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Diary of an Urban Explorer: In London

(susanne) — Fri, 11 Aug 2006 17:25:22 GMT

Cheers! Greets to my friends and students. I thought I would share some photos from my trip to London.

Diary of an Urban Explorer:

Spitalfields, Whitechapel and the City

(Leadenhall Street, The City, London)

(Bricklane, Spitalfields, London)

(Spitalfields Square, London)	(Spitalfields, London)
(Brick Lane, Spitalfields, London)	(Brick Lane, Spitalfields, London)

(Adler Street, White Chapel)

(Bank of England, The City, London)

(The City, London)

(Leadenhall Street, The City, London)

(Subway, Aldgate, London)

Human Perfection Debate

(susanne) — Tue, 11 Jul 2006 06:17:27 GMT

Debate Topic: The pursuit of human perfection through genetics and technology advance the development of mankind and promote a stronger society.

This is one of the topics for the debate on Thursday July 13. Members of the teams assigned to this topic can use this space to brainstorm and share ideas.

Technology Debate

(susanne) — Tue, 11 Jul 2006 05:12:27 GMT

Debate Topic: The advancement of science, and its applications in the creation of new technology, acts as a benevolent force that leads to social progress and the improvement to the conditions of people’s everyday lives.

This is one of the debate topics for the debate on Thursday July 13. The members if the teams assigned to this topic can use this as a space to brainstorm and share ideas.

Equality Debate

(susanne) — Tue, 11 Jul 2006 05:01:35 GMT

Debate Topic: By striving to create and/or ensure equality of living conditions for all its citizens, a nation can increase the quality of life and thus happiness of its people.

This in one of the topics for the deabte Thursday July 13. If you are on the teams assigned to this debate, you can use this space to brainstorm and share ideas.

Favorite Films and Novels

(susanne) — Fri, 07 Jul 2006 01:00:12 GMT

What are your favorite films and novels that portray the future, a Utopian vision, or the condtions of urban life?

Do you think it is ethical to apply genetic selection to humans?

(susanne) — Wed, 28 Jun 2006 23:59:11 GMT

After the lecture on eugenics, reading Brave New World, and seeing the film Gattaca, do you think genetic engineering can have any positive effects for humans? When is it ethical or unethical to genetically screen human births?

What characteristics do you think make a good city?

(susanne) — Tue, 27 Jun 2006 17:19:46 GMT

What are the physical, social, politcal, economic and/or technological characteristics that make a good city?

What is your favorite city?

(susanne) — Tue, 27 Jun 2006 17:18:20 GMT

What is your favorite city that you have ever visited or lived in? What made it beter than other places?

Introduce yourself

(lloyd) — Tue, 27 Jun 2006 01:58:54 GMT

Hello, my name is Lloyd Nebres, and I'm your course iTA (internet TA). I also happen to be the web manager for the whole Virtual ATDP, and thought I'd assign myself iTA duties for a cool class. And it's yours! :-)