The Urgent Need for Computational Thinking in an AI World with Conrad Wolfram

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Aldo de Pape and Conrad Wolfram discuss the impact of AI on education and the need for computational thinking.

In this episode of Pulse, host Aldo de Pape sits down with Conrad Wolfram, Mathematician, Technologist and Author of 'The Math(s) Fix: An Education Blueprint for the AI Age'. Aldo and Conrad explore how AI is transforming education, computation, and society itself. From the failures of traditional maths curricula to the urgent need for “computational literacy,” Conrad explains why schools are still preparing students for a world that no longer exists. The conversation dives into AI hy...

People in this episode

Host: Aldo de Pape

Guest: Conrad Wolfram

Topics covered

• computational thinking
• AI in education
• traditional maths curricula
• computational literacy
• transformation of society

Keywords

• AI
• education
• computational thinking
• math curricula
• computational literacy

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: The Math(s) Fix: An Education Blueprint for the AI Age

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