Teachers dream of a-ha moments

The story of Helen Keller's cognition is the story of humanity

Mar 9 • Benjamin Riley

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In pursuit of Cognitive Solidarity

Guest post by Pip Sanderson, National Institute of Teaching (England)

Mar 2 • Benjamin Riley

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February 2026

Google and ISTE+ASCD announce new partnership to destroy US education

I have had it with this shit

Feb 23 • Benjamin Riley

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In defense of stochastic parrots

Large-language models are useful and that's the problem

Feb 16 • Benjamin Riley

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Together, We are America

Bad Bunny and Richard Rorty and the champion Seattle Seahawks

Feb 9 • Benjamin Riley

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January 2026

The Power of Life

My conversation with science historian Jessica Riskin

Jan 20 • Benjamin Riley

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America in Distress

Finding courage in a state of despondency

Jan 12 • Benjamin Riley

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The role of AI in the death of my father

A sad strange story

Jan 5 • Benjamin Riley

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December 2025

Holiday guide to human knowledge

Books, books, books

Dec 19, 2025 • Benjamin Riley

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Empty empathy machines

AI chatbots lack something fundamental to human empathy

Dec 15, 2025 • Benjamin Riley

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AI is breakin' the law

Judges are fed up with cognitive automation

Dec 8, 2025 • Benjamin Riley

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Large Language Mistake

Current AI models are not on the path to artificial general intelligence

Dec 2, 2025 • Benjamin Riley

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