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What’s So Social About Machine Media? (1 of 2)

In the beginning there was “grunt media”—communication centered on a series of modulated grunts, groans, yelps, yells, screeches, coos, etc. Next came oral media—communication centered on a group of people sitting around telling stories. The history of communication media continues thus—media centered on communicating via… …clay tablets and a system of glyphs (typically about food […]

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Executive Function (EF) and Philanthropy: A Case Example

Back on February 5th, 2013, we announced that the Foundation had started the process of shifting its Mission Focus to include Executive Function Theory. A number of you emailed us to wish us well. Thanks very much for those well wishes. A few of you wished us well and then effectively asked, “What’s EF and […]

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FHL Foundation Shifts Mission Focus to Executive Function (EF)

At our recent board meeting (01.29.13) the board voted to change the Foundation’s Mission Statement in the following way: To explicitly promote Executive Function Theory as a guiding principle toward understanding and solving societal problems. We are shifting focus from Bowlbian attachment to Executive Function Theory. We’re not leaving behind attachment; we’re adding EF to […]

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COMMENT: Baby Boomers Wish to Leave Workplace to Find “Going In” Media

In this comment, I’d like to build a connection between two articles that I read recently, and then tie this connection back to comments I made at the end of my summary of William Powers’ book Hamlet’s BlackBerry. Here are the two articles: 1) 50 may be the new 70 in the workplace – Business on […]

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Summarizing “Hamlet’s BlackBerry: Building a Good Life in the Digital Age” (part 14)

To refresh your memory, here’s my “sum the sum” from part 13 of my summary of Hamlet’s Blackberry: Marshall McLuhan is probably best known for coining the phrase “The medium is the message.” The transfer of a message not only includes the information itself but also information concerning the medium used. The medium sends implied information. […]

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