Comments on: About http://www.davosnewbies.com A year-round Davos of the mind, written since 1999 by Lance Knobel Thu, 18 Feb 2010 09:26:21 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Christopher Maule http://www.davosnewbies.com/about/comment-page-1/#comment-121886 Christopher Maule Wed, 15 Aug 2007 16:51:02 +0000 http://www.davosnewbies.com/about/#comment-121886 I find that the Richard Scarry books, What People Do All Day, are a good economics primer for children (and adults). The books illustrate industries and everyday activities that provide examples of economic concepts. It is probably a mistake that economics is not introduced earlier into the school curriculum, since the concepts have application at all ages. I find that the Richard Scarry books, What People Do All Day, are a good economics primer for children (and adults). The books illustrate industries and everyday activities that provide examples of economic concepts. It is probably a mistake that economics is not introduced earlier into the school curriculum, since the concepts have application at all ages.

]]> By: Lance Knobel http://www.davosnewbies.com/about/comment-page-1/#comment-120239 Lance Knobel Sun, 12 Aug 2007 18:49:18 +0000 http://www.davosnewbies.com/about/#comment-120239 If you get Frank's book there are scores of "economic naturalist" puzzles. When I was reading the book I shared two or three of them each night with my son. He liked, for example, why do drive-in ATMs have Braille lettering, and why does it cost more to rent a tuxedo for a night than a car for a day. If you get Frank’s book there are scores of “economic naturalist” puzzles. When I was reading the book I shared two or three of them each night with my son. He liked, for example, why do drive-in ATMs have Braille lettering, and why does it cost more to rent a tuxedo for a night than a car for a day.

]]> By: FG http://www.davosnewbies.com/about/comment-page-1/#comment-120210 FG Sun, 12 Aug 2007 17:51:09 +0000 http://www.davosnewbies.com/about/#comment-120210 Would you be willing to share your economic naturalist puzzles you play with your child (as cited in August 12, 2007 NYT)? Thanks! FG Would you be willing to share your economic naturalist puzzles you play with your child (as cited in August 12, 2007 NYT)?
Thanks!
FG

]]> By: » BloggerCon: Politics and blogging | Between the Lines | ZDNet.com http://www.davosnewbies.com/about/comment-page-1/#comment-12250 » BloggerCon: Politics and blogging | Between the Lines | ZDNet.com Sat, 24 Jun 2006 21:58:33 +0000 http://www.davosnewbies.com/about/#comment-12250 [...] The post-lunch session at BloggerCon IV was led by Lance Knobel, focusing on poltics and blogging. In the nature of an unconference like BloggerCon, the approach to the topic will be protean, not fixed. But I think the starting point for the politics discussion will be to examine whether and how blogging and other new participatory media can make a positive contribution to the 2008 national election in the US. There’s a real risk that these great tools will just make negative, attack politics more potent. I don’t think it has to be that way. [...] [...] The post-lunch session at BloggerCon IV was led by Lance Knobel, focusing on poltics and blogging. In the nature of an unconference like BloggerCon, the approach to the topic will be protean, not fixed. But I think the starting point for the politics discussion will be to examine whether and how blogging and other new participatory media can make a positive contribution to the 2008 national election in the US. There’s a real risk that these great tools will just make negative, attack politics more potent. I don’t think it has to be that way. [...]

]]> By: John J Spilker http://www.davosnewbies.com/about/comment-page-1/#comment-11976 John J Spilker Thu, 22 Jun 2006 15:34:35 +0000 http://www.davosnewbies.com/about/#comment-11976 Hi Lance, Just wanted to tell you how much I enjoy your blog. In particular, I really liked the essay you did on the New Media about a year ago. I saw that you are reading Nixon Agonistes. That book has been on my readling list since I graduated in history some 30 years ago. I finally got around to ordering it today. Hope you write a review of the book. Thanks for all your good work, John Hi Lance,

Just wanted to tell you how much I enjoy your blog. In particular, I really liked the essay you did on the New Media about a year ago.

I saw that you are reading Nixon Agonistes. That book has been on my readling list since I graduated in history some 30 years ago. I finally got around to ordering it today.

Hope you write a review of the book.

Thanks for all your good work,

John

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