File under: The kids are alright.

I’m listening to media recommended by my undergraduate students today. First up: Citations Needed podcast, their episode on NYT’s “tabloid coverage” of trans issues. 1/2

https://citationsneeded.libsyn.com/news-brief-the-battle-over-nyts-lurid-tabloid-coverage-of-trans-issues

#TransRightsAreHumanRights #StudentsKnow #HumanRights #CivicInformation

Boosted post from ‪@erinnacland‬ is relevant to my thinking on #CivicInformation and #ScienceCommunication via Sagan. So many of our institutions have given into short-tem thinking, chasing “engagement” defined as BIG SOCIAL defines it.

Nothing lasts. Nothing needs to last. Just win the cycle.

I was thinking on this problem re: THE MEDIA but this showed up to say in science… in academia… in all our institutions of deliberation too.

I prioritized re-reading Sagan this year. Thought his voice would help me hold onto my sanity (or find it?). There’s perspective on offer but I think I’m still screaming in my head.
#Books #bookstodon #CivicInformation #ReadingList #MediaLiteracy

I propose a new test for our courts: When the legal remedy requires an act UNHEARD OF IN AMERICAN HISTORY, the decision is NOPE.

So. worth. your. time. Such an important conversation on the latest Amicus podcast via @Dahlialith

https://slate.com/podcasts/amicus/2023/02/the-2020-election-case-still-reverberating-in-wisconsin

#CivicInformation #Jan6 #Democracy #ProtectDemocracy #USPols #USCourts

Finished Stolen Focus. I’m focusing a lot on what I focus on and trying to orient my habits towards perspective-seeking. #Bookstodon #ReadingList #CivicInformation

My own approach to #CivicInformation has been through many permutations in recent years. I try to listen to something new on the weekends, and this book club discussion from @jentaub ‘s Booked Up Podcast lit up my walk in the sun today. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/booked-up-with-jen-taub/id1651929984?i=1000591235527
#Bookstodon #ReadingList #books