Subway Car
subway car
It's rare that I get on a subway car that's empty so I thought I would take a picture... The last stop in this case is Times Square, although since we were headed in the direction of Queens it became the first stop.
Also had a little fun photoshopping some art into this one ;)
Lightmatter_Sistine_Chapel by Aaron Logan" used under a creative commons license
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The 'pre-Holocene' climate is returning - and it won't be fun
Now, however, carbon dioxide has reached levels not seen for at least 3 million years, and fossil fuel emissions have become the dominant driver of the changes to our climate. In a world potentially several degrees warmer than the one that spawned our civilization, we had better ready ourselves for some surprises.
This isn’t alarmism; it’s just sensible risk management. Retired US Navy Rear Admiral David Titley, now head of Penn State’s Center for Solutions to Weather and Climate Risk, pointed out that governments still spend money on defence, despite the declining number of people killed worldwide in war. He told the US Congress that “we rightly invest in our security and defence as one component of hedging against unknown or unlikely security risks”. Inaction on climate change violates that same fundamental risk-management principle.
What is the Anthropocene, and are you living in it?
Creativity, Technology/Robots/Jobs, Futurism
Links discussed/related to a couple of conversations this week about the purpose of education and what is your purpose in life....
Creativity....
Carl Sagan, Stephen Hawking and Arthur C. Clarke - God, The Universe and Everything Else (1988) [52:10]
A couple of clips from this excellent video, an hour well spent… Big questions and Curiosity Science, Politics, and Skepticism Creativity
Is Stifling Creativity in the Classroom Preventing Future Problem Solvers?
Excerpts: "Dr. Mae C. Jemison, an American physician and NASA astronaut, correctly noted that the “majority of scientists say they developed their passion for science by age 11. That means that the educational experience children have in grade school profoundly impacts our nation’s ability to graduate a prepared STEM [science, technology, engineering and math] work force.”"
"Look at any truly stunning innovation and you’ll find creativity at play. Inspiring our students to think creatively while being trained in a specific discipline is vital for our country’s growth and development. But here is the sobering reality: according to researchers, scores on the Torrance Tests of Creative Thinking (the standard test used to measure creativity, akin to IQ tests for measuring intelligence) have been declining in the U.S. during the past two decades, with the most significant decline among kindergartners through sixth graders. This leads to a fundamental question: Is our education system stifling creativity in today’s children, preventing them from becoming the world’s future creative problem solvers?
Some argue that the decline in creativity may be caused by excess media consumption, because students are spending countless hours interacting with smart phones, video games and television. Others may argue standardized testing or other root causes. However, a fundamental fact remains: most children spend the majority of their day in a highly structure, perhaps overly ridged learning environment. How are we supporting teachers and equipping classrooms in the battle to preserve the child’s inherent and natural curiosity?" MORE LINKS 18 Things Highly Creative People Do Differently TED Playlist: Where do ideas come from IN THE AIR New Yorker (Gladwell)
Technology, robots, and jobs...
10 Rad Jobs of the Future Infographic
Will Technology Make Work Better for Everyone? Slate
Here Comes The Future Of Education. Are We Ready? Mitch Joel Robots Are Already Replacing Us Wired (I like page 11) Better Than Human: Why Robots Will — And Must — Take Our Jobs Kevin Kelly, Wired Excerpts: "Robots create jobs that we did not even know we wanted done." "When robots and automation do our most basic work, making it relatively easy for us to be fed, clothed, and sheltered, then we are free to ask, “What are humans for?” Industrialization did more than just extend the average human lifespan. It led a greater percentage of the population to decide that humans were meant to be ballerinas, full-time musicians, mathematicians, athletes, fashion designers, yoga masters, fan-fiction authors, and folks with one-of-a kind titles on their business cards. With the help of our machines, we could take up these roles; but of course, over time, the machines will do these as well. We’ll then be empowered to dream up yet more answers to the question “What should we do?” It will be many generations before a robot can answer that." (also see Kevin Kelly's TED talk: The next 5,000 days of the web?)
The long view...
Have you seen Jason Silva's latest 'Shots of Awe' video? JASON SILVA’S LATEST: TO BE HUMAN IS TO BE TRANSHUMAN
The next species of human Juan Enriquez TED Talk I'm planning to give a talk on transhumanism (more than just Kurzweil's ideas on the singularity) next semester....
The importance of play
Play is more than just fun (TED video)
Children today are suffering a severe deficit of play (article)
Professional Development, Collaboration and Finland
The Secret to Finland’s Success: Educating Teachers Stanford EdPolicy
Steady Work: How Finland Is Building a Strong Teaching and Learning System [PDF]
What we can learn from Finland’s successful school reform NEA NEA
Professional development: what can Brits learn from schools abroad? The Guardian
Some of what I come across on the web... Also check out my Content & Curation site: kristentreglia.com
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