11/7/19
Anecdote: a short amusing or interesting story about a real incident or person
Theorizing: the forming of a theory or theories about something
Recount: tell someone about something; give an account of an event or experience
Honor: high respect; great esteem
Experience: practical contact with and observation of facts or events
Vocabulary: Understanding Concepts
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Carissa Sousa
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Carissa Sousa
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Constructing social memories
11/7/19
Synthesis: the combination of ideas to form a theory or system
Social: relating to society or its organization
Memory: the faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information
Fragment: a small part broken or separated off something
Manifold: many and various
Unification: the process of being united or made into a whole
Construct: an idea or theory containing various conceptual elements, typically one considered to be subjective and not based on empirical evidence
Nascent: (especially of a process or organization) just coming into existence and beginning to display signs of future potential
Synthesis: the combination of ideas to form a theory or system
Social: relating to society or its organization
Memory: the faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information
Fragment: a small part broken or separated off something
Manifold: many and various
Unification: the process of being united or made into a whole
Construct: an idea or theory containing various conceptual elements, typically one considered to be subjective and not based on empirical evidence
Nascent: (especially of a process or organization) just coming into existence and beginning to display signs of future potential
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Carissa Sousa
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Cybernetics and your fishbowls
11/8/19
Complex: consisting of many different and connected parts
Cybernetics: the science of communications and automatic control systems in both machines and living things
Codify: arrange (laws or rules) into a systematic code
Phenomenology: the science of phenomena as distinct from that of the nature of being
Complex: consisting of many different and connected parts
Cybernetics: the science of communications and automatic control systems in both machines and living things
Codify: arrange (laws or rules) into a systematic code
Phenomenology: the science of phenomena as distinct from that of the nature of being
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Carissa Sousa
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Please fact-check your virtual products in your fishbowls
11/9/19
Abstract: existing in thought or as an idea but not having a physical or concrete existence
Evaluation: the making of a judgment about the amount, number, or value of something; assessment
Emergence: the process of coming into view or becoming exposed after being concealed
Appearance: the way that someone or something looks
Abstract: existing in thought or as an idea but not having a physical or concrete existence
Evaluation: the making of a judgment about the amount, number, or value of something; assessment
Emergence: the process of coming into view or becoming exposed after being concealed
Appearance: the way that someone or something looks
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Carissa Sousa
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Complex adaptive systems: the art of improvisation
11/10/19
Improvise: produce or make (something) from whatever is available
Art: the expression or application of human creative skill and imagination, typically in a visual form such as painting or sculpture, producing works to be appreciated primarily for their beauty or emotional power
Complex: consisting of many different and connected parts
Adaptive: characterized by or given to adaptation
System: a set of things working together as parts of a mechanism or an interconnecting network
Improvise: produce or make (something) from whatever is available
Art: the expression or application of human creative skill and imagination, typically in a visual form such as painting or sculpture, producing works to be appreciated primarily for their beauty or emotional power
Complex: consisting of many different and connected parts
Adaptive: characterized by or given to adaptation
System: a set of things working together as parts of a mechanism or an interconnecting network
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Carissa Sousa
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It was good to see you again
11/19/19
Layer: a sheet, quantity, or thickness of material, typically one of several, covering a surface or body
Evoke: bring or recall to the conscious mind
Diverse: showing a great deal of variety; very different
Image: representation of the external form of a person or thing in art
Inter-Subjective: existing between conscious minds; shared by more than one conscious mind
Space: a continuous area or expanse which is free, available, or unoccupied
Layer: a sheet, quantity, or thickness of material, typically one of several, covering a surface or body
Evoke: bring or recall to the conscious mind
Diverse: showing a great deal of variety; very different
Image: representation of the external form of a person or thing in art
Inter-Subjective: existing between conscious minds; shared by more than one conscious mind
Space: a continuous area or expanse which is free, available, or unoccupied
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Carissa Sousa
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Selection, substitution, satisfaction
11/23/19
Substitution: the action of replacing someone or something with another person or thing
Anew: in a new or different and typically more positive way
Satisfaction: fulfillment of one's wishes, expectations, or needs, or the pleasure derived from this
Performance: an act of staging or presenting a play, concert, or other form of entertainment
Audience: the assembled spectators or listeners at a public event, such as a play, movie, concert, or meeting
Substitution: the action of replacing someone or something with another person or thing
Anew: in a new or different and typically more positive way
Satisfaction: fulfillment of one's wishes, expectations, or needs, or the pleasure derived from this
Performance: an act of staging or presenting a play, concert, or other form of entertainment
Audience: the assembled spectators or listeners at a public event, such as a play, movie, concert, or meeting
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Carissa Sousa
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Looking at ourselves again
11/24/19
Labyrinth: a complicated irregular network of passages or paths in which it is difficult to find one's way; a maze
Labyrinth: a complicated irregular network of passages or paths in which it is difficult to find one's way; a maze
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Carissa Sousa
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Relevance
11/25/19
Relevance: the quality or state of being closely connected or appropriate
Relevance: the quality or state of being closely connected or appropriate
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Carissa Sousa
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Relationships, not just parts
11/25/19
Symbiotic: involving interaction between two different organisms living in close physical association
System: a set of things working together as parts of a mechanism or an interconnecting network
Part: a piece or segment of something such as an object, activity, or period of time, which combined with other pieces makes up the whole
Connect: bring together or into contact so that a real or notional link is established
Relationship: the way in which two or more concepts, objects, or people are connected, or the state of being connected
Symbiotic: involving interaction between two different organisms living in close physical association
System: a set of things working together as parts of a mechanism or an interconnecting network
Part: a piece or segment of something such as an object, activity, or period of time, which combined with other pieces makes up the whole
Connect: bring together or into contact so that a real or notional link is established
Relationship: the way in which two or more concepts, objects, or people are connected, or the state of being connected
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Carissa Sousa
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Reflecting on one's history
11/28/19
Systematic: done or acting according to a fixed plan or system; methodical
Interplay: the way in which two or more things have an effect on each other
Reflective: providing a reflection; capable of reflecting light or other radiation
Centrality: the quality or fact of being in the middle of somewhere or something
Systematic: done or acting according to a fixed plan or system; methodical
Interplay: the way in which two or more things have an effect on each other
Reflective: providing a reflection; capable of reflecting light or other radiation
Centrality: the quality or fact of being in the middle of somewhere or something
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Carissa Sousa
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Thoughts, the morning after thanksgiving
11/29/19
Intersection: a point or line common to lines or surfaces that intersect
Dimension: an aspect or feature of a situation, problem, or thing
Perspective: a particular attitude toward or way of regarding something; a point of view
Distance: an amount of space between two things or people
Footnote: an ancillary piece of information printed at the bottom of a page
Center: the middle point of a circle or sphere, equidistant from every point on the circumference or surface
Compelling: evoking interest, attention, or admiration in a powerfully irresistible way
Living: the pursuit of a lifestyle of the specified type
Trope: a figurative or metaphorical use of a word or expression
Other: used to refer to a person or thing that is different or distinct from one already mentioned or known about
Intersection: a point or line common to lines or surfaces that intersect
Dimension: an aspect or feature of a situation, problem, or thing
Perspective: a particular attitude toward or way of regarding something; a point of view
Distance: an amount of space between two things or people
Footnote: an ancillary piece of information printed at the bottom of a page
Center: the middle point of a circle or sphere, equidistant from every point on the circumference or surface
Compelling: evoking interest, attention, or admiration in a powerfully irresistible way
Living: the pursuit of a lifestyle of the specified type
Trope: a figurative or metaphorical use of a word or expression
Other: used to refer to a person or thing that is different or distinct from one already mentioned or known about