Ari Betof

08/27/2022

Another great TV segment about Allison Betof Warner and her inspirational cancer patient/marathon runner. Definitely worth watching…

09/13/2020

We asked GPT-3, OpenAI’s powerful new language generator, to write an essay for us from scratch. The assignment? To convince us robots come in peace

08/31/2020

Rethinking high education's approach to evolving scientific knowledge about .

“Science: So gathering inside is worse than we thought University: We will keep everyone six feet apart! Science: That recommendation was made before we had evidence of aerosol transmission... University: SIX FEET! Science: That doesn't... University: 👏SIX👏FEET👏IS👏MAGIC👏”

08/12/2020

‪Dear Philadelphia Phillies,

Can we please resign J. T. Realmuto already?!?! The tag on tonight’s attempted steal of home should be enough by itself...‬

Yours in ringing the bell,
Every loyal Phillies fan

‪ https://twitter.com/M_Montemurro/status/1293367640837312513/photo/1‬

“The Orioles near steal of home on Realmuto's throw back to Alvarez in the 8th ends up being an even bigger play. Runner was originally ruled safe, which would've given BAL a 3-run lead, but call overturned on replay review to end inning: https://t.co/5X8cYxmAkj”

08/11/2020

This is what leadership looks like during a pandemic. Just thought we could all use a reminder...

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern addressed New Zealanders at an impromptu late-night press conference on Tuesday, where she confirmed four new cases of COVID-19 had been detected in Auckland. She announced that Level 3 restrictions will be introduced in the capital, while the rest of the country will m...

08/09/2020

‪How about one official ballot drop box for every 50,000 voters spaces equitably in every one of the 50 states + DC + territories? ‬

“Alternative to the USPS for voting by mail. This is in Maryland.”

08/08/2020

Come on.... give a 72 year old dedicated teacher a break. I hope the students rally around him (and others) and show the administration what real responsibility looks like.

"I need as much protection as I can get," said a 72-year-old cancer survivor in Oklahoma whose students will return to school five days a week but won't be required to wear masks.

08/05/2020

To all those struggling in Beirut.

“Thinking about all those people in the Beirut explosion who have had their lives turned upside down in the blink of an eye on top of the slow motion economic and crises. https://t.co/4uxSYmCsgR”

08/04/2020

Wonderful article in The New York Times about Minerva. "Minerva is an antidote to provincialism. [...] It’s about being in an unconventional group of undaunted adventurers who are having an unfamiliar college experience, in part because they’re fashioning it themselves.”

Students at Minerva spend four years entirely online. Is this the future of higher education?

07/10/2020

Transcript of The Koinos Podcast, Episode 5 — Inteview with Ari Betof