Guest Thinkers — February 16, 2011

Convergent v. divergent thinking in K-12 schools

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A weekly newsletter featuring the biggest ideas from the smartest people

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Thinking

Mechanized minds: AI’s hidden impact on human thought

While we’re busy wondering whether machines will ever become conscious, we rarely stop to ask: What happens to us?

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Business

How leaders can avoid a power-driven descent from hero to villain

If you have any sort of power for any reasonable length of time, you will be changed by it — awareness of the effects is crucial.

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The Future

AI is now designing chips for AI

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Starts With A Bang

Political realities do not change scientific ones

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Starts With A Bang

The biggest holes in NASA’s suite of observatories

NASA’s space telescopes and observatories bring humanity unrivaled science images and scientific discoveries. Here’s what should be next.

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