on smartphone zombies
New technology often brings irritations as well as conveniences.
Articles for July 2017
A grand memory for forgetting
Learning in compartments
There is so much to take in that we divide up our task subject by subject, rarely allowing something we’ve learned in one class (or other environment) to leak over into another. This is not, in general, a good thing.
The story of the bees
Yes, but not in Germany
Scientists try to ask simple questions and to design a controlled experiment, with “all other things being equal.” It’s rarely possible.
Machine learning
Trained by our machines
Our chief consultant realizes how effective our machines have been at training us to perform tasks efficiently and exactly.