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Trees And Stones Will Teach You That Which You Can Never Learn From Masters
I like old masters, I like the way they have guided me through life, educating me through their words just as my family, friends, and teachers have done. One more of them, along with da Vinci, is in the back of my head as I write these words, and it's St. Bernard, who said that "you will find something more in woods than in books. Trees and stones will teach you that which you can never learn from masters". What is the moral of that for education?
Artificial Intelligence Is Failing Us
Artificial Intelligence, or A.I. as it’s commonly called, was once something straight off the pages of a Science Fiction novel, but it is quickly becoming a part of our everyday lives. Apple, Microsoft, Google and Facebook are in a race to build the best A.I. and pave the path for technology’s future. And now that this technology is becoming mainstream, it is introducing a whole new set of problems.
Why You Do More When You Stop Being Busy
We are all tripping over each other in our busy lives, but have you asked yourself, “Where am I really going?”
In Sickness And In Power: An Amazing Study By David Owen
Besides the good politicians who have worked in favor of humanity, history has also been shaped by malicious political actors. These leaders have often created their own ideologies to justify the logic of their policies. These leaders are often labeled as sick. David Owen, professor of social and political philosophy at the University of Southampton, was particulary interested in the following topic: how is illness (mainly mental illness) connected to the positions that confer authority and power? What is the nature of this relationship? Owen's book offers some interesting research into this; it is called In Sickness and in Power: Illness in Heads of Government during the Last 100 Years.
Online Therapy Gains Momentum, But How Effective Is It?
We use apps for everything from scheduling appointments and booking flights to keeping in touch with friends and family and requesting Uber rides. So why not revolutionize psychotherapy?
Internet and Young People: Risks and Opportunities
The 2008 World Internet Project survey of 13 countries revealed that, among youth 12-years to 14-years, 88% in the United States used the Internet, and the percentage of Internet users in this age group was 100% in the United Kingdom, 98% in Israel, 95% in Canada, and over 70% in Singapore. As such, widespread Internet use represents both risks and opportunities for young people.
Social and Emotional Learning: Can Goodness be Taught?
In a world full of competition and the hard choices we make every day, only a few will say that altruism is an integral part of every human’s life. Putting others above self-interest is quite difficult to achieve, and perhaps unrealistic to expect. But the belief still has a chance, if we know that there is something called “Social and Emotional Learning”.
Here is The Opportunity to Join a Real Space Expedition
Well, this kind of opportunities you won't see constantly. Kruger Cowne is ready to take one young person on an Xcor Space Expeditions space flight in 2016. Gender and country of residence doesn't matter. Deadline to apply is 3rd of July.
6 Useful Apps for Freelancers
As freelancers are their own bosses, self-organization and discipline are key elements for success when it comes to daily tasks. Here are 6 apps that are designed to help those who freelance or work from home be more organized and battle procrastination.
Suffering From Stress? Learn How to Reduce It
Experts say that depression is sickness of 21.century. Today is depression used in every kind of situations and because of that people are not sure what definition of depression really is. How to fight or deal with it? We spoke about it with a master psychologist and psychotherapist Dragan Žuljević.























