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Robert J. Marks
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August 1, 2019
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Artificial Intelligence, Education, Work
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Random Thoughts on the Passing Scene: How to Spell Gud

Also, Google and Apple ditching college degree requirements is not really that new
Robert J. Marks
August 1, 2019
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Artificial Intelligence, Education, Work

Twenty years or so ago, when I worked in Seattle, Microsoft was famous for the testing coding skills of their applicants and asking Mensa-like questions. Degrees were secondary.

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July 30, 2019
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Data Privacy, Education
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Many Parents Ignore Risks of Posting Kids’ Data Online

The lifelong digital footprint, which starts before birth, makes identity theft much easier
News
July 30, 2019
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Data Privacy, Education
The recently discovered “design flaw” in Facebook’s Messenger app, aimed at kids, was a wake-up call. Keeping a child’s data out of the wrong hands is just part of good parenting today. Read More ›
Balancing A Male And A Female Worker In The Cloud
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Robert J. Marks
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July 18, 2019
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Education, Peer Review
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Why It’s So Hard To Reform Peer Review

Robert J. Marks: Reformers are battling numerical laws that govern how incentives work. Know your enemy!
Robert J. Marks
July 18, 2019
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Education, Peer Review

Measurement creates a temptation to achieve a measurable goal by less than totally honest means. As in physics, the simple act of measuring invariably disturbs what you are trying to measure.

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Jay Richards
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July 5, 2019
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Education, Work
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Students, Don’t Let Smart Machines Disrupt Your Future

Three ways you can avoid life in Mom’s basement and the job pouring coffee
Jay Richards
July 5, 2019
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Education, Work

At first sight, the number of options might seem bewildering. The key question is: Will you ignore the coming job disruption, fear it, or treat it as an opportunity?

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July 4, 2019
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Education, Social Media
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The Smartest Phone Is Silent in Class

While academics debate smartphones’ effect on teens, some hard facts begin to emerge
News
July 4, 2019
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Education, Social Media
What if we focus on something more easily measurable than emotional well-being?: grades. There seems to be a growing consensus that students get better grades when separated from smartphones in learning environments. Read More ›
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Abstract Visualization of data and technology in graph form. 3D Illustration
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Jonathan Bartlett
Date
July 1, 2019
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Education, Machine Learning
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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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Close-up Of A Man's Hand Holding Mobile Phone Showing Electric Meter Reading And Holding Flashlight
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News
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June 7, 2019
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Education, Medicine and Health, Social Media
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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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News
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May 10, 2019
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Education, Natural Intelligence, Social Media
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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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Education
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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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Education, Social Media
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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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Education, Social Media
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Smartphone 10 Conversation 0

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 ›