flip-flop – Phy-d'eau

I’d much rather have a politician that changes his/her mind (based on sound reason and evidence) over one that always sticks to the same positions. Public political discourse punishes politicians that change their positions over time. Instead, we should applaud. Continue reading “Can We Please Get a Politician that Changes His or Her Mind?” ... continue reading

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Manguel’s Library as Wishful Thinking

Read this excellent article, Library as Wishful Thinking, by Alberto Manguel. Aside from including entertaining historical moments, the article culminates in several, very worthwhile ...

Beyond Information Literacy Instruction

This article in The Atlantic has much much more to say than its title (on Librarians vs. QAnon) suggests. There are many thoughts here ...

Algorithmic Test Proctoring

Read Shea Swauger’s article, Our Bodies Encoded: Algorithmic Test Proctoring in Higher Education. It identifies deep concerns about algorithmic test proctoring. Right now, with ...

Paul Otlet et l’internet + visioconférence 1934

I’m a fan of the work accomplished by Paul Otlet and his colleagues. This Google online exhibit is an ejoyable look into this (en ...

Greta Thunberg’s Speech to the UN Climate Action Summit, September 2019

Though always well-considered, Thunberg’s recent speech powerfully conveys the urgency in which we all (every person and government) needs to act. https://youtu.be/u9KxE4Kv9A8 Transcript here

Hold the Opinions, Sit, and Care for Your Thoughts

Hold the opinions, sit, and care for your thoughts. Matthew Beard writes about how we engage with media, about our fast trading of opinions, ...