emergence
Brain Behavior Institute 2008 - Session 2
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BRAIN AND BEHAVIOR INSTITUTE 2008 |
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Being a Scientist/Explorer/Creator (Theory):
Living (and Learning/Teaching) in Virtuality
I'm in UR Internetz, Revolutionizin' UR Genres
Submitted by M. Gallagher on Fri, 05/16/2008 - 12:30pm.I'm in UR Internetz, Revolutionizin' UR Genres
“How many telegrams did you send when you had to dictate them over the phone to a
Western Union operator? How many emails do you send now that you can clatter them
Let's Merge Some Genres! or Bringing Technology into the Classroom
Submitted by Alexandra Funk on Fri, 05/09/2008 - 10:56pm.
I am a self-proclaimed convert. Not only did I come into college with a plan to avoid technology, but I also came supplied with an over active fear of computers and all the things that go along with them. In the eyes of academia I was the perfect student to continue the tradition of clinging to my ignorance of all things new, while memorizing dead languages I would probably never use once I received my diaploma. I lacked a facebook account and had a talent for avoiding communication through email, preferring instead to correspond with my high school friends the old-fashioned way, using paper and ink. This semester, two of my classes somehow found a way to change everything.
The Brain and Social Organization / Culture
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
Submitted by Emily Alspector on Fri, 05/09/2008 - 11:35am.
Aside from the
beautiful and charismatic style which makes the procession through The
Diving Bell and the Butterfly absolutely enthralling, complete appreciation
of this book requires an acknowledgement of the implausible efforts of its
creator. It is rare that a book can be inspiring based not only on the content
of the writing but also on the process of its creation. Jean-Dominique Bauby
does not explicitly give details about his condition, nor about how he went
about writing this book. This seems to be the main theme of the book: it is not
why, but how. He does not want the reader to know much about his accident or
the painstaking method of communication he has been forced to resort to, but
Computing The Creative Mind: How Margaret Boden Sails, then Scales, the Psyche
Submitted by eambash on Fri, 05/09/2008 - 12:18am.Computing The Creative Mind: How Margaret Boden Sails, then Scales, the Psyche
The Practice of Blogging: A Personal and Academic Perspective
Submitted by Jessy on Mon, 04/28/2008 - 9:38pm.
The Blog as Emerging, Evolving Genre
Submitted by M. Gallagher on Mon, 04/28/2008 - 10:51am.The Blog as Emerging, Evolving Genre
The Blogging Identity
Submitted by Christina Harview on Mon, 04/28/2008 - 10:40am.The use of a constructed blogging identity has recently become high fashion in the computer world. With computers between the faces of those who converse online, we can create a veil to conceal the truth, a mask to construct a new truth, or a magnifying glass to focus in on whatever we please. In this paper, I will discuss the nature, use-value, and appeal of a constructed blogging identity. With references to two specific blogs, I will talk about how bloggers perceive their personal blogging identity, how it constrains them, and what it tells us about the nature of internet communication.
