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四、精選 maniawasslowincomingtohighereducation,butnowithasthevenerableindustryfirmlyinitsgrip.SincethelaunchearlylastyearofUdacityandCoursera,twoSiliconValleystart-upsofferingeducationthroughMOOCs,massiveopenonlinecourses,theivorytowersofacademiahavebeenshakentotheirfoundations.Universitybrandsbuiltinsomecasesovercenturieshavebeendtocontemtethepossibilitythatinformationtechnologywillrapidlymaketheirexistingbusinessmodelobsolete.Meanwhile,theMOOCshavemultipliedinnumber,resourcesandstudentrecruitment—withoutyethavingfiguredoutabusinessmodeloftheirown.Besidesprovidingonlinecoursestotheirown(generally paying)students,universitieshavefeltobligedtojointheMOOCrevolutiontoavoidbeingguillotinedbyit.Courserahasformedpartnershipswith83universitiesandcollegesaroundtheworld,includingmanyofAmerica’stoptierinstitutions.EdX,anon-profitMOOCproviderfoundedinMay2012byHarvardUniversityandtheMassachusettsInstituteofTechnologyandbackedwith$60moftheirmoney,isnowaconsortiumof28institutions,themostrecentjoinerbeingthenInstituteofTechnologyinMumbai.LedbytheOpenUniversity,whichpioneereddistancelearninginthe1970s,FutureLearn,aconsortiumof21British,oneIrishandoneAustralianuniversity,plusothereducationalbodies,willstartofferingMOOCslaterthisyear.ButOxfordandCambridgeremainaloof,refusingtojoinwhataseniorOxfordfigurefearsmaybea“l(fā)emminglikerush”intoMOOCs.OnJuly10thCourserasaidithadraisedanother$43minventurecapital,ontopof$22mitbankedlastyear.Althoughitsenrollmentshavesoared,andnowexceed4mstudents,thisisahugeleapoffaithbyinvestorsthatthefirmcandevelopaviablebusinessmodel.ThenewmoneyshouldallowCourseratobuildonanyadvantageithasfrombeingafirstmoveramongarapidlygrowingnumberofMOOCproviders.TheindustryhassimilarnetworkeconomicstoAmazon,eBayand,saysMsKoller,inthat“contentproducersgotowheremostconsumersare,andconsumersgotowherethemostcontentis.”SimonNelson,thechiefexecutiveofFutureLearn,disagrees.“Anyonewhothinkstherulesofengagementhavealreadybeenwrittenbytheexistingyersismassivelyunderestimatingthepotentialofthetechnology,”heCertainly,thereisplentyofexperimentationwithbusinessmodelstakingce.TheMOOCsthemselvesmaybe,butthosebehindthemthinktherewillbeplentyofrevenueopportunities.Courserahasstartedchargingtoprovidesforthosewhocompleteitscoursesandwantproof,perhapsforafutureemployer.Itisalsostartingtolicensecoursematerialstouniversitiesthatwanttobeefuptheirexistingoffering.However,ithasabandonedfornowattemptstohelpfirmsrecruitemployeesfromamongCoursera’sstudents,becausecateringtothedifferentneedsofeachemployerwas“notascalablemodel,”saysMsKoller.ForUdacity,incontrast,workingwithcompaniestotrainexistingandfutureemployeesisnowtheheartofitsbusinessmodel.Ithastie-upswithseveralfirms,including.ItrecentlyformedapartnershipwithAT&T,alongwithGeorgiaTech,toofferamaster’sdegreeincomputerscience.Coursematerialswillbe,butstudentswillpayaround$7,000fortuition.EdXistakingyetanothertack,sellingitsMOOCtechnologytouniversitieslikeStanford,bothtocreatetheirownMOOCofferingsandtomakephysicallyattendinguniversitymoreattractive,byaugmentingexistingteaching.TextOverthepast50years,expansive,lowdensitycommunitieshaveproliferatedattheedgesofmanycitiesintheUnitedStatesandCanada,creatingaphenomenonknownassuburbansprawl.AndresDuany,ElizabethterZyberk,andJeffSpeck,agroupofprominenttownnnersbelongingtoamovementcalledNewUrbanism,contendthatsuburbansprawlcontributestothedeclineofciviclifeandcivility.Forreasonsinvolvingtheflowofautotraffic,theynote,zoninglawsusuallydictatethatsuburbanhomes,stores,businesses,andschoolsbebuiltinseparateareas,andthisseparationrobspeopleofcommunalspacewheretheycaninctandgettoknowoneanother.Itisasdifficulttoimaginetheconceptofcommunitywithoutatownsquareorlocalpub,thesetownnnerscontend,asitistoimaginetheconceptoffamilyindependentofthehouse.Suburbanhousingsubdivisions,Duanyandhiscolleaguesadd,usuallycontainhomesidenticalnotonlyinappearancebutalsoinprice,resultinginadefactoeconomicsegregationofresidentialneighborhoods.Childrengrowingupintheseneighborhoods,whatevertheireconomiccircumstances,arecertaintobeillpreparedforlifeinadiversesociety.Moreover,becausethewidely-separatedsuburbanhomesandbusinessesareconnectedonlyby“collectorroads,”residentsaredtodrive,ofteninheavytraffic,inordertoperformmanydailytasks.Timethatwouldinatowncenterinvolvesocialinctionwithinaphysicalpublicrealmisnowspentinsidetheauto,wherepeopleceasetobecommunitymembersandinstead motorists,competingforroadspace,oftenactingantisocially.Pedestriansrarelyactinthismannertowardeachother.Duanyandhiscolleaguesadvocatedevelopmentbasedonearlytwentiethcenturyurbanneighborhoodsthatmixhousingofdifferentpricesandofferresidentsa“gratifyingpublicrealm”thatincludesnarrow,tree-linedstreets,parks,cornergrocerystores,cafes,smallneighborhoodschools,allwithinwalkingdistance.This,theybelieve,wouldgivepeopleofdiversebackgroundsandlifestylesanopportunitytoinctandthusdevelopmutualrespect.OpponentsofNewUrbanismclaimthatmigrationtosprawlingsuburbsisanexpressionofpeople’slegitimatedesiretosecuretheenjoymentand almobilityprovidedbytheautoandthelifestylethatitmakespossible.However,theNewUrbanistsdonotquestionpeople’srighttotheirownvalues;instead,theysuggestthatweshouldtakeamorecriticalviewofthesevaluesandofthesprawlconducivezoningandsubdivisionpoliciesthatreflectthem.NewUrbanistsarefundamentallyconcernedwiththelongtermsocialcostsofthenow-prevailingattitudethatindividualmobility,consumption,andwealthshouldbevaluedabsoluy,regardlessoftheirimpactoncommunitylife.TextWhenHurricaneKatrinaravagedtheU.S.GulfCoastin2005,wasthenewkidontheblock.Therewasno fornewsupdates,andthewasnotyetonthescene.BythetimeHurricaneSandyslammedtheeasternseaboardin2012,socialmediahad eanintegralpartofdisasterresponse,fillingthevoidinareaswherecellphoneservicewaslostwhilemillionsofAmericanslookedtoresourcesincludingandtokeepinformed,locatelovedones,notifyandexpressResearchershavenowstartedpublishingdataontheuseofsocialmediaindisasters,andlawmakersandsecurityexpertshavebeguntoassesshowemergencymanagementcanbestadapt.Thenewybookwillnotdoawaywiththeemergencybroadcastsystemandotherernmentefforts.Rather,itwillincorporatenewdatafromresearchers,federalagenciesandnonprofitsthathavebeguntorevealtheexactpenetrationofsocialmediaindisasters.TheFederalEmergencyManagementAgency(FEMA)wroteinits2013NationalPreparednessreportthatduringandimmediayfollowingHurricaneSandy,“userssentmorethan20millionSandy-relatedposts,or‘tweets,’despitethelossofcellphoneserviceduringthepeakofthestorm.”FollowingtheBostonMarathonbombings,onequarterofAmericansreportedlylookedto,andothersocialnetworkingsitesforinformation.WhentheBostonDepartmentposteditsfinal“CAPTURED!!!”tweetofthemanhunt,morethan140,000peopleretweetedit.Eachdisastersparksitsowncomplexweboffast-pacedinformationexchange.That’sagoodthing,saysMarkKeim,associatedirectorforscienceintheOfficeofEnvironmentalHealthEmergenciesattheU.S.CentersforDiseaseControlandPrevention(CDC),itcanbothimprovedisasterresponseandallowaffectedpopulationstotakecontroloftheirsituationaswellasfeelempowered.Drawingupaneffectivesocialmediastrategyandtweakingittofitanemergency,however,isacrucialpartofpreparednessnning,saysdisastersociologistnnetteSutton,aseniorresearchscientistattheUniversityofColoradoatColoradoSpringswhostudiessocialmediaincrisesanddisaster.FortheBostonMarathon,shefoundnoconsistenthashtagon,whichcanmaketrackingrelevantinformationdifficult.Evensearchingfortheword“Boston”mayfallshort,shesays,becauseitcouldleadtounrelatedmatterlikeBostontourismorfailtocapturerelevanttweetsthatdidnotincludethewordBoston.Aspartofdisasterpreparedness,shesays,itwouldbeusefultoteachthepublichowtousesocialmediaeffectively,howtogetinformationfromtheWebandalsohowtoputoutusefulinformation.Allthefast-pacedinformationavailableviasocialmediadoesposeinherentriskswhennavigatingemergencysituations.Oneistherapidspreadofmisinformation—aswasthecaseaftertheBostonbombingswiththeidentificationofamissingmanasapossible.Althoughmistakesoftengetfixedviathe“Wikipediaeffect,”inwhichotheruserscorrecttheerrors,Suttonnotesthatfalseinformationcaneasilygoviral.Anotherkeyriskisscammersusingsocialmediatostealcash.TheFBIhaswarnedthatsocialmediacanalsobealucrativetformforscamsthatcropupinthewakeoftragedy.AftertheNewtown,Conn.,schoolshooting,forexample,theFBIarrestedawomanwhoallegedlyclaimedtobetherelativeofadeadvictimandsolicitedmoneyviaandothersources.TextIt’snosecretthatthejobofapoliticalpollsterisgettingharderandhardereveryelectioncycle.Peoplearecuttingthelandline,andregulationsmakeitincrediblyhardforpollsterstoreachvotersontheircellphones.MassonslaughtsofgetoutthevotephonecallsnearElectionDayswampphonelinesandmakevotersrecoilfromtheideaofactuallypickingupthephone.Findingvoterswhoarewillingtotalkabouttheirattitudesandbeliefsonpoliticsoverthephoneisanincreasinglydifficultchallenge.It’shardoutthereforapollsterthesedays.Advancesincomputingallowustoyzehugetiesofunstructureddata(think“myrandom140charactermusings”insteadof“myclearanswertoayesornoquestion”).Culturally,peoplearemoreandmorecomfortableputtingitalloutthereonline,fromtheirtastesinmusictotheirpoliticalpreferences.Nottomention,samplescanbeenormous,dwarfingthe“smalldata”samplesofapollsterwhointerviewsathousandregisteredvoters.Technologicalinnovationandaculturalshifttowardsharing(andoversharing)makeitpossibleforresearcherstoassesswhatpeoplethinkwithouthavingtogotothetroubleofactuallyaskingquestions.OrdotheyThisweek,thePewResearchCenterisoutwithastudythrowingcoldwaterontheideathatyzingdatafromsourceslikecanbeanaccuratesubstituteformoretraditionalresearchmethods.TheyfindthatTweetsareinconsistentinhowtheymatchupwithpollingdata.usersweremoreexcitedthanAmericanvotersasawholeaboutthereelectionofBarackObama.Meanwhile,PewfindsthatuserswerelessexcitedaboutObama’sinauguraladdressthantheirpollrespondents.Ifthechallengesfacingmoretraditional“smalldata”pollstersareactuallyprettybig,thechallengesfacing“bigdata”ystsarehugeinthisarea.Itseemsobviousthatthedemographicsoftheuniverseof“peopleTweetingabouttheinauguraladdress”mightbedifferentfromtheuniverseof“registeredvotersnationwide.”Whiletraditionalpollsterscangetasenseoftherace,age,andgenderoftheirsamplesandmakecorrectionsaccordingly,it’salothardertoknowallthedemographicdatabehindtheTweetsbeingyzed.Nottomention,it’smuchlessclearwhatcountsasa“positive”or“negative”Tweetinanygivencontext,andthatthisupordownvoteapproachtosentimentysismightbetoobluntaninstrumenttobeuseful.Astechnologymovesforward,sotoomustthewaypeoplegatherinformationaboutpublicopinion.Butdon’tcountthe“smalldata”pollsoutquiteyet.Whilesomehighprofilemissesbypoliticalpollstersraisedimportantquestionsabouthowaccurateelectionpollsreallyare,quiteafewpollstersmanagedtogetitveryclosetoright,evengivenalltheaforementionedchallengespollstersfacethesedays.Both“bigdata”ysisofonlineconversationsand“smalldata”surveysandfocusgroupshavearoletoyinpolitics,andsmartnswillvaluebothascomplementarymethodsoflearningaboutwherevotersstand.配套書目《《考研閱讀一本通（北理 《生猛海詞（西安交 五、高端私享課《亮劍閱讀 閱讀特色課內(nèi)容包含1，考研英語(yǔ)閱讀復(fù)習(xí)方2，高分閱讀必備解題邏輯3，通過文章難詞難Everybodylovesafatpayrise.Yetpleasureatyourowncanvanishifyoulearnthatacolleaguehasbeengivenabiggerone.Indeed,ifhehasareputationforslacking,youmightevenbeoutraged.Suchbehaviourisregardedas“alltoohuman,”withtheunderlyingassumptionthatotheranimalswouldnotbecapableofthisfinelydevelopedsenseofgrievance.ButastudybySarahBrosnanandFransdeWaalofEmoryUniversityinAtlanta,Georgia,whichhasjustbeenpublishedinNature,suggeststhatitisalltoomonkey,aswell.Theresearchersstudiedthebehaviouroffemalebrowncapuchinmonkeys.Theylookcute.Theyaregood-natured,co-operativecreatures,andtheysharetheirfoodreadily.Aboveall,liketheirfemalehumancounterparts,theytendtopaymuchcloserattentiontothevalueof“goodsandservices”thanmales.SuchcharacteristicsmakethemperfectcandidatesforDr.Brosnan’sandDr.deWaal’sstudy.Theresearchersspenttwoyearsteachingtheirmonkeystoexchangetokensforfood.Normally,themonkeyswerehappyenoughtoexchangepiecesofrockforslicesofcucumber.However,whentwomonkeyswerecedinseparatebutadjoiningchambers,sothateachcouldobservewhattheotherwasgettinginreturnforitsrock,theirbehaviourbecamemarkedlydifferent.Intheworldofcapuchins,grapesareluxurygoods(andmuchpreferabletocucumbers).Sowhenonemonkeywashandedagrapeinexchangeforhertoken,thesecondwasreluctanttohandhersoverforamerepieceofcucumber.Andifonereceivedagrapewithouthavingtoprovidehertokeninexchangeatall,theothereithertossedherowntokenattheresearcheroroutofthechamber,orrefusedtoacceptthesliceofcucumber.Indeed,themerepresenceofagrapeintheotherchamber(withoutanactualmonkeytoeatit)wasenoughtoinduceresentmentinafemalecapuchin.Theresearcherssuggestthatcapuchinmonkeys,likehumans,areguidedbysocialemotions.Inthewild,theyareaco-operative,group-livingspecies.Suchco-operationislikelytobestableonlywheneachanimalfeelsitisnotbeingcheated.Feelingsofrighteousindignation,itseems,arenotthepreserveofpeoplealone.Refusingalesserrewardcompleymakesthesefeelingsabundantlycleartoothermembersofthegroup.However,whethersuchasenseoffairnessevolvedindependentlyincapuchinsandhumans,orwhetheritstemsfromthecommonancestorthatthespecieshad35millionyearsago,is,asyet,anunansweredquestion.Intheopeningparagraph,theauthorintroduceshistopic posingajustifyinganmakingaexiningaThestatement“itisalltoomonkey”(Lastline,Paragraphl)implies.monkeysarealsooutragedbyslackresentingunfairnessisalsomonkeys’monkeys,likehumans,tendtobelousofeachnoanimalsotherthanmonkeyscandevelopsuchFemalecapuchinmonkeyswerechosenfortheresearchmostprobablybecausetheyare moreinclinedtoweighwhattheyniceinbothappearanceandmoregenerousthantheirmaleDr.BrosnanandDr.deWaalhaveeventuallyfoundintheirstudythatthe prefergrapestocanbetaughttoexchangewillnotbeco-operativeiffeelingareunhappywhenseparatedfromWhatcanweinferfromthelastMonkeyscanbetrainedtodevelopsocialHumanindignationevolvedfromanuncertainAnimalsusuallyshowtheirfeelingsopenlyashumansCooperationamongmonkeysremainsstableonlyintheItwas3:45inthemorningwhenthevotewasfinallytaken.Aftersixmonthsofarguingandfinal16hoursofhotparliamentarydebates,Australia’sNorthernTerritorybecamethefirstlegalauthorityintheworldtoallowdoctorstotakethelivesofincurablyillpatientswhowishtodie.Themeasurepassedbytheconvincingvoteof15to10.AlmostimmediaywordflashedontheInternetandwaspickedup,halfaworldaway,byJohnHofsess,executivedirectoroftheRighttoDieSocietyofCanada.Hesentitonviathegroup’son-lineservice,DeathNET.SaysHofsess:“Wepostedbulletinsalldaylong,becauseofcoursethisisn’tjustsomethingthathappenedinAustralia.It’sworldhistory.”Thefullimportmaytakeawhiletosinkin.TheNTRightsoftheTerminallyIIIlawhasleftphysiciansandcitizensaliketryingtodealwithitsmoralandpracticalimplications.Somehavebreathedsighsofrelief,others,includingchurches,righttolifegroupsandtheAustralianMedicalAssociation,bitterlyattackedthebillandthehasteofitspassage.Butthetideisunlikelytoturnback.InAustralia--whereanagingpopulation,lifeextendingtechnologyandchangingcommunityattitudeshaveallyedtheirpart--otherstatesaregoingtoconsidermakingasimilarlawtodealwitheuthanasia.IntheUSandCanada,wheretherighttodiemovementisgatheringstrength,observersarewaitingforthedominoestostartfalling.UnderthenewNorthernTerritorylaw,anadultpatientcanrequestdeath--probablybyadeadlyinjectionorpill--toputanendtosuffering.Thepatientmustbediagnosedasterminallyillbytwodoctors.Aftera“coolingoff”periodofsevendays,thepatientcansignaofrequest.After48hoursthewishfordeathcanbemet.ForLloydNickson,a54yearoldDarwinresidentsufferingfromlungcancer,theNTRightsofTerminallyIIIlawmeanshecangetonwithlivingwithoutthehauntingfearofhissuffering:aterrifyingdeathfromhisbreathingcondition.“I’mnotafraidofdyingfromaspiritualpointofview,butwhatIwasafraidofwashowI’dgo,becauseI’vewatchedpeopledieinthehospitalfightingforoxygenandclawingattheirmasks,”hesays.Fromthesecondparagraphwelearn theobjectiontoeuthanasiaisslowtocomeinotherphysiciansandcitizenssharethesameviewonchangingtechnologyischieflyresponsibleforthehastypassageoftheittakestimetorealizethesignificanceofthelaw’sWhentheauthorsaysthatobserversarewaitingforthedominoestostartfalling,hemeans observersaretakingawaitandseeattitudetowardsthefutureofsimilarbillsarelikelytobepassedintheUS,Canadaandotherobserversarewaitingtoseetheresultofthegameoftheeffect-takingprocessofthepassedbillmayfinallycometoaWhenLloydNicksondies,he facehisdeathwithcalmcharacteristicofexperiencethesufferingofalungcancerhaveanintensefearofterribleundergoacoolingoffperiodofsevenTheauthor’sattitudetowardseuthanasiaseemstobethatof WhataccountsforthegreatoutburstofmajorinventionsinearlyAmerica--breakthroughssuchastheegraph,theboatandtheweavingmachine?Amongthemanyshafactors,Iwouldsingleoutthecountry’sexcellentelementaryschools;alabor edthenewtechnology;thepracticeofgivingpremiumstoinventors;andabovealltheAmericangeniusfornonverbal,“spatial”thinkingaboutthingstechnological.Whymentiontheelementaryschools?Becausethankstotheseschoolsourearlymechanics,