by carolynkilmer@gmail.com | Feb 17, 2019
Aristotle broke ground by claiming that the art of persuasion—rhetoric—can be learned. Although Aristotle was right, he may never have envisioned a day when a machine could also be taught to argue. It took 2,300 years for it happen, but it happened. On Monday,...
by carolynkilmer@gmail.com | Feb 2, 2019
The story of progress is complicated and that’s why Bill Gates is always looking for a better way to communicate it. Recently, Gates shared an infographic that tells the story simply, clearly and visually. Gates is part of a group of thinkers, authors, statisticians...
by carolynkilmer@gmail.com | Feb 1, 2019
Robots had a starring role in at least five brand ads played during the Super Bowl. The commercials mark a creative trend that “reflects the mood and anxieties of a society confronted with new, life-altering technology and artificial intelligence,” according to the...
by carolynkilmer@gmail.com | Jan 25, 2019
A remarkable event is happening at my house this weekend. My two daughters are excited about astronomy. If you think their sudden interest has been sparked by the lunar eclipse on Sunday night, you’d be partly right. “It’s a super blood wolf moon,” one of my daughters...
by carolynkilmer@gmail.com | Jan 24, 2019
“I love the English language,” Vanguard founder John Bogle once said. “Words have power.” Yes, words do have power and Bogle’s powerful words launched an investing revolution that changed the lives of millions of individual investors. Bogle, the pioneer who...
by carolynkilmer@gmail.com | Jan 19, 2019
IBM Research has built an AI system that can analyze 300 million articles, papers or records on a given topic and construct a persuasive speech about it. It would take a human—reading twenty-four hours a day—about 2,000 years to get through the same material....
