Computers: Not Making You Smarter - Susan Jacoby
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Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2008/04/24/Susan_Jacoby_on_The_Age_of_American_Unreason Author Susan Jacoby argues that computers do not enhance our intelligence but are simply tools. ------ Writer and scholar Susan Jacoby is sure to raise some hackles with The Age of American Unreason - an unsparing jeremiad that attacks the dumbing-down o... Read more
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- -: Computers: Not Making You Smarter - Susan Jacoby
June 12, 2008 (almost 16 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2008/04/24/Susan_Jacoby_on_The_Age_of_American_Unreason Author Susan Jacoby argues that computers do not enhance our intelligence but are simply tools. ------ Writer and scholar Susan Jacoby is sure to raise some hackles with The Age of American Unreason - an ...
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- -: When Emotions Make Better Decisions - Antonio Damasio
August 11, 2009 (over 14 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2009/07/04/Antonio_Damasio_This_Time_With_Feeling Antonio Damasio, noted researcher and professor of neuroscience at USC, explains how emotions are integral to decision-making. He discusses his experiences working with people with brain damage who are unable to ...
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- -: End-of-Life Care Dilemma: Who Gets Booted from the ICU?
September 24, 2009 (over 14 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2009/09/17/Richard_Epstein_Breaking_Down_Healthcare_Reform Hoover Institution senior fellow Richard Epstein discusses the ethical and financial quandary of costly end-of-life care. He argues that money commonly spent on those at or near their life expectancy wou...
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- -: What Can Five Wet Monkeys Teach Us About Creativity?
August 25, 2011 (over 12 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/conference/chq_creativity_innovation Col. Casey Haskins, an accomplished military officer and professor at West Point Academy, argues that one of the biggest obstacles to creativity is a reliance on the status quo. "We do lots of stuff that we have no idea why w...
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