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Helen Glover

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  • Bill Watterson famously discontinued "Calvin and Hobbes" after he felt like he achieved everything he wanted with the comic strip and wanted to end it while he still loved drawing each and every frame. For similar reasons, we wanted to sunset Playspace while it still represents the best of what we imagined.
    Playspace Letter
  • Open-source development is important in the private sector, but vital to academia, which cannot advance without collaboration and access to model data. Take computer science students, who study open-weight AI models. How will we train the next generation of AI leaders if our institutions don’t have access to the proper models and data? A kill switch would even further dampen the efforts of these students and researchers, already at such a data and computation disadvantage compared to Big Tech. SB-1047 will deal a death knell to academic AI when we should be doubling down on public-sector AI in…
    ‘The Godmother of AI’ says California’s well-intended AI bill will harm the U.S. ecosystem | Fortune
  • he professor of practice title is limited to those individuals who are non-tenure track faculty who may not have had the traditional academic background that is typical of faculty as they move through the professorial ranks. The title of professor of practice should be reserved for persons who have accumulated a decade or more of high level and leadership experience in the private or public sectors outside the academy that would provide a unique background and wealth of knowledge that is of particular value as it is shared with the University’s students and other faculty. Prior to an offer bei…
    Professor of Practice | Faculty Affairs
  • The Junto, also known as the Leather Apron Club, was a club for mutual improvement established in 1727 by Benjamin Franklin in Philadelphia. The Leather Apron Club's purpose was to debate questions of morals, politics, and natural philosophy, and to exchange knowledge of business affairs.
    Junto (club)
  • The rise of cyber as a warfighting domain has led to efforts to determine how cyberspace can be used to foster peace. For example, the German civil rights panel FIfF runs a campaign for cyberpeace − for the control of cyberweapons and surveillance technology and against the militarization of cyberspace and the development and stockpiling of offensive exploits and malware.[241] Measures for cyberpeace include policymakers developing new rules and norms for warfare, individuals and organizations building new tools and secure infrastructures, promoting open source, the establishment of cyber secu…
    Cyberwarfare
  • The most important thing that I think academia has to offer is giving researchers a stable career path to explore long-term questions. I’ve come to appreciate this more after my last phase of work. Working independently was useful to me in earlier stages of research. As public discourse starts to mature, it became more important to have a community of peers to go deeper with.
    Nadia Asparouhova | Reimagining the PhD
  • Hi! I’m Serena. I care about creating well-crafted technology for a more kind and just world. I’ve been making and breaking the web since 1999, and have been plugged into the Matrix ever since.
    Serena Chen — About
  • the meaning of life is to understand the context of the past and to create context for the future. everything you touch feels instantaneous and fleeting, but it never will be. it will be held in space. every memory is never forgotten by time. if you had fallen in a forest and then died the universe would hear you and that moment is stored somewhere no one can see or comprehend. everything compounds and will be compounded to the future. any moment of joy you create for yourself ancestors had created to make it easier for you to create it now.
    jia portfolio
  • If you are able to fund your research independently, and you’re willing to build your own support network, I think independent research is at least worth considering for those who might otherwise have done a PhD.
    Nadia Asparouhova | Reimagining the PhD
  • Independent research is pretty awesome, but it isn't all sunshine and kittens. This is by far the least structured and accountable my life has ever been, and the adjustment has been a little strange. Instead of cultivating discipline (like I did throughout my 20s), I follow my curiosity. Instead of setting goals every week, I've taken to identifying high- and low-leverage activities so I can compute a gradient update for my life. And instead of trying to force structure onto my life, I'm learning to embrace ambiguity. It's weird that I could stay in bed all day if I wanted and nobody would eve…
    #1: A new understanding of community
  • Harrison is curious about the world’s most critical sustainability challenges: he envisions a world where businesses seek to satisfy peoples’ needs simply and elegantly instead of stoking discontent and desire, where resource regeneration eclipses consumption, and where product designers plan every product’s end-of-life. He hopes to collaborate with industry leaders to craft a future where peoples’ material lives are rich, abundant, intentional, and meaningful without polluting the planet’s natural resources or endangering the survival of other species.
    about — harrison lin
  • Not that many people will care about what you write, at least for the first few years, so make the writing useful to you. Write in a way that lets you refine your thoughts about the things that matter. Write to experience what you care about in higher resolution—write to enhance your feeling of aliveness.
    Advice for a friend who wants to start a blog
  • Not that many people will care about what you write, at least for the first few years, so make the writing useful to you. Write in a way that lets you refine your thoughts about the things that matter. Write to experience what you care about in higher resolution—write to enhance your feeling of aliveness.
    Advice for a friend who wants to start a blog
  • It is what is odd about you that is interesting. If you work hard, you will be able to write like everyone else in your genre, but the result will never be rich as the texture of your own personality. So, don’t think too much about how you are supposed to write, how others do it, or what the conventions demand. Just try to amuse yourself.
    Advice for a friend who wants to start a blog
  • Every company has some way of hiding or muddling the data on women actually in engineering roles.
    Where are the numbers? | by Tracy Chou | Medium
  • Executives face the challenge of navigating their own and others’ emotions with forethought and consideration. As Lincoln realized, the first action that comes to mind is not always the wisest.
    Abraham Lincoln, as Management Guru - The New York Times
  • A subjective and inflammatory way to put it is that I feel academic HCI discourages vision and imagination. Part of the trouble seems to be that the field’s trying too hard to be a science. It emphasizes an empirical approach, often producing elaborate artificial evaluations of uninteresting systems.
    Reflections on 2020 as an independent researcher | Andy Matuschak
  • Traditional Ecological Knowledge (TEK) is the on-going accumulation of knowledge, practice and belief about relationships between living beings in a specific ecosystem that is acquired by indigenous people over hundreds or thousands of years through direct contact with the environment, handed down through generations, and used for life-sustaining ways. This knowledge includes the relationships between people, plants, animals, natural phenomena, landscapes, and timing of events for activities such as hunting, fishing, trapping, agriculture, and forestry. It encompasses the world view of a peopl…
    Overview - Indigenous Knowledge and Traditional Ecological Knowledge (U.S. National Park Service)
  • Respect for individual human personality has with us reached its lowest point," observed one intellectual in 1921, "and it is delightfully ironical that no nation is so constantly talking about personality as we are. We actually have schools for 'self-expression' and 'self-development,' although we seem usually to mean the expression and development of a successful real estate agent.
    Quote by Susan Cain: “Respect for individual human personality has wi...”
  • There will be time, there will be time To prepare a face to meet the faces that you meet;
    The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock by T. S. Eliot | Poetry Magazine
  • Gardening is accepting that there is a seasonality to all things, and everything operates on its own timeline. You cannot expect the fruits of labour to be born simply because you are labouring. The conditions to growth are in your control but the growth itself is not.
    Gardening
  • Pay attention is a key phrase here, because permission marketers understand that when someone chooses to pay attention they are actually paying you with something precious. And there’s no way they can get their attention back if they change their mind. Attention becomes an important asset, something to be valued, not wasted.
    Attention becomes an important asset | Seth's Blog
  • Technology companies often don’t have people’s best interests in mind—and neither do governments. And even when companies are acting in good faith, a lot can fall through the cracks. My investigative reporting seeks to shine light on harmful practices including human rights abuses, insecure data practices, misleading marketing, mistreatment of security researchers, and more.
    Yael Writes | Projects
  • Hence, just as the Industrial Revolution in the 19th century drove an expansion of access to education, today’s technological revolution should drive further expansion to ensure universal, high-quality, affordable access to education from early childhood to retirement and to ensure that curricula include the DELTAs that will future-proof citizens’ skills in the world of work.
    McKinsey | Defining the skills citizens will need in the future world of work
  • Lead artist Shani Shih said her painting features historical photographs referencing pivotal moments in Chinatown’s history, such as lion dance traditions, the Lee Family Association, and portraits of youth, residents and community leaders from the Museum Square and Wah Luck House Tenants Associations. “I connected these historical photographs with portraits of the enduring resident leaders that are continuing to fight for the rights of residents in Chinatown today,” Shih said.
    ‘This is not a losing battle’: New Chinatown mural gives visibility to forgotten communities - WTOP News
  • Visitors are asked to tell the Museum of ongoing projects and/or personal stories that represent the journey we all make in finding community and home.
    What’s On – Museum of Chinese in America
  • Ba Nong was unbothered. Everything was romanticized, he said, pointing out that many young people flocked to cities because of TV shows, only to be disillusioned. Besides, he wasn’t calling for everyone to become a farmer. Ba Nong knew his lifestyle wasn’t for everyone. He was promoting a mind-set.
    Part-Time Farmers, Part-Time Rock Stars: A Chinese Band’s Unlikely Rise - The New York Times
  • Another challenge many Asian students face is what King calls the “onus of communication.” In Korean culture, for instance, the listener bears responsibility for communicating, while in American culture, “it’s the total opposite; the speaker is expected to be assertive, direct, and communicate clearly if they have a need.”
    Teaching — and Learning From — the Next Generation of Asian Americans - Mochi Magazine
  • The garden is our counterbalance. Gardens present information in a richly linked landscape that grows slowly over time. Everything is arranged and connected in ways that allow you to explore. Think about the way Wikipedia works when you're hopping from Bolshevism to Celestial Mechanics to Dunbar's Number. It's hyperlinking at it's best. You get to actively choose which curiosity trail to follow, rather than defaulting to the algorithmically-filtered ephemeral stream. The garden helps us move away from time-bound streams and into contextual knowledge spaces.
    A Brief History & Ethos of the Digital Garden
  • Even tip toeing into the arena of thinking about the unthought known is by definition disruptive. We are culturally curated with a form of gaslighting, where our personal truths are subtly subverted—often for the benefit of others—to keep the peace, to people please, to follow the crowd.
    The Unthought Known — SpiritScout
  • They looked at whether someone’s industry made a difference and found that weak ties were most helpful in more digital sectors of the economy. But in less digital industries, strong ties increased career mobility – a finding that led Brynjolfsson and his co-authors to suggest expanding the theory to include this nuance.
    The strength of weak ties | Stanford Report
  • The diversity and complexity of women’s experiences in STEM make it impossible to create a one-size-fits-all approach to attracting more women into the field. What’s needed is a holistic approach, in which families, schools and society more broadly work to create an environment and conditions conducive to women studying STEM.
    Where Are China’s Women in STEM?
  • Peaking during the Ming (1368–1644 A.D) and Qing (1644–1911) dynasties, sunmao was integral to constructing everything from grand palaces to intricate furniture and musical instruments. With modernization over the centuries, however, the technique declined as cheaper, less labor-intensive materials became prevalent. But in recent years, this ancient technique has found new life amid a cultural resurgence that celebrates traditional Chinese elements in contemporary design. Dubbed guochao — or “China chic” — this movement has grown especially popular among the nation’s younger generations, parti…
    Piece by Piece, an Ancient Chinese Craft Is Shaping Future Toys
  • To shed light on the leadership aspirations and challenges faced by Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) girls and gender-expansive youth, Girls Leadership, in collaboration with Evaluation Studio and the Girls Leadership’s Youth Research Council (YRC), has released this first-of-its-kind national study. As Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders continue to emerge as one of the fastest-growing ethnic groups in the United States, comprising 7.7% of the total population, “Why We Lead” addresses a critical gap in research. Through a comprehensive approa…
    Why We Lead - Asian American Girl Club
  • “It’s like finding a new path to obtain the emotional support you can’t get in real life,” she says, before adding wistfully: “In your heart, you always long for a better answer.”
    Starved of Affection at Home, Young Chinese Seek Out ‘Digital Parents’
  • In an ever-evolving world driven by technology and complex challenges, it has become increasingly imperative to involve the voices and perspectives of young people in the decision-making processes that shape our societies. Embracing the vibrant energy, creativity, and passion of youth brings a fresh outlook, diversity of ideas, and a forward-thinking mindset to the table. Engaging youth in policymaking not only empowers the leaders of tomorrow but also fosters a sense of ownership and active participation in shaping their own future.
    Global Initiative for Digital Rights
  • don’t know if you can have an ethics of algorithms. It depends what you mean by “ethics.” What lawyers and philosophers often want to talk about is basically how to build an algorithm that is ethical, without questioning where and when you should build algorithms and where and when you shouldn’t build them. I think “algorithms” as envisioned by lawyers and philosophers is a very comfortable discursive frame: don’t ask questions about whether you should implement them in the first place—like surveillance algorithms—just talk about how to make them “ethical.” My point in the book is that the kin…
    The Folly of Technological Solutionism: An Interview with Evgeny Morozov