My little space in the interwebs.
With the recent explosion of generative AI, what will be the role of expertise in this new world? For example, in coding, can anybody with no expertise write quality computer programs using AI, or is there still a need for computer science expertise? Will photographers be needed, when high-quality images can be created by a…
PJ Vogt has launched a new podcast last year, Search Engine. As with his other work (Reply All and Crypto Island) it is worth adding to your playlist. His episode with Ezra Klein on how to use the internet is a solid introduction. Klein reminds us that we “vote” for the content we get on…
My other post here questioned if medical students and residents should be doing serious research (i.e., expected to have an extensive record of research publications) vs doing research for pedagogical purposes. Here is an example supporting the “no” side. I’m not sure why anyone thought it would be a good idea to stalk medical students…
As someone trained in mathematics I tend to use words precisely, as I would in a mathematical proof. For example, the word “function” has a particular definition in mathematics that is related to but different from the common definition. Statistics has the same issue, where words that have careful mathematical definitions also have colloquial definitions….