When I was little I remember looking in the dictionary to find the meaning of a word. When I read the definition, I would then go searching in the dictionary to find meanings of words used in that definition. This wasn't just about words, it was about history - learning how certain words came about in specific historic contexts, in different places, among different people. I would spend ages just travelling through the dictionary, ending up on subjects farremoved from the original word! When the Internet came around, I started doing the same thing with Wikipedia. And now LLMs like ChatGPT add a new dimension to this kind of thing (though everything on there needs careful fact-checking, more so than Wikipedia even). All of this is to say that I have very strong geek/nerd tendencies. In today's video, I argue that we need more geeks and nerds. Check it out when you get the chance!
Ely Wananda
When I was little I remember looking in the dictionary to find the meaning of a word. When I read the definition, I would then go searching in the dictionary to find meanings of words used in that definition. This wasn't just about words, it was about history - learning how certain words came about in specific historic contexts, in different places, among different people. I would spend ages just travelling through the dictionary, ending up on subjects farremoved from the original word! When the Internet came around, I started doing the same thing with Wikipedia. And now LLMs like ChatGPT add a new dimension to this kind of thing (though everything on there needs careful fact-checking, more so than Wikipedia even). All of this is to say that I have very strong geek/nerd tendencies. In today's video, I argue that we need more geeks and nerds. Check it out when you get the chance!
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