Comments on: A More Resilient Species http://boingboing.net/2013/01/15/a-more-resilient-species.html Brain candy for Happy Mutants Tue, 21 May 2013 11:18:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: Linda Stone http://boingboing.net/2013/01/15/a-more-resilient-species.html#comment-1630045 Linda Stone Thu, 17 Jan 2013 04:41:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=205497#comment-1630045 It's Whitmore.  I missed that typo in an edit.  Thank you.  I've had so much fun interviewing both adults and children on their play patterns.  Frequently, about 20 minutes into an interview, many of the adults I interview say what a few of the Nobel Laureates said:  "That's what I'm doing today!" It’s Whitmore.  I missed that typo in an edit.  Thank you.  I’ve had so much fun interviewing both adults and children on their play patterns.  Frequently, about 20 minutes into an interview, many of the adults I interview say what a few of the Nobel Laureates said:  ”That’s what I’m doing today!”

]]> By: Linda Stone http://boingboing.net/2013/01/15/a-more-resilient-species.html#comment-1630044 Linda Stone Thu, 17 Jan 2013 04:38:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=205497#comment-1630044 Richard Louv, and his book, Last Child in the Woods, are worth reading.  Thanks for bringing this up.  Too much structure leaves no space for serendipitous pursuit of curiosity. Richard Louv, and his book, Last Child in the Woods, are worth reading.  Thanks for bringing this up.  Too much structure leaves no space for serendipitous pursuit of curiosity.

]]> By: MarlboroTestMonkey7 http://boingboing.net/2013/01/15/a-more-resilient-species.html#comment-1629088 MarlboroTestMonkey7 Wed, 16 Jan 2013 04:22:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=205497#comment-1629088 Moral: the best rat is a bored rat. Moral: the best rat is a bored rat.

]]> By: Kurt http://boingboing.net/2013/01/15/a-more-resilient-species.html#comment-1628988 Kurt Wed, 16 Jan 2013 00:45:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=205497#comment-1628988 I love that there's such a thing as "Play scholar". And Whitman ... Whitmore ... they can't both be right. I love that there’s such a thing as “Play scholar”.

And Whitman … Whitmore … they can’t both be right.

]]> By: Andy Forest http://boingboing.net/2013/01/15/a-more-resilient-species.html#comment-1628951 Andy Forest Tue, 15 Jan 2013 23:36:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=205497#comment-1628951 Wander freely in the fields of knowledge! Wander freely in the fields of knowledge!

]]> By: NelC http://boingboing.net/2013/01/15/a-more-resilient-species.html#comment-1628678 NelC Tue, 15 Jan 2013 18:45:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=205497#comment-1628678 Electrodynamics, chromodynamics, like <i>I</i> know the difference. ;) Electrodynamics, chromodynamics, like I know the difference. ;)

]]> By: Todd Saunders http://boingboing.net/2013/01/15/a-more-resilient-species.html#comment-1628677 Todd Saunders Tue, 15 Jan 2013 18:44:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=205497#comment-1628677 This reminds me of some points Richard Louv makes in Last child in the woods. He discusses a lack of green places for children to explore and play in. Additionally he addresses the lack of unstructured play even in places designated for play, organised sports being an example. Also a lack of "loose parts" on playgrounds at schools. This stymies imagination and actually punishes divergent thinking (I remember getting in trouble for using a soccer ball as a kamehameha blast). Anyway, I would recommend flipping through Louvs book, its like 90 pages. On another note, is resiliency becoming the next "sustainability" style buzz word? C.S. Holling would be pissed...maybe. This reminds me of some points Richard Louv makes in Last child in the woods. He discusses a lack of green places for children to explore and play in. Additionally he addresses the lack of unstructured play even in places designated for play, organised sports being an example. Also a lack of “loose parts” on playgrounds at schools. This stymies imagination and actually punishes divergent thinking (I remember getting in trouble for using a soccer ball as a kamehameha blast). Anyway, I would recommend flipping through Louvs book, its like 90 pages.

On another note, is resiliency becoming the next “sustainability” style buzz word? C.S. Holling would be pissed…maybe.

]]> By: Mark Dow http://boingboing.net/2013/01/15/a-more-resilient-species.html#comment-1628619 Mark Dow Tue, 15 Jan 2013 17:48:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=205497#comment-1628619 Quantum electrodynamics. I think it was at Cornell's Willard Straight dining hall. Quantum electrodynamics. I think it was at Cornell’s Willard Straight dining hall.

]]> By: MrScience http://boingboing.net/2013/01/15/a-more-resilient-species.html#comment-1628615 MrScience Tue, 15 Jan 2013 17:41:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=205497#comment-1628615 I think the best purchase I ever made was $200 of assorted legos off Ebay. No manuals, we all just dug in and created whatever we wanted. Years later (now he's playing Minecraft and learning how to mod games), we donated most of them to the school's Lego Club. I think the best purchase I ever made was $200 of assorted legos off Ebay. No manuals, we all just dug in and created whatever we wanted. Years later (now he’s playing Minecraft and learning how to mod games), we donated most of them to the school’s Lego Club.

]]> By: NelC http://boingboing.net/2013/01/15/a-more-resilient-species.html#comment-1628613 NelC Tue, 15 Jan 2013 17:37:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=205497#comment-1628613 I recall Richard Feynmann talking about how he discovered something important about quantum dynamics (don't ask me what) from observing a plate wobbling when thrown up in the air, and just trying to model the wobble for fun. I recall Richard Feynmann talking about how he discovered something important about quantum dynamics (don’t ask me what) from observing a plate wobbling when thrown up in the air, and just trying to model the wobble for fun.

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