Using the correct tool
Seth Godin talks about finding the right tool. The post reminds me of the old adage, when you only have a hammer, everything looks like a nail. When coming up with a solution to a problem, I start with the why. Why are we doing this? Do we need to? Is there something else we…
A linquist’s view of what the internet has done to the English language
Internet conversations are structured by the shape of our apps and platforms, from the grammar of status updates to the protocols of comments and @replies. Linguistically inventive online communities spread new slang and jargon with dizzying speed. What’s more, social media is a vast laboratory of unedited, unfiltered words where we can watch language evolve…
Play around with artificial intelligence in your browser with the Teachable Machine 2.0
People are using AI to explore all kinds of ideas—identifying the roots of bad traffic in Los Angeles, improving recycling rates in Singapore, and even experimenting with dance. Getting started with your own machine learning projects might seem intimidating, but Teachable Machine is a web-based tool that makes it fast, easy, and accessible to everyone. Source: Teachable Machine 2.0 makes AI…
Easily create photo slide shows in Google Slides from photos in Google Photos or Google Drive
Source: Photos To Slides – G Suite Marketplace For certain tasks, Google Slides is a good solution. However, creating a photo slideshow in Google Slides is a tedious and laborious process. That is, unless you have the Photos To Slides add-on. This add-on uses albums created in Google Photos. Once you have the pictures you…
Another obstacle in our student’s learning – Decision Fatigue
It turns out that doctors, more than most professionals, suffer from decision fatigue. The more decisions you make, particularly those that require careful deliberation and high stakes, the less willpower you have to make the next incremental decision. After an entire day of these types of decisions, you’re likely to avoid making any decision whatsoever….
Highlight or remove results from a Google Search with the Google Search Filter add-on
Source: Google Search Filter – Chrome Web Store This is a pretty cool add-on for Google Chrome. With it, you can highlight results from websites you like while hiding results from websites you don’t want to see (I’m looking at you Pinterest…). Once installed, go to google.com and click on the extension in the toolbar….