The truth at any cost lowers all other costs — curated by former US spy Robert David Steele.
Thinking systematically about how you use information flows and your cognitive processes to gather, test, evaluate knowledge is key to the internal aspects of infotention. A Student-Centred Conceptualisation of Critical Thinking One of the defining features of human evolution is the emergent capacity of human beings to think about thinking. The ability to think about …
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When I teach infotention, I show learners how they can curate Twitter lists and use Paper.li to turn the lists into daily briefings by networks of experts on topics of their choosing. Curating, focusing, distilling, and formatting incoming streams of information about precisely the topics that interest you at any time is a key infotention …
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Again, this is from the productivity world, and infotention has an important core related to attention — not just tools, not just efficiency, but awareness and metacognition — but I know that at least a couple of these tools help me handle my info-flow (I use Slack and Skitch regularly) 12 Tech Tools Productivity Experts …
Maria Popova is a great curator. Brain pickings is a great infotention tool — she spends a lot of time and well-thought-out decision-making about what is good to share. “We live in a world awash of information, but we seem to face a growing scarcity of wisdom,” states Maria Popova, Founder of the website Brain …
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Bilingual Search Engine YaSabe Sees Growth through Word of Mouth and Media Partnerships The article on Elevation DC titled Herndon-Based Bilingual Search Engine Expands Reach covers the growth of YaSabe, the Spanish and English search engine helping Spanish-speaking Americans find the information they need. The search engine actually finds data that is English and translates …
Scientists Use Gold Substrate to Synthesize Germanene Germanene is made of just one layer of germanium atoms. The researchers believe that the material has good electrical and optical properties and can be used in future electronics. The team also believes that the unique properties of the material could also lead to its use in quantum …
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This fellow is an infotention superstar. He understands that the tools he uses are means of augmenting his memory, an he knows how to connect tools such as IFTTT, Instapaper, and Evernote. I’m going to start adopting some of the methods Steve recommends. Consolidating Personal Knowledge “This post is the second in series on how …
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