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Saturday, 26 December 2015
Does exercise help keep our brains young?
Does exercise help keep our brains young?
Fantastic article in The New York Times about exercise and our brain. We know as we get older our brain slows along with the rest of us - but it needn't - it can be kept firing along almost as well as when we were much younger.
Fantastic article in The New York Times about exercise and our brain. We know as we get older our brain slows along with the rest of us - but it needn't - it can be kept firing along almost as well as when we were much younger.
Monday, 14 December 2015
The Language Animal by Charles Taylor - Kialta Institute of Education 03 9034 4893
The Language Animal by Charles Taylor - Kialta Institute of Education 03 9034 4893
In seminal works ranging from "Sources of the Self "to "A Secular Age, "Charles Taylor has shown how we create possible ways of being, both as individuals and as a society. In his new book setting forth decades of thought, he demonstrates that language is at the center of this generative process. For centuries, philosophers have been divided on the nature of language.
In seminal works ranging from "Sources of the Self "to "A Secular Age, "Charles Taylor has shown how we create possible ways of being, both as individuals and as a society. In his new book setting forth decades of thought, he demonstrates that language is at the center of this generative process. For centuries, philosophers have been divided on the nature of language.
Those in the rational empiricist tradition Hobbes, Locke, Condillac, and their heirs assert that language is a tool that human beings developed to encode and communicate information. In "The Language Animal," Taylor explains that this view neglects the crucial role language plays in shaping the very thought it purports to express. Language does not merely describe; it constitutes meaning and fundamentally shapes human experience. The human linguistic capacity is not something we innately possess. We first learn language from others, and, inducted into the shared practice of speech, our individual selves emerge out of the conversation.Taylor expands the thinking of the German Romantics Hamann, Herder, and Humboldt into a theory of linguistic holism. Language is intellectual, but it is also enacted in artistic portrayals, gestures, tones of voice, metaphors, and the shifts of emphasis and attitude that accompany speech. Human language recognizes no boundary between mind and body. In illuminating the full capacity of the language animal, Taylor sheds light on the very question of what it is to be a human being."
Tuesday, 8 December 2015
Accounting and Finance - Kialta Institute of Education 03 9034 4893
Accounting and Finance - Kialta Institute of Education 03 9034 4893
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BBC Facebook quizzes - Kialta Institute of Education 03 9034 4893
BBC Facebook quizzes - Kialta Institute of Education 03 9034 4893
I can't stand those quizzes - nor the websites that ask you to log in using your Facebook ID - a privacy nightmare. See the article from the BBC
"Recently I, along with at least 17 million others, visited an app via Facebook which offered to provide me with a word cloud of my most used words on the social network.
When I clicked on the link, it asked for permission to access a bunch of my Facebook data and my hand hesitated over the mouse."
Jane Wakefield BBC
And so it should, Jane, so it should...
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When we travelled around Germany, Austria and the Czech Republic, we bought the 3 Country Eurail Pass. Every time I’ve been to the UK, I’ve bought a BritRail. Hop on, Hop off, as much travel as you like.
I can't stand those quizzes - nor the websites that ask you to log in using your Facebook ID - a privacy nightmare. See the article from the BBC
"Recently I, along with at least 17 million others, visited an app via Facebook which offered to provide me with a word cloud of my most used words on the social network.
When I clicked on the link, it asked for permission to access a bunch of my Facebook data and my hand hesitated over the mouse."
Jane Wakefield BBC
And so it should, Jane, so it should...
International Rail - global train tickets and rail passes. When we travelled around Germany, Austria and the Czech Republic, we bought the 3 Country Eurail Pass. Every time I’ve been to the UK, I’ve bought a BritRail. Hop on, Hop off, as much travel as you like.
Linkword Languages - Kialta Institute of Education 03 9034 4893
Linkword Languages - Kialta Institute of Education 03 9034 4893
We're very proud of our new affiliation with Linkword Languages
At home we have three languages - English, Greek and Welsh.
Sia, my wife, is of Greek background, and it is actually her first language, even though she was born in Melbourne! David goes to a Greek speaking school but is named after Saint David, patron Saint of Wales.
My patron Saints are St David and St Govan. I learnt some Welsh a while ago and try to maintain it as much as I can.
Sia, my wife, is of Greek background, and it is actually her first language, even though she was born in Melbourne! David goes to a Greek speaking school but is named after Saint David, patron Saint of Wales.
My patron Saints are St David and St Govan. I learnt some Welsh a while ago and try to maintain it as much as I can.
If you're interested in other languages, check out Linkword Languages - a great way of learning
Peachpit Press - Kialta Institute of Education 03 9034 4893
Peachpit Press - Kialta Institute of Education 03 9034 4893
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Adobe Photoshop, Digital Photography, Apple, Gadgets and Digital Lifestyle, Design, Productivity, Digital Audio and Video, Web Design and Development
Among the other book publishers we are affiliated with, Peachpit Press stands out as offering technology books, eBooks and videos for creative people
Adobe Photoshop, Digital Photography, Apple, Gadgets and Digital Lifestyle, Design, Productivity, Digital Audio and Video, Web Design and Development
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