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Language Shapes Our Worldview

By John Dyer on April 14, 2009March 5, 2020

A psychology professor at Stanford University found that in languages with gender, the gender assigned to an objects tends to shape the way a speaker views that’s object. For example,Continue readingLanguage Shapes Our Worldview

Survey Says Facebook Users Get Lower Grades

By John Dyer on April 14, 2009March 5, 2020

A study from educational researches at the Ohio State University found that students who regularly used facebook only study 1-5 hours per week and had GPAs in the 3.0-3.5 range,Continue readingSurvey Says Facebook Users Get Lower Grades

Risk-Reducing Technologies Increase Risk-Taking

By John Dyer on March 21, 2009March 5, 2020

The Pope and a Harvard scientist make an interesting argument that AIDS is increasing in Africa precisely because of condom distribution.

Google CEO on Internet Learning vs. Book Learning

By John Dyer on March 8, 2009March 5, 2020

Google CEO Eric Schmidt was on Charlie Rose Friday night (3/6/9) to talk about all things Google and technology. It’s a fascinating discussion (privacy, group learning, etc.), but I justContinue readingGoogle CEO on Internet Learning vs. Book Learning

Everything’s Amazing, Nobody’s Happy

By John Dyer on February 28, 2009March 5, 2020

Comedian Louis CK was on Conan O’Brien recently and did a hilarious job of illustrating what happens after several generations pass and the kinds of problems we see in theContinue readingEverything’s Amazing, Nobody’s Happy

There’s an iPhone app for everything, except…

By John Dyer on February 7, 2009March 5, 2020

I love pulling out my iPhone – which I got just after my son was born – to show people pictures of my new little son. And I love aContinue readingThere’s an iPhone app for everything, except…

Blogs vs. Classics: The New Experience of Language

By John Dyer on January 20, 2009March 5, 2020

In order to get a handle on just how many words I see every day, I analyzed two of my favorite tech blogs and compared them to a few classics.Continue readingBlogs vs. Classics: The New Experience of Language

Kid’s Opinions about Hyper-Connectivity

By John Dyer on January 16, 2009March 5, 2020

The Low-Tech Times, a fun Neo-Luddite blog on technology, linked to a blog post by Mr. Patty, an Ohio schoolteacher, who asked his students what they thought about the hyper-connectivityContinue readingKid’s Opinions about Hyper-Connectivity

The Secret Behind the Switches

By John Dyer on January 12, 2009March 5, 2020

Yesterday, the technology news world was buzzing about Harvard physicist Alex Wissner-Gross’ suggestion that a single search on Google makes a major environmental impact. He calculates that a search generatesContinue readingThe Secret Behind the Switches

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