So I wrote a pilot for my first novel, The Survivalists (black lawyer falls in with a group of black brooklynite doomsday preppers) and it’s being performed live on 7/19 at dynasty typewriter in LA. Tickets are at the link.
Sun July 19 is NO NOTES in which great pilots FOR SALE by pro writers are rewritten for the stage, we add some production value + cast brilliant actors you love. Scripts by @kashana.blacksky.app and @edeneats.bsky.social + @daleyhaggar.bsky.social.
Tix: calendar.dynastytypewriter.com/shows/no-not...
Kashana
The deliverable is a <3 minute unlisted youtube video describing an application of an element. Topics range from the chemistry of handwarmers (Iron), MRI contrast agents (Gd or Mn), Rocky Flats (Pu), etc.
We do a screening at the end of the quarter where the students share their videos.
at an event today at the Institute of Historical Research: a genuine reminder of how much amazing work is being done on history AND how fortunate we are to have institutions like this+ people whose work sustains them.
just in case anyone wanted something to feel good about amidst the general gloom
One frustration I have about my work as a prof is there very little reward for good pedagogy (beyond knowing it is the right thing to do and students getting a valuable experience).
For example, I teach first-year chemistry and I incorporate an information literacy project in the Spring quarter.
