A posthumous publication of the celebrated English writer's journal chronicles a year of observing and reflecting on nature.
Roald Dahl had an abiding love for and interest in nature. He kept notes about the habits of moles and foxes, the colour and song of birds and the different flowers, plants and berries that blossomed in the countryside around his home, Gipsy House, throughout the year. In the last year of his life he worked on a diary. But what was originally intended to be a few lines turned into a memorable account of the passing year.
The Nature of Technology: Implications for Learning and Teaching
How does technology alter thinking and action without our awareness? How can instantaneous information access impede understanding and wisdom? How does technology alter conceptions of education, schooling, teaching and what learning entails? What are the implications of these and other technology issues for society? Meaningful technology education is far more than learning how to use technology. It entails an understanding of the nature of technology - what technology is, how and why technology is developed, how individuals and society direct, react to, and are sometimes unwittingly changed by technology.
56 Kbps/ 6 hours/ A stunning and suspenseful thriller, about humanity's continuous and sometimes futile battle against nature from one of the most popular and bestselling authors in America.
The Stuff of Thought: Language as a Window into Human Nature
Unless you have a reasonably good background in linguistics, you'll find this excellent book much easier to read than to listen to. Olsher is not to blame; he reads clearly and at a (slightly rapid) conversational speed. Pinker aims for the educated lay reader, using wit and popular metaphor to clarify his meanings and bring abstruse linguistic concepts to life. But his sentences are dense; you need to reread them and think them through. And the jargon, though clearly defined, requires time and thought to absorb:
Ethics and Public Policy Lecturer, Edward Beiser Teaching Company, Chantilly, VA, 1991 out of print, with guidebook A series of 8 45-minute lectures concerning the nature of "rights" within private and public spheres.
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