Nicholas Negroponte - Remembering Seymour Papert

The transcript recounts the speaker's friendship with Seymour, highlighting their shared experiences at MIT and collaborative work in Africa. Seymour's unique mind and approach to problem-solving are explored, along with an anecdote illustrating his forgetfulness. The speaker also discusses integrating architectural thinking into computing.

What activity did the speaker and Seymour frequently engage in during their early years at MIT?

• Writing papers

• Cooking together

• Playing chess

• Attending lectures

What was the main goal of the project in Africa that the speaker and Seymour worked on?

• Developing new educational methods

• Creating a technology hub

• Building new roads

• Establishing a new university

What was the title of Seymour's publication that aligned with the educational project in Africa?

• Learning Curves

• Thought Patterns

• Brainwaves

• Mindstorms

How did Seymour's mind differ from others, according to the speaker?

• He was always on time

• He was a mathematician

• He thought in riddles

• He was very forgetful

What unusual incident occurred with Seymour on a flight to France?

• He forgot his passport

• He left his luggage at home

• He forgot his wife in New York

• He missed the flight