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Category Archives: Technology and life
Consequences of video games – and the cognitive aspects of data interpretation
The Video Game Revolution: “Eight Myths About Video Games Debunked” by Henry Jenkins | PBS The availability of video games has led to an epidemic of youth violence. According to federal crime statistics, the rate of juvenile violent crime in … Continue reading
There’s no Wikipedia entry for ‘moral responsibility’ | The Register
There’s no Wikipedia entry for ‘moral responsibility’ | The Register The first, and the most immediately absurd of these two defenses, is that since nothing at all can be trusted, er, “definitively”, then Wikipedia can’t be trusted either. This is … Continue reading
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Anthropology.net | Beyond bones & stones
Anthropology.net | Beyond bones & stones Anthropology is defined as the study of humankind and their origins throughout different places and times. The study focuses in detail on cultural, biological, linguistic, and archaeological research. Anthropology.net’s mission statement is to expand … Continue reading
Speed of technological progress and social effects
iDNES.cz – Å est Å¡kůdců, kteÅà zaruÄ?enÄ zniÄ?à váš poÄ?ÃtaÄ? Pokud nenastane zvrat v použitých technologiÃch, za 15 let budou procesory a grafické Ä?ipy vyzaÅovat na centimetr Ä?vereÄ?ný stejné teplo jako sluneÄ?nà povrch. Now here’s an interesting throwaway line in an … Continue reading
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Possible cognitive and affective implications of the new media paradigm shift
A Library for The New World Digitized, instant communication is the great technological revolution of our time. It has streamlined business and delivered more information more quickly to more people than ever. And it has accelerated basic and applied research. … Continue reading
Oral vs. written tradition and new technologies
Portable Media Expo and Podcasting Conference Saturday SessionsAudible’s CEO Don Katz’s keynote address at the Podcast Expo brought together very many interesting points regarding the relationship of the oral and written tradition and the role of new technologies in giving … Continue reading
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