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WordSift - Visualize Text - Demonstration: Cesar Chavez WordSift is a tool that was created primarily for teachers. Mainly, think of it playfully - as a toy in a linguistic playground that is available to instantly capture and display the vocabulary structure of texts, and to help create an opportunity to talk and play with language. WordSift helps anyone easily sift through texts -- just cut and paste any text into WordSift and you can engage in a verbal quick-capture! The program helps to quickly identify important words that appear in the text. This function is widely available in various Tag Cloud programs on the web, but we integrate it here with a few other functions, such as visualization of word relationships and Google searches of images and videos. With just a click on any word in the Tag Cloud, the program displays instances of sentences in which that word is used in the text. For teachers, the tool offers a quick way of assessing the text that he or she is using for instruction. Teachers assess students, and the most successful teachers use this information to guide their teaching. So why not assess the text as well? By using WordSift, teachers get a heads up on key vocabulary appearing in the text, and can line instruction up with what might be challenging for students.

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The Stuff of Thought: Language as a Window Into Human Nature with psychologist Steven Pinker September 10, 2008 Run Time: 1 hours 02 minutes Filmed at Warwick's in La Jolla, California. In The Stuff of Thought: Language as a Window into Human Nature, Pinker explores how the mind works by examining the way we use words. By looking closely at everyday speech, he paints a vivid picture of the thoughts and emotions that populate our mental lives. Steven Pinker is Harvard College Professor and Johnstone Family Professor in the Department of Psychology at Harvard University. Until 2003, he taught in the Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences at MIT. He conducts research on language and cognition, writes for publications such as the New York Times, Time, and Slate, and is the author of seven books...

A BBC Documentary (Part 1 of 5) by Horizon that... A BBC Documentary (Part 1 of 5) by Horizon that shows and discusses recent findings about the intricacies of the mind, the workings of memory both at its best and at its worst. Sections: Part1 ; Introduction, How does Memory Work?, Childhood Amnesia & Autobiographical Memory Part2 ; Memory Gaps & routine, Hypocampus (MRI), Recall Tests, Amnesia - Remembering the Past & Imagining the Future, Mental Time-Travel Part3 ; Mental Time-Travel, Abstract Thought & Planning, Survival Response, Traumatic Memory, Post-Traumatic Memory Disorder (PTSD) Part4 ; PTSD, Emotional Resolution, Age & Memory Loss, Brain Changes, Blood-Flow Impairment, Alzheimer Part5 ; Alzheimer (contd.), Dementia, Times Arrow. In Memory of all those Memories. Dedicated to reminding us of New Years Past, Present and Future.

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Part2. The Biotech Revolution : Genetics and biotechnology promise a future of unprecedented health and longevity: DNA screening could prevent many diseases, gene therapy could cure them and, thanks to lab-grown organs, the human body could be repaired as easily as a car, with spare parts readily available. Ultimately, the ageing process itself could be slowed down or even halted.

Part 1. THE INTELLIGENCE REVOLUTION: In the opening installment, Kaku explains how artificial intelligence will revolutionize homes, workplaces and lifestyles, and how virtual worlds will become so realistic that they will rival the physical world. Robots with human-level intelligence may finally become a reality, and in the ultimate stage of mastery, we'll even be able to merge our minds with machine intelligence.