The Poisoning of the American Mind, Lawrence M. Eppard – [excerpt] “Humans are hard-wired to look for information that they agree with (regardless of the information’s veracity), avoid information that makes them uncomfortable (even if that information is true), and interpret information in a manner that is most favorable to their sense of self. The… Continue Reading
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Ordered back to the office, top tech talent left instead
Return to Office and the Tenure Distribution, David Van Dijcke1, Florian Gunsilius, and Austin Wright, Department of Economics, University of Michigan , Risk Analytics Division, Ipsos Public Affairs, Harris School of Public Policy, University of Chicago. May 7, 2024: “With the official end of the COVID-19 pandemic, debates about the return to office have taken… Continue Reading
How to Improve the Explanatory Power of an Intelligent Textbook: a Case Study in Legal Writing
Sovrano, F., Ashley, K., Brusilovsky, P.L. et al. How to Improve the Explanatory Power of an Intelligent Textbook: a Case Study in Legal Writing. Int J Artif Intell Educ (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40593-024-00399-w – “Explanatory processes are at the core of scientific investigation, legal reasoning, and education. However, effectively explaining complex or large amounts of information, such… Continue Reading
Reading Digitally in 2024
Craig Mod – scroll down the page to this section – Digital Reading in 2024 – “A long time ago, in a universe far, far away, I used to write about / really care about digital reading. A whole chapter of my life / career pivoted around digital reading and books, what could be, and… Continue Reading
Thwarted cyberattack targeted LC in tandem with October British Library breach
NextGov/FCW:”The Library of Congress was targeted in a cyberattack that occurred in parallel with a high-profile intrusion into the United Kingdom’s British Library in late October, but the hackers failed to access the U.S. library’s systems, according to internal documents obtained by Nextgov/FCW. The attempted breach occurred around Oct. 28, the same day the U.K.’s… Continue Reading
4 fresh new AI-powered websites to make you more productive
Fast Company via MSN: “Have we reached the tipping point for AI as a useful element of everyday productivity? Ironically, that’s probably a question best suited for AI to answer. We do know, however, that people the world over are launching AI-infused websites at a feverish clip. In that spirit, here are four intriguing newcomers… Continue Reading
Researchers warned against using AI to peer review academic papers
Semafor [read free on first click only]: “Researchers should not be using tools like ChatGPT to automatically peer review papers, warned organizers of top AI conferences and academic publishers worried about maintaining intellectual integrity. With recent advances in large language models, researchers have been increasingly using them to write peer reviews — a time-honored academic… Continue Reading
Leaving Google for Perplexity – An AI Based Search Engine
How to Geek – This AI search engine is redefining how we search the web: “…Why Do We Use Search Engines? You have a question. The internet has a lot of answers. The search engine is the bridge that connects your question to relevant answers. The keyword here is relevant. A good search engine will… Continue Reading
Microsoft LinkedIn release 2024 Work Trend Index on state of AI at work
“On Wednesday May 8, 2024 Microsoft Corp. and LinkedIn released the 2024 Work Trend Index, a joint report on the state of AI at work titled, “AI at work is here. Now comes the hard part.” The research — based on a survey of 31,000 people across 31 countries, labor and hiring trends on LinkedIn,… Continue Reading
Supreme Court Ideology and the Press
Jones, RonNell Andersen and West, Sonja, Supreme Court Ideology and the Press (March 15, 2024). University of Georgia School of Law Legal Studies Research Paper No. 2024-3, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=4760952 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.4760952 “Among the elected branches and the broader public, positivity toward the press skews deeply ideological. The data make clear that most liberals… Continue Reading
Google hides search results count under tools section
Search Engine Land: “Google Search now has made it harder to find the number of search results for a search query. Instead of it being displayed under the search bar, at the top of the search results, now you need to click on the “tools” button to reveal the results count number.” Continue Reading
How to Clear Your Browser History on Chrome, Firefox, Brave, and More
MakeUseOf: ” Regularly clear your browsing history to protect privacy, especially on shared computers. Different browsers have varied methods for history deletion, and it’s worth knowing how each one works. From Chrome to Brave, follow specific steps to clear browsing history on desktop and mobile devices. When surfing the web, your web browser records your… Continue Reading
