This is Part 2 of a two-part episode on the Commons with Nina Gunther-Segal! (If you haven't listened to Part 1, go do that now!) In this one, we dive deep into the concept of the "commons" - what does one look like? How have efforts to build commons around the world been successful, and how have they been hindered? Also, what would a person workin…

This is Part 1 of a two-part episode on the Commons with Nina Gunther-Segal! We chat about what a "commons" means, the Commonsverse (an online resource to find work being done in commons around the world), and the principles that Nobel Prize winner Elinor Ostrom developed to describe how they are (and should be) structured. Always excited to hear y…

Here’s another “Real Short”, and it’s all about constructivism and science! In this episode, I give a brief history of different theories on knowledge within science, talk about Jean Piaget’s contribution to evolutionary biology, and talk a little more about why we should change our scientific lenses. Always excited to hear your thoughts! If you'd …

Welcome to the first "Real Short" - a shorter, bite-sized episode of the Nothing Is Real podcast! Today, we're looking deeper at what constructivism means, and specifically how it's defined in the world of education. What does it look like to be a constructivist educator? How can we think like a constructivist? And, what does evolution have to do w…

Hey everyone! Thanks for coming back for Episode 2 of Nothing Is Real podcast, where we'll be talking about one of my favorite topics - food! In this episode, I interview my friend Amy Bu, and together we explore the construct of food authenticity. Is it real? Why do we judge the quality of food based on its authenticity, and why do we strive to fi…

Welcome to the first episode of Nothing Is Real Podcast! In this episode, I discuss the meaning behind the podcast's name, goals for the podcast, and some frameworks that I will be using in future conversations. Really looking forward to seeing you in the next one!By Nia

During my foray into grad school, one of my favorite professors asked me to write my own manifesto as an assignment. His only instructions were to include a call to action and to "be bombastic." This is a reading of said assignment. My goal here was to put forward the idea that virtual worlds like the Metaverse are not only unnecessary but actively…

Since it's probably going to take another year for me to finish the second episode of the "Fear Inoculant" series, I'm going to repurpose some papers I wrote in grad school into a few bonus episodes of the next month or so. This episode focuses on the Wall Street Bets / GameStop "revolution" of January 2021 and its implications on the politics of t…

Many things in modern life make us fearful. The Fear Inoculant series will explore ways to be less fearful and live a more authentic life. In this, the first of three episodes, we cover a host of philosophical concepts aimed at demystifying reality in order to lay the groundwork for examining social movements in the next episode. We start with expl…

In this episode: Aristotle’s Rhetorical Triangle, how I escaped a cult, why we must care about others, and how it can all be applied to persuasion, art creation, ideology, and modern life. We delve into some of the philosophical reasons behind what makes one “good” at rhetoric. I talk about how some of Lacan’s, Freud’s, and Jung’s psychological wri…

I had a great discuss with Dr BrendaPoku a research fellow at the University of Nottingham, Godfred_Amankwa of @CDDManchester & Global Development Institute and Christian Fishcer of Water Science Policy and Oxenu on what an academic journal is, the politics, frustrations, monetisation and capitalism in its publication and the way forward. #openacce…

We will be exploring Dr Brenda Poku's famous journal article Body as a Machine" https://bit.ly/BodyAsaMachine1 which provides a summary but a deeper understanding of Social Constructivism and further provide some amazing research findings on how social constructs influence the experiences of young people living with Sickle Cell Disease. Dr Brenda P…

It's been acclaimed that the Globe is #warming & #climate changing. But the question is who & how was it caused? Who should fix it & how? who should pay for it? --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/kwame-kwarteng/support

There is no doubt that #technology has brought an enhancement in communication. However, whether this has positively impacted human #communication still remains a puzzle --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/kwame-kwarteng/support

Global #Politics is currently driven by ideologies which are in the shades of #socialism or #capitalism. To what extent has ideology-driven politics contributed to the current problems of the world? Do we need reform? --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/kwame-kwarteng/support…

Reports show that sexual #abuse is still on the rise. Some argue that providing help to offenders will solve this trend sustainably whereas others believe #punishment is still effective --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/kwame-kwarteng/support

Does the #love for your nation influence how you treat #immigrants of a different #race? Today we will discuss how #Patriotism or #nationalism have been the cause or solution to #racism --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/kwame-kwarteng/support

Students Mental Health Crisis - Will students designing their own curricula be a good remedy --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/kwame-kwarteng/support

#SocialMedia, some say, has been a blessing & a curse. When it comes to #politics it's use has ignited a contentious debate. So we ask, should #Politicians & political campaigns be banned from using it? --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/kwame-kwarteng/support

The #UN conventions on the rights of a child list some rights children can exercise regardless of their parent's opinion. But should the child's exercise of such rights lead to problems, who should be penalised for it? --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/kwame-kwarteng/support…

Understanding Black History Month --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/kwame-kwarteng/support

One country that has been at the centre of the Covid19 discussion has been #China, not just because the pandemic started from there or their efficient way of controlling the disease. It's also about how the world became heavily reliant on them for PPEs and also the prediction that China is the country that would develop the Covid19 vaccine we are w…

COVID19, #TECHNOLOGY AND #SOCIALCOHESION Before #COVID19 we enhanced our social connections by going to the movies though we had #Netflix, restaurants though we could cook, on-campus learning though online options were available. Is our heavy reliance on tech now enforcing or breaking society down? join our Panel for this discussion today at 5:30pm…

𝐂𝐎𝐕𝐈𝐃𝟏𝟗 𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐈𝐃𝐄𝐍𝐓𝐈𝐓𝐘 𝐏𝐎𝐋𝐈𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐒 #COVID19 has undoubtedly disrupted a lot of global activities as well as caused a lot of untimely death of innocent souls all over the world. However, what has been noticeable is the sudden rise in the demographic analysis of the affected. To those who argue that the disease has no #race or #gender, believes that label…

The 𝐂𝐎𝐕𝐈𝐃𝟏𝟗 𝐏𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐜 and the challenges that most governments have faced in their response to it has raised questions around the 𝒆𝒇𝒇𝒊𝒄𝒂𝒄𝒚 𝒐𝒇 𝒔𝒐𝒄𝒊𝒂𝒍𝒊𝒔𝒎 𝒂𝒏𝒅 or 𝒄𝒂𝒑𝒊𝒕𝒂𝒍𝒊𝒔𝒎. Lots of argument have been made around #COVID19 𝑒𝑥𝑝𝑜𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑠𝑡𝑟𝑒𝑛𝑔𝑡ℎ 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑤𝑒𝑎𝑘𝑛𝑒𝑠𝑠𝑒𝑠 𝑡𝑜 𝑣𝑎𝑙𝑖𝑑𝑎𝑡𝑒 𝑜𝑟 𝑖𝑛𝑣𝑎𝑙𝑖𝑑𝑎𝑡𝑒 𝑠𝑜𝑐𝑖𝑎𝑙𝑖𝑠𝑚 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑐𝑎𝑝𝑖𝑡𝑎𝑙𝑖𝑠𝑚. what's you view? --- Support this podcast: …

Minimalism, what do you know on the design movement that I love more than other? Minimalism is a movement that can push you in finding freedom. Freedom from fear. Freedom from worry. Freedom from guilt. Freedom from the trappings of the consumer culture we’ve built our lives around. Minimalism allows you to make these decisions more consciously. It…

Today there is the new episode of Federico Babina on Instagram Domus. The video is focused on Japan. The music is Japanese. the architectural elements create the portrait of a gesha. the typical red circle of the Japanese flag blends into the cubes of the Capsule Tower. The Nagakin Capsule Tower is the symbol of Metabolism, one of the last architec…

Constructivism in the new video by federico Babina on domus's Instagram, The star that appears in the video projects us into russian world After the revolution Building the socialist "new world" means looking for a different way of organizing work and planning cities. here the architect starts from the interior space then to outside because at firs…

Hi here l’unico podcast. Arata Isozaki is the architect who will win this year the most important architectural award, it is the Pritzker Architecture Prize. He is Japanese and he will receive it in may at the wonderful Versailes Palace in France. What is his personal motivation to make design projects? After the atomic bomb, his Japanese world sud…

Brutalism ... What do you think if I say Brutalism? Brutalism is an architectural movement where simple and functional forms are the musthave. on Domus The collage of Babina tells the Trellick tower. The english tower called tower of terror has essential geometric shapes, and it is made with the main important material of the architectural movement…

Hi, here L’unico Podcast On the instagram of Domus, one of the most important italian design magazines, there is the second animation of Federico Babina. Within a minute appear the fundamental traits of Modernism in architecture. The continuous windows, the suspended houses on pilots, the color white are here the main protagonists. A curiosity? At …

Find all other episodes of Teacher Ollie's Takeaways here, find it on iTunes here, or on your favourite podcasting app by searching ‘Teacher Ollie's Takeaways'. You may also like to check out Ollie's other podcast, the Education Research Reading Room, here. Show Notes Why minimal guidance during instruction doesn't work Ref: Kirschner, P. A., Swell…

Find all other episodes of Teacher Ollie's Takeaways here, find it on iTunes here, or on your favourite podcasting app by searching ‘Teacher Ollie's Takeaways'. You may also like to check out Ollie's other podcast, the Education Research Reading Room, here. Show Notes Cognitive Load Theory, John Sweller. Edit: See a blog post of mine on trying out …

Find all other episodes of Teacher Ollie's Takeaways here, find it on iTunes here, or on your favourite podcasting app by searching ‘Teacher Ollie's Takeaways'. You may also like to check out Ollie's other podcast, the Education Research Reading Room, here. Show Notes A Student tries out effective learning strategies GUEST POST: A Student Tries out…

Find all other episodes of Teacher Ollie's Takeaways here, find it on iTunes here, or on your favourite podcasting app by searching ‘Teacher Ollie's Takeaways'. You may also like to check out Ollie's other podcast, the Education Research Reading Room, here. Show Notes Teaching ‘the scientific method' Superb post from @mfordhamhistory, on how we can…

Find all other episodes of Teacher Ollie's Takeaways here, find it on iTunes here, or on your favourite podcasting app by searching ‘Teacher Ollie's Takeaways'. You may also like to check out Ollie's other podcast, the Education Research Reading Room, here. This is the first ever episode of the Teacher Ollie's Takeaways podcast, the podcast in whic…

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