One of the first things the Nazis did when they came to power was seize control of Germany's museums in an attempt to rewrite history and culture.
Art matters. History matters. Science matters.
Fascist regimes are threatened by all three.
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A transparently trained LLM designed "for good": ethz.ch/en/news-and-...
Why books and expressive thought can't be banned…Thomas Sullivan speaking about “First Amendment Speech Challenges for Libraries” as the subject for this year’s John Swan Lecture at the Fletcher Free Library. So glad to live (+ work!) in a place where this is discussed + celebrated.
This is the same issue as silent films:
1% of them were cash cows for copyright holders, so they bullied anyone trying to preserve the other 99% and the result is massive decay and destruction of media that didn’t have to be lost
This was a painful read. Super tone deaf Dean of Students- kicking out a student in crisis- even knowing her only local option was a shelter. But heartened to read that faculty knew her and tried to advocate for her. Mental healthcare *is* healthcare.
Digging in to read/listen to a great media literacy lesson.
Thanks for the lead (and loving blueskysocial)!
Merriam Webster’s Word of 2023 is “authentic.” Oxford Dictionary’s is “rizz.” For me, I’m with Edutopia and so, so many teachers… “dysregulated.”
Gotta love Hour of Code! Can you tell me about your floor desks?
We are passing along School Library Journal's most viewed coverage of book banning and censorship, which remained front and center in 2023.
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Christmas “classic”, 2023 take. Kevin all grown up. youtu.be/XqiYSrwj9mc?...
