I&E 251
Asking Dumb Questions
Aaron Philip Dinin
Why it's on my list
"Most courses teach students answers. This one teaches students questions." That is the actual description.
My note, not Duke's.
Description from DukeHub
Most courses teach students answers. This one teaches students questions. Through games, experiments, challenges, and discussions, students investigate how better questions lead to better thinking, better decisions, and unexpected discoveries. Along the way, they practice using curiosity as a practical skill in learning, communication, entrepreneurship, creativity, and everyday life.
Skills
No skill passed the confidence bar. Weak matches go to review instead of this page: an AI pass that has to quote the description, then a person.
AI-resilient: 1 of 5
- No: Physical, lab or field work
- No: Live work with people
- Yes: Judgment someone is accountable for · "decisions"
- No: A craft you practice with your hands or body
- No: Small, in-person format
The checks lean on Microsoft Research, Working with AI (2025), which found generative AI applies least to physical work and hands-on work with people. A signal, not a promise. How the score works
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