This idea must die
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This idea must die: “Learning styles determine outcomes”
Professor Duncan Astle says an over-reliance on adapting teaching methods to specific individuals is misplaced.
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This idea must die: “AI will outsmart the human race”
“There’s no hint of consciousness in any of the AI mechanisms currently out there”, says Professor Anna Korhonen.
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This idea must die: “The University is an ivory tower”
In fact, says innovation expert Diarmuid O’Brien, ideas created at Cambridge create impact on a global scale.
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This idea must die: Personality type tests are a good indicator of performance potential
Dr David Stillwell says that when it comes to predicting performance in the workplace, it is traits, not types, that count.
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This idea must die: Grammar schools are a tool in promoting social mobility
Professor Peter Mandler says schools cannot compensate for years of different life chances – and, anyway, that’s not their role.
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This idea must die: ‘Sustainability is too expensive and requires too many tough sacrifices’
Clare Shine says it’s exciting to imagine a future that’s greener and better for everyone.
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This idea must die: the arts are less important than the sciences
The Vice-Chancellor, Professor Stephen J Toope, says we need to abandon the idea that the arts are nice, but not essential.
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This idea must die: We can’t find new antimicrobials fast enough to make a difference
Dr Anna-Maria Pappa says her new technology will help win the battle against drug-resistant pathogens.