Why an MIT Professor Wants Us to Struggle with Our Own Thoughts
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The same story at six levels
How the first sentence reads at every level, from A1 to C2.
- A1
Eric So teaches at MIT.
- A2
In October 2026, MIT Professor Eric So published a book about AI.
- B1
In October 2026, MIT Professor Eric So published a book through W.W.
- B2
In October 2026, Eric So, a professor at the MIT Sloan School of Management, published a book through W.W.
- C1
When industrialization freed workers from physical labor, people had to start exercising on purpose.
- C2
When industrialization freed workers from heavy physical labor, people had to start exercising on purpose to stay fit.
Key words
Words from the B1 text, with their meaning.
- rely
- to need or trust someone or something to do something for you
- cognitive
- connected with thinking, understanding, and learning in the brain
- atrophy
- the process of becoming weak because of not being used enough
- evidence
- facts or signs that show clearly that something is true
- struggle
- to try very hard to do something even though it is difficult
- spot
- to see or notice someone or something, especially when it is not easy
Rewritten with AI from facts reported by MIT News. Read the original for the full report.