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Doug Richmond, PhD @drphd2k7.bsky.social · 1d

#AI and "cognitive de-skilling" in #medicine...
"you should train #doctors who know how to use AI but also know how to think"
www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...

#health #healthcare #healthtech #medtech #artificialintelligence #generativeAI #LLMs #AIliteracy #AIethics #meded #medschool

If A.I. Can Diagnose Patients, What Are Doctors For?

Large language models are transforming medicine—but the technology comes with side effects.

www.newyorker.com

Doug Richmond, PhD @drphd2k7.bsky.social · 1d

#STEM for #publichealth –
guiding #immunization recommendations:
#Vaccine Integrity Project (VIP)
www.nature.com/articles/d41...

"Our job was really to support the medical societies doing their work.”

#science #scientists #health #healthcare

Volunteer scientists work ‘nights and weekends’ to guide vaccine advice in US

Medical specialists, wary of the guidance provided by Trump’s team, offer up their own advice independently of the government.

www.nature.com

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Doug Richmond, PhD @drphd2k7.bsky.social · 1d

#STEM #research
and #emergingtechnologies
gizmodo.com/scientists-j...

"...NASA has begun accepting new research proposals..."

#science #researchers #emergingtech #NASA #Apollo17

Scientists Just Discovered an Exotic New Element in Apollo-Era Moon Dust

More than 50 years after the Apollo 17 Moon rocks returned to Earth, researchers are still uncovered surprising new details about their composition.

gizmodo.com

Doug Richmond, PhD @drphd2k7.bsky.social · 1d

#ArtificialIntelligence and the #FutureofWork
(report)
nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/2764...

"...AI is a tool w/the potential to enhance human labor and create new forms of valuable work – but this is not an inevitable outcome."

#AI #generativeAI #LLMs #AIethics #K12 #highereducation #edtech

Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Work

Read online, download a free PDF, or order a copy in print or as an eBook.

nap.nationalacademies.org

Doug Richmond, PhD @drphd2k7.bsky.social · 1d

#Harvard study on
#AI usage
news.harvard.edu/gazette/stor...

"The analysis...young people...heavier users (excluding minors)...the scale suggests this generation will be truly AI native."

#artificialintelligence #generativeAI #LLMs #ChatGPT #AIethics #highereducation #digitaleconomy #futureofwork

Are people cheating with AI?

According to a new study, ChatGPT use at work and school appears "more wholesome and practical" than researchers expected.

news.harvard.edu

Doug Richmond, PhD @drphd2k7.bsky.social · 3d

#Futureofwork –
Flash Teams and #AI:
in-person/virtual seminar
Oct. 21
hai.stanford.edu/events/melis...

#leadership #management #entrepreneurship #teamwork #expertise #remotework #artificialintelligence #Stanford

Melissa Valentine and Michael Bernstein | Flash Teams: Leading the Future of AI-Enhanced, On-Demand Work | Stanford HAI

In Flash Teams, award-winning management scholar Melissa Valentine and computer scientist Michael Bernstein chart the opportunities of flash teams and navigate the challenges that teams and managers w...

hai.stanford.edu

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Doug Richmond, PhD @drphd2k7.bsky.social · 3d

#K12 #scienceeducation
for "scientific thinking"
nap.nationalacademies.org/resource/131...

#STEMeducation #instructionaldesign #STEM #science #scientists #democracy

Framework for K–12 Science Education: The Foundation of the Future of Science Learning

nap.nationalacademies.org

Doug Richmond, PhD @drphd2k7.bsky.social · 3d

"...The most important thing [about #AI] is the investor story and the ensuing mania that has teed up an economic catastrophe...."
—Cory Doctorow
futurism.com/future-socie...

#economy #digitaleconomy #artificialintelligence

Cory Doctorow Says the AI Industry Is About to Collapse

Famed sci-fi author and tech journalist Cory Doctorow has a spectacularly grim warning about the coming AI-fueled economic disaster.

futurism.com

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Doug Richmond, PhD @drphd2k7.bsky.social · 5d

Upcoming #apprenticeship conference
events.blackthorn.io/en/41LNjj6/g...

#K12 #highereducation #highered #instructionaldesign #experientiallearning #lifelonglearning #apprenticeships #futureofwork

Doug Richmond, PhD @drphd2k7.bsky.social · 5d

#Science –
a proposal:
Add a "speculation box"
to the standard #research paper.
The box would be for "bold ideas, daring interpretations, and creative theories”,
with a disclaimer it's speculation, not evidence.
—by
digital geographer Milad Malekzadeh
via Nature

#STEM #researchers #creativity

Doug Richmond, PhD @drphd2k7.bsky.social · 5d

#AI #edtech in #K12
theconversation.com/what-past-ed...

#instructionaldesign #artificialintelligence #generativeAI

What past education technology failures can teach us about the future of AI in schools

It can take years to collect evidence that shows effective uses of new technologies in schools. Unfortunately, early guesses sometimes go seriously wrong.

theconversation.com

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Doug Richmond, PhD @drphd2k7.bsky.social · 6d

The new
Discovery Lab
for undergraduate #researchers
at #VirginiaTech
news.vt.edu/articles/202...

#highereducation #highered #STEMeducation #instructionaldesign #experientiallearning #STEM #science #research #Virginia

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Doug Richmond, PhD @drphd2k7.bsky.social · 6d

#AI and #highered –
in video 48:31
with:
• Conor Grennan, Chief AI Architect at NYU Stern
• Niall Ferguson, senior fellow at Stanford and Harvard
www.youtube.com/watch?v=G2I7...

#highereducation #instructionaldesign #pedagogy #edtech #artificialintelligence #generativeAI #genAI #LLMs #AIethics

AI is Upending Higher Education. Is That a Bad Thing? (Niall Ferguson & Connor Grennan)

YouTube video by Machines Like Us

www.youtube.com

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Doug Richmond, PhD @drphd2k7.bsky.social · 6d

Gen(Z)AI for
"the future of #AI in #Canada"
www.mediatechdemocracy.com/gen-z-ai?mc_...

#GenZ #artificialintelligence #AI

Gen(Z)AI: National Youth Forums on AI — Centre for Media, Technology and Democracy

www.mediatechdemocracy.com

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Doug Richmond, PhD @drphd2k7.bsky.social · 7d

#Womeninscience –
#JaneGoodall
RIP
gizmodo.com/jane-goodall...

#STEM #science #womeninSTEM #zoology #primatology #ethology #anthropology

Jane Goodall, Who Forever Changed How We See Animals, Dies at 91

The famed primatologist's research on chimpanzees redefined what it meant to be human.

gizmodo.com

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Doug Richmond, PhD @drphd2k7.bsky.social · 9d

#AIcoding
futurism.com/artificial-i...

#softwaredevelopment #coding #artificialintelligence #generativeAI #agenticAI

AI Coding Is Massively Overhyped, Report Finds

The AI industry's claims about AI coding assistants boosting productivity significantly appear to be massively overblown, per a new report.

futurism.com

Doug Richmond, PhD @drphd2k7.bsky.social · 9d

#Publicinteresttech documentary
roadtripnation.com/roadtrip/tec...

"We can develop tech for the #commongood – but we need all hands on deck to do it...."

#publicinterest #publicinteresttechnology #civictech

Doug Richmond, PhD @drphd2k7.bsky.social · 10d

#K12 and #AI –
Goal:
🔹"...providing educators with practical frameworks for evaluating AI tools
🔹offering AI #edtech developers diverse perspectives to inform the design of their tools."
hai.stanford.edu/news/how-mat...

#instructionaldesign #artificialintelligence #generativeAI #LLMs #Stanford

How Math Teachers Are Making Decisions About Using AI | Stanford HAI

A Stanford summit explored how K-12 educators are selecting, adapting, and critiquing AI tools for effective learning.

hai.stanford.edu

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Doug Richmond, PhD @drphd2k7.bsky.social · 12d

#Communityeducation –
Distinguished Practitioners in Residence
at #Stanford
acceleratelearning.stanford.edu/story/new-pr...

#K12 #highereducation #highered #instructionaldesign #equity

New program brings distinguished community education leaders to Stanford • Stanford Accelerator for Learning

The Stanford Accelerator for Learning's Equity in Learning Initiative taps local expertise to help students, scholars gain new perspectives on education.

acceleratelearning.stanford.edu

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Doug Richmond, PhD @drphd2k7.bsky.social · 12d

#Highered –
"Authentic learning, #experientiallearning is the best #pedagogy.”
www.nature.com/articles/d41...

#highereducationi #STEMeducation #instructionialdesign #STEM #engineering

No lectures, exams, essays: inside a twenty-first-century university

Some innovative higher-education institutions are reimagining pedagogy by prioritizing local needs over research and international student recruitment. Anna McKie visits one of them.

www.nature.com

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Doug Richmond, PhD @drphd2k7.bsky.social · 13d

#Publichealth education
and #lifelonglearning
hsph.harvard.edu/news/expandi...

Note:
synchronous, asynchronous, and hybrid formats.

#health #healthcare #highereducation #Harvard #onlinelearning #instructionaldesign #futureofwork

Expanding lifelong learning opportunities at Harvard Chan School | Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health

Rifat Atun, vice dean for non-degree education and innovation, discusses opportunities for current and future students, alumni, and beyond.

hsph.harvard.edu

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Doug Richmond, PhD @drphd2k7.bsky.social · 13d

#VirginiaTech hosting
#Innovation and Impact Summit
www.timeshighered-events.com/innovation-i...

#highereducation #highered #STEM #STEMeducation #Virginia

THE Innovation & Impact Summit 2025

Join us on 18-20 November in Alexandria, VA, US, for the THE Innovation & Impact Summit 2025 to explore the role of higher education in empowering innovation on a global scale.

www.timeshighered-events.com

Doug Richmond, PhD @drphd2k7.bsky.social · 13d

#Globaleducation:
#MIT
news.mit.edu/2025/attract...

#academia #highereducation #highered #internationaleducation

By attracting the world’s sharpest talent, MIT helps keep the US a step ahead

Just as the US has prospered through its ability to draw talent from every corner of the globe, so too has MIT thrived as a magnet for the world’s most keen and curious minds, contributing to America’...

news.mit.edu

Doug Richmond, PhD @drphd2k7.bsky.social · 13d

Lifelong, I've been nocturnal.
So, the moon? YES!
The wallpaper on my laptop and phone –
a desert landscape, nighttime, and the moon!

Doug Richmond, PhD @drphd2k7.bsky.social · 14d

The
Newman Civic Fellowship
at #Stanford
stanforddaily.com/2025/09/23/m...

Note:
🔹 #Democracy Day
🔹Stanford Stands for Democracy

#civicengagement #civictech #politicalscience #polysci #civiceducation #civicseducation #highereducation #highered

Meet Jeannette Wang: Newman Civic Fellow and leader behind Democracy Day

Jeannette Wang ’26 was named a 2025-26 Newman Civic Fellow for her leadership in strengthening democratic participation at Stanford.

stanforddaily.com