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  • Calgary Engineering Students Provide Unique Message for the Space Shuttle

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    From University of Calgary, where I spent four years to get my engineering degree. Too bad for the clouds and the astronauts didn’t see the lights. Here’s another use of lights on sheep. I think there was some manipulation of the video though. It looks too good.

  • The Science of Experience – TIME

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    Experience is not only insufficient for expert performance; in some cases, it can hurt. Highly experienced people tend to execute routine tasks almost unconsciously — think of Monica immediately glancing up to see Ardman’s dopamine drip — and they retrieve the information they need quickly, rarely pausing to apply rules. Driving is a good example.…

  • Bill Gates: The skills you need to succeed

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    Bill Gates writes an article for BBC and he says what I’ve always said, stress the three R’s not the latest in computers for students. … there’s no doubt that the ability to use software tools effectively is critical to succeeding in today’s global knowledge economy. A solid working knowledge of productivity software and other…