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COMMENT: Ohio rape case: Evidence on social media creates new world for justice system – Yahoo! News

Ohio rape case: Evidence on social media creates new world for justice system – Yahoo! News. By Mark Guarino | Christian Science Monitor Just a quick comment on the above article by Mark Guarino. By now most of us have heard about the alleged case of rape in Ohio. “[T]wo high school football players in Steubenville, Ohio, […]

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Summarizing “Hamlet’s BlackBerry: Building a Good Life in the Digital Age” (part 13)

Happy New Year everyone! To refresh your memory (after our Holiday break), here’s my “sum the sum” from part 12 of my summary of Hamlet’s Blackberry: Ben Franklin realized he suffered from what we would call today ADHD (attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder). Franklin used rituals centered on acquiring certain virtues to improve his Executive Function […]

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Summarizing “Hamlet’s BlackBerry: Building a Good Life in the Digital Age” (part 12)

To refresh your memory, here’s my “sum the sum” from part 11 of my summary of Hamlet’s Blackberry: Central question: are humans speciating into “naties”—people who have grown up mostly in natural environments—and “virties”—people who have grown up mostly in virtual, screen-delivered environments? Central question: are digital natives (people who are thirty or younger) essentially forming […]

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Summarizing “Hamlet’s BlackBerry: Building a Good Life in the Digital Age” (part 11)

To refresh your memory, here’s my “sum the sum” from part 10 of my summary of Hamlet’s Blackberry: Older technologies often survive the introduction of newer ones. Parents still read to their children, preserving the oral tradition. Therapists and trial lawyers engage in reflective question and answer sessions, preserving the Socratic tradition. Adults and children still […]

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Summarizing “Hamlet’s BlackBerry: Building a Good Life in the Digital Age” (part 10)

To refresh your memory, here’s my “sum the sum” from part 9 of my summary of Hamlet’s Blackberry: Squeeze-and-pop patterns are about how when the body is traumatized, a desire to escape into the dissociative worlds that open as a result of that trauma, is created. Squeeze-and-pop patterns have been around since the beginning of recorded […]

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