The Age of De-Skilling

But the real puzzle isn’t whether de-skilling exists—it plainly does—but rather what kind of thing it is. Are all forms of de ...
Blogging platforms exploded, online shopping went from niche to normal and Amazon quietly shifted from a bookstore into the ...
MathFactLab, founded by former Essex Westford elementary school teacher Mike Kenny, now has more than 1 million users all ...
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In Defence of Screentime

My kids’ digital lives are rich, exciting and inspiring. Why am I supposed to keep them away from screens again?
The hype is loud and the money is flowing. But inside healthcare, clinicians wonder if the tech is just a larger-scale rehash ...
A degree in computer science used to promise a cozy career in tech. Now, students’ ambitions are shaped by AI, in fields that ...
Ken Burns joins David Frum to discuss how his new documentary captures both the triumphs and tragedies of the nation’s ...
Research reveals how people process information, how they acquire—and sometimes reject—knowledge, and how that compares to artificial intelligence systems’ abilities to do the same.
Like humans, artificial intelligence learns by trial and error, but traditionally, it requires humans to set the ball rolling ...
The recent paper studies algorithmic pricing through the lens of game theory, an interdisciplinary field at the border of ...
"The kid starts cackling, and I realise he invented his own question in order to trick me into saying it," the teacher wrote.
Metronaut This sheet music app lets kids play along with an accompaniment from an phone or iPad. It supports 20+ instruments ...