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davidlipscomb

  1. Great piece by @jonahlehrer 0n scientific complexity vs. our desire for simple causal explanations: bit.ly/umBGhH.
  2. Yup, the "redundancy effect" explains why reading your PPTs word-for-word = failure. It's also why reading aloud = effective proofreading.
  3. "The most exciting phrase to hear in science ... is not 'Eureka!,' but rather, 'Hmm ... that’s funny.'" Isaac Asimov, via @jbernoff
  4. Straightforward post that contains a lot about smart learning approaches: So Much Homework bit.ly/mRwRZh
  5. Via @http://www.twitter.com/StateImpactIN: How YouTube Is Changing The Classroom | stateimpact.npr.org/indiana/2011/1…
  6. I'm leading a class at Georgetown on strategic communications planning and am delighted with the group of smart PAOs: #gustratcom
  7. What happens on the Web in 60 seconds | Fuel the Future fuelthefuture.adweek.com/trending/what-…
  8. RT @ScienceNOW: A Better Way to Teach? http://scim.ag/ipABuL + paper http://scim.ag/ml1DFX
  9. How not to pitch a blogger: http://pastebin.com/zaeTeJeJ
  10. 4 Ways Mobile Tech Is Improving Education http://pulsene.ws/1vgsV
  11. I might disagree with Carr's conclusions, but "The Shallows" is a worthy Pulitzer Finalist -- http://pulsene.ws/1pHQF
  12. A scientific article gives good intro to concept of #cognitiveload -- bit.ly/iDkPqR
  13. How #creativeconstraint (a 50-word limit) sparked a Dr Seuss masterpiece: eepurl.com/cYD5w via @DanDotLewis
  14. Does our reading direction give us a left-to-right bias in everything else? Via @PsyBlog: http://wp.me/pExjB-1Iv
  15. Finally! AP Stylebook Changes “e-mail” to “email” http://on.mash.to/gKu4Th
  16. Science discovers "grit." Great piece by Jonah Lehrer wired.com http://bit.ly/eLjfmq
  17. Mint Founder Invests in Semantic Text Startup Topicmarks http://on.mash.to/dYPq1Q,http://pulsene.ws
  18. How To Get Your Emails Read avc.com/a_vc/2011/03/h…
  19. Virtual made real: RT @WiredFeed: iPad Lets Scientists Drag, Pinch and Swipe Single Molecules: http://bit.ly/dS4PCN