Dr Ricky Jeffrey
@rickyjeffrey.bsky.social
Declining school student numbers in England. 2025-26 is the peak. (h/t @tesmagazine.bsky.social )
December 27, 2025 at 9:20 AM
Declining school student numbers in England. 2025-26 is the peak. (h/t @tesmagazine.bsky.social )
“Name a movie character who technically isn't a villain but you consider to be one.” 😅
(h/t the last remnants of Edutwitter/EduX)
(h/t the last remnants of Edutwitter/EduX)
April 11, 2025 at 12:09 AM
“Name a movie character who technically isn't a villain but you consider to be one.” 😅
(h/t the last remnants of Edutwitter/EduX)
(h/t the last remnants of Edutwitter/EduX)
“Young male kills in order to become famous.” Yet again. UK government could reduce these events by at least 50% by passing a law prohibiting the media from including the killer’s face or name in their reports. If they want to kill to become famous, then just make sure killing doesn’t lead to fame.
March 19, 2025 at 2:23 PM
“Young male kills in order to become famous.” Yet again. UK government could reduce these events by at least 50% by passing a law prohibiting the media from including the killer’s face or name in their reports. If they want to kill to become famous, then just make sure killing doesn’t lead to fame.
William Golding, author of Lord of the Flies, spent many years as a schoolteacher, an experience unsatisfying for him & his pupils. “I never knew what education was about…. I could never have told an eager enquirer what the practical point of my endeavours was supposed to be.” From Carey’s biography
February 18, 2025 at 12:32 PM
William Golding, author of Lord of the Flies, spent many years as a schoolteacher, an experience unsatisfying for him & his pupils. “I never knew what education was about…. I could never have told an eager enquirer what the practical point of my endeavours was supposed to be.” From Carey’s biography
Sam Altman has a new blogpost about AGI:
“the economic growth in front of us looks astonishing, & we can now imagine a world where we cure all diseases, have much more time to enjoy with our families, & can fully realize our creative potential….”
“the economic growth in front of us looks astonishing, & we can now imagine a world where we cure all diseases, have much more time to enjoy with our families, & can fully realize our creative potential….”
February 12, 2025 at 11:51 PM
Sam Altman has a new blogpost about AGI:
“the economic growth in front of us looks astonishing, & we can now imagine a world where we cure all diseases, have much more time to enjoy with our families, & can fully realize our creative potential….”
“the economic growth in front of us looks astonishing, & we can now imagine a world where we cure all diseases, have much more time to enjoy with our families, & can fully realize our creative potential….”
Reposted by Dr Ricky Jeffrey
The more coverage Musk gets in the media, surely the better chance that Trump will soon jettison him, as he jettisons pretty much everyone, & then afterwards deride him as “weirdo Musk” etc.
a group of men in suits and ties are standing in a room .
ALT: a group of men in suits and ties are standing in a room .
media.tenor.com
February 5, 2025 at 2:31 AM
The more coverage Musk gets in the media, surely the better chance that Trump will soon jettison him, as he jettisons pretty much everyone, & then afterwards deride him as “weirdo Musk” etc.
One of the reasons China’s understanding of the US & its allies (including UK) is better than the reverse: When kids have their “Chinese” class, they not only have to learn modern & ancient Chinese stories, but also classic stories from the Anglosphere & other countries - here from UK, Sweden, & US.
February 3, 2025 at 9:57 AM
One of the reasons China’s understanding of the US & its allies (including UK) is better than the reverse: When kids have their “Chinese” class, they not only have to learn modern & ancient Chinese stories, but also classic stories from the Anglosphere & other countries - here from UK, Sweden, & US.
US sociologist Ogburn’s 1922 concept of “cultural lag” is relevant in our time of rapid information-technological change (incorporating the Internet, smartphones, social media, & now AI, AGI, etc.).
January 26, 2025 at 6:12 AM
US sociologist Ogburn’s 1922 concept of “cultural lag” is relevant in our time of rapid information-technological change (incorporating the Internet, smartphones, social media, & now AI, AGI, etc.).
By freeing & legitimizing the violent insurrectionists who tried to keep him in power in 2021, Trump’s made it much more appealing for people to break the law to keep him in power in 2029, contra US term limits, & shown that anyone who resists will not necessarily be protected by the authorities.
January 22, 2025 at 1:55 AM
By freeing & legitimizing the violent insurrectionists who tried to keep him in power in 2021, Trump’s made it much more appealing for people to break the law to keep him in power in 2029, contra US term limits, & shown that anyone who resists will not necessarily be protected by the authorities.
Reposted by Dr Ricky Jeffrey
This is quite something, both the quadrupling in extra exam time over the past decade, across all schools, and also the difference between state and independent schools.
www.thetimes.com/uk/education...
www.thetimes.com/uk/education...
January 20, 2025 at 5:24 AM
This is quite something, both the quadrupling in extra exam time over the past decade, across all schools, and also the difference between state and independent schools.
www.thetimes.com/uk/education...
www.thetimes.com/uk/education...
Reposted by Dr Ricky Jeffrey
“an AI superpower” “productivity could double in a short period of time” “for AI companies, we want to be the best state partner in the world” “turbocharge growth, & radically improve public services”
Starmer’s AI speech today. Hope they stick with it, go all in to capitalize on UK’s AI advantages.
Starmer’s AI speech today. Hope they stick with it, go all in to capitalize on UK’s AI advantages.
January 13, 2025 at 1:27 PM
“an AI superpower” “productivity could double in a short period of time” “for AI companies, we want to be the best state partner in the world” “turbocharge growth, & radically improve public services”
Starmer’s AI speech today. Hope they stick with it, go all in to capitalize on UK’s AI advantages.
Starmer’s AI speech today. Hope they stick with it, go all in to capitalize on UK’s AI advantages.
“The fundamental cause of the trouble is that in the modern world it pays to be stupid and cocksure, while being intelligent and full of doubt will get you no clicks.”
Updated version of the Bertrand Russell quote.
Updated version of the Bertrand Russell quote.
January 11, 2025 at 9:57 AM
“The fundamental cause of the trouble is that in the modern world it pays to be stupid and cocksure, while being intelligent and full of doubt will get you no clicks.”
Updated version of the Bertrand Russell quote.
Updated version of the Bertrand Russell quote.
It’s late night in the US, the world’s richest man cant sleep again, & so again my country has to undergo a barrage of misinformation & likely provocation to riot. Whatever’s happened on this issue, Musk - a foreign national who’s proven an engineering genius but a naïf about society - isn’t helping
January 2, 2025 at 7:22 AM
It’s late night in the US, the world’s richest man cant sleep again, & so again my country has to undergo a barrage of misinformation & likely provocation to riot. Whatever’s happened on this issue, Musk - a foreign national who’s proven an engineering genius but a naïf about society - isn’t helping
Thought Alex Garland’s movie Civil War was excellent, the best movie about US polarization so far
January 1, 2025 at 11:32 AM
Thought Alex Garland’s movie Civil War was excellent, the best movie about US polarization so far
My son’s kindergarten apparently spending Christmas Day doing wargames. 🎄🎁💥
December 25, 2024 at 3:12 AM
My son’s kindergarten apparently spending Christmas Day doing wargames. 🎄🎁💥
It’s interesting to periodically review the CIA’s 1944 Simple Sabotage Field Manual & consider how many of the institutions that impact our lives frequently follow these principles, as if trying to sabotage themselves.
www.cia.gov/static/5c875...
www.cia.gov/static/5c875...
December 18, 2024 at 9:50 AM
It’s interesting to periodically review the CIA’s 1944 Simple Sabotage Field Manual & consider how many of the institutions that impact our lives frequently follow these principles, as if trying to sabotage themselves.
www.cia.gov/static/5c875...
www.cia.gov/static/5c875...
Moravec’s “landscape of human competence” & the gradually rising “AI flood”. Have found this metaphor useful when thinking about the impacts of AI on education & the economy.
Image from Tegmark’s 2017 book Life 3.0. The flood seems rather higher today, & our map of the landscape continues to evolve.
Image from Tegmark’s 2017 book Life 3.0. The flood seems rather higher today, & our map of the landscape continues to evolve.
December 8, 2024 at 4:30 AM
Moravec’s “landscape of human competence” & the gradually rising “AI flood”. Have found this metaphor useful when thinking about the impacts of AI on education & the economy.
Image from Tegmark’s 2017 book Life 3.0. The flood seems rather higher today, & our map of the landscape continues to evolve.
Image from Tegmark’s 2017 book Life 3.0. The flood seems rather higher today, & our map of the landscape continues to evolve.
Which countries have the most “vibrant” environments for AI, across a range of indicators?
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(source: @stanfordhai.bsky.social aiindex.stanford.edu/vibrancy/)
🇺🇸🇨🇳🇬🇧🇮🇳🇦🇪🇫🇷🇰🇷🇩🇪🇯🇵🇸🇬
(source: @stanfordhai.bsky.social aiindex.stanford.edu/vibrancy/)
December 2, 2024 at 4:30 AM
Which countries have the most “vibrant” environments for AI, across a range of indicators?
🇺🇸🇨🇳🇬🇧🇮🇳🇦🇪🇫🇷🇰🇷🇩🇪🇯🇵🇸🇬
(source: @stanfordhai.bsky.social aiindex.stanford.edu/vibrancy/)
🇺🇸🇨🇳🇬🇧🇮🇳🇦🇪🇫🇷🇰🇷🇩🇪🇯🇵🇸🇬
(source: @stanfordhai.bsky.social aiindex.stanford.edu/vibrancy/)
Our university’s creating our guidelines around use of AI in relation to assessment, covering adjustments to assessment to make sure students are still doing key learning, fair access to AI, AI in grading, etc. Some good guides already exist (eg Melbourne, UCL) - grateful to hear of any others. 👍🏼👩🏻💻🥛
November 30, 2024 at 10:43 AM
Our university’s creating our guidelines around use of AI in relation to assessment, covering adjustments to assessment to make sure students are still doing key learning, fair access to AI, AI in grading, etc. Some good guides already exist (eg Melbourne, UCL) - grateful to hear of any others. 👍🏼👩🏻💻🥛
China’s government theorizes over why some of its citizens commit mass murder of strangers: “four lacks & five frustrations”. Similar to the “disgruntled male loner” image in western countries, but perhaps without the “arrested adolescence” & narcissism of @radiofreetom.bsky.social’s “Lost Boys”.
"'Four lacks' refers to lacking spouse or children; job or stable income; normal social interaction; and financial assets such as house or car. 'Five frustrations' refers to failed investments; estranged relationships; feelings of being thwarted; loss of emotional equilibrium; and mental illness."
November 26, 2024 at 6:32 AM
China’s government theorizes over why some of its citizens commit mass murder of strangers: “four lacks & five frustrations”. Similar to the “disgruntled male loner” image in western countries, but perhaps without the “arrested adolescence” & narcissism of @radiofreetom.bsky.social’s “Lost Boys”.
A rather darker insight into the power of reading: 16th century Incan account of how the Spanish conquistadors must be gods because they spoke “to some white sheets just as one person would speak to another”, enabling them to “[call] us by our names without their having been told our names”.
November 25, 2024 at 3:04 AM
A rather darker insight into the power of reading: 16th century Incan account of how the Spanish conquistadors must be gods because they spoke “to some white sheets just as one person would speak to another”, enabling them to “[call] us by our names without their having been told our names”.
Why should we read old books?
(from CS Lewis ‘Learning in War-Time’, 1939. www.christendom.edu/wp-content/u... )
(from CS Lewis ‘Learning in War-Time’, 1939. www.christendom.edu/wp-content/u... )
November 20, 2024 at 4:13 PM
Why should we read old books?
(from CS Lewis ‘Learning in War-Time’, 1939. www.christendom.edu/wp-content/u... )
(from CS Lewis ‘Learning in War-Time’, 1939. www.christendom.edu/wp-content/u... )
