Embodied Thinking Psychology researchers in Singapore have found that acting out metaphors or imagining them, helps people become more creative. These ideas of using metaphors to gain creative insight, are closely related to the ideas we have covered in this blog: “How to think like Einstein“. Metaphors and thought experiments Einstein is known to have […]
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Being bilingual is good for your brain
March 7, 2013 
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“Speaking two languages can actually help offset some effects of aging on the brain, a new study has found.” -Sydney Lupkin @slupkin “Bilinguals Have Faster, More Adaptive Brains When They Get Older, Study Finds”
Read moreThinking with your gut. How intestinal bacteria affects thinking.
February 28, 2013 0 Comments
Source: The California Academy of Science blog. Read the original post: “Thinking with your Gut” http://www.calacademy.org/sciencetoday/thinking-with-your-gut/ Related Elsewhere: Forbes: “Thinking with your gut. Literally.” http://www.forbes.com/sites/alexknapp/2011/04/19/thinking-with-your-gut-literally/
Read more7 common habits of all Genius
February 28, 2013 0 Comments
Reblogged from Free: The Genius,knowingly or unknowingly,draw upon certain habits to bring forth their magic. Habits-that if we were to adopt,would alter the course of our very lives! 1.Rely on Intuition The Genius always possess great self confidence and often rely upon their Intuition. Intuition is,in many ways, a sixth sense,a gut feeling. It is […]
Read moreLeft-hand turns require "huge" brain power, study shows; add hands-free cellphone and the brain can't cope
February 28, 2013 0 Comments
Reblogged from canada.com: Canadian researchers have shown for the first time that making left-hand turns at busy intersections — where the worst real-world crashes occur — requires far more brain power than right turns or other manoeuvres. Throw in talking on a hands-free cellphone, and the brain becomes so distracted, it shuts down key areas […]
Read moreThe Future Of Education Technology
February 19, 2013 0 Comments
Reblogged from The State Of Ed Tech: I wanted to take a stab at answering this question posted on ISTE group in Linkedin by Mr. Thomas Johanson (a Teacher at Houston ISD): What is your most exciting vision of technology in the classroom? Everything I read seems to be tethered to available technology already designed […]
Read moreReconsidering Bloom’s Taxonomy (diagrams)
February 19, 2013 0 Comments
Found in article: “Reconsidering Bloom’s Taxonomy” from: Learning Solutions Magazine Bloom’s taxonomy staircase (Source: ftp://ftp-fc.sc.egov.usda.gov/NEDC/isd/taxonomy.pdf) Found in article: “Reconsidering Bloom’s Taxonomy” from: Learning Solutions Magazine Figure 3: Taxonomy for learning, teaching, and assessing: a revision of Bloom’s Taxonomy of Educational Objectives (Source: Iowa State University Center for Excellence in Learning and Teaching; http:// http://www.celt.iastate.edu/pdfs-docs/teaching/RevisedBloomsHandout.pdf) All […]
Read moreWilliam McDonough: Cradle to cradle design
February 18, 2013 0 Comments
Reblogged from GREEN HACKS: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IoRjz8iTVoo Green-minded architect and designer William McDonough asks what our buildings and products would look like if designers took into account “all children, all species, for all time.”
Read moreBiophilic Cities
February 18, 2013 0 Comments
Reblogged from treehuggingurbanist: This review will be of the first three chapters of Timothy Beatley’s book, Biophilic Cities. Biophilic Cities | Beatley, Timothy. (2011). Biophilic Cities: Integrating nature into urban design and planning. Washington, DC: Island Press. After just one chapter, I could already tell that this would be an influential book. Author Timothy […]
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