Seeing vs. Reading, Reimagining Utilitarian Model of Education, & Buildings in Rectangles
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An ancient feud rages at the very core of your creative endeavor: The rational logical you and its fuzzy intuitive rival are in constant dispute.
Imagine yourself coming across an old tree.
Baffled by the spectacle of its twigs and branches you could reach out to feel its bark. You observe how the sunlight falls through the countless leaves orchestrating a spectacular pattern of shadows before your feet.
Or you could just think “That’s a tree.” — and move on.
Source: Seeing vs. reading
There is a common tendency among intelligentsia to advocate a utilitarian model of education. For them, the sole function of education is to impart vocational skills for the accumulation of wealth to satisfy pigs and fools.
Any other educational roles become subservient to this primary function. This intelligentsia takes a lot of pride in flogging the outdated model of education that according to them seems hell-bent on presenting every student with the identical bouquet of ice cream flavors (subjects) in the name of education.
There is often an allegation that Liberal Education does not teach us how to advance our manufactures or improve our lands, or to better our economy. What’s the use of having a liberal education if it does not make someone a lawyer, an engineer, or a surgeon? Or if it does not lead to discoveries in chemistry, astrophysics, geology, and science of any kind?
Source: Reimagining Utilitarian Model of Education
If you’ve seen new construction around your city, you’ve probably seen these distinctive rectangular panels. Sometimes plain, sometimes multi-colored, they’re absolutely everywhere. The video above explains how they conceal an entire system that helps protect buildings.
Over the course of the 20th century, building technology changed to allow the exterior of a building to be separate from the structure holding it up. Now there’s rain-screen cladding — the enclosure system that ends up being used in so many of those distinctive panels. By creating a small air gap between the exterior wall and the structure, it gives water an opportunity to dry, saving our modern buildings from rot and decay.
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Piyush Kamal
Ex-IRS, Economist, and a Published Author who loves to play at the intersection of Neuroscience, Cognitive Psychology, and Philosophy.
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