“A large pile of research on various groups of people, covering various skill sets, indicates that in the face of all evidence, humans are irredeemably optimistic about their own abilities. That is, by itself, not such a bad thing. The ugly side shows up when we also realize that the norm must be maintained. Studies show that we do this by considering that everyone else is much worse. Being clueless about your own abilities is one thing. Misjudging other’s abilities is relatively more serious.” — Revisiting why incompetents think they’re awesome | Ars Technica
“Far from being a source of isolation, the teen’s phone is a tether to loved ones; it is a personal object, a crucial connection. A study by the International Center for Media and the Public Agenda asked one thousand students in ten countries to engage in a 24-hour media fast. The students had no problem giving up TV, newspapers, or magazines. But cutting them off from the Internet made them feel alone and isolated. Across the world, even in places like Uganda and Lebanon, students said that social media is integral to their social lives and their connections with friends.” —
On the centrality of the internet in social connectivity.
Teens Text More Than Adults, But They’re Still Just Teens - The Daily Beast
“Namibia’s Mobile Telecommunications Limited (MTC) has launched 4G Long Term Evolution (LTE) technology in the country’s capital city, Windhoek. This puts Namibia among the few countries in the world to have the technology, and the second in Africa.” —
On the leapfrog in infrastructure. #southrising
Namibia is Africa’s Second Country to Launch 4G LTE
Early summer lush. (Taken with instagram)
Today was filled with lots of research. Some of it was successful and some, not so much. I think that the key to being a good researcher is to be able to interpret what the information is really trying to communicate. At first I read the articles and took them as they were but as the day went…
Great observations after just three days of exploration by a young intern.
“In this context the word systems is used to refer specifically to self-regulating systems, i.e. that are self-correcting through feedback. Self-regulating systems are found in nature, including the physiological systems of our body, in local and global ecosystems, and in climate—and in human learning processes.” —
Into the rabbit hole…
Systems theory - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Internet of Things - McKinsey Quarterly - High Tech - Hardware -
Great roundup.
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To singularity and beyond!
Some people find it so easy to dismiss the presumably easy or simple aspects of life but today I’ve found myself asking all sorts of questions, all without getting any closer to the answers.
Life is anything but predictable which means that being open minded about complex problems while…
First day reflections from a new intern. Welcome to our world Kelsey.