Connective Visions

Toward a Saner Society? Part 1: Segregation, Filter Bubbles, and What We “Deserve”

May 25th, 2011 by Joanna Mullins | Comments Off

The 50th anniversary of the Freedom Rides and another take on net neutrality prompt reflection on contemporary approaches to the economy.


The Death of a Terrorist: Mind Is What Matters

May 4th, 2011 by Joanna Mullins | Comments Off

Bin Laden's last FB update

Two days after the death of Osama bin Laden, things are turning a bit crazy.


Back at You, After Taxes

April 4th, 2011 by Joanna Mullins | Comments Off

The author emerges from the short course in accounting that is U.S. tax time.


Words, Behavior, and the Social Network: “Friend,” “Neighbor,” and “Boundary”

January 14th, 2011 by Joanna Mullins | Comments Off

Setting online space and real space side by side can prompt a different way to consider our relationships, behaviors, and how we conduct discourse as a society.


Me-me-me Meets the Meme: When Facebook Plays with the Literary Canon

December 3rd, 2010 by Joanna Mullins | Comments Off

Old book bindings at Merton College Library, Oxford

A Facebook meme on the literary canon resembles the Internet tendency toward self-referentiality.


Due North: Migrating toward Happiness

August 6th, 2010 by Joanna Mullins | 2 Comments

FlyingInOverNorge

It’s not just vacation – it’s getting out of the country.


Midsummer Silliness: Challenging Nonsense with Child’s Play

June 30th, 2010 by Joanna Mullins | Comments Off

Swedish maypole

Summer vacations can also be ventures away from habit – especially when it comes to the U.S. media and the discussions they generate.


The Fallout of BP’s Oil Spill: Thinking Beyond Environment and Economy

June 9th, 2010 by Joanna Mullins | 1 Comment

Your own thoughts, emotional habits, and actions in the past have been the primary focus of creating your current experience in the world. And every time you react to another person or thing with a particular set of thoughts or emotions, you’re deepe


Health and the General Welfare: “Takk” and “Unnskyld” to the Norwegian Media

March 22nd, 2010 by Joanna Mullins | 5 Comments

"... promote the general welfare ... "

Although the source was a U.S. one and ultimately deserves the credit, my kudos to Norway for bringing me my own national news before the standard channels here did. Last night, my first awareness that the House had passed the health-care reform b


My Top 5 Overlooked News Items for March 7-13, 2010: Various Looks at the Media

March 14th, 2010 by Joanna Mullins | 2 Comments

My father finished his midday news viewing today and announced, “They say it’s going to rain.” As it was pouring buckets outside, I couldn’t argue with them, and I said so. He frowned and said, “Yes, but I didn’t turn on the TV to find that out. I



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