Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook CEO, recently said: I am optimistic. I think you can build things and the world gets better. But with AI especially, I am really optimistic. Source: Zuckerberg and Musk are both wrong about AI | Ars Technica I agree. But with every new technology, starting with the very first hominid who picked […]
Today in 1854 Henry David Thoreau published Walden. At SPEX we like to use Thoreau’s Walden as a starting point for many of our programs. Walden is a great example of what can happen when we step outside, wander onto a trail, or push off from shore into the pull of a river. We gain […]
Death makes us think about life. Laurie Anderson’s documentary/art film Heart of a Dog invites us to think about both. These serious subjects are balanced by an approach that is both comic and courageous. Anderson is brutally, and beautifully, honest. But she’s not necessarily easy to follow. That’s why I’m glad I watched the interview […]