SIX LESSONS from history we ignored in 2020 Ancient scientists were often wrong. So are modern ones, but the ancients got a few critical things right. Greek philosopher Thales taught that the Earth was suspended on water.Aristarchus however believed the Earth orbited the Sun – and he was dismissed by his contemporaries. One was wrong. How can …
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GUEST POST from Don – BIAS? Not As Much…
BIAS? Not as much… I recently heard an extended interview with Mahzarin Banaji about bias in America. In the interview she referenced an article she helped write in 2019, and updated some of the data through 2020, to make it more current. It turns out that anti-black bias according to the research, in particular, has improved (become less …
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Tuesday Talk – Nov. 15, 2022 Edition: File & Space Management
It is never ending. File management has been the bane of my existence since the day I got my first computer back in 1988. I’m great at creating files, downloading files, storing files…not so great at organizing them! And the space they take up – OY! I have many many CDs of old files (and …
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