sounds like “skeery.” @niemanlab.org deputy editor. following digital journalism, political science, books, the NBA ☘️
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Layoffs in the Information sector (which includes much of tech) jumped in March, to their highest level on record outside the pandemic spike. Notable because the earlier wave of tech layoff announcements really didn't show up in the data.
awful to read about Gordon Wood. reminds me of dean Peter Awn, a wonderful professor who also died after being hit by a car. www.westsiderag.com/2019/02/18/p...
Peter Awn, who served as dean of the Columbia School of General Studies for 20 years, died on Sunday, weeks
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Ben Casselman
"When people were discovering radiation—‘Oh, radiation’s really good. We should put radium in everything! We should put radium in beverages!’ We’re in this weird, unregulated moment in AI where we just think it’s wonderful and put it everywhere: ‘Let’s put AI in TVs! Let’s put AI in our furniture!’”
The neuroscientist went from analyzing elections to running for Congress. But can this rookie win over New Jersey locals—and Trump voters?
Songbirds reveal the dark side of making new brain cells as adults
@krcallaway.bsky.social on new work from @bbscott.bsky.social's lab in @sciam.bsky.social
www.scientificamerican.com/article/song...
A new study in songbirds might help explain why humans don’t generate many new brain cells, called neurons, as adults
"'What kinds of editorial businesses can only be built around a human being' feels like it is going to become a more and more important question."
I spoke with @caseynewton.bsky.social about how he's revamping his newsletter to compete with AI:
"'What kinds of editorial businesses can only be built around a human being?' feels like it is going to become a more and more important question."
RightsCon's cancellation marks a major escalation in transnational repression and is a testament to China’s influence on global digital rights far beyond its borders, writes Article19's Michael Caster. He calls for a true reckoning with China’s influence and meaningful cross-movement coordination.
Why is a bookstore publishing book reviews? Simple...THERE AREN'T ENOUGH GODDAMN BOOK REVIEWS ANYMORE! So rather than just complain about it, we're just gonna do it. Here's where PSRB will live...
"Last week, the Los Angeles school board passed a resolution requiring the district to restrict student access to YouTube, eliminate digital devices entirely through first grade and develop screen time limits for higher grades — becoming the first major U.S. school system to do so."
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RightsCon’s cancellation should inspire a reckoning with China’s influence, writes Michael Caster, head of the Global China Program at ARTICLE 19.
based on shiny new paper in @currentbiology.bsky.social
#neuroscience share link authors.elsevier.com/a/1myLl3QW8S...
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This was a hard story to report.
Newborns who don’t get a vitamin K shot are 81 times more likely to develop a condition where they bleed uncontrollably.
But more and more families are declining the shot.
And babies are dying.
www.propublica.org/article/more...
