s Gary Marcus in The Birth of the Mind. “The reason animals can learn is that they can alter their nervous systems based on external experience. And the reason they can do that is that experience itself can modify the expression of genes. ”
So instead of focusing all our energy on how to fight disinformation, mitigate online harms, and combat digital extremism, we need to focus on creating a positive vision of what we want and how to get there.
A technologically advanced culture cannot flourish without getting better at anticipating the future. That’s why science fiction matters. That’s why scenario planning matters. That’s why complex software simulations that enable us to forecast things like climate change on the scale of decades matter.
And here I want to bring us back to another idea... See more
Debemos concebir un futuro tan irresistible que despierte en la gente el deseo de hacerlo realidad: un mundo basado en la dignidad, la justicia, la igualdad, la libertad y la coexistencia. Como nos recuerdan Judith Butler y Byung-Chul Han, la imaginación y la esperanza no son ideales ingenuos; son compromisos poderosos y activos que despiertan el d... See more