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Category Archives: Knowledge & Education
Knowledge for Aristotle & Plato
It might be useful to look at how these two great (somehow contradicting sometimes) philosophers approached the concept of knowledge and knowing. Let’s start with the sooner – Aristotle. Aristotle describes three approaches to knowledge. In Greek, the three are … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Education, Knowledge & Education, Philosophical, Science, Studies, Thinking and The Mind
Tagged aristotle, episteme, Knowledge, Philosophy, plato, praxis, science, socrates, techne, Thinking, wisdom
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The Sleep Reader : Sleep , Insights , Knowledge , and the Mind
How much sleeps should we get each day? How is sleep regulated, and what good exactly is it to our mind and learning? What are sleep “best-practices” ? This article assembles inputs and blurbs from different places to try … Continue reading
Posted in Fun & Humor, Health, Knowledge & Education, Science, Thinking and The Mind
Tagged biphasic sleep, Brain Plasticity, Circadian, Creativity, Da Vinci, dreaming, Homeostasis, hypnagogia, hypnagogic sleep, memory, Mind, monophasic sleep, non-REM, NREM, poliphasic sleep, REM, restorative, Sleep, Sleeping habits, Tesla, Thinking
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The Education Dilemma – Questions on Teachers, Schools, and the Educational System
This is a very interesting discussion, about the overall effectiveness and efficiency of the school system. other than being the main educational tool in a society, it is also supposedly an important contributor to the process of social mobility (allowing … Continue reading
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Tagged academic performance, Education, Learning, school, students, teacher training, teachers
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Interesting ( .. maybe ?) Facts on distances / size of things : Some Perspective – II
What is the Size of: Here is a nice list of the size/length (diameter) of some things in the universe (in meters) : The Size of a proton or a neutron can reach 10-12 meters in length The Size of … Continue reading
Posted in Knowledge & Education, Math & Physics, Science, Studies, Thinking and The Mind
Tagged atom size, galaxy size, googol, orders of magnitude, size of bacteria, size of earth, size of sun, universe infographic, universe size
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Interesting (… maybe ?) Facts on the Age / Time of things : Some Perspective – I
What is the age of : The Universe : The age of the universe is estimated to be around 13.8 billion years (See this , and this ). This age is defined as the time elapsed since the big … Continue reading
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Tagged age, astronomy, biology, Evolution, geology, History, homo, homo sapiens, invertebrates, Learning and Evolution, life, mammals, man, progress, reptiles, the age of things, time, time on earth
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Ancient Mystery : A Quest for Hidden Wisdom (Mobile Game)
@ ^ == v @ m Games and Learning run hand in hand many times. Games can be used as tools to encourage learning and curiosity for knowing more about a wide range of subjects. The imaginative environment and … Continue reading
Posted in Fun & Humor, Knowledge & Education, Philosophical, Think-Grow News
Tagged Apps, Challenge, Code, Game, Games, History, intelligence, iOS, iPad, iPhone, Knowledge, Mobile App, Mystery, Philosophy, Puzzle, Quest, Riddles, Solve, thought
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Obliquity by John Kay – Book Review
This book discusses how it is impossible sometimes to pursue our goals directly, where oblique (indirect) paths yield better results. The writer basically validates this by examples from three fields. The happiest people aren’t those who pursue happiness, the … Continue reading
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Tagged Complexity, decision making, Happiness, Indirectness, intelligence, John Kay, Leadership, Muddling Through, Obliquity, Personal Development, Planning, Power, Problem Solving, Strategy, Success
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On Knowledge and Wisdom
Lao Tzu: ” In pursuit of knowledge, everyday something is acquired; In pursuit of wisdom, everyday something is dropped ”
Posted in Knowledge & Education, Philosophical
Tagged Knowledge, Lao Tzu, wisdom
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The Learning Wheel : The Four Stages of the Learning Cycle
( Adapted from the Book by Charles Handy – The Age of Unreason ) Handy believes that it is best to think of learning (see also http://www.think-grow.biz/learn.html) as a wheel of four parts: Question Theory Test Reflection it doesn’t end at … Continue reading
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Tagged Charles Handy, intelligence, Knowledge, Learning, Learning and Evolution, Question Theory Testing Reflecting, The Age of Unreason, The Learning Cycle, The Wheel of Learning
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Brain Teaser .. Truth-teller – Liar (from KhanAcademy)
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Linkedin’s Most overused buzz words
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–LinkedIn, the world’s largest professional network with more than 85 million members worldwide, today released the most overused words and phrases in members’ LinkedIn profiles. The top 10 terms that are overused by professionals based in the … Continue reading
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Theory
“every theory makes a bargain with reality” M. Sahlins “Every theory trades certain kinds of knowledge at the expense of other kinds of knowledge. to put it more forcefully, every knowledge comes at the expense of a certain kind of … Continue reading
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Uncertainty
Bertrand Russel Said: “The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so certain of themselves, but wiser people so full of doubts.” Interesting …. “Clarity”, too much of it, means lack of wisdom ? Is … Continue reading
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