Geek Heresy (59 page)
Authors: Kentaro Toyama
Hope, fostering,
200
,
271(n9)
.
See also
Aspirations
The How of Happiness
(Lyubomirsky),
90
How to Change the World
(Bornstein),
190
Human behavior.
See
Economics
;
Psychology
Human development.
See
International development
;
Intrinsic growth
Human interaction and human forces.
See
Heart, mind, and will
;
Intrinsic growth
;
Mentorship
;
Packaged interventions
Human maturation,
161–164
.
See also
Intrinsic growth
Hyperbolic discounting,
252(n15)
Icarus,
xvi
Ideology
European Enlightenment as,
98
intrinsic growth’s relationship to,
170
leftists and intrinsic growth,
170
,
172–174
mainstream economics,
95
,
155–156
,
169
,
263(n41)
moral relativism,
97
,
169
,
263–264(n44)
rightists and intrinsic growth,
170
selective exposure of technology options,
47
Tech Commandments,
92–94
,
170–171
,
245(nn59
,
61)
See also
Technology and society
Illiteracy: digital interfaces for nonliterate users,
27–29
Implementers of packaged interventions,
66–70
Incentives,
155–156
,
205
,
263(n42)
,
272(n15)
.
See also
Economics
India
caste-based inequalities,
64
carbon reduction,
215–216
democratic system,
237(n20)
educational technology,
4–8
,
11–12
,
22
,
29–30
,
77–80
high-tech economy,
182–185
microcredit programs,
59
,
236(n7)
,
236–237(n14)
NREGA,
112–114
One Laptop Per Child,
8
rote learning system,
145
rural-to-urban migration,
268(n21)
social change through computer literacy,
17–20
social implications of technological innovation,
16
societal intrinsic development,
175–177
telecenters,
104–106
See also
Digital Green
;
Mentorship
;
Microsoft Research India
Indian Institute of Technology (IIT),
183–185
Individualism, collectivism and,
93
Inequality
digital divide,
47–49
,
54
,
234(n24)
increasing inequality in American education,
117–118
long-term cultural shifts bringing gender equality,
181
racial equality,
63–64
See also
Economics
;
International development
Information overload,
23
Inglehart, Ronald,
179–182
,
186
,
267(n17)
.
See also
World Values Survey
Instrumental view of technology,
26
.
See also
Amplification
Intention
amplification of,
54–55
combining with discernment and self-control,
135–136
cultural and personality differences,
250(n10)
emotional intelligence,
252(n16)
enlightened self-interest,
253–254(n23)
mentorship relationships,
198
packaged interventions,
111–112
self-control and personal and collective growth,
214–216
success of Ashesi University students,
130
See also
Aspirations
;
Heart, mind, and will
;
Self-transcendence
Inter-American Development Bank,
8
,
193–194
Interface development for nonliterate users,
27–29
International development.
See
Agriculture
;
Development
;
Education and training
;
Economics
;
Foreign aid
;
Modernization
International Math Olympiad,
117
International Training and Education Center for Health (I-TECH),
136–139
,
207
Internet cafés,
19
,
105
,
246–247(n8)
.
See also
Telecenters
Intrinsic growth
advanced intrinsic growth,
151–155
,
253(n22)
defining,
133
developed world modeling,
214–216
,
275–276(n8)
emotional intelligence,
252(n16)
group intrinsic growth,
136–139
hierarchy of aspirations,
167–168
individual and large-scale growth,
178–182
necessity of theorizing,
168–171
packaged interventions fostering,
206–208
regression or stagnation,
168
,
260(n19)
reluctance to address,
168–170
,
173–174
self-control and,
172–173
,
214–215
,
252–253(n17)
social change requirement,
134–136
societal intrinsic development,
174–191
,
269(n37)
See also
Aspirations
;
Heart, mind, and will
Intrinsic learning,
262(n29)
.
See also
Intrinsic growth
Intrinsic motivation,
157
,
165
.
See also
Aspirations
iPad initiatives,
11
The Iron Law of Evaluation,
70
,
81
Islam, music and,
39
“Itchman,”
40
Jakiela, Pamela,
143–144
Japan
American School in Japan,
211
educational system,
145
,
256(n45)
healthcare,
43
modernization,
178
,
266–267(n11)
nuclear plant disaster,
235(n29)
technology-loving stereotype,
xiii
encouraging virtue,
276(n8)
Jasanoff, Sheila,
23
Jenner, Edward,
67
Jensen, Derrick,
24
Jhunjhunwala, Ashok,
104
Jigme Singye Wangchuck, King of Bhutan,
87–88
Jobs, Steve,
84
,
119
,
135
,
275(n8)
Johnson, Lyndon B.,
7
Joshi, Deep,
208
,
273(n24)
.
See also
Pradan organization
Karlan, Dean,
59–60
Karnani, Aneel,
83–84
Kelsa+ project,
122–125
Kennedy, John F.,
7
Kenya,
xi–xii
,
156–157
,
258–259(n4)
Khan, Salman,
11
King, Gary,
49–52
Kinnan, Cynthia,
236–237(n14)
Knowledge gap hypothesis,
37
Knowledge management,
44–46
Kohlberg, Lawrence,
161
,
260(n18)
Kotra, India,
77–82
Kranzberg, Melvin,
24
Kuznets, Simon,
245(n56)
Labeling,
172
,
264–265(n1)
Labor exploitation,
85–86
,
166–167
,
243(n31)
Lakeside School, Seattle, Washington,
14
Language learning,
123–124
Lareau, Annette,
250(n11)
Latent desires,
39–41
Law, Lalitha,
140–141
Law of Amplification.
See
Amplification, Law of
Lawson, Mark,
10
Layard, Richard,
88
Leaders in packaged interventions,
66–69
Learned helplessness,
130
,
249(n8)
Lewis, Oscar,
249(n8)
Libya: Arab Spring uprising,
33
,
62
Life satisfaction,
89–91
,
See also
Happiness
The Life You Can Save
(Singer),
212–214
Life-cycle development,
161
Lincoln, Abraham,
214
Linden, Leigh,
8
Literacy
advantage in technology usage,
48
computer literacy,
9
,
17–20
,
27–28
,
105
,
122–124
interfaces for nonliterate users,
27–29
Japan,
145
telecenters,
105
See also
Education and training
Locke, John,
96
Lonjo, Jharkand, India,
195–204
Los Angeles Unified School District,
11
Luck, role in outcomes,
56
,
144–145
,
173
,
181
,
250–251(n13)
,
256(n41)
Luntz, Frank,
189–190
Lyubomirsky, Sonja,
90
,
244(n51)
Madison, James,
214
Magic bullet.
See
Panacea
Mahajan, Vijay,
67–68
