Michele Pasin / Quotes

Dewey and going green

John Dewey supported parents at a time when the United States was transitioning from an agricultural to an industrial age. Had someone mentioned “going green”…

Theories of Childhood, Second Edition (Carol Garhart Mooney) #education #environment #children #future

Different connections, different kinds of self

Where Greenfield gets a little more speculative is when she imagines the variations in types of selves which might emerge if different kinds of connections…

The Ego Trick (baggini, Julian) #brain #self #future

Five kinds of identity criteria

So far, we have identified the following classification of identity criteria: style, socio-political system, technological capabilities, strata, and cultural…

Thesauri Of Historical Periods – A Proposal For Standardization. #cultural-influences #future #style

Foresight and the autobiographical self

As well as hindsight, foresight is a characteristic part of autobiographical selves. We can plan ahead with incomparably more sophistication than even the…

The Ego Trick (baggini, Julian) #self #future #animals

Greenfield's speculations on changing identity

Greenfield has received a lot of flak from colleagues for her self-confessed speculative musings on how the very nature of human identity might change.

The Ego Trick (baggini, Julian) #neuroscience #identity #future

How dashboards create a sense of control

Most information dashboards use a three-pronged strategy to establish a sense of control: Giving you a clear understanding of things to help establish a…

The Psychology Behind Information Dashboards #understanding #control #resources #future