š FP! Week In Review, Briefly #14
Deep Dives
Explore related topics with these Wikipedia articles, rewritten for enjoyable reading:
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The Diamond Age
11 min read
The article explicitly references 'the Illustrated Primer in The Diamond Age' as a vision for AI-powered personalized education. Neal Stephenson's 1995 novel explores nanotechnology and interactive educational technology, providing rich context for understanding the article's aspirations for AI tutoring.
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Socratic method
13 min read
The article advocates for 'Socratic dialogue that forces students to articulate what they actually think' as an alternative to AI-dependent learning. Understanding the historical origins and pedagogical philosophy behind this 2,400-year-old teaching technique enriches the education discussion.
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Molten-salt reactor
14 min read
The article mentions 'First fuel produced for molten salt reactor experiment' as an Up Wing development. This advanced nuclear technology represents a significant departure from conventional reactors and is central to next-generation clean energy discussions that the publication covers.
In Case You Missed It ...
āØš§ Teaching students to think, not just scroll, in the Age of AI (Tuesday)
ā¤“ļø Singularity 1.0: The birth of modernity (Wednesday)
šŖ NASA and beyond: My chat with space policy analyst Casey Dreier (Thursday)
ā¤“ā¤µ Up Wing/Down Wing
A selection of pro-progress and anti-progress news items from the past week.
ā¤“ Up Wing Things
How AI is uncovering hidden geothermal energy resources - MIT Tech Review
The Data on Self-Driving Cars Is Clear. We Have to Change Course. - NYT Opinion
Antiviral drug abandoned by pharma shows promise against dengue - Science
The First Prophet of Abundance - Asterisk
First fuel produced for molten salt reactor experiment - WNN
Amazon Releases AI Agents It Says Can Work for Days at a Time - WSJ
A second helping of weight-loss drugs is coming - The Economist
ā¤µ Down Wing Things
Chinaās Growth Is Coming at the Rest of the Worldās Expense - WSJ
Data centre āmonstrositiesā face community opposition in latest US hotspot - FT
Trumpās AI agenda sails toward an iceberg of bipartisan populist fury - Semafor
China wants to lead the world on AI regulation ā will the plan work? - Nature
The People Outsourcing Their Thinking to AI - The Atlantic
America is foolishly waving goodbye to thousands of Chinese boffins - Economist
The fox in liberalismās henhouse - The Argument
The Economic Effects of Tariffs - SF Fed
Rare win for renewable energy: Trump admin funds geothermal network expansion - Ars Technica
āAvatarā director James Cameron says generative AI is āhorrifyingā - Tech Crunch
Essays and Q&As
āØš§ Teaching students to think, not just scroll, in the Age of AI
Classroom Context. Artificial intelligence could become the most powerful learning tool ever created ā a personalized tutor that adapts to each student, like the āIllustrated Primerā in The Diamond
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