Tom Roth“Training” my own eidetic research assistant: NotebookLMYou can choose up to 50 sources from NotebookLM, a free and useful gadget from Google. I have two uses for it:4d ago4d ago
Tom RothMalaysian rugby parents — a demographic icebergWhat makes scholarly boys run the risks they do to win a game of rugby?Sep 19Sep 19
Tom RothCheetahs and other South African Election Allegories, feat. The Don.We’ve got a long weekend…so here’s me sitting at home and writing jokes: A Capetonian, a communist, and a war veteran are on their way to…May 31May 31
Tom RothA love of sawdust and a tolerance for code: a beneficial use case for AIThis workshop really needs a robot.May 10May 10
Tom RothScripting maths worked examples using GPT4: for the consciously incompetent who need a lot of…GPT4 is useful for repetitive tasks — here’s how I taught it to make maths practice examples with worked answers, short form as MCQ on…Apr 17Apr 17
Tom RothThe virtuous memory of missiles and TeslasSimonides the ancient Greek poet started a trend: he helped locate corpses in a destroyed building by using their poses and postures to…Feb 11Feb 11
Tom RothBiden’s TSMC build needs the Science Aunties and UnclesWhere do the knowledge assets of TSMC actually reside? With good reason, Biden is trying to condense a generation of learning into a couple…Dec 27, 2023Dec 27, 2023
Tom RothProject Based Learning = Human LearningBjork helps people remember things. Bjork — not the singer. The academic researcher. The singer is certainly memorable in herself. The…Nov 8, 2023Nov 8, 2023
Tom RothCommunism in a caveThe Malayan Emergency, 1948 — a walk through history and trustOct 26, 2023Oct 26, 2023
Tom RothLlull, Leibniz, Khan: Build a slow pedagogyOr: What I like about Khan Academy and why I put those three names in the same set.Oct 15, 2023Oct 15, 2023