Google is allegedly working on a free, open access platform for the research, collaboration and publishing of peer-reviewed scientific journals
Source: www.wired.co.uk
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How ‘Google Science’ could transform academic publishing
Posted: August 25, 2014 in computer technologies, Cool Technology, Scoop.itTags: Google
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Artificial Wombs Are Coming, but the Controversy Is Already Here
Posted: August 9, 2014 in Cool Technology, Futurism, Parenting and Caregiving, Science, science fiction, Scoop.itTags: Applied Thinking and Applied Theory: Solutions with Interesting Implications, artificial womb, artificial wombs, axlotl tank, axlotyl tanks, Bene Tleilax, childbirth, Dune, IX, Matrix, problem solving, research, Teaching and Research driven solutions, Tleilaxu, writing
Ectogenesis is a social and political minefield.
Source: motherboard.vice.com
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How to Organize Daily Literacy Instruction | Center for Development and Learning
Posted: August 6, 2014 in Education, Reading and Literacy, Scoop.itTags: activities, comprehension, education, learning, Literacy, organizing, Reading, Reading comprehension, routines, scheduling, teaching
By Tim Shanahan Twice this week—from a NY teacher and an Illinois school administrator—I’ve been asked how to organize instructional time for literacy with
Source: www.cdl.org
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Why Do We Have Blood Types?
Posted: August 5, 2014 in Biology, Science, Scoop.itTags: blood, blood types, evolution, genetics, great questions, history of blood types, mystery, proteins, science, science history
More than a century after their discovery, we still don’t really know what blood types are for. Do they really matter?
Source: www.psmag.com
10 Communication Secrets of Great Leaders
Posted: August 4, 2014 in Education, Leadership, Scoop.itTags: communication, education, Educators, Scoop.it, skillful communication, vision
It is simply impossible to become a great leader without being a great communicator. I hope you noticed the previous sentence didn’t refer to being a great talker – big difference. The key to becoming a skillful communicator is rarely found in what has been taught in the world of […]
Source: www.forbes.com
Educators are leaders with followers and captives. Educators must transform as many captives into willing followers using as many tools and experiences as they can while still educating them.
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The Secret Language of Movement
Posted: August 1, 2014 in Biology, Creativity, intelligence, Scoop.it, Scooped Stories (curation), ThinkingTags: adaptive, behavior, hunting, motion, movement, problem solving, TEDx, thinking, visualization
What is movement? Where does it come from? Human movement patterns include but are not exclusive to – running, jumping, swimming, crawling, rolling, pulling, lifting, twisting, inverting and climbi…
Source: factork.com
Interesting videos and perspective on movement. I watched the TEDx video and read the blog that embed the video.
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New clues to how synapses in the brain are programmed | KurzweilAI
Posted: July 27, 2014 in Cognitive Science and Education Research, intelligence, Neuroscience, Science, Scoop.it, ThinkingTags: brain, brain science, education, learning, neuroscience, programming, programming synapses, proteins, synapses
Washington University School of Medicine researchers have identified a group of proteins that program synapses in the brain, controlling neural development and learning, with implications for conditions such as autism.
Source: www.kurzweilai.net
How to Earn a Living as a Writer
Posted: July 24, 2014 in College and Career Readiness, Creativity, Scooped Stories (curation), WritingTags: advice, career, how to, tips, writing, writing career
We live in a new age for writers. The written word has never been as important as it is today since there is such a demand for it. The internet has created a new area for people to come and read ab…
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Short story master Peter Orner picks 12 of his favorite stories from writers, some dead, some living, all legendary.
Source: www.ozy.com
A completely new structure heats water and turns it into steam. Continue reading →
Source: news.discovery.com
To Talk Like This and Act Like That 