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Identity and Action

July 27, 2011 Jess Leave a comment

A friend just pointed me at a fantastic* study of voting behavior, well-summarized at Language Log. People were asked about their future…

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Posted in: Think Tank Filed under: behavior change, identity, project, voting

Reading List 2011 (7/87)

June 28, 2011 Jess 1 Comment

The weather’s been so gorgeous lately that I’d rather be outside than writing about books! But today is muggy, so…

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Posted in: Reading List Filed under: books, project

Reading List 2011 (9/72)

May 26, 2011 Jess 2 Comments

It’s been a few weeks since I’ve posted, mostly because of family medical issues. When you’re writing a dissertation while…

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Posted in: Reading List Filed under: books, project

Achievements, Distilled

February 15, 2011 Jess Leave a comment

Oh hell yes. Greg Barker has written an absolutely terrific article summarizing his insights on achievement design. He’s got some…

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Posted in: Games Filed under: achievements, games, gamification, project

Taking It’s The Hard Part

November 29, 2010 Jess Leave a comment

Just saw this Times piece on Truvada, which can protect people (gay men, in this particular study) from contracting AIDS.…

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Posted in: Think Tank Filed under: health, project

Design for Neighborliness

November 5, 2010 Jess 2 Comments

This morning, the boy sent me this post about what works for political campaigns.  I don’t know where the information is coming from,…

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Posted in: Games, Teaching, Think Tank Filed under: game design, politics, project

Reading List 2010 (13/117)

September 3, 2010 Jess 1 Comment

Next batch of books! The Secret Goldfish, David Means Long Walks, Last Flights, Ken Scholes Selected Short Stories, Honore de…

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Posted in: Reading List Filed under: books, project

Reading List 2010 (7/72)

July 23, 2010 Jess 4 Comments

Oh look!  A Dark Tower binge! The Gunslinger, Stephen King The Drawing of the Three, Stephen King The Waste Lands,…

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Posted in: Reading List Filed under: books, project

Electing the Smart Guy

May 4, 2010 Jess Leave a comment

Ill Doctrine, of all people, got me wondering: can we fix our cultural hostility to electing smart people to office…

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Posted in: Teaching, Think Tank Filed under: intelligence, learning, politics, project, school

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