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The risks of automation of education

blog post image Unintended consequences such controlling the norms of behaviour and framing knowledge can be brought with automation ... and the problem is not a new one. "Although intended as an act of freedom, the self-instruction provided by an Automatic Teacher also habituated learners to the authoritative norms...

Polygenic prediction of educational attainment within and between families from genome-wide association analyses in 3 million

We conduct a genome-wide association study (GWAS) of educational attainment (EA) in a sample of ~3 million individuals and identify 3,952 approximately uncorrelated genome-wide-significant single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs). A genome-wide polygenic predictor, or polygenic index (PGI), explains 12–16%...
Source: nature.com

If it wants British businesses to do well, the British Government should stop Brexit: “I’m from the government and I’m

If it wants British businesses to do well, the British Government should stop Brexit: “I’m from the government and I’m here to help.” Ronald Reagan said these were the nine most terrifying words in the English language. It was a joke, but for a quarter of a century British ministers took Reagan’s...
Source: independent.co.uk

Controlling Augmented Reality in the Operating Room: A Surgeon's Perspective |: It is only a matter of time before augmented

Controlling Augmented Reality in the Operating Room: A Surgeon's Perspective |: It is only a matter of time before augmented reality becomes a critical and useful tool in the operating room.  Surgeons will eventually be able to use hol
Source: medgadget.com