Sadly, I only noticed the 1-day "Human 2.0: New Minds, New Bodies, New Identities" Conference (at MIT) the day after. Oliver Sacks and Michael Graves speaking at the same event? Man. Missed a good one. C'est la vie.
Compelling or icky in terms of its semantic connotations and your sensibilities, it does cause one to take notice. Still curious, I am. Thankfully, "I can find it in the computer" still lingering around, telling stories, sparking questions.
The obvious tangent: Wonder what a group of kids, some inspired teachers as well, would do with this same premise, or one just like it. A 1-day thought-session. A mini-conference. A TED for ED that happens not in Monteray 1x a year, but in a thousand classrooms throughout the year? A spark of ideas/sessions/speakers angling towards the questions that will truly impact their future, as much as math, science, English, history, and all the rest is vital.
If MIT can constantly create 1-day conferences that push hard on 'edge' questions, why can't our kids/teachers do the same as well? Esp. given the fluid/free tools that allow connection and collaboration so effortless.
Any way to inspire this? And then aggregate it? (hint, hint)
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