Guest Thinkers — February 16, 2011

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Scott McLeod

A weekly newsletter featuring the biggest ideas from the smartest people

Pfeffer & Sutton. (2000). The knowing-doing gap: How smart companies turn knowledge into action.

Countless leaders know what they should do. But yet desired change fails to happen. Here’s why.

A weekly newsletter featuring the biggest ideas from the smartest people

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The Present

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

The cognitive scientist argues the current AI environment is failing us as consumers and a society. But it’s not too late to change course.

Starts With A Bang

The 16 stories that shaped physics and astronomy in 2024

There was a lot of hype and a lot of nonsense, but also some profoundly major advances. Here are the biggest ones you may have missed.

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Starts With A Bang

“Waves in an Impossible Sea”: The 2024 science book of the year

Matt Strassler’s journey into fundamental physics culminates in a brilliant explanation of the Higgs field. Enjoy this exclusive interview.

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The Present

Silicon Valley’s obsession with AI looks a lot like religion

The tech world’s fixation on artificial intelligence has spawned beliefs and rituals that resemble religion — complete with digital deities, moral codes, and threats of damnation.

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The Future

Should we turn the electricity grid over to AI?

And can we run the grid of the future without AI?

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