Interesting Talk by Jeanette Wing who's online handle is Dragonlady (
wonderfull mythical pun ) that would make it DLCT
So we have computational thinking CT, What fears that arises to develop
into PCCT "Politically Correct CT" or the only right way to think "
CTCT Correct Thinking CT ( Guided by suitably well minded intelligentsia
just like CCCP ) especially targeting young manipulatable minds of
children in education. What consideration that we are already ignoring
reality of human thought and type with indicators such as MBTI creating
a vision of a cuddly universal world through the distorted lens of
computer hardware and APIs ( Now MBTICT I could handle especially how
it sounds ) . Maybe Bill and Larrys world IS the future. We already have
to much of Bill Gates Windows Computational Thinking BGWCT ( It that why
SFI uses Macs, me to )
Siting in the midst of a group of biologists, some of whom are studying
biomimicry potential, you could hear the unease and it the case of my
neighbo who kicked out ( feel ) in frustration over the statement " CT
could enables you to target what you need without visualizing and
understanding what is " George Orwell here we come
To emphasize here is an article on how a computer was able to predict
which death row inmates would be executed
/www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2008-06/ns-ccp062508.php does CT mean
it could do a better job if it was in charge " ouch " visions of
minority report Philip K Dicks world .
Maybe its time to change homo sapiens to homo mimicus
Nice to attend a lecture that gets the blood flowing ( Terrible pun )
( : ( : pete
Peter Baston
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Pamela McCorduck wrote:
Jeanette Wing, the President's Professor of Computer Science, Carnegie
Mellon University, and Associate Director, Computer and Information
Science & Engineering, U.S. National Science Foundation, will give a
talk on "Computational Thinking and Thinking about Computing."
Place: Santa Fe Institute, Robert N. Noyce Conference Room
When: Friday, July 11, 2008, at 3:30 p.m.
Abstract: My vision for the 21st Century: Computational thinking will
be the fundamental skill used by everyone in the world. To reading,
writing, and arithmetic, let's add computational thinking to every
child's analytical ability. Computational thinking has already
influenced other disciplines, from the sciences to the arts. The new
NSF Cyber-enabled Discovery and Innovation initiative in a nutshell is
computational thinking for science and engineering. Realizing this
vision gives the field of computing both exciting research
opportunities and novel educational challenges.
The field of computing is driven by technology innovation, societal
demands, and scientific questions. We are often too easily swept u
with the rapid progress in technology and the surprising uses by
society of our technology, that we forget about the science that
underlies our field. In thinking about computing, I have started a
list of "Deep Questions in Computing," with the hope of encouraging
the community to think about the scientific drivers of our field.
Host: Joe Traub
"He has van Gogh's ear for music."
Billy Wilder
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