Tag Archives: Technology

The impact of ChatGPT on critical thinking: prologue

Posted on June 11, 2025 by F. E. Guerra-Pujol

What impact will large language models like ChatGPT have on higher education? The optimists or “AI bloomers” claim that AI tools will usher in a new era of personalized learning and allow instructors to offload grading and other tedious and … Continue reading →

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Happy Low Earth Orbit (LEO) Day?!

Posted on April 22, 2024 by F. E. Guerra-Pujol

Today, 22 April is Earth Day, an annual event (since 1970) commemorating our love of nature and the environment and our commitment to such public goods as clean air and clean water, but what about outer space, especially Low Earth … Continue reading →

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No Internet Week

Posted on January 11, 2014 by F. E. Guerra-Pujol

That is the title of this provocative film project. So, my fellow web friends, could you survive a week with no internet? (Or, while we’re at it, with no cable TV?) Consider the upside: The first thing that struck me after a day … Continue reading →

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The future of law and legislation?

Posted on January 3, 2014 by F. E. Guerra-Pujol

A legislator in California, Mike Gatto (pictured below), recently set up the world’s first Wiki-bill in order to enable private citizens to act as cyber-legislators and help draft an actual law. According to Assemblyman Gatto: Government has a responsibility to listen to the … Continue reading →

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What does a micro-dissertation look like?

Posted on December 29, 2013 by F. E. Guerra-Pujol

Check out the website LOL My Thesis to find out. In brief, it’s what you get when you cross a formal academic dissertation with a cyberpunk format like Twitter. Here’s one example: “I thought there was a solution to invasive lionfish, but there … Continue reading →

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Earth Wind Map

Posted on December 18, 2013 by F. E. Guerra-Pujol

prior probability enjoys collecting maps of various kinds, especially during our foreign travels. Our quirky and eclectic collection includes maps of the Amazon, the Moscow Metro, and the Berlin Wall, among many others. But we recently discovered (through digg.com) the most beautiful … Continue reading →

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