Month: February 2023

  • the wisdom of weeds

    the wisdom of weeds

    Looking closely was both the problem and the solution. I walk through my front yard at least a couple times a day but I don’t really see it. When I get the newspaper in the morning, or pull the car in and lock the gate at night, I notice the cactus and the ocotillo, framed…

  • the unbearable lightness of innovation

    the unbearable lightness of innovation

    The most beautiful, compelling aspect of learning is its predictable unpredictability. Sure, we have schematic neural architecture that enables us to organize and make sense of large data sets like language. And that facial expression our significant other is making as we type this. But unlike the artificial neural networks that power machine learning and…

  • shaken to the core

    My daughter is nearly 14 years old. I am transfixed by the image of Mesut Hancer holding his 15-year-old daughter’s hand after this week’s earthquake. My heart goes out to everyone who was affected by this disaster. The people in the region are some of the most vulnerable in the world. Here is a list…