Guest Thinkers — February 16, 2011

Video – Education in America

Scott McLeod

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Here’s a video from GOOD and the University of Phoenix. Happy viewing!

(hat tip to Dennis Richards)

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Young child sitting on a couch, illuminated by the screen of a tablet they are holding in a dimly lit room.

The Present

Beyond screen time: Rethinking kids’ tech use with the “Goldilocks hypothesis”

The digital world will always entail risks for teens, but that doesn’t mean parents aren’t without recourse.

A collage featuring close-up images of hands, faces, eyes, and text excerpts. The central focus is on various hand gestures performing actions with small objects and cards, evoking the mysterious art of mentalism.

Neuropsych

Unlock your potential with mentalism: An interview with Scott Barry Kaufman

Meet the scientist mixing mentalism with principles from positive psychology and the science of human potential.

A grid of 15 photos depicts an elderly man with varying levels of digital distortion. He wears a hat in some images and has prominent facial lines and a mustache in all pictures.

The Future

“Model collapse” threatens to kill progress on generative AIs

When AI eats its own product, it gets sick.

Film strip collage of abstract images—including faces with X marks, colorful patterns, and nature elements—evokes the vibrant allure of "Crazy Rich Asians.

High Culture

“Crazy Rich Asians” director Jon Chu on the American Dream and silencing your inner critic

“No matter how long you’ve been doing a job or how good people say you are, you need to care as if you’ve never done it before.”

Starts With A Bang

Ask Ethan: Could we determine if UAPs/UFOs are aliens?

Although a great many unidentified sights have been seen in the skies, none have conclusively demonstrated the presence of aliens. So far.

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