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Jonathan Bartlett
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July 1, 2019
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Machine Learning Tip: Set Boundaries for the Problems

We cannot take a giant pile of unorganized data, shove it into a machine, and expect useful results
Jonathan Bartlett
July 1, 2019
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Education, Machine Learning

Humans intrinsically understand causation and, therefore know which pieces of data likely have some correlation. Therefore, when we select data for computers to analyze, we are drastically reducing the size of the problem for computers.

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June 7, 2019
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Scientific American: No Consensus on Smartphones’ Effect on Teen Brains

Others continue to wonder why teens seem comparatively fragile
News
June 7, 2019
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Education, Medicine and Health, Social Media
The editor's view is that "change is unceasing, and different does not necessarily mean worse – despite the fears of the “cluck-cluckers." We recommend several other sources for alternative context and background. Read More ›
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May 10, 2019
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Quell the Cell and Kids Do Well?

That sounds simplistic but it worked at a girls’ school in New Zealand
News
May 10, 2019
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Education, Natural Intelligence, Social Media

High goals, discipline and, perhaps most critically, a ban on cellphones, have seen St Joseph’s Maori Girls College reach the top 10 for University Entrance in this year’s high-school league tables, the NZ Herald reports.

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Mind Matters
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September 27, 2018
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Children are watching much less TV

But what we learned from children’s TV is coming back to haunt us
Mind Matters
September 27, 2018
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Education
Maxwell King: Sesame Street's pacing "was set to be as fast as the times, with some emulation of Rowan & Martin’s Laugh-In and the television serial Batman." Read More ›
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Mind Matters
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September 20, 2018
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Maybe iGen really IS fragile

Did social media's troll frenzies trigger the campus war on ideas?
Mind Matters
September 20, 2018
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Education, Social Media
Twenty-four-year-old fashion blogger Scarlett Dixon  posted a picture of herself having breakfast, “looking flawless on a freshly made bed flanked by heart-shaped helium balloons.” The orcs burst suddenly through the virtual gate. Read More ›
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Mind Matters
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September 6, 2018
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We need to be more honest about the addictive nature of the device, for some.
Mind Matters
September 6, 2018
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Education, Social Media
A guy on a date is not checking his phone three times in ten minutes because the world outside the restaurant is changing that fast. He is in the grip of an addiction. Read More ›