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How the “Frontier” Became the Slogan of Uncontrolled AI
Artificial intelligence (AI) has been billed as the next frontier of humanity: the newly available expanse whose exploration …
From The Eponymous Pickle
Yale Summer Math Program
The summer math program for Economics Phds at Yale. Nice mix of practical math topics.
From Daniel Lemire's Blog
To be smarter, ignore external rewards
Last night, I watched a great talk by Dan Pink
From The Eponymous Pickle
Mining the Web for Feelings
In the NYT: Mining the Web for Feelings, Not Facts. The article is a bit thin, but worth reading. Another favorite topic of mine since the early days of linking...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Free Antivirus Software
Computerworld looks at a number of options. Useful.-
From The Eponymous Pickle
Complexities of Virtual Makeover
In Storefrontbacktalk, this was an area we looked at in some detail. And several different times with different technologies One of my favorite technical experiments...
From Apophenia
am I an academic?
academia (n.): The academic world or community; scholastic life. academic (n.): 1. An ancient philosopher of the Academy. 2. A member of a college or university...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Newspapers Colluding, Surviving
In Techdirt. Interesting piece on the survival of newspapers. Including the use of acts of congress to remove collusion penalties and the use of payment walls....
From The Eponymous Pickle
Roof Tile Solar Panels
A nice idea, no mention of cost. Would like to see the idea played out broadly.
From Putting People First
The lost art of reading
David L. Ulin, book editor of the Los Angeles Times, argues that the relentless cacophony that is life in the 21st century can make settling in with a book difficult...
From Putting People First
Ideas for thought from the Symposium for the Future
The New Media Consortium is hosting a Symposium for the Future October 27-29 that will explore actual and potential applications of technology that could impact...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Augmented Reality on the iPhone
The idea continues to creep forward. I had an accidental introduction to it recently at the beach doing some star watching. An application called Star Walk lets...
From Putting People First
Reading bar codes with mobile phones
Although it is more of a technical discussion, this article by The Economist is a worthwhile read as it describes quite well how a new way to deliver information...
From Putting People First
Phones and farmers
Abdul Bayes, professor of economics at Jahangirnagar University in Bangladesh, has written a nice article in the Daily Star newspaper where he condenses some recent...
From Putting People First
A short manifesto on the future of attention
Author and journalist Michael Erard has published a short manifesto on the future of attention: “Now we have a wide-ranging discussion about what is and what can’t...
From Putting People First
Data visualization: stories for the Information Age
Business Week explores how artists and designers are turning to data visualization to interpret the deluge of information around us. “For artists and designers...
From Putting People First
Are we ready for the Autonomous Age?
The UK’s Royal Academy of Engineering recently published a discussion document (pdf) on the social, legal and ethical issues surrounding the development and use...
From Putting People First
A plea for more critical thinking in design, please
John Barratt, president and CEO of Teague, reflects in a guest post on Fast Company on the fact that critical thinking in design is largely absent. “For reasons...
From Putting People First
Where tech and philosophy collide
BBC News reports on the inaugural meeting of the London Futurist and Transhumanist Group. “While futurism involves trying to predict how technology will evolve...
From Putting People First