Tag Archives: Mind

29Apr/23

Why critical thinking an important skill in the age of AI.

April 29, 2023InnovationArticles, Artificial intelligence, Branches of philosophy, Critical thinking, Educational psychology, Leadership, Learning, Logic, Mind, Philosophy of mind, Problem solving, Reasonadmin

April 29, 2023 /Business/ — It will require critical thinking and systems thinking to get the most out of AI tools. Being a Prompt Engineer will become a great skill to have in your toolbox. Prompt engineers simply need a decent level of language and grammar skills, data analysis, and critical thinking.

Prompted Critical thinking is the key. AI generators are not designed to assess the veracity of text they input and output. Nor are they intended to use any sort of critical thinking, which is why jobs that require critical thinking are not about to be replaced by Generative AI.

You don’t need to memorize – it’s time to focus on real-life skills, critical thinking, and emotional intelligence. The critical thinking required to enter a prompt and use AI tools effectively is worth training for – not the memorization of information. Continue reading →

10Mar/23

Why does music bring back memories? What the science says

March 10, 2023ScienceAutobiographical memory, Biology, Childhood amnesia, Cognitive science, Creative Commons, Emotion, Emotion and memory, Involuntary memory, Kelly Jakubowski, Memory, Mind, Music and emotion, Recalladmin

Kelly Jakubowski, Durham University

You’re walking down a busy street on your way to work. You pass a busker playing a song you haven’t heard in years. Now suddenly, instead of noticing all the goings on in the city around you, you’re mentally reliving the first time you heard the song. Hearing that piece of music takes you right back to where you were, who you were with and the feelings associated with that memory.

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21Feb/23

How your brain decides what to think

February 21, 2023ScienceAcademic disciplines, Articles, Cognition, Cognitive science, Consciousness, Creative Commons, Dream, Emergence, Intrusive thought, Marcus Raichle, Memory, Mental processes, Mind, Neuropsychological assessment, Valerie van Mulukomadmin

Valerie van Mulukom, Coventry University

You’re sitting on the plane, staring out of the window at the clouds and all of a sudden, you think back to how a few months ago, you had a heart-to-heart with a good colleague about the pressure you experience at work. How do thoughts seemingly completely unrelated to the present pop into our heads? Why do we remember certain things and not others? Why does our mind go off on tangents and why do we have daydreams?

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