Threadless “If I had an hour to solve a problem I’d spend 55 minutes thinking about the problem and 5 minutes thinking about solutions.” — Albert Einstein The word marinate comes from the 1640s, from the French…
Date Archives May 2018
How Language Influences Our Thinking and Encourages Change
Shirt Woot “Our language is the reflection of ourselves. A language is an exact reflection of the character and growth of its speakers.” — Cesar Chavez The Linguistic Relativity hypothesis proposes the structure of our individual languages…
Expertise in a World of AI & Algorithms — Generalists Good, Specialists Limited
elephant_robot_by_blueradical-d6geedl.jpg In this Thursday Thought, I discuss how inaccessible data can hamper our decision making. I also believe that expert roles, where the data is both digitised and accessible are susceptible to disruption by artificial…
The Boy who cried Robot: The Black Swan Singularity
Alphacoders “There can be no gainsaying of the fact that a great revolution is taking place in the world today. In a sense it is a triple revolution: that is, a technological revolution, with the…
Corporate Myelination: The Window of Opportunity and Reverse Onboarding
AlphaCoders “The secret of success in life is to be ready for opportunity when it comes.” — Benjamin Disraeli Myelination At birth, our neurons are like exposed live wires. Initially, there is no insulation on these neurons,…