Contending with the loss of autonomy in the Age of AI
Recovering autonomy and escaping the existential vacuum.
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05, 2017
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05, 2017
Lassoing algorithms (Megan Rose Dickey, TechCrunch)
Do algorithms enforce our biases, or do they challenge our preconceptions?
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05, 2017
Dante, Petersburg, and the pages of memory
Poetry and recollection in Petersburg / Leningrad.
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05, 2017
The perils of thinking with the humanities (Francine Prose, The Guardian)
How thinking with complexity adds to our cultural (and political) understanding.
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05, 2017
The fuzzies vs. the techies (Amy Shen, Stanford Review)
The humanities ("fuzzies") and tech fields ("techies") remain divided, as two cultures.
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05, 2017
On sun, ocean, and our hidden nature
The sun shines upon the depths: what is illuminated may also be hidden, especially to ourselves.
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05, 2017
The Decline of the West (again) (Rachel Nuwer, BBC Future)
Computing science and math, along with historical knowledge, offer new assessments on the health of the current society.
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05, 2017
Lost language, lost voices, lost worlds
When language is lost, we are also diminished.
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05, 2017
Stories and histories of science
Our scientific knowledge relies on narratives, which shift over time.
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05, 2017
Fables for the Present Time
Stories of science and learning in our time.