Category Archives: philosophic-discourse

Philosophic Discourse

The so-called Nodality Theory revealed: NoT v1.0

Posted on November 11, 2009 by Antonio Vantaggiato

Image by wlonline via Flickr Buried among a lot of stuff fromthe Connectivism Course CCK08, I found this jewel of an ontology theory: the so-called Nodality Theory, or NoT. It’s really very good, very interesting, and there may even be … Continue reading →

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Turn the Status Quo Inside Out

Posted on October 4, 2009 by Antonio Vantaggiato

Image by ilgiovaneWalter (Sobchak) via Flickr Alan Levine published two gems in one post. First, Kaki King‘s guitar performance at TED: Enjoy the video and her playing, so unconventional. And here’s the second gem. I quote: …she turns everything that … Continue reading →

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What is beauty?

Posted on August 13, 2009 by Antonio Vantaggiato

My friend Rosa Ojeda sent an intriguing email about a top violin musician playing at one of Washington’s subway stations and not being noticed. So I dug out a very nice piece from The Washington Post, Pearls Before Breakfast by … Continue reading →

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Newsrooms & classrooms

Posted on June 9, 2009 by Antonio Vantaggiato

{From elearnspace}George Siemens adds some metaphor to the cry coming from US newspapers. It is well known printed newspapers are facing a crisis they never experienced before. He quotes Dan Froomkin: Why “playing it safe” is killing American newspapers: “But … Continue reading →

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thoughtware.tv: science at one’s fingertips!

Posted on October 8, 2008 by Antonio Vantaggiato

I am very proud of Andrés Colón, who was a student of mine and worked with me for a while. He is brilliant and a very modest person. But he developed a Web wonder, a video-sharing system for scientific advance. … Continue reading →

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