Guest Thinkers — February 16, 2011

CASTLE’s 1to1 Schools blog keeps growing!

A weekly newsletter featuring the biggest ideas from the smartest people

CASTLE’s 1to1 Schools group blog gets more popular every day. Over the last three days it has passed the 500 subscribers mark. If you’re interested in issues related to 1:1 laptop programs and you’re not reading the blog, you should be!

We’re also adding some more authors over the next few weeks. If you’re a practitioner in a 1:1 school and are interested in writing for us occasionally, drop me a note!

A weekly newsletter featuring the biggest ideas from the smartest people

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AI skeptic Gary Marcus on AI’s moral and technical shortcomings

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The Present

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Neuropsych

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When it comes to behavior, genetics may play a larger role than you think.

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