The Internet is home to so much of the world’s written text that it’s difficult to figure out some of the “best” articles. Of course, “best” is 100% subjective, and your favorite text is likely not mine. However, some works are interesting enough that many have shared them repeatedly. I’m not speaking of the time-tested …
From Tyler Cowen: No, it is not converging upon human-like intelligence or for that matter AGI. Still, the broader lesson is you can build a very practical kind of intelligence with fairly simple statistical models and lots of training data. And there is more to come from this direction very soon. Tyler Cowen Also, my friend Micah …
What people think of as the moment of discovery is really the discovery of the question. — Jonas Salk When we make decisions about the technology we use in our classrooms, we very often ask the wrong questions. We think about how we can use the latest, greatest, coolest tools and gadgets available to get students in a desperate …
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Since the dawn of time, students have been looking for ways to get out of writing papers. How do I know this? Because I was a student who tried to get out of writing papers. I was terrible at it since I’d mostly just end up not writing the paper (Have I told you how …
Take a peek at this animated map showing the spread of writing worldwide over time. It’s an interesting perspective on something we all take for granted. I’m really enjoying Ryan Holiday’s latest installment in his Stoic Virtues series: Discipline is Destiny. As I continue my own journey to better health, fitness, and completing a doctoral …
I know not everyone is a fan of classical music. I get it. But you don’t have to be a fan to recognize the impact that music written hundreds of years ago still has on musicians today. Composers and songwriters still take inspiration from the melodies created by Bach, Beethoven, Rachmaninov, and many more. Think …
In one demo, a Google product manager tells someone wearing the glasses, “You should be seeing what I’m saying, just transcribed for you in real time — kind of like subtitles for the world.” Later, the video shows what you might see if you’re wearing the glasses: with the speaker in front of you, the …
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Fake news. Disinformation. Misinformation. We see it all and so do our students. We can choose to ignore it or we, as educators, can help students see what is real, what is fake, and what is somewhere in-between. Kimberly Rues writes as she tries to get a better understanding of fake news herself: Eating the …
Today’s Links We need social media for schools We don’t need social media for schools Linkus Randomus Colophon We need social media for schools In the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, schools looked for any way possible to maintain contact with students, families, and the community. Resilience, Reorientation, and Reinvention: School Leadership During the …