July 2011
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“A few recent newsgames do something curious: They hide basic trivia questions...”
– —Simon Ferrari, from “When Moral Systems Miss the Point in Newsgames” The 2010 Knight News Challenge winner’s post on MediaShift’s Idea Lab blog is a smart assessment of the pitfalls of applying morality or ethical veneers to news quizzes and interactive games. His premise,...
Jul 20th
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Jul 19th
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Anonymous asked: I am looking for Paul's essay on his decision to give anti-depressants to his son, Morgan.
Jul 19th
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“When I’m working on a problem, I never think about beauty. I think only how to...”
– —R. Buckminster Fuller (via livejamie)
Jul 19th
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Personality and Profession: When Who You Are...
by Susan Leem, associate producer Work of a multitasker. Photo by totalAldo/Flickr, cc by 2.0 To be effective workers, many of us use learned principles of best workplace practices, even though they may counter our natural instincts. But this goes against a common sense idea that your personal tendencies could help you at work. In “Autism and Humanity” this week, Paul Collins cites...
Jul 18th
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Jul 17th
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“Using social media produces a solid, double-digit increase in oxytocin.”
– —Paul Zak, author of Moral Markets: The Critical Role of Values in the Economy, says people who release more oxytocin tend to be happier. We actually interviewed the professor of economics for our show “The Science of Trust” a couple of years ago. It’s well worth a listen.  (via...
Jul 16th
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WatchWatch
Your Morals and Ethics Behind Balancing the Federal Budget by Trent Gilliss, senior editor Our colleagues at the Public Insight Network have been getting some good response to the latest incarnation of their federal budget balancer. Designed to engage the American public in a conversation about the tough decisions necessary. Will you raise or lower taxes, cut Medicare benefits, maintain military...
Jul 16th
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Jul 15th
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Jul 15th
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“Feedback loops are powerful tools that can help people change bad behavior. Just...”
– —from Thomas Goetz’s “The Feedback Loop” in Wired ~Trent Gilliss, senior editor (via ripandread)
Jul 13th
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Jul 12th
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“The internet is nothing but software fabric that connects the interactions of...”
– —Vic Gundotra, Google’s senior vice president and Google+ project manager in Wired ~Trent Gilliss, senior editor
Jul 12th
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“When I listened to the show on the Palestinian camps and found out people could...”
– —Louise Thundercloud added this intriguing comment on our Facebook page to this week’s show, “Pleasure More Than Hope: Inside Aida Camp.” ~Trent Gilliss, senior editor
Jul 11th
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Anonymous asked: Do you have any pictures or video of Aida Refugee Camp ? if you do, where it is in your website. Thanks.
Jul 11th
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Jul 11th
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Jul 8th
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Jul 8th
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Wisdom on Alzheimer's Disease Gained from Nuns
by Susan Leem, associate producer Dr. Karen Santa Cruz of the University of Minnesota examines one of the 670 brains in the Nun’s Study, looking for signs of dementia. The brain pictured here is more than 75 years old and still looks healthy says Dr. Santa Cruz. (photo: Lorna Benson/MPR News) The nuns of the School Sisters of Notre Dame made headlines in Time magazine a decade ago for...
Jul 7th
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Jul 5th
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