Over the years, scientists have continuously likened the human brain to the prevailing technology of their time — automations, then telephones, and now predictive machines — with the people in power said to be continuously exploiting it to control the masses. If Anil Seth’s witticism bears any truth – “I predict (myself) therefore I am” – then, with predictive technology being capable of predicting and configuring our innate predictive systems, are we destined for a viscous cycle of Echo-Chambered thoughts? Read full article here
Education
Overcoming Bias
Kai Cheng’s professor had a brilliant scheme. In his first lecture, he promised that each lecture would feature a “Lie of the Day”. But why? It made his students more attentive and analytical, poring over every detail of his lecture and making sense of why things were true. It was such a powerful teaching method that his students digested his most technical lectures quite easily because they tried so hard to catch his lie. The kicker? There was no lie in that first lecture; he had lied about that too! Read full article here