Posted in Ethics, Media on Jun 16th, 2009 No Comments »
Look at Picture #6, of a little boy in a Palestinian refugee camp. Heartbreaking if you ask me. It’s also a perfect example of how we see things through a particular lens – such as the lens of the environment we are brought up in (one would just wish that a little child like that [...]
Posted in Arts, Emotion, Math, Media, Natural Sciences, history on May 28th, 2009 1 Comment »
Although I realise that you might be ignoring my postings at this point (though you do still get a grade for commenting), I will continue to share. I don’t believe that knowledge and learning stop once a particular deadline has been met or a report card has been issued. Plus, some of these articles are [...]
Posted in Ethics, Human Sciences, Media, Technology on Apr 25th, 2009 No Comments »
Here are a couple of articles I have come across in the past few days, that I thought you might find interesting:
Yes, Looks Do Matter: A social-scientific take on Susan Boyle. (If you missed all the brouhaha about Susan Boyle, check out this video.)
Twilight: The Hidden Market
I have been sort of avoiding Twilight, but this [...]
Posted in Ethics, Media on Feb 26th, 2009 No Comments »
Recently I posted on the issue of fallen soldiers’ coffins being depicted in the media, something which was prohibited. The ban has now been uplifted, although it is up to families to choose whether they want the images of the coffin to be made public.
Posted in Media, Technology on Feb 25th, 2009 No Comments »
Once upon a time….
the internet in 1996 (aka “World Wide Web”)
(When did you first start using the net? Me: in 1998.)
And, going somewhat more into the future: Can Newspapers Survive?
Posted in Ethics, Media, Uncategorized on Feb 19th, 2009 No Comments »
The media has changed tremendously in the past five to ten years, and more changes are surely still ahead of us. You are all of course familiar with Youtube which was created in 2005 and probably watched some of the video highlights of the most recent US Presidential elections – some of which helped garner votes, [...]
Posted in Emotion, Ethics, Media, Natural Sciences on Feb 16th, 2009 3 Comments »
A Modern-Day Gattaca: “A Baby, Please. Freckles, Blond, Hold the Colic”
Fallen Soldiers, Coming Home in Public:…From our discussion in F-period today, a real-life example of a current discussion on how certain images – or the lack thereof – in media outlets can shape our views.
Plastic Surgery Confidential
Textual Misconduct: What to do about teens and their [...]
Posted in Human Sciences, Media, Reason on Nov 24th, 2008 No Comments »
In a recent post I linked to a New York Times article discussing the value of SAT exams. This morning the newspaper published some letter responses from readers, which provide some food for thought.
Posted in Media on Nov 12th, 2008 No Comments »
Martin Eisenstadt from the Harding Institute (photo from NY Times).
Over the past few days there was a rumour circulating on the web that the Republican Vice presidential candidate, Sarah Palin, apparently did not know that Africa was not a country. Today, The New York Times published an article entitled “A Senior Fellow at the [...]
Posted in Media, Natural Sciences, Psychology on Nov 7th, 2008 2 Comments »
After the presentation of Ernesto and Steffan on “Gossip Girls”, discussing to what extent such TV programmes may influence our behaviour, I mentioned I had read an article on a related topic. I strongly recommend that you read the comments added by readers also, as they raise interesting issues, including the difference between causation and [...]
Posted in Ethics, Language, Media on Oct 5th, 2008 No Comments »
Well, well, an interesting article on MSN today, entitled
“Is there truth in advertising?” All too intriguingly the article is itself an ad (paid for by DOVE as part of their Beauty campaign). What do you think about this? What do you think about the article and what the writer Nancy Redd says in [...]
