At first appearances, the idea of a portable toaster may seem absurd and, perhaps, it is. But is there any reason a toaster can't look like the one in the picture to the right? One of the real benefits of unlearning is that it can help spur creavity and innovation. For example, what if the [...]

Today's addition to my anti-library is Marshall McLuhan's "The Medium is the Massage."

        Over the past year, the image of the “dancing lady” (to the right) has floated across the Internet in a viral fashion. Its popularity is due to the fact that some people see the image turning counter-clockwise, while others see it moving it a clockwise direction. (The general theory is that [...]

Last week, I said that unlearning will turn your world upside down. To make this point more succinctly, I would like to direct your attention to the photo on the right. It is a common view of earth as seen from space. I went on Google today to try to find a similar image only [...]

"Much of what we think we believe, we learned as a child, and to lead a fuller life you should never stop questioning what you do and looking at things in a new light." -- Ellen Langer Until yesterday, I had no idea who Ellen Langer was. Now, I find myself wanting to purchase her [...]

Below is a short 10-minute session with John Seely Brown on the need to rethink -- and, perhaps, unlearn -- our educational system. I especially like his ideas on: peer-based learning, tinkering, and "being open to criticism." Enjoy. Related Posts Learning to Unlearn

I'm no neat freak but as I get older (and now that I have kids) I must admit that I dislike clutter. Nevertheless, as Adam Singer reminds us in this blog posting, we might want to unlearn our "clutter cleaning" ways.