To Make Better Predictions, Don’t Stick With The Easy Stuff : 13.7: Cosmos And Culture : NPR

There’s value in recognizing and attending to the problems we struggle with; it not only provides an opportunity to learn, but also to become better calibrated in our predictions, says Tania Lombrozo.

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A Kids’ Coding Expert Says We’re Making Computer Class Way Too Boring : NPR Ed : NPR

Love this. First, Mitchel Resnick is the oracle. Second, PBS Kids is partnering with MIT/Scratch to get their characters into Scratch Jr.

This week, thousands of events around the world are encouraging computer-coding literacy. “Coding is really about creative self-expression and storytelling,” says Mitchel Resnick of MIT’s Media Lab.

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