by Mac Kroupensky | Embrace your greatness, Science, Humanities, social sciences, Culture, Future, Cheers, Technology
Today I want to invite you to join me on a little tour of what's good in the world and to fill you with hope, encouragement, and happiness. But, first, what's going on? Why is there this feeling that we're getting worse and worse and that the future is a...
by Mac Kroupensky | Embrace your greatness, Science, Collaboration, Culture, Job, Future, Innovation, Artificial intelligence, Networking, Technology
I just read the book «The Code of Life,” which is about the life and work of scientist Jennifer Doudna, winner of the 2020 Nobel Prize in Chemistry. Her story illustrates the struggle of women to be allowed to collaborate in a field historically dominated by...
by Mac Kroupensky | Love, Science, Collaboration, Spirituality, Family, Future, Habits, Meditate, Motivation, Values
What I'm Reading This week I'm reading another book by Walter Isaacson, the biographer of Leonardo Da Vinci, Steve Jobs, Albert Einstein, and Elon Musk. This time it's the book «The Code of Life: Jennifer Doudna, Gene Editing, and the Future of the Human...".
by Mac Kroupensky | Embrace your greatness, Science, Humanities, Creativity, Culture, Education, Spirituality, Future, Habits, Motivation, Cheers
Of all the scientific advancements in recent years, probably the one that fills me with the most excitement, motivation, and happiness is what is now known as «mental plasticity.» This advancement reveals that the mind is not fixed as we once thought. We are not slaves to...
by Mac Kroupensky | Science, Humanities, social sciences, Education, Innovation, Meditate, Technology, Cutting-edge technology
What I'm Reading This week I'm reading «The Mind and the Brain» by Jeffrey M. Schwartz. He was one of the pioneers in humanizing psychiatry by understanding and promoting the plasticity of the mind. He created the OCD center at the University of...
by Mac Kroupensky | Chatting with Mac, Science, social sciences, Collaboration, Culture, Disruption, Education, Future, Innovation, Artificial intelligence, Moore's Law, Robots
Today I want to share a conversation I had with OpenAI about the advantages and disadvantages of artificial intelligence. First, I want to acknowledge the solidity of the answers it gives. They are concrete, informative, and well-structured. Without a doubt, a person who doesn't...
