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Is memory needed in a digital age? - BBC News

See on Scoop.it - Cyborg Lives

How many of your family or friends’ phone numbers can you remember off the top of your head? I only ask because increasingly we all rely on our electronic devices to remember such information for us. But when the idea of allowing students to use search engines in exams was suggested recently, the immediate fear was “dumbing down”. Only a few years ago, there was a similar debate about the use of calculators. For the 11-year-olds sitting their national curriculum tests, often known as Sats, in England this week, the emphasis is on mental arithmetic. Calculators are no longer permitted. Their use will also be limited in the new GCSE maths exams, for which students will start studying this autumn. No dictionaries Dictionaries have had a similarly chequered track record in foreign language exams. They were banned 15 years ago, after research suggested they gave the brightest students a greater advantage. Newly redrafted GCSEs in French, Spanish and German will be introduced in 2016.

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Things Fall Apart has sold more than 8 million copies worldwide and has been translated into more than 50 languages. Mr. Achebe also was a forceful critic of Western literature about Africa, especially Joseph Conrad’s Heart of Darkness, standard reading for millions, but in Mr. Achebe’s opinion, a defining example of how even a great Western mind could reduce a foreign civilization to barbarism and menace. http://www.thehindu.com/books/books-authors/chinua-achebe-is-no-more/article4538322.ece

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THE GIRL WITH NINE WIGS (MEISJE MET NEGEN PRUIKEN) A bestseller in Holland and Germany Sophie is twenty-one when she is diagnosed with a rare form of cancer. A striking, fun-loving student, her world is reduced overnight to the sterile confines of a hospital. But within these walls Sophie discovers a whole new world of white coats, gossiping nurses, and sexy doctors; of shared rooms, hair loss, and eyebrow pencils. As wigs become a crucial part of Sophie's new life, she reclaims a sense of self-expression. Each of Sophie's nine wigs makes her feel different, gives her a different personality, and that is why each has its own name: Stella, Sue, Daisy, Blondie, Platina, Oema, Pam, Lydia, and Bebé. There's a bit of Sophie in all of them, and they reveal as much as they hide. Sophie's voice is refreshingly candid and with a keen eye for the absurd, she makes you smile when you least expect it. Above all, this is the story of a girl who is determined to be much more than a cancer patient.

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FIFTY PEOPLE ONE QUESTION - GALWAY, IRELAND 2011 by Kamil Krolak from KamilFilms on Vimeo.

kamilfilms.com - more about us and our projects.

"One Town, 50 different People, One very difficult Question" Fifty People One Question - Galway

A short film which brough together people from furthest corners of the world... Its impact on the audience, inspirational content, reaction in the media in various countries, as well as the global popularity are incredible and indisputable. We are delighted we gave you the opportunity to watch it and experience it in many different ways. Thank you for watching it and sharing it with your close ones.

I made this short movie few months ago, with the help of my friends and college mates. It is based on the 'Fifty People One Question' series made by fiftypeopleonequestion.com It is based in Galway and it was shot in November 2010. Shot in High Quality on Cannon 550D.

Fifty People One Question... Hope you will all enjoy it. I appreciate any critique and suggestions so please feel free to comment and contact me. Phone number: (00353) 868910692 FaceBook: KamilFilms - facebook.com/home.php#!/profile.php?id=100002501040241 Email: [email protected]

Songs used in the production and iTune links where you can buy them: 1)Wilson Phillips - Go Your Own Way [bit.ly/kq9lTW] 2)Hans Zimmer - You're So Cool ('True Romance' soundtrack) [bit.ly/mDFIJP] 3)Buffalo Springfield - For What It's Worth [bit.ly/iLVOC9] 4)John Powell, Pete Anthony, Don Harper, Blake Nelly & The Hollywood Studio Symphony - The Moon And The Superhero (Hancock Soundtrack) [bit.ly/kzzby4] 5)Rachel's - Water From the Same Source [bit.ly/m6s1OH]

Crew: Director: Kamil Krolak Assistant Dir: Fintan Warfield Director of Photography: Kamil Krolak Editor: Kamil Krolak Camera: Julia Puchovska/ Des Mulcahy/ Fintan Warfield/ Kamil Krolak Sound: Killian McPartland

kamilfilms.com // Kamil Krolak 00353 868910692 // [email protected] ©KamilFilms 2011 // ©Kamil Krolak 2011

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MECHANIC POEMS from Ronny Traufeller on Vimeo.

switch of HD if it is bufferling to slowly, or take a tea :)

A mixed media piece I started at the beginning of my master studies. It illustrates a world of mechanical creatures that start to explore a real world space. The idea behind the piece was to create a realistic mechanical world that sometimes ignores the rules of physics...

Credits:

CHARACTER DESIGN - CGI - CINEMATOGRAPHY - POST-PRODUCTION Ronny Traufeller

MUSIC Alexander Ameskamp

Directed by Ronny Traufeller

Produced with Cinema 4d, Vray, Pf Track, AfterEffects and Premiere. Filmed with a Canon 7d

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3D Forensic facial reconstruction, Visualforensic 2013 feb from Philippe FROESCH on Vimeo.

Forensic facial reconstruction of former french king Henri IV killed in 1610, and based on the CTscan database of his skull. Made with Cinema 4D R13, VrayForC4D and Zbrush.

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Watch "10 Real-Life Animal Superpowers" on YouTube

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Almost 30 years ago a Japanese custodian sat in front of a large A1 size sheet of white paper, whipped out a pen and started drawing the beginnings of diabolically complex maze, each twist and turn springing spontaneously from his brain onto the paper without aid of a computer. The hobby would consume him as he drew in his spare time until its completion nearly 7 years later when the final labyrinth was rolled up and almost forgotten. http://www.thisiscolossal.com/2013/01/man-spends-7-years-drawing-incredibly-intricate-maze/

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Need for Rational Thinking

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Amazing Anamorphic Illusions

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There is a way for nonbelievers to see transcendent meaning and purpose in the cosmos, and in human life. To get there, nonbelievers have to show that that meaning emerges inevitably, inexorably, out of the basic physical processes of the universe, and that it is not optional or accidental. They have to show that it provides a guide for action here on Earth, that is, it has to help us make moral choices. They have to show that it offers a coherent explanation for suffering. Finally, they have to show that that meaning is good enough, interesting enough, and rewarding enough to be worth teaching and celebrating. That it provides occasion for reverence and –just possibly –prayer. 

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remember internet activist Aaron Swartz, and take a closer look at how the punishment for this victimless crime was more than that of a convicted murderer.

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THAT'S EPIC