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The mind, as it evolves
Friday, February 17, 2012 · Topics: depression, evolutionary-psychology, psychology, psychotherapy
From LA Times: In the fall of 2005, psychiatrist J. Anderson Thomson Jr. was treating an 18-year-old college freshman whom he describes as “intensely depressed, feeling suicidal and doing self-cutting.” A few years before, Thomson says, he would have interpreted her depression as anger turned inward. But instead he decided that her symptoms might be a way of signaling her unhappiness to people close to her.
He discovered that his client’s parents had pressured her to attend the university and major in science, even though her real interest lay in the arts. In the course of therapy, he helped her become more assertive about her goals. When she transferred to another school and changed majors, he says, her depression lifted.
Thomson based his approach on the idea that depression is not simply a disease to be eliminated, but a way of eliciting support from family and friends. It’s a concept derived from evolutionary psychology, a burgeoning field that is starting to influence psychotherapy. · Go to The mind, as it evolves →
J. Anderson Thomson M.D.
Friday, February 17, 2012 · Topics: depression, evolutionary-psychology, psychology, religion, suicide-terrorism
J. Anderson Thomson, Jr., M.D. (Andy) is a psychiatrist in private practice in Charlottesville, Virginia. He is also a staff psychiatrist at Counseling and Psychological Services at the University of Virginia Student Health Services and the Institute of Law, Psychiatry and Public Policy at the University of Virginia. Dr. Thomson’s current research interest is in the area of evolutionary psychology and using its principles to understand depression, suicide terrorism, and religious belief. · Go to J. Anderson Thomson M.D. →
The Thought Leader Interview: Bob Carrigan
Thursday, February 16, 2012 · Topics: down-economy, social-media
From strategy+business: Media pioneer Bob Carrigan, of IDG Communications and the Interactive Advertising Bureau, explains why new media is the most optimistic part of the economy. · Go to The Thought Leader Interview: Bob Carrigan →
Even Gustavo Dudamel is wowed by huge Mahler rehearsal in Caracas
Thursday, February 16, 2012 · Topics: music, orchestras, systems-thinking
From LA Times: When the Los Angeles Philharmonic arrived backstage at Caracas’ Teatro Teresa Carreno for its first rehearsal with chorus and the Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra of Mahler’s Eighth Symphony Wednesday morning, the first reaction from many Angelenos was a gasp, a wow and a big smile. Then they whipped out their cameras.
A sea of tightly packed children and young singers rose to the roof. The official count was 1,207, but with that many, who’s counting? They were warming up, and it seemed as though the earth itself was singing solfège syllables. The sound was primal. “I’m not sure I knew what I was getting into,” cracked the L.A. Phil’s longtime production director, Paul M. Geller. · Go to Even Gustavo Dudamel is wowed by huge Mahler rehearsal in Caracas →
Former Random House CEO Alberto Vitale: Paper books will evolve into more precious products
Wednesday, February 15, 2012 · Topics: e-books-design, learning-design
From Knowledge@Wharton: Alberto Vitale was running Bantam Books, the world leader in paperbacks, when the Newhouse family recruited him to become the COO of Random House. In that role, and later as the CEO of one of the world’s top publishing firms, Vitale oversaw huge changes in the publishing industry. In this interview with Stephen J. Kobrin, publisher and executive director of Wharton Digital Press, and Knowledge@Wharton, Vitale discusses the rise of digital publishing, the future of bookstores and the globalization of copyright, among other issues. · Go to Former Random House CEO Alberto Vitale: Paper books will evolve into more precious products →
Digital books: ‘Enhanced’ but for whom?
Wednesday, February 15, 2012 · Topics: e-books-design, learning-design
From Knowledge@Wharton: Forget your dusty old biology book. Life on Earth, a textbook by E.O. Wilson now available on iTunes, may soon make it obsolete. Or will it? · Go to Digital books: ‘Enhanced’ but for whom? →
Textbook case: Apple and others strive to be the next wave in educational publishing
Wednesday, February 15, 2012 · Topics: apple, design, ipad-design, learning-design
From Knowledge@Wharton: While the $4.5 billion textbook industry seems ready for disruption, the latest digital offerings from firms like Apple may not be enough to overthrow it — yet. Apple’s approach, which revolves around the company’s ecosystem and devices, poses certain limitations for institutions and for students, experts say, and the proposed cost savings from not having to purchase more expensive physical books may not add up. Also, it’s unclear whether more elaborate, enhanced textbooks with 3-D graphics and animation will catch on and eventually replace the printed word. · Go to Textbook case: Apple and others strive to be the next wave in educational publishing →
It’s 10 pm, do you know where your employees are? 4 steps to set after-hours work expectations
Thursday, February 9, 2012 · Topics: employee-engagement, teams-high-impact
From FastCompany: Three leaders, with three very different uses of technology. So I asked them, “How many of you have sat down with all of your direct reports and explained how you prefer to connect with work, and specified what you expect of them?” All three shook their heads and said some variation of the following statement, “No, I haven’t done that, but they all know that I don’t expect them to do what I do.” My response was, “I’ll bet that isn’t true,” and I shared what I see too often in many organizations: · Go to It’s 10 pm, do you know where your employees are? 4 steps to set after-hours work expectations →
