Inspiring

Sparking Curiosity by Embracing Uncertainty

Sparking Curiosity by Embracing Uncertainty

In the classroom, subjects are often presented as settled and complete. Teachers lecture students on the causes of World War I, say, or the nature of matter, as if no further questioning is needed because all the answers have been found. In turn, students regurgitate...

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Kaua’i From the Air

Kaua’i From the Air

Aloha! Matador Network managed to captured the beauty that is Kaua'i. Having lived there for a year, I can personally say this brings back delightful memories of wonderful experiences on a captivating island.

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Mandela: An Exemplar of Lifelong Learning

Mandela: An Exemplar of Lifelong Learning

A study of Nelson Mandela’s educational experiences has revealed the global icon to be an exemplar of lifelong learning. Research by Dr Peter Rule of the school of education at South Africa’s University of KwaZulu-Natal shows “deep fascination with education and...

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What Does a Grateful Brain Look Like?

What Does a Grateful Brain Look Like?

Evidence is mounting that A team at the University of Southern California has shed light on the neural nuts and bolts of gratitude in a new study, offering insights into the complexity of this social emotion and how it relates to other cognitive processes. “There...

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Erich Fromm on the Art of Loving

Erich Fromm on the Art of Loving

“To love without knowing how to love wounds the person we love,” the great Zen teacher Thich Nhat Hahn admonished in his terrific treatise on how to love — a sentiment profoundly discomfiting in the context of our cultural mythology, which continually casts love as...

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