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“ Racial categories used on the U.S. census have changed from decade to decade, reflecting the changing politics and science of the times.”
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Seth Dixon's curator insight,
June 11, 2015 2:15 PM
Public space has historically been masculinized and women often are marginalized in spaces, but also in terms of how much space they culturally feel they are are allowed to occupy. Here is a humorous account one woman who is demanding her space.
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Our language reflects the uncertainties of modern life.
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Animal totems act as teachers and guides and discovering an animal that has characteristics you are drawn to the most. Take our quiz to discover your animal totem.
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Jeri Smith-Ready, author of young-adult contemporary novel THIS SIDE OF SALVATION, as well as the Shade ghost trilogy for teens; and the WVMP Radio vampire series and Aspect of Crow fantasy trilogy for adults.
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Before we began putting art into museums, art mostly served as the visual counterpart to religious stories. Are these theological paintings, sculptures, textiles and illuminations from centuries ago still relevant to us? Jeremiah Dickey describes the evolution of art in the public eye and explains how the modern viewer can see the history of art as an ongoing global conversation.
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Learned helplessness can prevent people from achieving their goals, something I've experienced first hand. Check out Audible: http://bit.ly/AudibleVe More wa...
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Support, resources and information for and about kissing cousins -- including cousin marriage
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“Noisli is a fantastic background noise and color generator for working and relaxing. Plus Text Editor for distraction-free writing and Markdown support.”
Via Nik Peachey
Nik Peachey's curator insight,
April 18, 2015 2:23 AM
A nice way of creating atmosphere in your classroom. 
Ressources pour les cours d'anglais's curator insight,
April 18, 2015 6:28 PM
J'ai bien envie de tester cette ambiance sonore dans mes classes. 
Andrew Sparks's curator insight,
April 24, 2015 12:00 AM
I never like studying in absolute silence. I always gravitate towards having sound whenever I am trying to concentrate. This is perfect for students and teachers alike who are sometimes stuck reading those big boring textbooks and would like to give themselves a concentration boost
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Clips from the 2010 documentary "Babies," which chronicles one year in the lives of 4 babies from 4 countries: Namibia, Japan, USA, and Mongolia.
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The chatty confections, with their LOLs and their IM MEs, aren't just Valentine's Day novelties. They're also cultural artifacts.
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“Gone are the days when kids would get in trouble for passing notes in class. Today’s youngsters are much more sophisticated, technologically speaking, than those who grew up in the days of flip phones and CD players — let alone those whose only access to a phone growing up was a spin-dial one. This means there’s a lot more texting, tweeting, and Facebooking on smartphones in your average high school or college classroom than ever before. Does this also mean that kids today are way more distracted by the bombardment of information reaching them via their tablets and iPhones? A new study out of the National Communication Association wanted to find out whether increased smartphone and social media use in class impacted student learning — and what they found was that it had both negative and positive effects. In the study, researchers analyzed kids who were using phones in class to respond to text messages — both relevant and irrelevant to the class material. They measured the type of messages and the frequency of them, and found that students who were texting about the material actually scored higher on multiple choice tests about the subject than those who were texting about non-class related things.”
Via John Evans
Eric Moss's curator insight,
June 29, 2015 11:02 AM
It is time to make decisions on what we want to do for kids who are going to be on their social media devices during class time. After looking at this insightful article, I agree that being able to discuss class work with other students while class is in session is only going to help. Interestingly, the study showed that discussing materials through social media lead to greater test scores. I think that a big problem is that kids are trying to hide their devices while in class, and this is the part that is distracting them. Maybe if we implemented new technology, which allowed for students to have a built in I pad in his or her desk, allowing group chats, and online public discussions to take place, this would be beneficial. Staying on topic, posting to friends and family about what you are learning is only going to lead to a better understanding of the topic. Changing what many might view as a negative action, to a positive idea might be key when thinking about the future of our education system, and all of the social media available. Higher grades will be the reward, while lower grades will be the consequence for kids who reject using this new feature the proper way. 
JoanHughes's curator insight,
June 30, 2015 5:58 AM
This article gives food for thought. Are mobile phones being used to engage learners or do teachers see it as a distraction?
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Study shows that modern hunter-gatherer tribes operate on egalitarian basis, suggesting inequality was an aberration that came with the advent of agriculture
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For 40 Years, This Russian Family Was Cut Off From All Human Contact, Unaware of World War IIIn 1978, Soviet geologists prospecting in the wilds of Siberia discovered a family of six, lost in the taiga
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“IN AMERICA there is nothing we wouldn’t do for moms—apart from one major thing,” said John Oliver, a British-born comedian, in his television show, “Last...
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Many believe that both the $2-million censorship of cleavages and the government's proposal are expensive, unnecessary, not genuine and submissive to Beijing's political will.
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It just makes so much sense. And ... it works.
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The fact that 20 percent of global marriages take place between first cousins and most societies, including Europe and Canada, consider cousin marriages to be legal should give us a pause....
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From Darwin's theory of evolution to the invention of YouTube, what factors play a role in innovation? Is there such a thing as an idea whose time has come? Steven Johnson, author of Where Good Ideas Come From, talks about great conceptual advances and how to foster creativity.
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Feminists and others in the West intent on "liberating" the women of the Muslim world fail to recognize a brand of Islamist feminism.
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American Kinship: A Cultural Account (Anthropology of Modern Societies) Offer Price $16.63 ISBN:0226739309 Authors David M.
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