From University of Calgary, where I spent four years to get my engineering degree. Too bad for the clouds and the astronauts didn’t see the lights.
Here’s another use of lights on sheep. I think there was some manipulation of the video though. It looks too good.
Experience is not only insufficient for expert performance; in some cases, it can hurt. Highly experienced people tend to execute routine tasks almost unconsciously — think of Monica immediately glancing up to see Ardman’s dopamine drip — and they retrieve the information they need quickly, rarely pausing to apply rules. Driving is a good example. In a 1991 paper in the journal Ergonomics, a team of researchers found that while new drivers and truly expert drivers (members of Britain’s Institute of Advanced Motorists) checked their mirrors often and applied their brakes early, regular drivers with 20 years’ experience rarely checked their mirrors and braked much later. Experience in a particular task frees space in your mind for other cognitive pursuits — wondering what’s for dinner, answering your cell, singing along with Justin Timberlake — but those things can distract you from the accident you’re about to have. Experience can also lead to overconfidence: a study in the journal Accident Analysis & Prevention found that licensed race-car drivers had more on-the-road accidents than controls did.
See the rest here: The Science of Experience – TIME
Via Digital Pro Talk
Bill Gates writes an article for BBC and he says what I’ve always said, stress the three R’s not the latest in computers for students.
… there’s no doubt that the ability to use software tools effectively is critical to succeeding in today’s global knowledge economy.
A solid working knowledge of productivity software and other IT tools has become a basic foundation for success in virtually any career.
Beyond that, however, I don’t think you can overemphasise the importance of having a good background in maths and science. …
Bold text is mine. Though I wonder if Bill Gates actually says “maths”. It is taking me a long time to get used to this British way of saying it rather than saying “math” as we do in Canada.
BBC NEWS | Business | Bill Gates: The skills you need to succeed