Monthly Archives: November 2006

On making sense of

Posted on November 29, 2006 by Dominik Lukeš

On The Media: Transcript of “The Power of Myth” (November 24, 2006) ANA MARIE COX: Well, I think that Joe is a provocative thinker and a great reporter. He was really early out of the gate trying to put a … Continue reading →

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Images of cummulative causation and a theory of education

Posted on November 29, 2006 by Dominik Lukeš

November 17, 2006, Hour Two: The Family that Couldn’t Sleep / The Artist and the Mathematician Starting in the 1930s, Nicolas Bourbaki published dozens of papers, becoming a famous mathematician. There was just one problem: he didn’t exist. Join Ira … Continue reading →

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Education reform, memory, skill and secondary socialization

Posted on November 4, 2006 by Dominik Lukeš

Malaysian National News Agency :: BERNAMA PEKAN, Nov 4 Bernama — Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak has called for the countrys memory-based education system to be replaced with one that promotes mind development so that the students become more creative … Continue reading →

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