Don’t Kill Math: Comments on Bret Victor’s Scientific Agenda – Evan Miller
Students need more exposure to the way everyday things work and are made.
“Making mathematics mandatory,” wrote Hacker, “prevents us from discovering and developing young talent. In the interest of maintaining rigor, we’re actually depleting our pool of brainpower.”
In a paper titled “A Mathematician’s Lament,” Paul Lockhart rails against the modern... See more
“Making mathematics mandatory,” wrote Hacker, “prevents us from discovering and developing young talent. In the interest of maintaining rigor, we’re actually depleting our pool of brainpower.”
In a paper titled “A Mathematician’s Lament,” Paul Lockhart rails against the modern... See more
The Atlantic • Against Algebra
Knowledge workers who have confidence in AI have a tendency to accept its output without thinking about it. Over time, these workers might lose the capacity to think critically about low-risk, routine AI uses through lack of practice. This notion might be summarized in the not-so-poetic line “use it or lose it.” It appears to be the reason... See more
Lazy Brain Syndrome: Language Machines, Cultural Models, and the Erosion of Critical Thinking
On Brian Cantwell Smith and the Promise of AI