Google Is White Bread For Young Minds

Mon, 14 Jan 2008 14:02:23 GMT

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White bread for young minds, says university professor

Google is “white bread for the mind”, and the internet is producing a generation of students who survive on a diet of unreliable information, a professor of media studies will claim this week.

She believes that easy access to information has dulled students’ sense of curiosity and is stifling debate. She claims that many undergraduates arrive at university unable to discriminate between anecdotal and unsubstantiated material posted on the internet.

“Google offers easy answers to difficult questions. But students do not know how to tell if they come from serious, refereed work or are merely composed of shallow ideas, superficial surfing and fleeting commitments.

“Google is filling, but it does not necessarily offer nutritional content,” she said.

“flattening expertise”

personalised truths

an age of information, but what they lack is correct information.

“I call this type of education ‘the University of Google’.

8 Things No One Tells You About Marriage

Mon, 14 Jan 2008 17:15:23 GMT

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1. You will look at the person lying next to you and wonder, Is this it? Forever?

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2. You'll work harder than you ever imagined.

3. You will sometimes go to bed mad (and maybe even wake up madder).

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4. You will go without sex — sometimes for a long time — and that's okay.

5. Getting your way is usually not as important as finding a way to work together.

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6. A great marriage doesn't mean no conflict; it simply means a couple keeps trying to get it right.

7. You'll realize that you can only change yourself.

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8. As you face your fears and insecurities, you will find out what you're really made of.

But I am completely clear in the knowledge that many of the deepest frustrations in your relationship are an opportunity for you to confront yourself.

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Google Is White Bread For Young Minds

White bread for young minds, says university professor

8 Things No One Tells You About Marriage

1. You will look at the person lying next to you and wonder, Is this it? Forever?

2. You'll work harder than you ever imagined.

3. You will sometimes go to bed mad (and maybe even wake up madder).

4. You will go without sex — sometimes for a long time — and that's okay.

5. Getting your way is usually not as important as finding a way to work together.

6. A great marriage doesn't mean no conflict; it simply means a couple keeps trying to get it right.

7. You'll realize that you can only change yourself.

8. As you face your fears and insecurities, you will find out what you're really made of.