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August 28, 2020 Thanks to Peter Ponzio, HMU Tutor, for today’s post. Over the past few years, the notion that facts are malleable and can be manipulated to support one’s position has gained increasing prominence in this country. As an example, consider the debate surrounding the coronavirus. Many in the medical community advocate the wearing …
August 31, 2018 Thanks to George Hickman, a 2018 Harrison Middleton University Fellow in Ideas recipient, for today’s post. For most of us, we experience the role of an audience member far more often than we experience the role of an artist. On our daily commutes, our mood is at the whim of the radio …
The Audience as the Artist: LARP’s Place in Media Read More »
August 24, 2018 Thanks to Alissa Simon, HMU Tutor, for today’s post. How do algorithms know which options are right for you? They are purportedly a mathematical calculation based on personal tastes, previous preferences and your own interaction. I will use examples from Pandora and Netflix to express my meaning, but really, I could broaden …
May 18, 2018 Thanks to Alissa Simon, HMU Tutor, for today’s blog. Conversation: an oral exchange of sentiments, observations, opinions, or ideas. Discussion: consideration of a question in an open and usually informal debate; or a formal treatment of a topic in speech or writing. When does conversation become a discussion? According to Merriam-Webster, conversation …
April 13, 2018 Thanks to Alissa Simon, HMU Tutor, for today’s post. “The difference between the present and the past is that the conscious present is an awareness of the past in a way and to an extent which the past’s awareness of itself cannot show.” – T. S. Eliot I used to work for …
February 9, 2018 Thanks to Carter Vance, a 2018 Harrison Middleton University Fellow in Ideas, for today’s post. The idea of the “generational conflict”, written in sociopolitical terms, is a notion at once ancient and modern. One can go back to the writings of Plato and find tropes which sound curiously similar to the proverbial …
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January 26, 2018 Thanks to Alissa Simon, HMU Tutor, for today’s post. Recently, I read an article that claimed museum culture is changing. I have been pondering this idea for some time. Culture is preserved in many ways, and certainly museums play a large role. As with everything else, technology affects all of our capabilities. …
January 19, 2018 Thanks to Alissa Simon, HMU Tutor, for today’s post. Did you know that nearly 70% of social media revolves around food? Seriously, we want everyone to know our favorite recipe, menu, restaurant, table-setting, drink or dinnertime. So many photos of food exist on Pinterest and Facebook it would spin your head. Why …
January 5, 2018 Thanks to HMU student, Dave Seng, for today’s post. “So, let great authors have their due, as time, which is the author of authors, be not deprived of his due, which is further and further to discover truth.” – Francis Bacon, Advancement of Learning I began my educational journey as a liberal …
December 8, 2017 Thanks to Alissa Simon, HMU Tutor, for today’s post. Facebook’s mission reads: “Founded in 2004, Facebook’s mission is to give people the power to build community and bring the world closer together. People use Facebook to stay connected with friends and family, to discover what’s going on in the world, and to …
