tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7872819010848426693.post8897252736619328811..comments2024-03-28T02:46:03.227-04:00Comments on The Historical Society: More Bouncing Balls for FridayRandallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16755286304057000048noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7872819010848426693.post-20633808892036428712010-12-04T11:24:41.917-05:002010-12-04T11:24:41.917-05:00I had fun showing this to my World history student...I had fun showing this to my World history students as an end-of-semester review, but I couldn't help but point out the fallacy of scale involved in ignoring the sorting at the beginning and how it mirrors the sorting at the end. Good discussions.Jonathan Dresnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04356112719229675996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7872819010848426693.post-36093235008334492942010-12-03T19:17:14.529-05:002010-12-03T19:17:14.529-05:00Rosling is a darling of the TED Talks (http://www....Rosling is a darling of the TED Talks (http://www.ted.com/search?q=rosling ); partly because he seems to reconcile the world of technology and consumption with some type of sustainable future that appeals to the silicon valley audience at those events. Even makes them feel like they're somehow involved. "Next up, Dean Kamen riding a Segway, and a sneak peak at his water purifier in the last 30 seconds..." <br /><br />I was left wondering whether the people in the top righthand corner ever considered what the movement would have looked like in the bottom left if they hadn't gone in and moved all the resources from the periphery to the center?dan allossohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10733670017382794923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7872819010848426693.post-2356409404693299882010-12-03T19:15:04.234-05:002010-12-03T19:15:04.234-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.dan allossohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10733670017382794923noreply@blogger.com