RESEARCH. Research is absolutely essential if you want to write interesting essays/blogposts, writing without previous knowledge is near impossible. Make sure to reserve a couple of “pure research” hours before the actual writing starts, and keep jotting down notes as you stumble on to new sources. Don’t limit your research to the simple google search, [...]
“I am a cyborg, and so are you. Up until the information age, tools augmented the physical self. now we have mental augmentation — we are able to meet peoples brains before we meet their bodies.” – Cyborg anthropologist Amber Case, Cyborg anthropologist Amber Case’s memo to her future self , 2011 March , WIRED [...]
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Who? Amanda MacKinnon Gaiman Palmer. Or Amanda F*cking Palmer, as she is known as to most of her fans and friends, is an American (hometown Boston) performer who rose to fame as the lead-singer in the two part punk-cabaret band The Dresden Dolls. Amanda is currently touring and recording as a solo artist, prominently singing [...]
Just finished reading Kate Hilpern’s excellent article on Helicopter Parenting - goo.gl/Vcjj2 I had never heard of the term “helicopter parenting” before, but the article makes an clear description of the up and down sides of having parents “helicoptering” around students of all ages. Having someone to lean back at when times get harder, and times [...]