Day 2 blog

For Day 2's blog, please review Foreign Policy magazine's 2008 list of the "Top 100 Public Intellectuals" who are "some of the world’s most introspective philosophers and rabble-rousing clerics. A few write searing works of fiction and uncover the mysteries of the human mind. Others are at the forefront of modern finance, politics, and human rights...we reveal the thinkers who are shaping the tenor of our time" (Foreign Policy).


http://www.foreignpolicy.com/story/cms.php?story_id=4314#bios

Familiarize yourself with three by googling them. In the blog tonight, list your three and share a few surprising, interesting, or remarkable findings about each. Next, is there a person or people not on the list that you think should be? Tell why.

Day 1 blog

For tonight's blog, please watch the following video:
http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/jill_bolte_taylor_s_powerful_stroke_of_insight.html

Make certain the sound is on.
Next, please share your reactions. Also, discuss whether you think you are more right- or left-brain oriented.