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The Island
Wednesday April 6, 7:00 at Nichols House (Atwater Commons)
popcorn and refreshments served!
2:00 Greg Woolston
2:30 Audrey Grant
3:00 Linnea Burnham
3:30 Killian Naylor
6:00 Sebastian S.
7:00 Rita C.
6:00 Tess S.
6:30 Ethan B.
7:00 Hannah D.
7:30 Sarina P.
8:00 Will P.
8:30 Ethan B. (2)
interesting article!
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/15/science/15essay.html?pagewanted=2&ref=general&src=me
“Similar design decisions about how machines are used and whether they will enhance or replace human qualities are now being played out in a multitude of ways, and the real value of Watson may ultimately be in forcing society to consider where the line between human and machine should be drawn.
Indeed, for the computer scientist John Seely Brown, machines that are facile at answering questions only serve to obscure what remains fundamentally human.
“The essence of being human involves asking questions, not answering them,” he said.”
Here are some files relevant to your Sonnet Assignment, due electronically (
Dropbox!) before 9 a.m. on Friday 2/18.
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/13/weekinreview/13brustein.html?_r=1&ref=technology
Interesting story on why new innovations must reference the technologies they evolved from. Kindle imitates books, digital cameras have audible “shutter clicks”….
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http://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/18/us/18broadband.html
