Notes on Human Engineering
Political Scientist: Does Diversity Really Work?
August 15, 200712:00 PM ET
npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=12802663
Rantz: Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation bankrolls ‘math is racist’ lunacy
mynorthwest.com/2604518/rantz-bill-and-melinda-gates-foundation-bankrolls-math-is-racist-lunacy/?
Oregon promotes teacher program that seeks to undo ‘racism in mathematics’
A toolkit includes a list of ways ‘white supremacy culture’ allegedly ‘infiltrates math classrooms’
foxnews.com/us/oregon-education-math-white-supremacy
EDUCATION
How Does Race Affect a Student’s Math Education?
A new paper examines the ways “whiteness” reproduces racial advantages and disadvantages.
MELINDA D. ANDERSON
APRIL 25, 2017
theatlantic.com/education/archive/2017/04/racist-math-education/524199/
A Pathway to
Equitable
Math Instruction
Dismantling
Racism in
Mathematics
Instruction
equitablemath.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/11/1_STRIDE1.pdf
YES, THERE REALLY IS A WAR ON MATH IN OUR SCHOOLS
mindmatters.ai/2021/02/yes-there-really-is-a-war-on-math-in-our-schools/
Adding wokeness: Oregon promotes teacher program to subtract ‘racism in mathematics’
nypost.com/2021/02/12/adding-wokeness-oregon-promotes-teacher-program-to-subtract-racism-in-mathematics/
Is math racist? New course outlines prompt conversations about identity, race in Seattle classrooms
chicagotribune.com/lifestyles/sns-tns-bc-edu-math-racist-20191010-story.html
Does Diversity Create Distrust?
Doubts about a Harvard professor’s landmark finding
By Daisy Grewal on November 29, 2016
scientificamerican.com/article/does-diversity-create-distrust/
Did the ancestor of all humans evolve in Europe not Africa?
HUMANS 16 April 2019
newscientist.com/article/mg24232263-300-did-the-ancestor-of-all-humans-evolve-in-europe-not-africa/
New fossils suggest human ancestors evolved in Europe, not Africa
Experts argue the jaws of an ancient European ape reveal a key human ancestor.
KEVIN DICKINSON
20 April, 2019
bigthink.com/surprising-science/evolution-europe?rebelltitem=1#rebelltitem1
Human ancestors originated in Europe – not Africa? U of T part of international team studying pre-human remains
utoronto.ca/news/human-ancestors-originated-europe-not-africa-u-t-part-international-team-studying-pre-human
Earliest modern human found outside Africa
By Paul Rincon
Science editor, BBC News website
Published10 July 2019
https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-48913307
We’re Probably Living in a Simulation, Elon Musk Says
By Mike Wall September 07, 2018
space.com/41749-elon-musk-living-in-simulation-rogan-podcast.html
Elon Musk says we may live in a simulation. Here’s how we might tell if he’s right
Scientists are looking for ways to put this mind-bending idea to the test.
nbcnews.com/mach/science/what-simulation-hypothesis-why-some-think-life-simulated-reality-ncna913926
Do We Live in a Simulation? Chances Are about 50–50
Gauging whether or not we dwell inside someone else’s computer may come down to advanced AI research—or measurements at the frontiers of cosmology
By Anil Ananthaswamy on October 13, 2020
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/do-we-live-in-a-simulation-chances-are-about-50-50/
Elon Musk Thinks We’re Living In The Matrix. If He’s Right, It’s a Good Thing.
The man who famously warned about the dangers of artificial intelligence believes we all may actually be artificially intelligent beings.
medium.com/@yazinakkawi/elon-musk-thinks-were-living-in-the-matrix-if-he-s-right-it-s-a-good-thing-6f5d3cb97334
Is our world a simulation? Why some scientists say it’s more likely than not
A swath of technologists and physicists believe that ‘simulation theory’ will be proved, just as it was proved that the Earth was not the center of the universe
theguardian.com/technology/2016/oct/11/simulated-world-elon-musk-the-matrix
The who, what and where of Elon Musk’s $100 million prize money for carbon capture innovation
cnbc.com/2021/02/08/who-what-where-of-elon-musks-100-million-prize-for-carbon-capture.html
Elon Musk And Friends Are Spending Millions To Break Out Of The Matrix
forbes.com/sites/janetwburns/2016/10/13/elon-musk-and-friends-are-spending-millions-to-break-out-of-the-matrix/?sh=7e68d7795ce1
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