Category: ICM 501
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Reading in the 21st Century
When was the last time you read a full book? Like, sat down with no distractions and read something you wanted to read. I don’t count all the books you were forced to read in high school. When I think of this question myself, I have read a full book…
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Why Pay Attention to Weakness?
It’s interesting to see how far people will go when thinking about AI. When looking at the extremes, most will go as far as to say AI will outsmart us and take over the world. They’ll overwhelm human strength and we’ll be goners. But what’s even more interesting to think…
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AI Lends Me a Helping Hand…But Also Makes Me Nervous
AI is everywhere. Did you realize the featured image on this post was created by AI? It pops up in places where you least expect. And as helpful as it can be, it’s always been something I’ve been wary of and even a little bit nervous about. While completing the Center for…
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The Rise of the “iPad Kid”
Chapter 14 in Johann Hari’s Stolen Focus supplied some insight into what it’s like growing up in America in the 21st century that I hadn’t genuinely thought of before. Of course, I know that the way I was raised was quite different to the way my parents were raised. My…
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To Fail to Plan is to Plan to Fail
My methods of planning haven’t always been the most organized, but they have always worked for me. Every year of high school I bought a new planner, and then every year I would fail to use it. I just couldn’t get into the habit of taking it out and writing…
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A Little Birdie Told Me…
Ever heard of those juice detoxes that people in the health and fitness world talk about? And (while not scientifically backed) they make you feel better afterward? The same can be applied in the digital world with a data detox. And a little birdy told me I needed to take…
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What Would It Take?
What would it take to capture your attention? A jarring fact? A whole synopsis of the article? A cute story? If that were to draw you in, what would it take for you to stick around until the end? It seems not much will keep you here for the whole…
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I Am Definitely Not Distracted.
Prior to opening the first chapter of Johann Hari’s Stolen Focus, I wondered how a book about why you cannot pay attention would truly capture my attention. In a world that revolves around social media and technology, it seems like there is no way that we can go back to…
Madison Vale 