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The getting of knowledge should be smelly
Smell is the most powerful trigger to the memory there is. A certain flower, or a-a whiff of smoke can bring up experiences long forgotten. Books smell musty and-and-and rich. The knowledge gained from a computer is a - it, uh, it has no-no texture, no-no context. It's-it's there and then it's gone. If it's to last, then-then the getting of knowledge should be, uh, tangible, it should be, um, smelly.
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Tuesday, June 10, 2008
"Once I was a scuba diver in the sea of words. Now I zip along the surface like a guy on a Jet Ski." Nicholas Carr has written a wonderful article — Is Google Making Us Stupid? — on how consuming content online may be imparing our ability to concentrate.
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Early in his career, professor Mark Rowlands had two loves: philosophy and Brenin, a wolf he was forced to bring along to his lectures. Through their relationship, Rowlands started examining his work and life. Listen on CBC’s Ideas, via EarIdeas.
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Every month, The New Yorker’s fiction editor, Deborah Treisman, hosts a reading and conversation with a well-known writer. August 2009 featured Joshua Ferris reading George Saunders’s “Adams.” The rhythm is magnificent.
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Beth Kolko, User, Hacker, Builder, Thief: Creativity & Consumerism in a Digital Age. “If I’m a hacker, I’m thoughtful about how I negotiate the world, I think about how I can make use of objects and systems rather than allowing the object or system to make use of me by slotting me into a pre-arranged role… hacking embodies the notion of agency and resistance.” #UrsulaFranklin
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