Who in 1965 would have imagined that if an effective vaccine existed to inoculate against a horrible disease, people would choose not to use it? Just imagine telling all the intrepid researchers, bent over their microscopes for months and years, that the biggest barriers to delivering their vaccines could be people’s shifting beliefs and attitudes [...]
Archive for July, 2011
July 6, 2011
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Feedback
By asalvo1 in CultureIt’s summer now, things are at least trying to slow down a bit—maybe we’ll have some time to reflect. Those of us who have been producing the weekly films for this column are going to take a break from that for a few weeks. Instead, I’ll be doing some written posts during the summer—sharing some [...]
July 1, 2011
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This Tuesday Night! Focus Group at The Design Conversations
By Lee in NewsThis Tuesday night, 7/5 at the Windup Space, we’ll be holding a focus group of people who have become interested in WhoWeAm. The event is part of the D:Center’s monthly Design Conversations series. We’ll be showing a few short films and getting peoples thoughts and feedback about WhoWeAm: what it’s saying, where it’s going, and [...]
Tags: art, culture, issues, philosophy, science, values, whoweam, wisdom
July 1, 2011
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Education Rethunk, Part 7: Enducation Series
By asalvo1 in EducationThis is the short wrap up of the WhoWeAm series on looking at education through the lens of culture. Two points—very simple. Blink and you’ll miss it.