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A Tiddly for your Notes
I seem to have been posting much on the subject of note-taking as of late. It’s the seasonal thing. What I suddenly realized amongst my plaudits for techniques and for tools was a gem of a concept that Geoffrey and…
Physical versus Virtual Environments
Bill Turkel posted another great thought piece today on the Importance of Infrastructure. This post is, as his others always are, very erudite, well phrased and provoke one to think. In this case, his framing question seems to be whether…
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This Cornell Note-Taking Thing
Last week I pointed readers to the excellent article by Dustin Wax comparing note-taking methodologies and weighing the pros and cons of a couple techniques. I was not personally aware of the Cornell method. I am however a big fan…
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Graham and Pauly on the Complexity of Global Relations
The 2007-2008 Wilson series of lectures in Canadian History kicked off at McMaster University today. John Weaver, the acting Wilson Chair in Canadian History, has attracted an exciting list of speakers for the coming year. Lou Pauly spoke on ’Globalization,…
Fedunkiw on Diaries as a Historical Source
I attended a lively and effervescent talk by Marianne P. Fedunkiw at the History of health and Medicine Unit. Dr. Fedunkiw presented her work with the diary/scrapbook of Dr. Dorothea Maude, a rather atypical English medical doctor during the early…
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