This year I was honored that the University of Chicago Dean of the College Melina Hale asked me to give the annual Aims of Education address to the incoming students. I immediately accepted and the following is the speech that I wrote out for the occasion. It nearly matches the speech that I gave which is available online. [Note that […]
My view from where I stand at the front of the set. From left to right: Ryan McDonald, Emily Bembeneck, Marlon Aguilar. Not pictured: Andy Poulos, me. Organizing, designing and filming “my” MOOC, Understanding the Brain, has been an amazing experience. I put my in quotations because the MOOC is definitely a team effort. Not only are others entirely responsible […]
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