Category: Productivity

Alva Noe — Computers Can’t Think

by David Labaree, posted in Artificial Intelligence, Creativity, Philosophy, Productivity

This post is an essay by Alva Noë that was recently published in the online magazine, Aeon.  Here's a link to the original.   Noë is a philosopher at Berkeley who is addressing a key issue that is often misrepresented in the conversation about artificial intelligence.  The central point is computers can't think.  The computers that drive … Continue reading Alva Noe — Computers Can’t Think

Simon Sarris: School Is Not Enough

by David Labaree, posted in Meritocracy, Productivity, Schooling

This post is an essay by Simon Sarris that recently appeared in the magazine Palladium. Here's a link to the original.  I can't say that I buy the argument Sarris is making here, but I sure find it illuminating.  He's saying that we used to induct young people into productive activity at a much younger age, … Continue reading Simon Sarris: School Is Not Enough