You are here:
Home / Archives for Gail Penney
Patricia Kuhl shares astonishing findings about how babies learn one language over another. By listening to the humans around them and ‘taking statistics’ on the sounds they need to know. Clever lab experiments (and brain scans) show how 6-month-old babies use sophisticated reasoning to understand their world.
Tags: bilingual education, brain scans, Clever lab experiments, co-director Institute for Brain and Learning Sciences, comicStyle, computer understanding of speech, developmental disabilities, developmental disabilities involving language, early language and brain development, Gail Penney, how babies learn language, Ideas worth spreading, lifeStyle, main blog, mindStyle matters, Patricia Kuhl, penneylane, penneylaneonline, reading readiness, research, sophisticated reasoning, Ted Talk, The linguistic genius of babies, turnStyle, University of Washington, VidStyle, www.penneylaneonline.com
Christopher McDougall explores the mysteries of the human desire to run. How did running help early humans survive — and what urges from our ancient ancestors spur us on today? McDougall tells the story of the marathoner with a heart of gold, the unlikely ultra-runner, and the hidden tribe in Mexico that runs to live.
Tags: Are we born to Run?, Associated Press, Born to Run, Christopher McDougall, comicStyle, contributing editor for Men's Health, distance runners, Gail Penney, Ideas worth spreading, lifeStyle, main blog, marathoner, Men's Journal, Mexican Indians, mindStyle matters, National Magazine Award finalist, outside, penneylane, penneylaneonline, Run, runner, running, Tarahumara, Ted Talk, the New York Times Magazine, turnStyle, ultra-runners, VidStyle, war correspondent, www.penneylaneonline.com
The term ‘compassion’ typically reserved for the saintly or the sappy has fallen out of touch with reality. Journalist Krista Tippett deconstructs the meaning of compassion through several moving stories, and proposes a new, more attainable definition for the word.
Tags: Autism, Benedictines of St. John's Abbey, broadcast, Brown University, Cold War Europe, comicStyle, compassion, cultural and technological shifts, deconstructs the meaning of compassion, ecology, economic, Einstein's God', explore meaning, faith and ethics, Fulbright Scholarship, Gail Penney, graduated with a M.Div, granddaughter of a Southern Baptist preacher, headlines, Ideas worth spreading, iintelligent coverage of religion, Journalist Krista Tippett, Krista Tippett, lifeStyle, main blog, mindStyle matters, more attainable definition for the word, moving stories, new, NPR, Oklahoma, On Being, penneylane, penneylaneonline, political, radio conversations, Reconnecting with compassion, Speaking of Faith, Special Assistant to the U.S. Ambassador to West Germany, Ted Talk, torture, turnStyle, US pubic radio stations, VidStyle, www.penneylaneonline.com
Diagnosed with cancer, Bruce Feiler worried first about his young family. So, as he shares in this funny, rambling and ultimately thoughtful talk he asked his closest friends to become a “Council of Dads,” bringing their own lifetimes of wisdom to advise his twin daughters as they grow.
Tags: Bruce Feiler, comicStyle, Gail Penney, Ideas worth spreading, lifeStyle, main blog, mindStyle matters, penneylane, penneylaneonline, Ted Talk, The Council of Dads, turnStyle, VidStyle, www.penneylaneonline.com
“11Ants Analytics is determined to make data mining technology accessible to less-technical users. Ordinary people like me and you. They got rid of the intimidation-factor most people like us experience when attempting data mining by integrating their Model Builder into Microsoft Excel so it also provides some seamless workflow conditions.
Tags: ‘data agnostic’ approach, 11 high-level public domain algorithms, 11Ants Analytics, 11Ants Model Builder Excel add-in, accurate soil testing, advanced analytical tools, best practice, build predictive models, Business Development, comicStyle, complex algorithms, complex back-end processes accessible, complex work, compliance, data mining auto-pilot, data mining technology, decision makers, Director, easy to use navigation, export for analysis, extract patterns, features, Gail Penney, Hill Laboratories, HyperLearn technology, Ideas worth spreading, Khipu Systems, learn quickly, less-technical users, lifeStyle, machine learning breakthroughs, main blog, mega-data downloads, Microsoft Excel, mindStyle matters, Model Builder, niche applications, non-technical users, open source toolkit, penneylane, penneylaneonline, prototype software, quality control, scientific instruments, seamless workflow, Ted Talk, Tom Fuyala, turnStyle, VidStyle, Waikato Environment for Knowledge Analysis, Waikato Link, Waikato University, WEKA, www.penneylaneonline.com
« Previous Page — Next Page »
