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The Proof of Gamification

Growth Engineering

Neurotransmitters are chemicals that your brain uses to send signals. Dopamine is the chemical driving force of learning associations , and your brain releases loads of it whenever you’re surprised. With the use of gamification on the rise, it’s worth asking, is there any proof it actually works? The Neurochemistry. 2: Oxytocin.

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BIG DATA, GOOD INFORMATION & A WAY FOR YOU TO USE IT

Wonderful Brain

How do we pluck just the right information we need from this torrent of bits? But one benefit of massive volume is, when looked at through a certain lens, we have an opportunity to connect seemingly unrelated bits of data and discover trends, make predictions, even pre-position products and services long before we click, point or touch.

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Jay Cross's Informal Learning - Untitled Article

Jay Cross's Informal Learning

Reflections from Another Part of the World and a Different Side of My Brain - Irving Wladawsky-Berger , September 17, 2009. Textbook torrents a-crashin’ - Abject Learning , September 11, 2009. - Gurteen Knowledge-Log , September 26, 2009. Can’t make hard boiled soft - Doc Searls Weblog , September 18, 2009.