All about summer

Please click on this link and start writing:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1xuID5zeVSoEFhFqOvyBAw1GjiWTiIJ8JY4VkVPNVKeg/edit?usp=sharing

Soundmap

This is our first ever experiment using the "My maps" function in Google Maps.

We're recording sounds as movie files, uploading them to YouTube and putting links to them on the map.

Send me your links and tell me where you recorded the sounds. Even better, send me your Gmail address and I'll add you as an editor so you can try it yourself:

Sound (Abas EnG1)

As I'm away on Thursday 12th May, here's something you can do at home or in school.

Work on it for 90 minutes (or more!) and send me the results by email.

1) Watch/read Julian Treasure's TED talk about the 4 ways sound affects us.

2) Answer the questions below (also in this document that you can download in various editable formats).

Questions

Part 1: How sounds affect you

a) Give one negative example and one positive example of the way sound affects you physiologically:

Example:. Ambulance sirens make my heart rate increase and I feel scared. Wind blowing through trees makes me feel relaxed.

b) Give two examples of how sounds affect you psychologically:

Example: Farty noises make me laugh and violin music makes me sad.

c) Give one negative example and one positive example of the way sound affects you cognitively:

Example: Ticking clocks distract me from my work but kitchen sounds actually help me concentrate.

d) Give two examples the ways sound can affects you behaviourally:

Example: When people start clapping and cheering, I join in with them. If someone suddenly starts playing loud music, I walk out of the room.

Part 2: Analysing a soundscape

1) Describe where you are at this very moment (e.g. in your apartment, in the classroom, etc.).

2) If you are wearing headphones, take them off. Now listen very carefully and describe everything you can hear.

3) What would you like to add or remove from the soundscape you just described, in order to make it better?

Memes

Back in February 2002, just 4 months after 9/11, fear, rage, panic and prejudice infected all discussions of what might drive people to sacrifice their own lives (as well as the lives of their victims) in the interests of a cause or belief - and how we could stop them.

Against this backdrop, philosophy professor Dan Dennett gave this fascinating and illuminating talk on memes: Dennet, D. (February 2002). On Dangerous Memes. [video] retrieved from: https://www.ted.com/talks/dan_dennett_on_dangerous_memes



Here is the life cycle of the lancet fluke that Dennett refers to:



Viruses are physical entities that can hijack our bodies and minds. Memes are bits of information that can do the same thing.

Here are the questions and transcript: Dan Dennett text and questions


Enjoy!