Peter Isackson

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Nagasaki Remembered… and Its Lesson Forgotten?

By: Peter Isackson

Nagasaki Mayor Suzuki’s condemnation of nuclear weapons as “absolute evil” should open up a debate about both the weapons

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Who’s Delusional About Screen-Based Learning? — Part 1

By: Peter Isackson

A Finnish study challenges claims that screen time harms children’s cognition, finding heavy users actually scored better.

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Who’s Delusional About Screen-Based Learning? — Part 2

Contrary to anti-edtech dogma, a Finnish study finds screentime students outperforming peers. The crisis is civilizational:

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The Economy, Stupid? It’s Greek to Me.

By: Peter Isackson

St. Paul condemned philargyria (“love of silver”). In our consumer society, greed is celebrated. Who doesn’t dream of becoming

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Human First, Machine Second: A Procedural Logic for AI-Augmented Learning — Part 1

By: Peter Isackson

In education, generative AI should never originate a reasoning process, only test it. We need to elaborate a human-first,

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Human First, Machine Second: A Procedural Logic for AI-Augmented Learning — Part 2

In education, non-linear pedagogical generativity must originate in human perception, memory and purpose before AI engagement.

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Who Gets to Call It Demonic?

By: Peter Isackson

In the great antisemitism debate, are those who accuse others of demonizing demonizers themselves? The performative function

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The Death of the Expert? Why AGI Won’t Relieve Us of Dialogue — Part 1

By: Peter Isackson

Societies rely on “hierarchies of understanding,” where trusted experts interpret complex realities through ongoing dialogue.

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FO Talks: Making Sense of the AI Boom

By: Devina Mehra

In this episode of FO Talks, Peter Isackson and Devina Mehra examine whether soaring investment in artificial intelligence has created

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The Death of the Expert? Why AGI Won’t Relieve Us of Dialogue — Part 2

While tech leaders frame AI as a competitive match for human intelligence, human life relies on meaning, values, and dialogue rather than raw calculation.