Emotion as a Way of Knowing

Visuals delineating my evolving emotional connection with crows.

Age 15-17:

Shoes for crows

Age 34:

Palliative Care: time measured by crows

Age 40-45

Breathing: more time and crows

Age 43-present

Art: home, protection and love.

Charlottetown's Crows

Here's a local issue ripe for analysis in terms of Knowledge Issues. This week, let's look at this topic. Consider the links below. Look for your own and bring them to class. Try to remain open-minded. How would you prepare a presentation on this topic? Can you rely on my guidance and the suggestions below given my emotional attachment to the subject? (More about that on Monday.)

Mitch Tweel on Crow plague in uptown Charlottetown.

The Guardian reports residents terrified.

CBC article indicating the Victoria Park crow situation may have N.S. roots.

Caws and Effect Penn State wildlife scientists study urban-roosting crows.

A beautiful photo of Charlottetown Crows from Stephen DesRoches' photo blog. And a second entitled Crow Population

Russell, Charlottetown's talking crow.

"While rock doves (pigeons), house sparrows, and crows are not considered protected birds on P.E.I. (unlike migratory birds, birds of prey, and game birds), causing unnecessary pain and suffering is against the law regardless of the species of bird involved." Peter Foley, DVM in a letter to the editor, Charlottetown Guardian. Read more in P.E.I.'s Fish and Game Protection Act.

International guiding principles for biomedical research involving animals which states, "Investigators and other personnel should never fail to treat animals as sentient, and should regard their proper care and use and the avoidance or minimization of discomfort, distress, or pain as ethical imperatives."

A Murder of Crows from CBC's The Nature of Things.

Joshua Klein's Ted Talk on the intelligence of crows:

My teacher can't spell: Do not discard? Do not Disregard?

I am working on my TOK journal today and in the process of doing some on-line research, came across this blog post which may be of interest.

When you finished reading Lagematt on Perception (pages 85-110), why not consider this:

Is all creative work derivative?

We will go ahead with our screenings tomorrow and I hope to have something to share with you regarding expectations for your TOK journal.

And if you enjoyed our conversation last week about truth and cliches, you might also enjoy this on-line Cliche Finder

Man is the Measure - Some visuals to accompany your reading of Chapter 4

duck or rabbit?

Demoiselle d'Avignon Picasso

Horse Race Gericault

"dragon with an armored body" Durer

Quick Demonstration of Style and Perception Psychology from krapp's last blog

"Show and Tell" I keep selecting sleep wear that I later discover has links to my childhood.

Knowledge Issues:

Can we hold others accountable for providing what we see clearly as bogus explanations for their choices? If we live in glass houses - or burning ones - should we really be throwing stones?

Related readings/links:

Jay Ingram, Chapter 6 "The Burning House" in The Burning House, 1994

Coincidences on ABC

What is a coincidence? by Arthur Kary