You’re Old and You Want to Work. Too Bad.

I turn 60 next year, an age traditionally associated with the beginning of the professional endgame. The assumption is that by now I should be thinking about winding…

Wait, Is Screen Time Actually Making Teens SMARTER? Shocking 8-Year Study Results!

Sometimes, the data tells a story we were not expecting to hear. A fascinating eight-year longitudinal study out of Finland recently set out to document the presumed negative…

The Semester of Our Discontent: AI, Education, and the Backlash We Should Not Ignore

As another academic semester begins, something has changed in the conversation about artificial intelligence. For the last several years, the dominant discussion surrounding generative AI has centered on…

Treasury yields are rising again — and housing should be paying attention.

Axios reported today that the 30-year Treasury yield ended last week at 5.26%, its highest level since June 2007. The article points to growing federal deficits, heavy corporate…

If Academic Achievement Isn’t the Standard for College Admission, What Is?

This article from UC Berkeley mathematics professor Zvezdelina Stankova raises a much larger question than whether universities should bring back the SAT. What should qualify someone for admission…

July Home Sales Snapshot for Phoenix Metro

The July numbers are in, and the Phoenix real estate market continues to look more like a negotiating market than a runaway seller’s market. ARMLS reported 23,743 active…

AI Police, meet Python

TechCrunch reported that Anthropic plans to watermark text generated by its AI models. Predictably, that immediately reopened the familiar debate around detection, provenance, enforcement, and how educators might…

Beyond the Chatbot: Building AI Ecosystems That Learn, Analyze, and Adapt

What happens when we stop asking, “Which AI tool is best?” and start asking, “What happens when we combine the right tools together?” That is where AI gets…

Can You Really “Rank” Inside ChatGPT? The Myths and Facts About GEO

There is a lot of talk about “ranking inside ChatGPT,” “optimizing for AI,” and GEO, or Generative Engine Optimization. Some of it is legitimate. Some of it is…

Ditch the Installation Hassle: Top-Browser-Based CDEs for Python and R

Transitioning from local installations to browser-based Cloud Development Environments (CDEs) for Python and R offers major advantages for educators, students, and data scientists. Key Benefits of CDEs vs….