has gotten a lot of blowback from gay-unfriendly evangelicals. In a hostile review, Andrew Walker explains why the book has struck a nerve: What makes Vines’ book unique…
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DFW and YOU: Paradise
A project from my friend Natalie S. and her colleagues in the RTVF program at UNT. DFW and YOU: Paradise from DFWandYOU on Vimeo.
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