Nietzsche’s use of the typewriter changed the way he wrote and thought, but how is Google affecting the way we get information and think? “You’re right, the tools we use to write are shaping our thinking.” In 1882, Nietzsche, who was suffering from failing eyesight, bought a typewriter and started writing with his eyes closed, and when his friend Wagner told him that his style...
Does technology change society or does society determine technology? This course explores the interplay between technological determinism and social constructionism. The relationship between technology and society is one of the most important topics that is constantly being debated in the modern world. Since the beginning of the 21st century, technological advances have accelerated at an...
Big data is making our lives easier, but it’s also increasing the risk of personal data breaches. Are we safe? Is it coincidence? Is it timing marketing? “○○Ah, you’re going to be late for class. Hurry up and get to school!” “Yeah, I’ll be there, I’ll be there, I’m on my way.” Mornings for college students are not relaxing. Every morning, no matter how busy I...
How can you prevent free-riding in group activities? Explore how to create a fair evaluation system that encourages sincere participation. Group work and free riding, what’s the solution? The point of group work is to foster teamwork, share ideas, and solve problems. This allows them to bounce ideas off each other and produce better results. It also helps them understand their roles...
Why do good people exist? The Iteration-Reciprocity Hypothesis explores how altruism evolved in a survival competition in which selfishness favored selection. Why are there good people in the world? The existence of good people, or altruistic people, is a puzzling question from an economic and evolutionary perspective. Since selfish people who look out for their own interests have a much...
Legal systems need to balance social efficiency and fairness. This article explores the formation and implications of an efficient legal system from a law and economics perspective. In order to discuss whether a legal system is socially desirable, we first need to define the criteria for desirability. Legal economics uses efficiency as this criterion. Efficiency is whether or not it...
Readers don’t passively take in text. The process of actively constructing meaning using background knowledge has become central to reading. Prior to the advent of reader-centered reading instruction, reading instructional theories often viewed readers as passive beings who discover meaning in text. However, reader-centered reading instructional theories define reading as an active...
To delve deeply into a topic, you need effective reading strategies. In this article, we’ll explore how to read using critical thinking and documentation. Reading to delve deeper into a topic is reading to acquire knowledge and explore it critically and comprehensively. Such reading begins by skimming the table of contents or the entire book to understand the overall structure of the...
Background knowledge plays an important role in deepening our understanding of the meaning of a text and gaining new insights. How do proficient readers use it? What skills and attitudes do proficient readers possess? Proficient readers have the ability to effectively use background knowledge to understand and reconstruct the meaning of a text. Background knowledge is a structured body of...
Advertising is more than just a profit-seeking tool; it promotes market competition, changes consumer behavior, and influences society and culture at large. While advertising is designed to make money for the advertiser, the seller, it also has an impact on the marketplace, regardless of the advertiser’s intentions. Advertising can change market structure and consumer behavior in a...