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Is edtech functioning as it should in the classroom?

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A new generation always gravitates towards technology. Remember when we used to wait for computer class, just to get to...

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New STEM edtech platform provides training for coveted and in-demand jobs

Peter Andringa5 years ago

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Midwest-based organization GreenApple has released a new STEM education platform this month aimed at providing training tools for the technological,...

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EdTech: Should tech really teach our kids?

Ben Allen5 years ago

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The roots of tech and AI are extending deeper into every industry, what should we expect from the way our...

Technology

Babylon.js: the engine powering Nat Geo’s VR Genius experiment that puts you inside the mind of Einstein

Tim Hinchliffe5 years ago

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3D game engine library Babylon.js continues to attract big names in gaming and edtech, this time powering National Geographic's Genius...

Technology

Super-Advanced All-in-one VR Headset Looks to Fill Mid-range Gap in Edtech

Tim Hinchliffe5 years ago

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The startup behind an all-in-one VR headset looks to bring its cutting-edge technology to the edtech sector by offering schools an affordable...

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Intercultural Understanding: The Key to Global Harmony in 2017

Peter Merry5 years ago

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Racial and cultural tensions are simmering all over the globe. From the rise of far right sentiments in Europe following...

Technology

How EdTech Innovation from Tech Giants Could Make a Real Change In the European Refugee Crisis

Taha Bawa5 years ago

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To better help the migrant crisis major tech companies should provide more EdTech solutions, so they can improve education and...

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EdTech, ArtTech partnership helps artists become successful entrepreneurs

Tim Hinchliffe5 years ago

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While most educational programs are slashing the arts, a unique EdTech - ArtTech collaboration is allowing artists to flourish by combining business...

Business

FinTech meets Edtech: student entrepreneurs receive crowdfunding support

Tim Hinchliffe5 years ago

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Students with entrepreneurial aspirations can now receive crowdfunding support for their ideas through a partnership between Ubiquity University and Fundsurfer....

Technology

Goodwall student networking showcases achievements to realize potential

Tim Hinchliffe6 years ago

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Already considered the LinkedIn for students, Goodwall's student networking aims to prepare students aged 14 through 19 with the necessary tools,...

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How VR will give students an unimaginable education

Guest Contributor6 years ago

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As VR technology becomes more affordable, the implications for a Virtual Reality-based education will allow students to travel the globe...

Technology

How education technology in the classroom empowers students

Guest Contributor6 years ago

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Education technology is quickly evolving the landscape of the traditional classroom as the learning needs of students become more individualized...

Brains Byte Back

We explore how our brains, psychology, and society are impacted by the ever-evolving technology that surrounds us. If you want to be better prepared for the new information age, have a healthier relationship with technology, and get more out of life using top technology and psychology hacks, this is the podcast for you! Every other Friday we bring you interviews with leading experts in the fields of technology and psychology combined, with past guest speakers such as New York Times journalists, MIT Professors, and C-suite executives of top tech companies.

You may have heard of Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh and his followers, commonly known as Rajneeshees or sannyasins, from the incredibly popular Netflix documentary “Wild, Wild Country.”

Well in today’s episode we speak with a former follower of the Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh cult to get a better understanding of how this society functioned, what it was like to live in normal society as a member of the cult, and what it was like on the famous Oregon ranch.

With our guest, Annie (who has asked to remain anonymous but showed her mala that she wore during her time as a Rajneshee to prove her affiliation with the cult), we find out how she first find out about Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh and the Rajneeshees, and what inspired her to join their cult, where she goes into great detail about how she found them when she was 16 at an Alcoholics Anonymous event.

She also shares why life as a Rajneeshee was difficult off the ranch in normal society, as society often treated them with a mixture of suspicion, curiosity, and fear. In fact, she was fired from all of her jobs due to her membership in the cult, but she also explains how she saw this as a positive, “a trial by fire” as she claims.

Annie also goes into detail about what it was like visiting the ranch in 1983, when, she believes, much of the footage used in the documentary was filmed. She talks about the important role meditation played in being a Rajneeshee and what a normal day was like on the ranch.

She also shares her thoughts on how accurate the documentary was, how close she came to meeting Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh, and finally, how she left the cult in the end.

Overall, Annie explains why she doesn’t see the following as a religion or cult, but instead as a community and how this community had such an overall, lasting positive experience in her life.