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What does a scene of people passing basketballs to each other say about our conscious perceptions? We talk with Chicago-born author Cathy Davidson on Chicago Tonightat 7:00 pm about her new book that suggests radically re-thinking the way we learn and work. View this interview.

#MobilityShifts – Day 5: Emerging Learning Environments, Peer to Peer Grading and an Interview with Cathy Davidson “I know I say this every day, but Mobility Shifts is such a good conference. Yesterday I saw Michael Wesch speak, interviewed Cathy Davidson, and then saw her speak along with Geert Lovink and Manu Kapur. I also … Dangerously Irrelevant blog, Oct. 15

Presented at the Chicago Public Library via Chicago Amplified | Oct. 04, 2011 Using cutting-edge research on the brain, Davidson shows how “attention blindness” has shaped our lives and produced one of our society’s great challenges: incorporating the digital age into our outdated schools and workplaces. Now You See It is an optimistic argument for … Chicago Amplified on WBEZ | Oct. 04, 2011

Listen to the audio or watch the video of Cathy’s talk, NOW YOU SEE IT: How the Brain Science of Attention Will Transform the Way We Live, Work, and Learn, at the Berkman Center for Internet & Society on September 20, 2011.

This video shows part of Cathy’s talk at the Vision and Voices Series at the University of Southern California, “Now You See It: Using the Science of Attention to Transform The Way We Live, Work, and Learn,” and part of an interview of Dr. Davidson by students in Tara McPherson’s class.

Cathy Davidson describes the future of education from her book Now You See It. On 09.16.11, in an interview with Bill Frank. Listen to the interview here.

When Duke University decided to give free iPods to its 2003 incoming freshmen class, a whole slew of critics reproached the university asking why give students an unneeded source of distraction? The results of this experiment were surprisingly positive. By the year’s end, students found very creative ways to use the iPods in their respective … 89.3 KPCC | Southern California Public Radio

Ah, school’s back in session. And with every new semester, we hear claims that the western education system is broken. That modern modes of instruction are outdated and unable to cope with the demands of the 21st century workforce. Enter Duke University professor Cathy N. Davidson, author of the new book Now You See It: … Spark on CBC Radio with Nora Young