Artificial Stupidity Artificial Stupidity by Ali Minai "My colleagues, they study artificial intelligence; me, I study natural stupidity." —Amos Tversky, (quoted in “The Undoing Project” by Michael Lewis). Not only is this quote by Tversky amusing, it also offers profound insight into the nature of intelligence – real and artificial. The work of Tversky and Kahneman focused on showing systematically that much of intelligence is not rational. The field of AI began with the conceit that, ultimately, everything is computation, and that reproducing intelligence – even life itself – was only a matter of finding the “correct” algorithms. When an animal produces a fruitful or futile behavior, it is because of how the electrical and chemical activity of its cells (including the neurons of the nervous system) is shaped by this interaction. One of the biggest gaps between AI and natural intelligence is speed. Two things may provide some insight here.
50 Ways to Get Your Life in Order This is an article by guest writer Mark Foo, author of The 77 Traits of Highly Successful People. There’s nothing wrong with a little bit of chaos in your life. As Albert Einstein once stated, “Three rules of work: out of clutter find simplicity, from discord find harmony, in the middle of difficulty lies opportunity.” Unexpected challenges are what make us stronger, so don’t avoid them. Recycle old papers that are filling drawers in your house. Do you have a tip to help us get our lives in order?
Convergent thinking Convergent thinking is a term coined by Joy Paul Guilford as the opposite of divergent thinking. It generally means the ability to give the "correct" answer to standard questions that do not require significant creativity, for instance in most tasks in school and on standardized multiple-choice tests for intelligence. Relevance[edit] A Map of how Convergent Thinking Works Convergent thinking is the type of thinking that focuses on coming up with the single, well-established answer to a problem.[1] It is oriented toward deriving the single best, or most often correct answer to a question. Convergent thinking is also linked to knowledge as it involves manipulating existing knowledge by means of standard procedures.[1] Knowledge is another important aspect of creativity. Convergent thinking is often used in conjunction with divergent thinking. Convergent vs. divergent thinking[edit] Personality[edit] The personality correlates of divergent and convergent thinking have been studied. Mood[edit]
Biohacking Biohacking is the practice of engaging biology with the hacker ethic.[1] Biohacking encompasses a wide spectrum of practices and movements ranging from Grinders who design and install DIY body-enhancements such as magnetic implants to DIY biologists who conduct at-home gene sequencing.[2][3][4][5] Biohacking emerged in a growing trend of non-institutional science and technology development.[1][6][7] Many biohacking activists, or biohackers, identify with the biopunk movement as well as transhumanism and techno-progressivism.[2][8][9] "Biohacking" can also refer to managing one's own biology using a combination of medical, nutritional and electronic techniques. This may include the use of nootropics and/or cybernetic devices for recording biometric data.[5][10] Ideology[edit] Contemporary biohacking movements[edit] One of the larger biohacking movements is the DIY biology movement. Notable persons[edit] Meredith L. Groups and organizations[edit] Current projects[edit] See also[edit]
Mind Tools Apps for iPhone and iPad - Free Business Tools on the Move Access more than 100 concisely explained tools that make you a better boss. Learn useful skills whenever you have a spare moment. This is a free, fun and inspirational app. The Mind Tools app brings you some of the best business skills articles from the Mind Tools website. We've made each topic into a handy, easily understood tool containing the actions you need to take to improve. Fixed Mindset vs. Growth Mindset: Which One Are You? | Michael Graham Richard Here is an excerpt from an article about Carol Dweck, a professor of psychology at Stanford University: Through more than three decades of systematic research, [Carol Dweck] has been figuring out answers to why some people achieve their potential while equally talented others don’t—why some become Muhammad Ali and others Mike Tyson. The key, she found, isn’t ability; it’s whether you look at ability as something inherent that needs to be demonstrated or as something that can be developed. To anyone who is into personal growth and self-improvement, this seems obvious. But clearly, it is not obvious to everybody: look at this diagram by Nigel Holmes representing the two types of mindsets and I’ll sure you’ll recognize the attitudes of many people you know. Fixed Mindset Let’s have a look, starting with the Fixed Mindset side: People who hold these beliefs think that “they are the way they are”, but that doesn’t mean that they have less of a desire for a positive self-image than anyone else.
List of computer simulation software The following is a list of notable computer simulation software. Open Source[edit] Proprietary[edit] Just how powerful IS positive thinking? When people recover from illnesses against all odds ... should their claims that "positive thinking" made the difference constitute PROOF POSITIVE? Turns out, not even the "experts" entirely agree on that one. Our Cover Story this morning is from Rita Braver: Rookie New York Giants Mark Herzlich was on top of the world last weekend - starting for the very first time. But Two years ago, Herzlich was facing a much bigger challenge than winning a football game - he was diagnosed with bone cancer. "My doctor at the time had told me not only would I never play football again, I'd probably never be able to run again," Herzlich said. Herzlich had been an All American linebacker at Boston College, a fierce competitor on the field and off. "I made a goal in my mind," he said. In 2006 Leigh Fortson, a freelance writer from Colorado, was diagnosed with anal cancer. "I have absolutely no doubt" that her mindset made a difference, Fortson said. Positive thinking - a can-do attitude.
Frontend is a separate application Despite my experience with working on desktop applications, I've been avoiding any frontend (here meaning JavaScript/html) for years. It wasn't because I didn't know JavaScript, it's just that I am a developer who cares about code quality and JavaScript coding was far from any "quality" areas (in my mind). I felt safe with programming backends and I was more than happy with Rails. Rails is a framework that is really good at abstracting the frontend problems. It gives you a set of view helpers, so that you can do almost everything in Ruby. Whenever I had a project that involved more JavaScript (because the UX designer required it) it was a painful experience to me. Now I love working on frontends. Why the change? I realized that my mental model of a web applications, that I had in my mind, was wrong. The View part is another application, that Rails happens to generate quite nicely. A CoffeeScript (or JS) application can embrace the original vision of MVC. We live in exciting times.
Why Questions Are More Important Than Answers Why Questions Are More Important Than Answers by Terry Heick Clocks and old watches are miracles. If you’ve ever taken one apart and had a look at the intricate gears with their jutting teeth reaching out with just the right math to tick in rhythm with the pulse of the universe, you’ll see that whatever mind conjured the thing and all its parts is mad. Imagine the dogged pursuit of a proper clock-maker, day after day bound up in design and measurement and function and orderly thinking, forcing exactitude on little bits of metal that never asked for it. Get inside the mind of a clock-maker—one who still experiments with matters of design, improving their craft with minor revisions of planning and execution—and suddenly you’re seeing from ground zero how things come to be, first in a humble glow, then a blinding white starlight that bleaches everything. There’s a lesson here. The Irony of Bad Questions Questioning is the art of learning. So what makes a question bad? Assess understanding?
The Power Of The Mind: How To Train Yourself To Be More Successful : Managing How can you use the latest discoveries in brain science to improve your life? Here are some techniques. November 02, 2011 Leadership tycoon Warren Bennis once said, “We seem to collect information because we have the ability to do so, but we are so busy collecting it that we haven’t devised a means of using it. The true measure of any society is not what it knows but what it does with what it knows.” There is a wealth of information at our disposal today on the latest discoveries in brain science. We can either drown in this information or turn it into a lifesaver by extracting its practical knowledge. Use visualization to learn a new skill Neuroplasticity is the ability of the brain to continuously create new neural pathways. In a Harvard University study, two groups of volunteers were presented with a piece of unfamiliar piano music. Albert Einstein, who is credited with saying that “imagination is more important than knowledge,” used visualization throughout his entire life. Parker J.
Call Yourself a Practitioner? Prove It. By Nathaniel Davis Published: January 9, 2012 “Of the many professionals who say they practice information architecture, most don’t practice effectively. In fact, one could say the same regarding other professionals who operate within the domain of UX design.” What I am about to tell you may come as a surprise. in the sense of the definition “repeated performance or systematic exercise for the purpose of acquiring skill or proficiency,” we don’t necessarily practice with the intent of creating a discipline —as in “a rule or system of rules.” I tend to think that most UX professionals fail to recognize the subtle nuances of the terms practice and discipline. In 2009, I became intrigued by the basic concept of practice and sought to understand how practitioners of information architecture might go beyond acquiring skill or proficiency to systematically discovering and sustaining discipline. Insight 1: Practice Targets Unique Competencies Of course, you need not be an information architect 1.