English speakers tend to assume that all the important research is published in English. More than half of the non-English papers observed in this study had no English title, abstract or keywords, making them all but invisible to most scientists doing database searches in English. […] This problem is a two-way street Not only does the…
I fixed the clickbaity title for you. A moderately amusing cautionary tale. Recognizing alt-right internet memes is now a marketing survival skill. “We like our tweets the same way we like to make hamburgers,” Wendy’s wrote in its bio. “Better than anyone expects from a fast food joint.” It lived up to those words this…
As I gear up to teach about memes and fake news in a “Media Aesthetics” class, I am keeping track of good background articles so I can bring my students up to speed. Satire, like fake news, creates a sense of community through rejection. It delights in tearing down institutions but is useless at constructing…
You may have seen a version of this meme floating around. I don’t know the source of the original, but just now I came across an adaptation by Haplo Schaffer: I like it, but I had some thoughts of my own. Hah! And showing that Haplo is an open-minded good sport about this whole…
As the faculty advisor to a college journalism program, I am very interested in the relationship between professional journalists and the president-elect. A free press is a cornerstone of democracy. The GOP played the electoral college game better than the DNC, such that Clinton’s popular vote did not match the electoral college outcome. Media pundits who…
Similar:Family Feud: Tense Thanksgiving for Facebook and George Takei Businesses — as well as groups like no…Business‘These are all fake news,’ said the honor student. He was wrong.Kim Ash teaches the Newseum’s “Fighting …CultureLoved part 1 of Alec Silverblatt's Mon Valley Medium. Part 2 tomorrow at 7. #pptplayt…CultureChoice of the Journo: A Branching-path Phone-friendly Role-playing…
Conservative talk radio predates the Internet as a populist alternative to the mainstream media. This article challenges the idea that “fake news” is a new, or even a significant problem, and instead explores how some celebrity conservatives (including radio host Rush Limbaugh) encourage their followers to mistrust traditional news outlets. Fake news has been around as…
Similar:Dragging Myself to a New Skill Level with Blender 3DWorking on some very complex stuff in Bl…AestheticsInvasive Procedures (#StarTrek #DS9 Rewatch, Season 2, Episode 4) A disgruntled Trill stea…Rewatching ST:DS9 The station has bee…EmpathyI was perhaps a bit more conversational and chipper than usual during class today. A grinn…I was perhaps a bit more conversational…
In the classic stop-action TV special “The Year Without a Santa Claus” (1974), newspaper headlines provide exposition and offer a low-budget way to depict widespread reaction to the events of the plot. Newspapers also introduce a plot hole that’s bothered me ever since I was a kid. When I watched the show again this year,…
In the poem “Imma Let You Integrate Quotations!” by Melvin Middleschool-Writer, it talks about a writing style that wastes words. “Those long quotations, dropping awkward into the essay / Hijack your thoughts / Like a Kanye who graciously accepts a microphone from Taylor Swift / So he can confidently mansplain it all.” This quote means that students who interrupt their…
Similar:"I think the Exposition Officer's bridge station might have too many control pan…PersonalThe girl on Halloween 2018. (The boy and I were watching the 1931 Frankenstein at the libr…PersonalMy more or less daily 10cm section of a #steampunk control panel. #blender3d #blender3dart…AestheticsClassroom Vignette: MLA StyleStudent (shouldering backpack and headin…AcademiaReally enjoyed watching Your Name with the…
Similar:More household props for a #blender3d #steampunk project. I had made the spice rack and utensi…AestheticsToday's 10 sq cm of #steampunk control panel went pretty fast. At this stage I'm mostly re…One of many steampunk control panels I’v…AestheticsThoroughly enjoying Company.PersonalMy daughter found where all the missing pens and pencils end upAmusingLooking forward to this! @thepublicpghLooking…
The Washington Post, which was one of about a dozen news outlets that Trump banned from his campaign events for a few months this summer, has released a Chrome browser plugin that adds Post-sponsored commentary into Trump’s Twitter feed. Sometimes the Post says the commentary will simply add context, but they are announcing it as…
Similar:Chess tournament in Monroeville. Two losses, two wins.The boy’s personal best in terms of win-…CultureWhat Jonson meant by Shakespeare's "small Latin and less Greek" Jonson famously eulogized Shakespeare …CultureLet's talk about AI art (long, scrollworthy post from The Oatmeal)https://theoatmeal.com/comics/ai_artAestheticsTransfigurations (#StarTrek #TNG Rewatch, Season Three, Episode 25) Injured Humanoid Charm…Rewatching ST:TNG after a 20-year break….MediaThe Hidden…
Similar:Ready to teach another set of students what research is (and what it isn’t).AcademiaFull Bloom opens next weekend. Tickets 724-527-5777.PersonalA stranger approached me today.A stranger approached me today. I was a…CultureA selfie with a Chekov action figure after learning of Anton Yelchin's deathCurrent_EventsMy Shakespeare students are off peer reviewing their term paper rough drafts. I’m…
My family and I are in the voice cast of the short audio play, “Christmas Letters.” Similar:The girl on Halloween 2018. (The boy and I were watching the 1931 Frankenstein at the libr…PersonalGetting in the Christmas spirit.PersonalFinally — the pace at work subsides a bit.PersonalShort-range #neovictorian excursion craft, now with glowing power orbs! Over the…
Update, June 2020: See Vanessa Otero Ad Fontes Media Updated Media Bias Chart –6.0 Vanessa Otero created an impressive chart that visualizes the problem with a simplistic “real news / fake news” dichotomy. News that skews left or right can still be valuable, and news that scrupulously avoids bias can still be vacuous clickbait. While…
So Khan Academy now has a grammar unit. Similar:The Last Jedi: Oh, the Feels.No spoilers here. (I managed to avoid al…MediaQuoth the ramen, "Eat some more!"PersonalMore 18th Century fun @fortligonierMore 18th Century fun @fortligonierPersonalA #neovictorian #steampunk ship-of-the-line needs a dramatic flag and a conveniently locat…AestheticsA Grave Tale (a short story I narrated for WAOB Audio…
Grades submitted. I’ll reward myself with some fun. Then it’s time to set up for my JTerm course. Similar:George Joseph Jerz (1933-2023)George Joseph Jerz, born on September 3r…EmpathyAn important day to remember.Never again.PersonalSparkle unicorn "Winston" lends ethos to a presentation on moral agency on anima…PersonalMoonBot is back. This time he fights a new adversary. #Blender3D…
Similar:Lounge area of a steampunk villain’s lair. Still needs a light fixture or two. #blender3dAestheticsHad a rough day. Designing another 10 sq cm of #steampunk control panel doesn't fix everyt…AcademiaFolger Shakespeare Library on "The Fate of Ophelia"On my ride into work yesterday, my mothe…AcademiaJesus Christ SuperstarI have a daughter who does things. Her n…CultureTom Wayman's…