Kia ora friends, colleagues, and geeky folk of all stripes,<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Here I am, post COVID #1, mostly normal (whatever that means). Still longing for a nap<\/a>, at all times, but otherwise groovy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n I have some deluxe links to share, some of which will invite you down the best type of rabbitholes, the ones that are evidence-based, informative, and even inspiring. I’m talkin’ ’bout stuff like THIS … The Center for Integral Wisdom<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n A couple of most interesting “tech and education” links for you now: here is the work of Zak Stein<\/a>, this is the homepage of Jon Haidt<\/a>, and those fellas together do some deluxe work as the Consilience Project<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n This essay from the Consilience Project, about education,<\/a> is rather USA-centric, but bloody relevant and fascinating nonetheless. Worth it. Promise. Oh, while we are thinking about education and technology … check this out, from The Hill, about student privacy issues with EdTech (kids are the product!!) <\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n I’m also rool interested in this side hustle of Dr. Haidt’s, Let Grow<\/a>, which is about supporting children’s play drive. What my mate Pennie would call their sacred urge <\/a>to play.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Something’s up, for sure. Our young people are bummed out like never before<\/a>, it’s all been made worse by this pandemic (THIS <\/a>study is about adults, but still…). Actually, I really like Audrey Tang’s use of “Twin-demic” … behold …<\/a> …”both a pandemic and an infodemic \u2013\u00a0a lot of disinformation and fake news was circulating in the internet.” I also love their use of Humour as shield and weaponry. Fab.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Here is a link to the latest report from Pew about teens and the<\/a> <\/a>internet\/social media<\/a> ETC, a piece from NPR about recognising when to log off<\/a>, and in a weird twist … Chuck Norris is a voice for children’s online safety.<\/a> Wha…?<\/p>\n\n\n\n What else? This is from the WAIMH (*World Association of Infant Mental Health) and it’s about the rights of babies and infant mental health<\/a>. Speaking of babies (which I do all the time!) here is a lovely resource<\/a> from Pasco Fearon (legend!) and a link to some new tech\/baby research<\/a> (which is the corner of the world where I live, at the mo). Truly, darlings … there is new work published EVERY DAY. Impossible to keep up! Aaaagh!<\/p>\n\n\n\n In a completely unrelated subject, I was really inspired by this, from the Harvard Medical School newsletter, about resisting ageism<\/a>. Growing old is a by-God privilege, and I reject all other philosophies! <\/p>\n\n\n\n Here is a beautiful essay about the value of domesticity and care, written by the late, great Donella Meadows<\/a>. This is another of my fave topics! Love me some Radical Homemaking<\/a>!<\/p>\n\n\n\n As always, I covet.<\/a> The work of Aho Creative is gorgeous. Now, to finish up the “have to’s” so I can go and exercise \ud83d\ude42 <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Kia ora friends, colleagues, and geeky folk of all stripes, Here I am, post COVID #1, mostly normal (whatever that means). Still longing for a nap, at all times, but otherwise groovy. I have some deluxe links to share, some … Continue reading