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The Perennial Quest

1/31/2021

When information is brushed against information...
the results are startling and effective. The perennial quest for involvement, fill-in, takes many forms.
The stars are so big,
The Earth is so small,
Stay as you are.

The Medium is the Massage: An Inventory of Effects, Marshall McLuhan and Quentin Fiore, produced by Jerome Agel

Systems of Notation

1/30/2021

All kinds of "shorthand" systems of notation have been developed to help us see what we hear. [underline in original]

The Medium is the Massage: An Inventory of Effects, Marshall McLuhan and Quentin Fiore, produced by Jerome Agel

Shift

1/28/2021

Education must shift from instruction, from imposing of stencils, to discovery—to probing and exploration and to the recognition of the language of forms.

The Medium is the Massage: An Inventory of Effects, Marshall McLuhan and Quentin Fiore, produced by Jerome Agel

Text in photo from Barbara Kingsolver's Flight Behavior

Environments

1/27/2021

Environments are invisible. Their groundrules, pervasive structure, and overall patterns elude easy perception.

The Medium is the Massage: An Inventory of Effects, Marshall McLuhan and Quentin Fiore, produced by Jerome Agel

It was going to rain

1/26/2021

An astronomer looking through a 200-inch telescope exclaimed that it was going to rain. His assistant asked, "How can you tell?" "Because my corns hurt."

The Medium is the Massage: An Inventory of Effects, Marshall McLuhan and Quentin Fiore, produced by Jerome Agel

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