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Why I Wrote The Amplified Mind the Way I Did
Why I Wrote The Amplified Mind the Way I Did
Aug 31
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What Schools Are Teaching Kids About AI That Most Companies Still Aren't
A few weeks ago, in a high school auditorium in North Charleston, South Carolina, a group of teachers watched an AI tool try to draw a map of the world.
Aug 24
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Stanford Just Validated The Amplified Mind’s Central Argument
I want to share something I came across this week, because it connects directly to why I wrote The Amplified Mind, and because I think it matters for a…
Aug 17
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IBM Said It in 1979. We Are Just Now Understanding How Hard It Is to Hold.
A 47-year-old quote from an IBM training manual and what it means now that AI is making management decisions.
Aug 10
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July 2026
Your Brain Is Getting Amplified. Your Mind Might Not Be.
The title of my book raises a question I didn’t fully appreciate until someone asked it directly.
Jul 27
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The Skill AI Rewards, and the Capacity It Threatens
Notes from The Amplified Mind
Jul 20
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The Work You Never See: Behind the Final Pages of The Amplified Mind
I took a photo of my desk yesterday and almost did not post it.
Jul 13
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The Atlantic Just Put a Name on What My Book Is About
The August 2026 cover of The Atlantic carries a headline that stopped me mid-sentence: “The End of Reading Is Here.” The article, by staff writer Rose…
Jul 10
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A Lawyer Trusted ChatGPT in Court. The Cases Were Fake.
A lawyer asked ChatGPT to find case law for a real court filing.
Jul 8
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The Best Thinking Lesson I Ever Taught My Kids, I Taught With the TV On
The most important thinking skill I ever taught my kids, I taught with the television on.
Jul 8
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You Learned to Think the Hard Way. The Next Generation Might Not Get To.
Every adult alive built critical thinking the same way.
Jul 8
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453 Educators Were Asked Their Biggest Fear About AI. It Wasn't Cheating.
When you ask teachers what worries them most about AI in the classroom, you expect the answer to be cheating.
Jul 8
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