Emanuele Murgolo
@emanuelemurgolo.bsky.social
PhD in Political & Social Sciences and some teaching at Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona | Milwaukee Bucks fan
Reposted by Emanuele Murgolo
After the latest round of grading papers, I wrote about AI, ChatGPT, the death of the student essay, and what it means for the future of human cognition.
The Death of the Student Essay—and the Future of Cognition
One professor's reflections on the end of an era, as AI tools such as ChatGPT have murdered the student essay (RIP). Here's why that threatens the future of human cognition—and how to save ourselves.
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June 19, 2025 at 10:44 AM
After the latest round of grading papers, I wrote about AI, ChatGPT, the death of the student essay, and what it means for the future of human cognition.
I really wish people could avoid superficiality when talking about the (massive) housing problem in Barna. Banning short-term rentals is not a panacea, we know. But our struggle is bigger and it is, broadly, to have housing recognized as a fundamental right, rather than a for-profit commodity 1/n
perhaps one day the Spaniards will invent a technology that allows all the tourists to live in one building specifically for visitors, so they don’t have to turn old apartments into short term rentals. Then maybe they can invent a technology that allows even more neighbors to live in Barcelona too
Hundreds of locals, some holding water guns, protested overtourism in Lisbon, Barcelona, Venice and other cities on Sunday.
“One more tourist, one less neighbor,” a protester’s sign declared in Catalan.
“One more tourist, one less neighbor,” a protester’s sign declared in Catalan.
June 17, 2025 at 6:43 PM
I really wish people could avoid superficiality when talking about the (massive) housing problem in Barna. Banning short-term rentals is not a panacea, we know. But our struggle is bigger and it is, broadly, to have housing recognized as a fundamental right, rather than a for-profit commodity 1/n