Shared: America Doesn’t Need Google Fiber Everywhere — But We Do Need Its Buzz | Wired Opinion | Wired.com

America Doesn’t Need Google Fiber Everywhere — But We Do Need Its Buzz | Wired Opinion | Wired.com:

The difference between the standard Internet access that shapes our imagination and a fiber-to-the-home connection is as great as the difference between no electricity and an electrified life. But only if we see this difference, only if we understand what’s possible, can we change our expectations.

Shared: You’re Distracted. This Professor Can Help. – Technology – The Chronicle of Higher Education

You’re Distracted. This Professor Can Help. – Technology – The Chronicle of Higher Education:

All content in long-term memory is represented in two ways: "as a sense of familiarity on the one hand, and whether or not you truly understand it." People often mistake familiarity for understanding. They open the textbook after getting home from a lecture, and they recognize the material. They think: I get this. Then they take a test—and bomb it.