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In anthropology, the term 'holism' can be found in more than one context, which might seem confusing. Through this lesson, you will lear 
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New study points to a ‘digital disconnect’ between children and adults, with only 13% of teens thinking their parents understood the extent of their internet use
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In part one of our two-part series, Fast Company senior editor Jason Feifer makes a case for giving all workers a little alone timebehind a
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Should a woman’s own 55-year-old mother bear the woman’s (gulp) triplets? Well, it’s happening. Where should society draw the lines here?
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We’d all agree that to teach a subject, you must know the subject. So you’d think that experts would be the best teachers, but they’re not… Via Ana Cristina Pratas
Evoluo's curator insight,
August 1, 2016 5:51 PM
Pourquoi les experts font-ils de piètres enseignants / formateurs ? 
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August 13, 2016 2:40 PM
Experts may make "bad teachers," but as teachers we need to remember our abilities and training that make us educators--model, lead, facilitate
Elizabeth Bowden's curator insight,
September 2, 2016 8:38 AM
From the article: "In order to teach efficiently, experts try to cut right to the chase. They teach the Abstract Model. Why? Because, they’re trying to save you all the hassle of learning it, “The Hard Way”. The problem is ... without Concrete experiences and many of them, it’s very difficult to understand the model."
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Cognitive researcher Nancy Etcoff looks at happiness -- the ways we try to achieve and increase it, the way it's untethered to our real circumstances, and its surprising effect on our bodies.
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"ArcGIS Online has just been updated (June 2016) with the following new features and enhancements. This release includes updates and new capabilities for smart mapping, item pages, improvements to the map viewer and scene viewer, updated content, and more. For additional details see the what’s new help topic."
Tags: mapping, geospatial, ESRI, edtech.
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Deported to Cambodia, Former Gang Member Gets A Second Chance. When Tuy Sobil was deported to Cambodia from the U.S., it was the first time he had ever stepped foot in the Southeast Asian country.
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January 18, 2018 7:36 PM
This article shows how background and place can impact a person's career. Tuy Sobil did not enjoy living in the U.S, when he was deported to Cambodia he began to help others through dancing. Geography has a lot to do with this as culture is what forms a person's identity, then it become cultural geography. This man was able to obtain a second chance in a place in which accepted Hip Hop, through this, others started to follow, for instance, the guy who gave up drugs in order to dance with Tuy Sobil.
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There is a lot of discussion about income inequality, but issues surrounding the inequality of work may be no less important.
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“I am a contract instructor, also known as a sessional lecturer, a “casual” or an “Adjunct Professor” in some places. I t…”
Via Ana Cristina Pratas
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April 15, 2016 6:56 AM
Megan Carpentier: "Study lays bare the fact that women are given far less dialogue than male actors – because it’s men who still get to tell the stories that form our cultural narratives" ...
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Decades ago, kids were encouraged to play outside and explore the outdoors. Nowadays, protective parents have reined in their children, leading to strictly structured (and supervised) playtime. The kids don't seem to be fighting it, but do these new rules stymie childhood creativity?
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Tania Lombrozo looks at research published Monday showing people's factual judgment of how much danger a child is in while a parent is away varies according to the extent of their moral outrage.
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Giving kids a pass for incomplete work may set them up for failure down the road.
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A good story can make or break a presentation, article, or conversation. But why is that? When Buffer co-founder Leo Widrich started to market his product through stories instead of benefits and bullet points, sign-ups went through the roof. Here he shares the science of why storytelling is so uniquely powerful.
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The idea that your mother tongue shapes your experience of the world may be true after all.
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Here’s a conundrum: Identical twins originate from the same DNA ... so how can they turn out so different — even in traits that have a significant genetic component? Carlos Guerrero-Bosagn
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In a classic research-based TEDx Talk, Dr. Lara Boyd describes how neuroplasticity gives you the power to shape the brain you want. Recorded a Via Dr. Susan Bainbridge
Sanisha Hurrisunker's curator insight,
June 27, 2016 2:46 AM
an basic introduction to neuroplasticity and how everything you encounter is changing your brain
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What can seem to an outsider as impolite today — such as pushing, queue barging, speaking loudly or picking your nose in public — is common behaviour for the majority of Chinese. But as China opens up and engages with the world awareness is growing among the population on how they are being perceived overseas.
To disassociate themselves from this reputation, many of the new elite are seeking refinement at etiquette schools. At the same time, they are looking to good manners as a new form of status symbol. “It’s mostly learning about how to behave in an international environment." Via Seth Dixon
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The ancient history of the potato could change the story of civilization
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Until a couple of years ago, every time someone would ask me how I was doing, I would always give the same answer: I am so busy. Extremely busy. Crazy
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Ancient civilizations had no word for the color blue. It was the last color to appear in many languages, including Greek, Chinese, Japanese, and Hebrew.
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