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‎Course Policies and Expectations

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 *Instructor: [[David Schrom]] (david@ {ecomagic.org}) 650 323-7333
-*Teaching Team Members: [[Robin Bayer]] (robin@ {ecomagic.org}), [[Hilary Hug]] (hilary@ {ecomagic.org}), [[Andrew Nepomuceno]] (andrewn1@ {stanford.edu})
+*Teaching Team Members: [[Hilary Hug]] (hilary@ {ecomagic.org}), [[Andrew Nepomuceno]] (andrewn1@ {stanford.edu})
 Teaching team members typically check email once(!) per day M-F and less often on weekends. Please plan accordingly. For urgent matters, call 650 323-7333.

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 == Course Objectives ==
-* Construct an ecological framework for understanding self and surrounds, and use this framework to explain the evolutionary import of human culture, and to describe how culture is embodied and communicated, and how we can evolve individual and collective cultural information to be more adaptive. For more, please see: [[Framework]].
+* Construct an ecological framework for understanding self and surrounds. Use this framework to explain the evolutionary import of human culture, and to describe how culture is embodied and communicated. Outline how we can evolve individual and collective cultural information to be more adaptive. For more, please see: [[Framework]].
 * Evolve a more inclusive, consilient, science-based worldview which includes a method for discerning and realizing value—for living and dying well—and a set of ideas about value generated by this method. For more, please see: [[Worldview]].
-* Practice valuescience to realize value more fully, and communicate to others how they can do this. For more, please see: [[Praxis]].
+* Valuescience to realize value more fully, and communicate to others how they can do this. For more, please see: [[Praxis]].
 == Instructional Team ==

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 We apply scientific methods and principles to questions of value. By questions of value we mean: What do I want? How can I get it? How do I know? Here we inclusively define "want" to encompass material and ethical considerations, narrow individual and broader humanitarian, biophilic, and environmental interests, near and distant ends and means.
-Many of us want to live well and die at peace. To do these things we accurately discern and effectively realize value. We figure out what we want, get it, and feel satisfaction when we do. Each of us sometimes falls short at one or another point in this process. With valuescience practice we can reduce frequency and severity of such failures. To that end course participants examine methods by which we've responded to questions of value, and learn to practice valuescience with growing consciousness and consistency to evolve our responses to be better bases for living well and dying at peace.
+Many of us want to live well and die at peace. To do these things we accurately discern and effectively realize value. We figure out what we want, get it, and feel satisfaction when we do. Each of us sometimes falls short at one or another point in this process. With valuescience practice we can reduce frequency and severity of such failures. To that end course participants examine methods by which we've responded to questions of value, and learn to valuescience with growing consciousness and consistency to evolve our responses to be better bases for living well and dying at peace.
 The valuescience thesis is:
-(1) Ideas about what we want and how to get it rest on predictions that when we get what we want we'll feel as we anticipate, and that we will be effective when we act to satisfy want;
+(1) Ideas about what we want and how to get it rest on predictions that when we get what we want we'll feel as we anticipate, and that we'll be effective when we act to satisfy want;
 (2) Science is sole demonstrated means for predicting with success greater than we can achieve by chance; therefore,
-(3) Science is how we better know and get what we want; it is how we more accurately discern and more fully realize value.
+(3) Science is how we better know and get what we want; it's how we more accurately discern and more fully realize value.
 For more, please see: [[Course Description]].

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 . Complete "Valuescience: What, Why, How" quiz.
-. Read Duhigg, Charles. (2012). "Keystone Habits, or the Ballad of Paul O'Neill." ''The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business.'' - Duhigg makes a case that some habits are so central to our lives that by altering them we can make much other change more readily. [https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B8dQDga7c8qYU0UtQ3FLTWJNZzA/view Link]
+. Read Duhigg, Charles. (2012). "Keystone Habits, or the Ballad of Paul O'Neill." ''The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business.'' - Duhigg makes a case that some habits are so central to our lives that by altering them we can make much other change more readily. [https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B8dQDga7c8qYU0UtQ3FLTWJNZzA/view?usp=sharing&resourcekey=0-1vXAlFULNcuW7flM1GFWCQ Link]
 . Submit practicum proposal.

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 . Read Graham, Paul. (2009). "Keep Your Identity Small." ("The more labels you have for yourself, the dumber they make you." - Paul Graham) (2pp, 2 min) [http://paulgraham.com/identity.html Link]
-. View this two-minute video and attend class prepared to summarize its content. [https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BxngE8UAOIeBcU5DUFBTalg5dnc/edit Link]
+. View this two-minute video and attend class prepared to summarize its content. [https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BxngE8UAOIeBcU5DUFBTalg5dnc/view?usp=sharing&resourcekey=0-1sIeCbNrlB5jSDsgR4Fr_Q Link]
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 | 1 || Class 2 || 1. For the topic [[Valuescience: What? Why? How?]], please review the questions, watch the presentation, and read core readings. (Click on the topic name to access these items.)

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 == Topics ==
 * [[Human Ecology: Framework for Valuescience]]
 * [[Embodying, Communicating, and Evolving Culture]]
 * [[Worldview: Import, Sources, Evolving]]
 * [[Paradigm Shift to a Consilient, Science-based Worldview]]
 * [[Universe, Earth, Life, Humans: What Is?]]
 * [[Mind]]

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 | 3 || Class 5 ||1. For the topic [[Worldview: Import, Sources, Evolving]], please review the questions, watch the presentation, and read the core readings. (Click on the topic name to access these items.)
 . Complete "Worldview" quiz.
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 | 3 || Class 6 || 1. For the topic [[Paradigm Shift to a Consilient, Science-based Worldview]], please review the questions, watch the presentation, and read the core readings. (Click on the topic name to access these items.)
 . Submit week 3 practicum report.<br>
-. Complete "Paradigm Shifts" quiz.
+. Complete "Paradigm Shift to a Consilient, Science-based Worldview" quiz.
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 | 4 || Class 7 || 1. For the topic [[Valuescience: What? Why? How?]], please review the questions, watch the presentation, and read the core readings. (Click on the topic name to access these items.) Those who have been in the class from the very beginning have already done this work. We suggest that you review it.

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 *0-20% Quizzes
 *20% Project
 *12-20% Practicum
 Grading Alternatives

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 *Engelman, Robert. (2011). "An End to Population Growth: Why Family Planning Is Key to a Sustainable Future." ''Solutions for a Sustainable and Desirable Future.'' [https://thesolutionsjournal.com/an-end-to-population-growth-why-family-planning-is-key-to-a-sustainable-future/ link]
 *Gilbert, Daniel, et. al. (2009). "The Surprising Power of Neighborly Advice." ''Science.'' [https://drive.google.com/file/d/0By0w-ttO7JmrMGZEMHRES0NnNEk/view?usp=sharing&resourcekey=0-aGyV3h5UpuUSTRujsuxDdQ link]
-*Harvey, Joe. (1990). "Growth in Perspective." ''Rocky Mountain Institute Newsletter.'' [https://drive.google.com/file/d/16ob6-RVKvBgBq4rrp2M8csVvNttaMMOV/view?usp=sharing link]
+*Harvey, Joe. (1990). "Growth in Perspective." ''Rocky Mountain Institute Newsletter.'' [https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B8dQDga7c8qYTHA0WlpkQ2VfSDg/view?usp=sharing&resourcekey=0-9l4xfOUMhef_6dPwoYZ4rQ link]
 *Ioannidis, John P. (2005). "Why Most Published Research Findings Are False." [https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16060722 link]
 *Krugman, Paul. (2011). "Markets Can Be Very, Very Wrong." ''New York Times.'' [http://krugman.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/09/30/markets-can-be-very-very-wrong/ link]
-*Leeb, Steven. (2013). "Dangerous Times As Energy Sources Get Costlier To Extract." ''Forbes Magazine.'' [https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B8dQDga7c8qYU1BHV1MtZU5MLUU link]
+*Leeb, Steven. (2013). "Dangerous Times As Energy Sources Get Costlier To Extract." ''Forbes Magazine.'' [https://drive.google.com/file/d/0By0w-ttO7JmrZTlCRkdSaHk3Tlk/view?usp=sharing&resourcekey=0-j-S4XloKT6IWq6q2x1mVsA link]
-*Nikiforuk, Andrew. (2011). "You and Your Slaves." ''The Tyee.'' [https://drive.google.com/file/d/0By0w-ttO7JmrV1JCQWlwX3piR0E/view?usp=sharing link]
+*Nikiforuk, Andrew. (2011). "You and Your Slaves." ''The Tyee.'' [https://drive.google.com/file/d/0By0w-ttO7JmrV1JCQWlwX3piR0E/view?usp=sharing&resourcekey=0-_EtjTDNwh2qRYWSTOw_8dQ link]
-*Norton, Michael and Ariely, Dan. (2011). "Building a Better America−One Wealth Quintile at a Time." ''Perspectives on Psychological Science.'' [http://www.people.hbs.edu/mnorton/norton%20ariely%20in%20press.pdf link]
+*Norton, Michael and Ariely, Dan. (2011). "Building a Better America−One Wealth Quintile at a Time." ''Perspectives on Psychological Science.'' [https://www.hbs.edu/ris/Publication%20Files/Norton_Michael_Building%20a%20better%20America%20One%20wealth%20quintile%20at%20a%20time_4c575dff-fe1d-4002-b61a-1227d08b71be.pdf link]
-*Strauss, Mark. (2012). "Looking Back on the Limits of Growth." ''Smithsonian Magazine.'' [https://drive.google.com/file/d/0By0w-ttO7JmreDFQM2FlQmlhdU9nOHJ4ckdHZlFZclR2bUtZ/view?usp=sharing link]
+*Strauss, Mark. (2012). "Looking Back on the Limits of Growth." ''Smithsonian Magazine.'' [https://drive.google.com/file/d/0By0w-ttO7JmreDFQM2FlQmlhdU9nOHJ4ckdHZlFZclR2bUtZ/view?usp=sharing&resourcekey=0-rpxuqWFwqdpNbJAdKSj0xA link]
-*Tainter, Joseph. (1996). "Complexity, Problem Solving, and Sustainable Societies." ''Getting Down to Earth: Practical Applications of Ecological Economics.'' [http://dieoff.com/page134.htm link]
+*Tainter, Joseph. (1996). "Complexity, Problem Solving, and Sustainable Societies." ''Getting Down to Earth: Practical Applications of Ecological Economics.'' [https://www.combusem.com/TAINTER.HTM link]
 ==Course Policies and Expectations==

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 *Daly, Herman. (1993). "Steady State Economics: A New Paradigm." ''New Literary History''. [https://drive.google.com/file/d/0By0w-ttO7JmrcGFETGw5cVN4OTA/view?usp=sharing&resourcekey=0-zm8iiSkFXCB6o6QT3U-YkQ link]
 *Emmanuel, Ezekiel. (2014). "Why I Hope to Die at 75." ''The Atlantic.'' [http://www.theatlantic.com/features/archive/2014/09/why-i-hope-to-die-at-75/379329/ link]
-*Engelman, Robert. (2011). "An End to Population Growth: Why Family Planning Is Key to a Sustainable Future." ''Solutions for a Sustainable and Desirable Future.'' [http://www.thesolutionsjournal.com/node/919 link]
+*Engelman, Robert. (2011). "An End to Population Growth: Why Family Planning Is Key to a Sustainable Future." ''Solutions for a Sustainable and Desirable Future.'' [https://thesolutionsjournal.com/an-end-to-population-growth-why-family-planning-is-key-to-a-sustainable-future/ link]
-*Gilbert, Daniel, et. al. (2009). "The Surprising Power of Neighborly Advice." ''Science.'' [https://drive.google.com/file/d/0By0w-ttO7JmrMGZEMHRES0NnNEk/view?usp=sharing link]
+*Gilbert, Daniel, et. al. (2009). "The Surprising Power of Neighborly Advice." ''Science.'' [https://drive.google.com/file/d/0By0w-ttO7JmrMGZEMHRES0NnNEk/view?usp=sharing&resourcekey=0-aGyV3h5UpuUSTRujsuxDdQ link]
-*Harvey, Joe. (1990). "Growth in Perspective." ''Rocky Mountain Institute Newsletter.'' [https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B8dQDga7c8qYVURjUF8yZjVHWHM link]
+*Harvey, Joe. (1990). "Growth in Perspective." ''Rocky Mountain Institute Newsletter.'' [https://drive.google.com/file/d/16ob6-RVKvBgBq4rrp2M8csVvNttaMMOV/view?usp=sharing link]
 *Ioannidis, John P. (2005). "Why Most Published Research Findings Are False." [https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16060722 link]
 *Krugman, Paul. (2011). "Markets Can Be Very, Very Wrong." ''New York Times.'' [http://krugman.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/09/30/markets-can-be-very-very-wrong/ link]