tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-331938782024-03-12T23:33:49.127-05:00EcojoyThoughts about the philosophy of <a href="http://ecologyofjoy.com/">The Ecology of Joy</a>:
<ol><li>Changing Motivation from fear to JOY</li><li>Changing Linking from dominator to PARTNERSHIP</li><li>Cultural Transformation: the Medium is the Massage</li></ol>Dave Devereaux-Weberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00570053066754794566noreply@blogger.comBlogger104125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33193878.post-45170746953748099682018-04-23T14:05:00.000-05:002018-04-30T23:33:53.553-05:00Response to March 19, 2018 Access Hour
David Devereaux-Weber
April 17, 2018
I am one of the co-founders of WORT-FM, community radio in Madison, Wisconsin. I am currently the President of the Board of Directors.
One of our shows is The Access Hour. From the WORT web site:
The Access Hour is WORT's commitment to community access to the airwaves. For one out of every 168 broadcastDave Devereaux-Weberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00570053066754794566noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33193878.post-39953689762631911852017-04-21T12:28:00.001-05:002017-04-21T12:28:23.422-05:00Dominator ThinkingI'm taking a course called Justified Anger, organized by the Rev. Alex Gee
I'm white, and I thought I knew about racism. I have a lot to learn. Thank you Rev. Gee!! Recommended.
One of the references in Justified Anger is the PBS series Africas Great Civilizations.
Some dismiss the topic of African history because they are not black. However, all humans on earth are descendants of a Dave Devereaux-Weberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00570053066754794566noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33193878.post-66715618487839117142015-07-11T19:24:00.000-05:002015-07-11T19:24:13.852-05:00Everything you think you know about addiction is wrongTed Talk
Dave Devereaux-Weberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00570053066754794566noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33193878.post-39845234872457729872015-02-02T11:24:00.001-06:002015-02-02T11:24:17.702-06:00What War Propaganda Like “American Sniper” Reveals About Us | Cross-Check, Scientific American Blog NetworkWhat War Propaganda Like “American Sniper” Reveals About Us | Cross-Check, Scientific American Blog Network:
"If the urge to wage war were embedded deep in our genes, Americans wouldn't need propaganda like American Sniper to persuade them that their wars are just."
'via Blog this'Dave Devereaux-Weberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00570053066754794566noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33193878.post-66391644857197760322015-01-27T08:53:00.001-06:002015-01-27T08:53:13.787-06:00‘Kindness curriculum’ boosts school success in preschoolers‘Kindness curriculum’ boosts school success in preschoolers:
University of Wisconsin - Madison News:Jan. 23, 2015by Kelly April TyrrellOver the course of 12 weeks, twice a week, the prekindergarten students learned their ABCs. Attention, breath and body, caring practice — clearly not the standard letters of the alphabet.Rather, these 4- and 5-year-olds in the Madison Metropolitan School Dave Devereaux-Weberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00570053066754794566noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33193878.post-90787238074866318422015-01-02T00:16:00.001-06:002015-01-02T00:16:51.940-06:00improving police | One chief's lifelong mission to improve our nation's police.David Cooper was Police Chief in Madison from 1972 to 1993. He focuses on a Partnership relationship between police and communities.
His blog is
improving police | One chief's lifelong mission to improve our nation's police.:
One good entry in his blog is A Lesson From Ferguson: It’s Time to End Domination PolicingDave Devereaux-Weberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00570053066754794566noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33193878.post-19027178716758155562013-10-28T12:22:00.001-05:002013-10-28T12:22:02.816-05:00Michael Wesch: How the Internet has changed usMichael Wesch: How the Internet has changed us:
"When a new medium becomes foundational in a society, it really does shake things up very profoundly..."Dave Devereaux-Weberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00570053066754794566noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33193878.post-45999353229698789152013-09-27T23:23:00.001-05:002013-09-27T23:23:04.477-05:00Human Nature is Culturally DependentWhy Americans Are the Weirdest People in the World:
'via Blog this'Dave Devereaux-Weberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00570053066754794566noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33193878.post-32671228868738702882013-08-12T21:26:00.001-05:002013-08-12T21:26:38.058-05:00How the bow and arrow changed the world | A Blog About History - History NewsHow the bow and arrow changed the world | A Blog About History - History News:
'via Blog this'Dave Devereaux-Weberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00570053066754794566noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33193878.post-82821562694253414282013-07-09T00:45:00.001-05:002013-07-09T00:45:23.931-05:00Matthieu Ricard: The habits of happiness | Video on TED.comMatthieu Ricard: The habits of happiness | Video on TED.com:
What is happiness, and how can we all get some? Biochemist turned Buddhist monk Matthieu Ricard says we can train our minds in habits of well-being, to generate a true sense of serenity and fulfillment.
Sometimes called the "happiest man in the world," Matthieu Ricard is a Buddhist monk, author and photographer.
'via Blog this'Dave Devereaux-Weberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00570053066754794566noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33193878.post-62474667675922254692013-07-07T21:24:00.001-05:002013-07-07T21:24:39.391-05:00Brain can be trained in compassion, study shows (May 22, 2013)Brain can be trained in compassion, study shows (May 22, 2013):
'via Blog this'Dave Devereaux-Weberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00570053066754794566noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33193878.post-35961813987977031442013-06-03T16:21:00.001-05:002013-06-03T16:21:11.797-05:00How Literacy Transforms the Human BrainThe Ecology of Joy is in part about how different media and technologies affect the brain - irrespective of the content carried on those media. This article describes How Literacy Transforms the Human Brain
The transformation of the brain by literacy is so significant that it is hard for us to remember back before we could speak or read.
'via Blog this'Dave Devereaux-Weberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00570053066754794566noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33193878.post-88394466281260975662013-01-15T08:13:00.001-06:002013-01-15T08:13:36.673-06:00There's More to Life Than Being Happy - Emily Esfahani Smith - The AtlanticThere's More to Life Than Being Happy - Emily Esfahani Smith - The Atlantic:
How does Viktor Frankl's philosophy fit with ecojoy?
'via Blog this'Dave Devereaux-Weberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00570053066754794566noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33193878.post-18581540220662395392012-12-26T02:01:00.001-06:002012-12-26T02:01:34.388-06:00Stand By Me | Playing For Change | Song Around the WorldStand By Me | Playing For Change | Song Around the World - YouTube: ""
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This song has been on my Ecojoy music list for a long time, but I couldn't say why. It occurred to me today: Standing by me is a form of non-verbal communications. a way of saying that people can overcome fear when they support each other.
This version is especially meaningful in the discussion of Dave Devereaux-Weberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00570053066754794566noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33193878.post-91935345361208446172012-10-12T04:51:00.000-05:002012-10-12T04:51:31.941-05:00Amy Cuddy: Your body language shapes who you areDave Devereaux-Weberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00570053066754794566noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33193878.post-50278339373882152792012-05-09T02:15:00.001-05:002012-05-09T02:20:13.956-05:00Daniel Pink on the surprising science of motivation - YouTube
Daniel Pink on the surprising science of motivation - YouTubeDave Devereaux-Weberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00570053066754794566noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33193878.post-81898341146241462752012-04-06T22:56:00.003-05:002012-04-06T23:16:41.183-05:00The Orlons - "Don't Hang Up" (1962)So how do media and technology influence our thinking? Not the content but the medium itself? Here're some hints:
The song Don't Hang Up is about a telephone call a girl is making to her boyfriend. We know what hang up means, because the telephone has been commonly known (at the time the song came out) for about 80 years.
What would the people of the year 1850 have thought ofDave Devereaux-Weberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00570053066754794566noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33193878.post-8303416903582504752012-04-01T14:13:00.000-05:002012-04-01T14:17:19.987-05:00Mirror NeuronsMirror neurons help people to understand how others are feeling...an explanation from Nova on PBS:
Watch Mirror Neurons on PBS. See more from NOVA scienceNOW.
This explains how empathy works.Dave Devereaux-Weberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00570053066754794566noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33193878.post-63268526444069358532011-12-29T15:19:00.001-06:002011-12-29T15:20:11.199-06:00Center for Investigating Healthy MindsCenter for Investigating Healthy Minds
Started in part because of a challenge by the Dalai Lama to Richard Davidson - (my paraphrasing) we investigate unhealthy minds, why not investigate healthy minds?Dave Devereaux-Weberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00570053066754794566noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33193878.post-76589617781378220322011-12-29T08:33:00.001-06:002011-12-29T15:09:00.024-06:00NYT: TV Prices Fall, Squeezing Most Makers and SellersBy ANDREW MARTIN
Published: December 26, 2011
It’s a great time to buy a television, and Ram Lall, a television salesman, isn’t happy about it. In a basement showroom of J&R, the huge electronics store in Lower Manhattan, Mr. Lall says the days of making big money from televisions are in the past. Pointing to a top-of-the line, 55-inch Sony television, Mr. Lall said it would have sold for $6,000Dave Devereaux-Weberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00570053066754794566noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33193878.post-26194199319289908962011-01-30T06:55:00.001-06:002011-11-25T16:44:26.654-06:00How Meditation May Change the Brain - NYTimes.comHow Meditation May Change the Brain - NYTimes.com
Ecojoy tells us that our brain is shaped by the culture in which we exist, and the media which affect us.Dave Devereaux-Weberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00570053066754794566noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33193878.post-39853915730807876802011-01-30T06:53:00.000-06:002011-01-30T06:53:05.765-06:00Spotlight Again Falls on Web Tools and Change - NYTimes.comSpotlight Again Falls on Web Tools and Change - NYTimes.comDave Devereaux-Weberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00570053066754794566noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33193878.post-50411920735319224412011-01-23T10:58:00.000-06:002012-08-09T06:51:16.435-05:00How Language Shapes ThoughtBy Lera Boroditsky | January 20, 2011
I am standing next to a five-year old girl in pormpuraaw, a small Aboriginal community on the western edge of Cape York in northern Australia. When I ask her to point north, she points precisely and without hesitation. My compass says she is right. Later, back in a lecture hall at Stanford University, I make the same request of an audience of Dave Devereaux-Weberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00570053066754794566noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33193878.post-41019409074578824712010-02-03T13:00:00.001-06:002010-02-03T13:06:16.061-06:00Can blocking a frown keep bad feelings at bay?Can blocking a frown keep bad feelings at bay? (Jan. 29, 2010) by David TenenbaumYour facial expression may tell the world what you are thinking or feeling. But it also affects your ability to understand written language related to emotions, according to research that was presented today (Jan. 29) to the Society for Personal and Social Psychology in Las Vegas and that will be published in the Dave Devereaux-Weberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00570053066754794566noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33193878.post-24905741971035485042010-01-18T23:13:00.003-06:002010-01-19T00:54:40.623-06:00Defining HeterarchyJanet advised me to include more definitions, and I found a good definition of heterarchy at Encyclopedia.com. Here is part: A general purpose definition contrasts hierarchies, the elements of which are ranked relative to one another, with heterarchies, the elements of which are unranked, or possess the potential for being ranked in a number of different ways, depending on systemic requirements Dave Devereaux-Weberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00570053066754794566noreply@blogger.com0