Smartphones Don’t Make Us Dumb – NYTimes.com. Interesting article that differentiates between the ability to focus attention and the desire to focus attention. Not too far from our own ideas on this.
Category: arousal regulation
Texting while walking: Doctor warns of distraction risk as student tells of being hit by bus – ABC News Australian Broadcasting Corporation
"People need to be aware of the risk – it only takes a split second to be hit by a car."It is just like having alcohol on board, you dont realise what is going on around you, so the phone…
Self-Regulation: American Schools Are Failing Nonconformist Kids | New Republic
Self-Regulation: American Schools Are Failing Nonconformist Kids | New Republic. Interesting commentary on self-regulation and how it is “taught” in American (and British) schools. This article questions whether self-regulation is just a fancy name for compliance through brain-washing rather than…
Phone app trains you to beat jet lag ›
Phone app trains you to beat jet lag › News in Science ABC Science. Ian, this might be of interest to you – perhaps in combination with your stuff.
Can you spot a psychopath?
Can you spot a psychopath?. At heart, Hare’s test is simple: a list of 20 criteria, each given a score of 0 (if it doesn’t apply to the person), 1 (if it partially applies) or 2 (if it fully applies).…
BBC News – Lack of sleep blights pupils’ education
BBC News – Lack of sleep blights pupils' education. This might be of interest to you, Ian!
Controlling Attention in the Face of Threat: A Method for Quantifying Endogenous Attentional Control – Springer
Controlling Attention in the Face of Threat: A Method for Quantifying Endogenous Attentional Control – Springer. Both the chapter and the book are definitely worth a look – especially Luke, Ian and maybe Norman!
“Slow TV” from Norway
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-11-01/norway-broadcaster-to-show-12-hours-of-knitting/5065378 This is a strange thing – “slow TV” like the “slow food” movement, so that it’s reality TV without the hype. Does this mean that people actually need external mediation or regulation of “time” – it’s okay to spend…
‘Learned helplessness’ leaves people in major cities unprepared to cope in natural disasters – ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
'Learned helplessness' leaves people in major cities unprepared to cope in natural disasters – ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation). Yep – we know!
Better education vs legislation to combat cyber-bullying?
Better education can combat cyber-bullying, not legislation, expert says – The Globe and Mail. Note that the expert, Debra Pepler (York University) refers to the need for self-regulation and social competence to complement academic learning.