Something to Think About

Incredible Poem (Text and Video): «The Hangman» by Maurice Ogden

2018-08-10 | Reading time: 1 minute

A timely poem about not speaking up.
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Recommendation: Political correctness: A force for good? A Munk Debate

2018-05-22 | Reading time: 1 minute

A short shout-out to a brilliant debate on political correctness.
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Really Bad Food

2018-05-12 | Reading time: 1 minute

Just a short comment on really bad food.
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In Gamification, Points aren’t the Point

2018-04-26 | Reading time: 2 minutes

A short comment about the use of points in Gamification.
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Levers in Gamification

2018-04-23 | Reading time: 1 minute

A short comment about using behavioristic reinforcement (operant conditioning) in Gamification.
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Jonathan Haidt on Institutionalized Disconfirmation in Universities

2018-03-24 | Reading time: Less than a minute

A short 10 minute clip of Jonathan Haidt regarding our confirmation biases and that we need others to cancel those out.
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Withheld Twitter Accounts

2018-03-22 | Reading time: 2 minutes

Just a short comment on Twitter accounts which are withheld in certain countries.
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«What is Viewpoint Diversity?» by Heterodox Academy

2018-03-10 | Reading time: Less than a minute

Heterodox Academy put a beautiful online showing the importance of viewpoint diversity.
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User Centered Design — Don’t Ignore or Believe, but be the Midwife or the one who does some Artificial Insemination

2018-02-15 | Reading time: 3 minutes

A few comments on the problem of developing something for a user group, and a suggestion.

Image: https://www.pexels.com/photo/grayscale-photography-of-baby-holding-finger-208189/
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A (down-voted) comment on dealing with troublesome social situations

2018-02-15 | Reading time: 6 minutes

If others are in bad situations, people are quick in wanting to help directly. But there's something to be said for encouraging people to develop the competency to deal with current and future situations on their own.

Image: academia.stackexchange.com
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