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Gays, Jews, and Geniuses
Computer nerds will indeed do well, but not everyone will have to become a computer nerd.
Tyler Cowen • Average Is Over: Powering America Beyond the Age of the Great Stagnation
Yet since we have no idea what the world and the job market will look like in 2050, we don’t really know what particular skills people will need. We might invest a lot of effort teaching kids how to write in C++ or speak Chinese, only to discover that by 2050 AI can code software far better than humans, and a new Google Translate app will enable yo
... See moreYuval Noah Harari • 21 Lessons for the 21st Century
These are the kinds of curious, mysterious, and original minds that often end up making major contributions to our world; to reach their full potential, however, they need the latitude to follow their own oblique, nonstandard paths. That latitude is seldom found in a conventional, box-shaped classroom in which everyone is supposed to be doing the e... See more
Salman Khan • One World Schoolhouse
Why Nerds are Unpopular
paulgraham.comI would say in many ways, people growing up will feel belittled. Perhaps they will do more sports, gardening, or fencing.
Tyler Cowen • Tyler Cowen on AI and China
"We teach every young person the same subjects in mostly the same ways, irrespective of individual talents and preferences. Students who don’t learn best by sitting still at a desk are made to feel somehow inferior, while children who excel on conventional measures like tests and assignments end up defining their identities in terms of this weirdly... See more