Aug 23 2012: I don't, like many of the women who have commented before me, feel that this is inherently sexist. The term 'manspace' is used because he's showing us exactly that, spaces that men have created. I do however find it a bit elitist. It's a nice idea but it's really limited to those who have the means to create something like this. I imagine it is no small outlay to build the space in his garden that has brought him so much pleasure. If he were a minimum wage worker with 3 kids he might need his own space even more but would struggle to find the space, money or time to create such a haven.
May 13 2012: This is a lovely idea. I have recently noticed that I consume both of this things the same way and in conjunction with one another. When I'm reading and watching TED for example I eat really well and exercise. When I'm watching trash TV and spending 16 hours a day on Facebook my diet is usually based around cheese and ice cream. I wonder if there's a neurological link.
May 13 2012: I wonder if this has implications beyond advertising and beyond gender. I am sitting here watching a debate between important Republicans and important Democrats about who is going to win the presidential campaign in the USA. So far I have heard who's ahead with women, Latinos, Hispanics and blacks. Perhaps if the web teaches us that people are not defined by their demographic, politicians will stop marketing policies to demographics and start coming up with actual solutions which help society as a whole.
May 12 2012: I agree that imagination should be integral to all lessons. It is fundamental to problem solving, just look at Einstein's thought experiments. I actually think this is already a part of much schooling, up until the age of 11 (in the UK at least) after which the focus on results and learning how to pass exams becomes so heavy that there is no time or imperative for imagination and creativity in the class room.
The 21st Century economy and world of work demands creative thinking and the education system stamps it out. Time to update our thinking on this.
May 7 2012: I'm not sure you even bothered to watch this talk as your response has little relevance to what Tavi was talking about. In fact I think her point is partly the point that you are (very badly, and somewhat insultingly) attempting to get across, feminism is not about over sexualising young women or shoehorning them into male roles but about allowing them the freedoms, the information and the opportunities to discover and follow any path they choose (and here is where Tavi and you part company as you seem to think they should follow the paths you think are best for them and for your enjoyment of them). There is no template for what a feminist looks like and there is no set template for female power because there is no set template for what a woman is. Attempting to define and categorise human beings like that strips us of our fundamental humanity and individuality.
It's a shame that a fifteen year old can grasp this but you are unable to.
Apr 29 2012: I think what he is saying is exactly that, rearrange the rewards system so that rather than publication of papers or breakthrough's before the next guy it's your contribution to Open Science networks that win accolade's. The reward pattern would shift rapidly once this idea takes hold as the collaborative scientists will definitely become those making the bigger and more rapid breakthroughs anyway. It's a matter of tipping the balance. And to do that we have to make an effort to push scientists in the right direction. The possibilities of this type of collaborative effort are unimaginably brilliant.
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The 21st Century economy and world of work demands creative thinking and the education system stamps it out. Time to update our thinking on this.
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It's a shame that a fifteen year old can grasp this but you are unable to.
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