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Introducing #plexusdrawn

Hello there! It's Barb and Amanda. Great to be here. We're excited to be blogging together with Plexus as we've both been a big part of the revitalized Plexus Network. The connections we've made at Plexus events and through the Plexus network have been incredible on so many levels. Forget simply being colleagues, we've become great friends with many folks through the network and find the high level of work that this crew does (applying complexity science to our world) [...]

2018-05-10T13:28:30-04:00#plexusdrawn, Catalyst Project, Plexus Pop-Up Conversations|
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Improvisation: The Most Complex Human Ability?

What goes on in the brains of jazz musicians at work? "When Melody Takes a Detour, the Science Begins," a New York Times story by Pam Belluck, captures the thoughts of musicians and scholars who are looking at the importance of music in human development, cognition and communication. One of the ways music touches us, apparently, is by its tonal and rhythmic patterns. We like familiar and predictable patterns, but we also like a certain amount of surprise. Brain imaging studies [...]

2017-08-15T18:08:26-04:00Complexity Matters Posts, Stories|
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Values, Culture and Learning Climate Science  

If students come from families who are deeply skeptical about climate change, how can a teacher provide instruction on climate science while simultaneously acknowledging their values? The Idaho State Legislature in February voted to eliminate reference to climate sciencefrom the state's new science curriculum. Surveys show fewer than half the adults in Kootenai County, where Coeur D'Alene's Lake City High School is located, think that humans contribute to global warming. A Washington Post story by Sarah Kaplandescribes how one Lake City science [...]

2017-09-13T19:11:18-04:00Complexity Matters Posts|
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