Tag Archives: real world

Are humans ready to become digital?

Posted on April 27, 2012 by kwc

Spencer Kelly BBC News Technology is bringing the virtual and real world closer together. The Robots and Avatars exhibition explores how people will work and play with new representational forms of themselves and others in virtual and physical life in … Continue reading →

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Cognitive Dissonance and its Impact on the Individual – Part 2

Posted on March 15, 2012 by kwc

“Ultimately, everything depends on the quality of the individual.” – Carl Jung. (Continues from Part 1) Let’s consider one of the most common cognitive dissonances that a large portion of adolescents and high school students face every year, which is … Continue reading →

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Cognitive Dissonance and its Impact on the Individual – Part 1

Posted on March 12, 2012 by kwc

“Sometimes people hold a core belief that is very strong. When they are presented with evidence that works against that belief, the new evidence cannot be accepted. It would create a feeling that is extremely uncomfortable, called cognitive dissonance. And … Continue reading →

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Extraordinary People – The Boy Who Can Never Grow Old

Posted on February 11, 2012 by kwc

Poignant documentary about Stuart Wickison, a 19-year-old boy suffering from a condition known as Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, which will invariably see Stuart lose control of his muscles as the tissue is continuously deteriorating. Although Stuart is faced with an early … Continue reading →

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Online theft earns real-world conviction

Posted on February 1, 2012 by kwc

Source: News THE amulet and mask were a 13-year-old boy’s virtual possessions in an online fantasy game. In the real world, he was beaten and threaten with a knife to give them up. The Dutch Supreme Court overnight upheld the … Continue reading →

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Polio Vaccines Now The #1 Cause of Polio Paralysis

Posted on January 18, 2012 by kwc

Source: AP The Polio Global Eradication Initiative (PGEI), founded in 1988 by the World Health Organization, Rotary International, UNICEF, and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, holds up India as a prime example of its success at eradicating … Continue reading →

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U.N. Climate Models Flawed – Grossly Exaggerate Warming Effect

Posted on August 19, 2011 by kwc

Source: Pop.org We have all heard, ad nauseum, about the so-called “greenhouse effect.” Even little children can tell you how the build up of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere traps heat by increasing humidity and thickening the cloud layer. Except … Continue reading →

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