Do schools kill creativity?

Sir Ken Robinson makes an entertaining and profoundly moving case for creating an education system that nurtures (rather than undermines) creativity.

Andreina and Marco, summarize (in 20 minutes) the speaker's point of view, explaining his vision of the future of education. Once you have listened carefully to the talk, click here to go to your Google Docs to write your summary. You can also write your summary here by clicking the Comments link below.

Good luck!

Helwing

Genes v. Memes.

Starting with the simple tale of an ant, philosopher Dan Dennett unleashes a devastating salvo of ideas, making a powerful case for the existence of memes: concepts that are literally alive.

Marco, summarize (in 20 minutes) the speaker's point of view, explaining what Memes are and how they guide human evolution. Once you have listened carefully to the talk, click here to go to your Google Docs to write your summary. You can also write your summary here by clicking the Comments link below, at the end of this post.

Good luck!

Helwing