LEO: I really enjoyed this episode and the sort of "big picture" look at technology and culture. It made me think of an idea for a TWiT show. What if you created some sort of Digg-esque page on twit.tv. There, people could submit specific big picture topic ideas and the twit army would vote on the topic they were most interested in. Then every month, or whatever frequency you selected, you would discuss the topic/issue that was most voted on and get guests that related to that topic. In addition, you could create a landing page for that episode that could generate dialogue both before the episode and after the episode - a living and breathing page so to speak...just an idea :)
- Mike Bracco
It's amazing I can listen to TWiT right here from FriendFeed. Amazing.
- Michelle McCormack
I really liked the discussion on college and teaching methods. Probably one of the best discussions I've heard about the subject.
- TeraDyne Azurepaw
Best TWIT ever. And I was this close to unsubscribing a few weeks ago when drinking spaced out...
- Peter Nõu
It was a little more pertinent than usual. I don't know if that's good or bad, though :) Wait, was Twitter mentioned?
- randulo
Excellent show this week. Great panel.
- Doug Slater
Fantastic episode. Thank you Leo. Hoping all TWiTs are this good.
- Venu Vedam
from Nambu
I really enjoyed the episode but disagree with some points in the discussion about education. Firstly, standardized tests are a necessity in admissions process. How else to compare thousands of applicants? I understand the frustration associated with SAT (I have never taken it but know GRE all too well) but this is one of the very few objective measures/indicators available for evaluating prospective students. Secondly, having a college degree is a signalling game. While most of us will never be as brilliant as Brin or Rose, having a good degree shows an individual is responsible, has a capacity to learn, to meet deadlines, etc. I agree with with the other points and as a prospective academic sincerely hope we can one day 'reinvent' academia. Great show!
- maciej