Could the universe be adapting to life as part of the same process through which life is adapting to the universe?
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AI for the Prevention of AI Enhanced Human Predation
The following is a discussion with Claude.ai that explores the need for an AI agency to watch over other AIs. Bold blue is used to indicate our prompting questions. Bold black and Bold Black Underline is our emphasis of Claude.ai’s response. This discussion will continue to be updated as new questions emerge. Would you agree that the […]
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A.I. on the Science of Reading
Indeed the established assumptions about the inherent stagnancy of text permanently dictate this offline, strategy-based model of reading instruction.
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BBC: What Does Reading On Screens Do To Our Brains?
The difference between “learning to read on paper” and “learning to read on screens” is a very important conversation.
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AI: The Future of Human Interface
…it is only a matter of time before AI becomes the dominant technology in the world. – Bard
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Challenging the Common Conception of Neuroplasticity
The Brain Isn’t as Adaptable as Some Neuroscientists Claim. The idea of treating neurological disorders by marshaling vast unused neural reserves is more wishful thinking than reality.
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The First Case Against Too Much Screen Time
The first person known to argue against screen time was Socrates somewhere around twenty-four hundred years ago. He too was concerned with the unhealthy mental effects of spending too much time staring at and interacting with a hot technology. But the technology he was concerned about wasn’t digital, electronic, or interactive. Socrates was saying the […]
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Bard: Most Chronic Health Issues are Learned
A transcript of a dialogue with Google’s Bard AI about the relationship between health and learning. OLSN is italicized in bold black. BARD is blue. OLSN Bolds Key Points in Bard’s responses. Bard’s elaborations have been truncated to keep OLSN’s questions in mind. To read Bard’s full response click on (…) What percentage of the […]
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John Steinbeck on “The Horrible Task of Learning to Read”
This book is always right next to me when I am working. Every time I see it I am reminded of how it changed my life. It still blows me away. It was about 24 years ago. My then six-year-old daughter and I were at a garage sale on the island of Kauai. I remember […]
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8 Dimensions of Wellness = 8 Dimensions of Healthy Learning
Look at the descriptions of each dimension. Each one depends on our learning. There may be aspects of each that are outside our agency, but within our agency, each one not only depends on our learning it is determined by our learning. This is what we need to learn. We are who we learn to […]