Are you prepared to unlearn faster than the speed of light? You may need to because new results suggest (but are not yet proven) that neutrinos are moving faster than the speed of light. If true, this will call into question the General Theory of Relativity--one of the Cardinal Rules of physics. At this point [...]
One of the pleasures of blogging is the opportunity to meet and interact with other bloggers. I recently had the privilege of being interviewed on the topic of unlearning by DorleeM for her blog, Social Work Career Development. A link to the full interview can be found here.
One of the pleasures of blogging is the opportunity to meet and interact with other bloggers. I recently had the privilege of being interviewed on the topic of unlearning by DorleeM for her blog, Social Work Career Development. A link to the full interview can be found here.
This past spring I had the pleasure of visiting Paris with my family. One of the highlights of the trip was a visit to the Rodin Museum. To my surprise, I came away enjoying Rodin’s “Burghers of Calais” far more than his most famous piece “The Thinker.” When Rodin created the piece for the city [...]
I recently finished reading an insightful chapter in the new book, Future Science: Essays from the Cutting Edge. The book contains a series of essays from some of today’s brightest young scientists. Interestingly, one author kept referring to the notion that his theories were "not uncontested.” He did this on so many occasions occasions that [...]
Earlier today, I shared my own personal experience of how a “one mile error is really a two mile error” and why unlearning is more difficult than learning. The road to Rutland, Vermont is now open and, because I was allowed to continue my journey westward, I encountered this sight near Killington, Vermont. It is [...]
I have been traveling a great deal lately and between trips to Newport, Rhode Island; St. John’s, Canada and Lake George, New York, I thought it would be more relaxing to stay at a Bed & Breakfast near the Green Mountains of Vermont instead of returning home to Minneapolis during my short break between speaking [...]
Have you ever had the experience of listening to a person mispronounce an uncommon word? It could be a city name, a medical term or even someone's first or last name. Our default reaction is to dismiss the person because, clearly, they don't know what they're talking about. (If they did, they would have pronounced [...]
Unlearning Lesson #4: Argue with Yourself: It's Not Debatable “I have what I call an iron prescription that helps me keep sane when I naturally drift toward preferring one ideology over another and that is: I say that I’m not entitled to have an opinion on this subject unless I can state the argument against [...]
Unlearning Lesson #3: Become Uncomfortable in Your Own Skin “If they give you ruled paper, write the other way.” – Juan Ramon Jimenez, 1956 Nobel Prize winner for literature. Question #3: Take a look at the picture to the right. What do you see? Do you see an older woman or a younger woman? Most [...]
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