"In history, as far as we can tell, there have never been cultures or societies in which there weren't a very large set of shared ideas — norms, values, stories" and so on, says Nass. "We've just never seen that before."
As the monoculture fragments, social-media platforms and other wired and unwired communities are creating new kinds of connections — connections that are building bridges between people in ways that watching Seinfeld never could. But Nass says they're not likely to be the kinds of connections that will hold a nation together.
Moms are vulnerable to internet addiction as they join online communities to connect with "normal" people who aren't talking about parenting duties, trying to fill the void of isolation.
Discussion of Facebook's rapid growth and inherent changes and challenges
Description of new system which lets patrons with sensory disabilities fully experience exhibits.
Discusses how urbanization and technology are often blamed for social isolation and loneliness but actually facilitate rich social connections.
ChirpTracker is a new product that will integrate birdwatching and science with social networking.
Hub2 is a Boston-based project that uses Second Life to engage community members in the participatory process of designing real-world public spaces.
Open resource center and community for early literacy educators. A nice
wiki with all kinds of resources.
Your community could be small, like a clique. Your community could be big and resemble a distribution system, like a network. Your community could be of medium size and resemble a cult. Your community could resemble a nation. The community owns its destiny. Their destiny is yours.
Welcome to the OpenStarLogo community web site. StarLogo is now available in an open source version. From this web site you can download the source code, which is free to use for non-commercial purposes (see the license in the download for more details). We hope that the community will find value in the source code, and make contributions back to the StarLogo community via the Uploads and Downloads section of this site.
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"In history, as far as we can tell, there have never been cultures or societies in which there weren't a very large set of shared ideas — norms, values, stories" and so on, says Nass. "We've just never seen that before." As the monoculture fragments, social-media platforms and other wired and unwired communities are creating new kinds of connections — connections that are building bridges between people in ways that watching Seinfeld never could. But Nass says they're not likely to be the kinds of connections that will hold a nation together.
Moms are vulnerable to internet addiction as they join online communities to connect with "normal" people who aren't talking about parenting duties, trying to fill the void of isolation.
Discussion of Facebook's rapid growth and inherent changes and challenges
Discusses how urbanization and technology are often blamed for social isolation and loneliness but actually facilitate rich social connections.
Open resource center and community for early literacy educators. A nice wiki with all kinds of resources.
Your community could be small, like a clique. Your community could be big and resemble a distribution system, like a network. Your community could be of medium size and resemble a cult. Your community could resemble a nation. The community owns its destiny. Their destiny is yours.
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