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Fascinating article about embedding public computers in building walls and kids who know nothing about PCs or the internet figure them out. -- (link)

Posted by mara Jul 16 '10, 07:45

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This makes me optimistic about both the engineering/design and people's cognitive abilities. (www.bbc.co.uk)

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*encourages you* -- nm - Granny Figure Jul 16, 07:53
"'I repeated the experiment across India and noticed that children will learn to do what they want to learn to do.'" -- nm - lileve Jul 16, 07:50
"apart from the fact that improper replication of the DNA contributes to genetic disease - we've understood nothing else" hee -- nm - JaxSean Jul 16, 07:48 1
- that's classic -- nm - oblique Jul 16, 07:51
People are handing babies iphones and they figure out how to play games on them. -- nm - lileve Jul 16, 07:47 7
- My 2 1/2 year old is barely proficient with a fork and yet can kick my ass at Angry Birds. nm - ralph wiggum Jul 16, 07:49 6
  - my friends three year old has her own iTouch. and can work it perfectly. - Andie Jul 16, 07:52 2
    - "Give. Nick. Phone! Give! Giiiiiiiiive!" nm - what Wiggie hears when she gets home Jul 16, 07:55
    - This is what I keep saying about the iPad - oblique Jul 16, 07:53
  - that's because forks are boring -- nm - decline Jul 16, 07:50 2
    - I must respectfully disagree, friend. -- nm - Blue Raja si Jul 16, 07:54
    - ... you have obviously never been stabbed with one. -- nm - landbeck Jul 16, 07:53

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