More infectious disease!

Great job with Gaigosai everybody! But now it's back to reality and back to disease!! On the left is a picture of a doctor during the time of the Bubonic plague in Europe. They thought the heavy clothes and mask filled with burning herbs would protect them from getting infected.

We've got a quiz next class on these words: SARS, AIDS, Bubonic plague, rabies, bronchitis, malaria, Avian flu, tetanus, chicken pox and hepatitis B. There will be 5 minutes at the beginning of class to review the vocabulary with your teammates.

Infectious Disease

Our next topic is going to be about infectious disease! Hooray!! Sounds like fun, right? To get ready for the next class, please choose you favorite disease from below, look it up in Wikipedia and be prepared to tell us a little about it. In the comments please tell us which disease you chose so we can all get different ones (I'll do the disease no one chooses).
1. HIV
2. Tuberculosis
3. Chicken pox
4. Small pox
5. Whooping cough
6. Bronchitis
7. SARS
8. West Nile virus
9. Malaria
10. Measles
11. Tetanus
12. Meningitis
13. Hepatitis B
14. Bubonic plague
15. Rabies

Homework for November 4th

Next class we will have a vocab quiz then the rest of the time will be devoted to discussion. This week, research a little about one of the following questions so you will have something to talk about!
1. How did a recent innovation come about?
2. Predict how a future innovation will come about.
3. Think of some specific ways to create social conditions for sharing ideas.
4. Find some examples of open societies where ideas can be exchanged freely.

I forgot to put the homework on the blog!!!! Sorry guys.... I promise I won't forget next time.

Where Ideas Come From

Steven Johnson is an American science writer. He made a short video summarizing his new book "Where Good Ideas Come From."

Watch the video HERE and answer one of the following questions in the comments.

1. What's the difference between a "breakthrough idea" and a "hunch"?

2. Who invented the Internet and how long did it take him to get the idea?

3. Why did so many ideas come from coffee houses and salons?

4. What kinds of things is the Internet doing to our brains?

5. What is the great driver of technological and scientific innovation?

6. What does this mean: "Chance favors the connected mind"?

Innovation

For the next few weeks we will be talking about innovation. Read the quotes below, choose ONE and write your impression in the comments.

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"Innovation distinguishes between a leader and a follower" - Steve Jobs

"Innovation is the ability to see change as an opportunity, not as a threat"

"I believe in being an innovator" - Walt Disney

"If you're not failing every now and again, it's a sign you're not doing anything very innovative" - Woody Allen

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Rough Drafts

Next class please bring your rough draft to class so we can do peer review!
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If you need help with finding a topic, look HERE for a list of art movements or HERE for art history. Remember, you can choose and artist, an art movement, a musician, a kind of music, an architect, an architectural movement, a fashion designer or kind of fashion, etc... Any kind of creative person or movement is great!
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Email me if you need any help!
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