Monthly Archives: April 2009

Roger (Schank) and Me: What should we teach students?

Posted on April 29, 2009 by Antonio Vantaggiato

From Roger Schank’s Education Outrage Schools have always been about educating the elite in things that don’t matter much to anyone. This is fine as long as the elite don’t have to work. Thus, says Schank, we ought to ask … Continue reading →

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The world of 100

Posted on April 29, 2009 by Antonio Vantaggiato

Thanks to Dolors Reig (El Caparazón) I discovered this: If the world were a village of 100 people… Beautiful information design from Toby Ng Design.

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Remixing

Posted on April 28, 2009 by Antonio Vantaggiato

Girl Talk (via last.fm) From PBS: Engage: Mixing it Up. Remixing: see how Girl Talk (aka Gregg Gillis) mixes up songs by many musicians to obtain something completely new. Listen to Girl Talk. Then see the Open Source Cinema, and … Continue reading →

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Casino Royale

Posted on April 27, 2009 by Antonio Vantaggiato

The original Casino Royale (1967) is so bad, it’s almost great! There’s fun in this psychedelic movie from John Huston et al, spoofing James Bond 007. The immortal Peter Sellers is James Bond (“My goodness it’s a strong shampoo!”, and … Continue reading →

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facebook vote

Posted on April 20, 2009 by Antonio Vantaggiato

Again, these are troubled times for facebook. After the massive protest over the changes imposed upon its members which severely restricted their privacy and content rights, facebook’s founder Mark Zuckerberg proposed the initiative of a referendum (16th April) on its … Continue reading →

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