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Monthly Archives: September 2009
the seeking of pleasure for pleasure’s sake- part 2
In my last post, I pointed to a blog by psychologist Paul Bloom in which he tried to make a psychologically supported case for indulging the simple pleasures of life more, and retraining less (an obviously version of his argument). … Continue reading
the seeking of pleasure for pleasure’s sake- part 1
In an interesting blog in the NY Times yesterday, Yale Psychologist Paul Bloom poses the following question: should we strive to live life as happy pigs or sad Socrates? In other words, should we lean into out short-term tendencies to seek pleasure, … Continue reading
An Orthogonal Health Care Option
“On the right, there are those who argue that we should end the employer-based system and leave individuals to buy health insurance on their own.” Barack Obama 9/9/09 I’m not sure this is such a right-wing idea since it would … Continue reading
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Simulated education: It’s in the game
I think games are the future of education. -E.O. Wilson In a provocative interview on NPR’s Morning Edition yesterday, eminent biologist E.O. Wilson makes the above prediction about the likely growing (read: all-encompassing?) role of games in the education of the future. His … Continue reading
The Captured Perspective 