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Psychologist Jonathan Haidt studies the five moral values that form the basis of our political choices, whether we're left, right or center. In this eye-opening talk, he pinpoints the moral values that liberals and conservatives tend to honor most.
I gave this presentation a week ago at Ignite Corvallis. It lasted five minutes and I was one of 13 who gave presentations on a variety of topics. Each person had 20 slides that rotated through automatically. I had fun and enjoyed the other presentations and the discussions that followed.
For the record, I do not think there is a line between real and digital, in terms of perception, but that topic deserves another post. This presentation was meant to spur inquiry and conversation, touching lightly on a deep question.
The brain is wider than the sky,
For, put them side by side,
The one the other will contain
With ease, and you beside.The brain is deeper than the sea,
For, hold them, blue to blue,
The one the other will absorb,
As sponges, buckets do.The brain is just the weight of God,
For, heft them, pound for pound,
And they will differ, if they do,
As syllable from sound.
- Emily Dickinson
Found in a today's book purchase, Embracing The Wide Sky: A Tour Across the Horizons of the Mind by Daniel Tammet, who I first learned of as The Boy with the Incredible Brain.
This isn't really new stuff (for me), but it is clearly communicated.
