MLTalks | Inventive Minds: Marvin Minsky on Education
Channel: MIT Media Lab
Date: 2019-06-04

Xiao Xiao and Cynthia Solomon in conversation with Hal Abelson
Inventive Minds is a collection of six essays by artificial intelligence pioneer Marvin Minsky on how education can foster inventiveness, paired with commentary by Marvin's former colleagues and students. Co-edited by Cynthia Solomon, who worked with Marvin at the MIT AI Lab, and Media Lab alum Xiao Xiao, who also illustrated the book.

In this talk, hosted by Hal Abelson (a longtime colleague of Minsky's and a contributor to the book), Xiao and Cynthia will share their experiences of editing the book and working with so many of the people who share in Marvin's legacy. They'll offer their insights on Marvin's ideas about mentorship, the potential of technology in schools, and the shortcomings of conventional education.

More information at: https://www.media.mit.edu/events/mltalks-inventive-minds/
License: CC-BY-4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/)