Category Archives: Education

How to give children an unfair advantage

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Five-month-old babies know what’s funny

From Aeon: “Before they speak or crawl or walk or achieve many of the other amazing developmental milestones in the first year of life, babies laugh. This simple act makes its debut around the fourth month of life, ushering in … Continue reading

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Human population through time

From Aeon: “From our origins in Africa, humans began migrating around the globe roughly 100,000 years ago. But it was only with the advent of agriculture about 12,000 years ago that our population started to swell to more than a million. This data … Continue reading

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To Die of Having Lived

Published author Rick Rapport has written about his personal experiences with patients, doctors and families in crisis when near death. Dr. Rapport is a colleague and Clinical Professor of Neurosurgery at nearby Harborview Hospital. He has given permission to link … Continue reading

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“With $10 million investment, Amazon expands relationship with UW”

From Crosscut: “The University of Washington announced today that Amazon has pledged $10 million to help fund the construction of a second building for the Computer Science and Engineering (CSE) department on campus. “The new building will double the department’s … Continue reading

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Things are getting better – really!

If you believe social media and even mainstream media, things are really bad and getting worse, right? Well, wrong according to Kristoff’s Op-ed in the NYT. I’ve always wondered what the daily news would look like during the Crusades, the … Continue reading

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Washington State Senior Citizens Foundation 2016 Annual Fall Conference

From Barb Williams: The Washington State Senior Citizens Foundation will  hold their 2016 Annual Fall Conference and we would like to invite you to register.   The Conference will be held: Thursday, October 27,2016 8:00 A.M. to 3:30 P.M. Hotel Murano, 1320 … Continue reading

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Dementia, Art, and Legacy

Friday, September 30, 2016 8:30 am – 5 pm “Dementia, Art, and Legacy is a one-day conference designed for family and care partners of people living with dementia, as well as social workers, healthcare professionals, artists, and educators. The conference … Continue reading

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