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O praeclaram supellectilem libroru *

Cicero

Oh, what fine furniture books are! *

The Athenaeum Club library.

The Athenaeum tends to attract the cream of the academic world (over 51 Nobel Prize winners) in literature and science.

The Pall Mall-based club was established in 1823 and is named after the ancient Roman Athenaeum, the centre for the study of literature and science.

Sir Charles Darwin used the Athenaeum to study in 1838. In one letter, dated August 9, he said: "I go and dine at the Athenaeum like a gentleman, or rather like a lord, for I am sure that the first evening I sat in that great drawing-room on the sofa by myself, I felt just like a duke. I am full of admiration for the Athenaeum, one meets so many people there that one likes to see … Your helping me into the Athenaeum has not been thrown away, and I enjoy it the more because I fully expected to detest it."

Breaking 150 years of tradition, the 2000 members of the gentleman's club for the 'intellectually elite' voted to allow women to become members in 2002. Baroness Susan Greenfield, professor of pharmacology at the University of Oxford, was the first woman invited and others have followed since.

Hands down one of the best libraries in club land. But they also have the most intrusive librarian with the beadiest eye to keep watch on you from her desk.

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Visit the Baroness Susan Greenfield Twitter profile for her latest news and updates from the world of neuroscience research. Read more about Baroness Greenfield here.

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Browse the latest Baroness Susan Greenfield books on Amazon

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Baroness Susan Greenfield, a senior research fellow at Oxford University and former director of the Royal Institution of Great Britain, said she was concerned children were losing their ability to think for themselves, empathise and communicate with each other.

Instead, they were being bombarded with instant gratification through social media and gaming which meant that like three-year-olds they would need “something every moment to distract them so they can’t have their own inner narrative, their own inner thoughts.

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The first woman (Baroness Susan Greenfield) to deliver the Royal Institution Christmas Lectures did so in 1994?!

What the f u c k

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Social media is leaving children with the mentality of three-year-olds ... - Metro

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Social media is leaving children with the mentality of three-year-olds ... Metro Social media can affect the emotional maturity of children, researchers say. Neuroscientist Baroness Susan Greenfield told The Daily Telegraph that social media can leave them with the behavioural habits of a three-year-old. As they grow accustomed to ... Social media is giving children mentality of three-year-olds, warns ...The Independent los 3 artículos informativos »

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Child development experts urge Facebook to pull Messenger Kids app http://ift.tt/2FrASv7

Child development experts urge Facebook to pull Messenger Kids app

Open letter signed by more than 100 advocates warns of dangers of social media use by under 13s and calls on Mark Zuckerberg to halt app

It is ‘irresponsible to encourage children as young as pre-schoolers to start using a Facebook product’, write the open letter’s authors. Photograph: djedzura/Getty Images/iStockphoto

More than 110 child-health advocates have called on Facebook chief executive Mark Zuckerberg to pull the firm’s Messenger Kids app aimed at under 13s, warning of the dangers of social media for children.

In an open letter led by the Boston-based Campaign for Commercial-Free Childhood, signed by doctors, educators and child health experts including baroness Susan Greenfield, warn that “younger children are simply not ready to have social media accounts”.

The authors write: “At a time when there is mounting concern about how social media use affects adolescents’ wellbeing, it is particularly irresponsible to encourage children as young as pre-schoolers to start using a Facebook product.”

The standalone Messenger Kids app was launched in December targeting children under 13 with strict parent controls that include contact approvals, screened content and safety filters to prevent children sharing inappropriate material. It contains no ads and Facebook says data collected from it will not be used for advertising purposes.

But the launch of the app was attacked by commentators and British health secretary Jeremy Hunt, who said the firm should “stay away from my kids”.

The open letter authors said Messenger Kids was likely to increase the amount of time pre-school and elementary age children spend with their devices.

“In a landscape of ubiquitous technology that undermines children’s emotional growth, the last thing the youngest among them need is a powerful enticement to move their friendships online” said Dr Sherry Turkle, Abby Rockefeller Mauzé professor of the social studies of science and technology at MIT, and author of the book Reclaiming Conversation.

“It’s galling to see Facebook target young children at a time when evidence is mounting that excessive social media use negatively impacts kids and teens’ wellbeing,” said Josh Golin, executive director of the Campaign for Commercial-Free Childhood.

Facebook said it developed Messenger Kids with the help of online safety experts including the National PTA and Blue Star Families. It is designed to connect children to relatives and friends through text, photos and video chat while making parents the gatekeepers. It is fully compliant with the US Children’s Online Privacy and Protection Act, the social network said.

“As children spend more and more time on digital devices, they lose the healthy capacities to cultivate moments of quiet and solitude that are so crucial for developing empathy and healthy relationships,” said Turkle.

Jenny Radesky, MD, a developmental behaviour paediatrician and media researcher at the University of Michigan, said those under 13 years old find it hard to grasp concepts such as privacy and personal data. “They’re just starting to build awareness about their identity, their role in relationships, and morality,” she said. “Combine that immaturity with the problematic interactions that often happen on social media, and it could be really messy.”

US federal law prohibits companies from collecting personal information on those under 13 without parental consent. However, millions of children are already on Facebook, with or without their parents’ permission, said Stephen Balkam, chief executive of the nonprofit Family Online Safety Institute, who saw the launch of Messenger Kids as a pragmatic approach to the situation.

The open letter joins a chorus of discontent directed towards the impact of social media, and in particular Facebook, on society and the young.

Industry insiders including former Facebook president Sean Parker, SalesForce CEO Marc Benioff and Apple chief executive Tim Cook have all recently expressed concerns over the use of social media by children.

“Parents, health professionals, and even investors are standing up to tell tech giants that they’ve gone too far,” said Golin. “This is a pivotal moment, and Silicon Valley executives must decide if they care about the welfare of children, families and society, or only about hooking users and pursuing profits.”

Facebook did not immediately comment.

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Child development experts urge Facebook to pull Messenger Kids app

Open letter signed by more than 100 advocates warns of dangers of social media use by under 13s and calls on Mark Zuckerberg to halt app

More than 110 child-health advocates have called on Facebook chief executive Mark Zuckerberg to pull the firm’s Messenger Kids app aimed at under 13s, warning of the dangers of social media for children.

In an open letter led by the Boston-based Campaign for Commercial-Free Childhood, signed by doctors, educators and child health experts including baroness Susan Greenfield, warn that “younger children are simply not ready to have social media accounts”.

Continue reading... http://ift.tt/2FrASv7

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Child development experts urge Facebook to pull Messenger Kids app

Open letter signed by more than 100 advocates warns of dangers of social media use by under 13s and calls on Mark Zuckerberg to halt app

More than 110 child-health advocates have called on Facebook chief executive Mark Zuckerberg to pull the firm’s Messenger Kids app aimed at under 13s, warning of the dangers of social media for children.

In an open letter led by the Boston-based Campaign for Commercial-Free Childhood, signed by doctors, educators and child health experts including baroness Susan Greenfield, warn that “younger children are simply not ready to have social media accounts”.

Continue reading... http://ift.tt/2FrASv7

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Child development experts urge Facebook to pull Messenger Kids app

Open letter signed by more than 100 advocates warns of dangers of social media use by under 13s and calls on Mark Zuckerberg to halt app

More than 110 child-health advocates have called on Facebook chief executive Mark Zuckerberg to pull the firm’s Messenger Kids app aimed at under 13s, warning of the dangers of social media for children.

In an open letter led by the Boston-based Campaign for Commercial-Free Childhood, signed by doctors, educators and child health experts including baroness Susan Greenfield, warn that “younger children are simply not ready to have social media accounts”.

Continue reading... http://ift.tt/2FrASv7

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Child development experts urge Facebook to pull Messenger Kids app

Open letter signed by more than 100 advocates warns of dangers of social media use by under 13s and calls on Mark Zuckerberg to halt app

More than 110 child-health advocates have called on Facebook chief executive Mark Zuckerberg to pull the firm’s Messenger Kids app aimed at under 13s, warning of the dangers of social media for children.

In an open letter led by the Boston-based Campaign for Commercial-Free Childhood, signed by doctors, educators and child health experts including baroness Susan Greenfield, warn that “younger children are simply not ready to have social media accounts”.

Continue reading... http://ift.tt/2FrASv7

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Did you know you can follow Baroness Susan Greenfield on Twitter here.

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Welcome to the Baroness Susan Greenfield Amazon page. Read Baroness Susan Greenfield books here.

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Baroness Slammed For Claims On Internet Dangers On Children Baroness Susan Greenfield was slammed by her colleagues at the University of Oxford on her claims that internet and computers are harming children’s brains.  The criticism said that Greenfield’s claims are “misleading” and lacks scientific evidence. Greenfield has written more than 100 research p... http://www.healthaim.com/baroness-slammed-claims-internet-dangers-children/26494

Baroness Slammed For Claims On Internet Dangers On Children - http://www.healthaim.com/baroness-slammed-claims-internet-dangers-children/26494

Baroness Susan Greenfield was slammed by her colleagues at the University of Oxford on her claims that internet and computers are harming children’s brains.  The criticism said that Greenfield’s claims are “misleading” and lacks scientific evidence. Greenfield has written more than 100 research p...

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Are Smart Phones Turning Us Into Dummies?

Are Smart Phones Turning Us Into Dummies?

Sometimes I like to observe human behavior. I find it kind of fun watching what other people do and how they behave. But I am also a bit weird.

One thing I’ve noticed quite recently is that it doesn’t seem to matter what people are doing, travelling on public transport, going to the pub, sitting having a meal or enjoying time with friends, everybody is totally preoccupied with their smartphones.

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Panellists:

Baroness Susan Greenfield, Neuroscientist, writer and broadcaster

Greg Hunt, Minister for the Environment

Anthony Albanese, Shadow Infrastructure Minister

Laura John, 2014 Australian Youth Representative to the UN

James Paterson, Deputy Executive Director, Institute of Public Affairs.