Gary Ackerman @garyackerman@qoto.org

Hope is not a strategy.

Objectivity is a myth.

I’m not likely to follow a leader. I am likely to follow on who gives me a reason to.

“I understand that’s what we are told we need to do to comply. That does not mean I have to agree it is best. No, I’m not being difficult; I’m summarizing loads of research. Yes, I will share it with you.” Is this too long to be a mantra?

“Bring defensive takes too much energy.” The wisest words I heard today.

Successful employees, employers, and entrepreneurs require “a combination of Complex Reasoning, Creativity, Socio-emotional Intelligence and Sensory Perception skills” but “today’s education and training systems are ill-equipped to build these skills”

What gave Homo sapiens an edge over all other animals and turned us into masters of the planet was not our individual rationality but our unparalleled ability to think in groups. -Yuval Noah Harari

*Label your axes.*

A blog post on expertise now with audio:
https://hackscience.education/2018/08/02/experts-and-expertiness-in-education/

A blog post on managing network resources designed for school leaders, now with audio:
https://hackscience.education/2018/08/10/edtech-for-edleaders-managing-users-resources-and-data/

Just a reminder that correlation does not mean causation.

See those changes looming? Yeah... you can’t stop them.

If all communication, including government communication is electronic, do citizens have a right to electricity? Internet access?

Most of your data is late and wrong. Once you understand that fact, you can use it well.

"People who are not working in AI demand tools not be used."
"People who do not work in DEI demand actions be stopped."

Is there a difference?

Some questions are answered without ever being asked. Those answers are among the most dangerous.

Humans were always far better at inventing tools than using them wisely. - Yuval Noah Harari

Thanks for making your book #open. I’m lucky enough to have access to the software to edit it. What about those who don’t?

Who stands to benefit if the questions are not asked?

A blog post looking at the AI and humans, based on a books chapter:
https://hackscience.education/2025/06/22/why-our-machines-need-to-understand-us/