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On Making the Future

January 1, 2009

To the extent that the future is shaped by human action, it is not much use trying to predict it ? it is much more useful to understand and work with the people who are engaged in the decisions and actions that bring it into existence.

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WordPress 2.8 – Better Widgets?

December 30, 2008

Widget management is item #1 on the list of priorities for WordPress 2.8 development. I explored the cognitive psychology behind the widget management screen design in an earlier post, WordPress 2.5 Widgets?Taking the Load Off Your Mind. Here are the takeaway design suggestions.

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Tagged With: 2.5, 2.8, Analogy, Digital Literacy, Psychology, Usability, Widgets, WordPress
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The Science of Giving Thanks

November 27, 2008

In short, acts of gratitude improve your overall well-being. That?s reason enough for me to start being more thankful for what I have.

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Tagged With: Holidays, Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, Psychology, Thanksgiving, Traditions
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My Kind of Expert

October 24, 2008

“The very idea that there is no truth, but only the filter of narrative through which truth is invented is something I learned at the feet of the most leftist professors at Yale and am learning again from Sarah Palin during the Vice Presidential debate, and I find that very disorienting.”

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Tagged With: Experts, Humor, John Hodgman, Literary Criticism, Onion, Politics, Sarah Palin, Stories, Truth, Yale University
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Dashed Hopes (or, Nonsense in Nashville)

October 8, 2008

Richard Harwood: “When this campaign started, many people, including myself, thought it was a golden opportunity for a real debate between competing visions for the nation’s future. Remember that?”

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Tagged With: Barack Obama, Debate, Fact Checking, John McCain, Nashville, Politics, Presidents, Richard Harwood
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Does Your Book Deserve My Vote?

September 4, 2008

Kids react to books much as they react to their favorite candidates: they like them because everyone else does, adding titles to their favorites list even when they haven’t read them. Voting for a Book, part of the Youth Radio series on NPR.

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Tagged With: Books, Kids, Lissa Soep, Media Literacy, NPR, Politics, Radio, Technology, Youth Radio
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