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Stephen Downes

Knowledge, Learning, Community

Via Graeme Stewart. Canada's Governor General David Johnston calls on professors in the humanities and social sciences to improve the way we discover, learn and innovate. "Whether you ultimately agree with his proposals or not, Dr. Heath's call for a new Enlightenment that reimagines our politics, society and the way we organize ourselves based on our understanding of the human brain is exactly the kind of bold thinking we require. It's a matter of preserving what is best and adapting and improving where necessary." My response: We're working on it, Mr. Governor General. We're working on it. (p.s. send money)

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