HeyJaredEconomy of hope - Robbie Mochrie
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To Adam Smith alone, the glory of the quarto - even in the time of AI. (opens the original)
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This heading, To Adam Smith alone, the glory of the quarto is a quote from Maynard Keynes’ great 1924 obituary essay Alfred Marshall. <img alt="" class="sizing-normal" height="640" src="https://substackcdn.com/image/f
The future of work? (opens the original)
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In this year of anniversaries, Maynard Keynes’ General Theory of Employment, Interest and Money, published 90 years ago, has received much less attention that Adam Smith’s Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations, which, along with the United States of America, has reached its semi-quincentenary. Being so involved in Smith-related discussions, it seemed straightforward to start combing The Wealth of Nations for lessons about how to respond to the emergence of artificial intell
Education: knowledge or skills? (opens the original)
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Trying to discern how education systems might change over the next few years, I am finding Daisy Christodoulou’s and Jay Heinrichs’ newsletters to be very helpful. They’re in the same position as the rest of us, knowing that education faces years of turmoil and trying to think of what changes might have lasting value.Thanks for reading Economy of hope - Robbie Mochrie! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work.<
“But you expect us to think.” (opens the original)
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I taught mathematical skills to economics students for more than 30 years. In every class, I found some students who already understood the underlying mathematical concepts and so merely needed an introduction to their application in economic models, but also many others who struggled to solve even the simplest problems, usually because they had never really worked out how to use essential tools in algebra. I took the view that limited knowledge of mathematics should not prevent anyone from prog
The generative AI problem for education (opens the original)
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The story so far. Running away from trying to understand how to use AI in teaching economics, I find myself once again confronted with these challenges as I organise the Library of Mistakes’ Weekend of AI. But this time, rather than having to deal face the challenge while in the classroom, I can take the detached view of a happy amateur, or even an armchair critic.<a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!SJKO!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:st
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