PinnedConsciousness is a consensus mechanismConsciousness is also mansplainer’s catnip. So I am surprised that the phrase — consciousness is a consensus mechanism — does not appear…Apr 13Apr 13
PinnedOne AI Tutor Per Child: Personalized learning is finally hereUpdate (Nov 1, 2024): What does it actually mean to personalize learning?Mar 16, 20231Mar 16, 20231
PinnedUnderstanding consciousness is more pressing than ever at the dawn of this AI ageI co-authored a book that claims consciousness has been “solved”. One of the greatest neuroscientists of our generation who is largely…Sep 12, 20223Sep 12, 20223
PinnedThe greatest neuroscientist you’ve never heard of(This is a review of Conscious Mind, Resonant Brain: How Each Brain Makes a Mind)Jul 26, 20211Jul 26, 20211
How can we personalize learning?The US Air Force had a serious problem on its hands in the late 1940s. Its planes were dropping from the skies at an alarming rate. Fingers…Oct 30Oct 30
How should we enable playful learning?There’s an old wooden computer desk on our terrace at Comini. We had square holes cut out to put in two Ikea trays — I forget why. Those…Feb 21Feb 21
Map Memorizers or Explorers: Hiring Well Needs Systems ThinkingI sent out this email nearly 15 years ago. This was after a rather disastrous 5 minute interview call where I quickly realized how out of…Dec 14, 2023Dec 14, 2023
What playful learning looks like(We put together this article as a guide for ourselves, and our parents and facilitators at our microschool.)Sep 14, 2023Sep 14, 2023
Why learn when ChatGPT has all the answers?Our washing machine started leaking the other day. We’d find puddles pooling near its legs at the end of a wash cycle. We couldn’t tell…Jul 7, 20231Jul 7, 20231
Consciousness is simple. Simple is hard. AI can have itThe aim of science is to seek the simplest explanations of complex facts. We are apt to fall into the error of thinking that the facts are…Jun 2, 2023Jun 2, 2023