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Jon Udell the lead analyst at InfoWorld came to Michigan today to share some of his ideas about online learning and exchange in the new …
3 min read Events

Another extracurricular presentation, this time on Victorian scientists and institutions. The speaker was Theodore Porter from UCLA. He …
1 min read Events

One of the enduring joys of attending a large research university or living in close proximity to one is the chance to attend public …
3 min read Events

A list of some philosophically motivated questions about information. Information ethics. A lot could be covered in this area. Is …
1 min read Musings

Well the fall semester is officially underway. I had my first class session today with Paul Resnick on recommender systems. The class …
1 min read Musings, Recaps

Some notes on what I’ve learned over the past year at SI. Inspired by Andrea and Brian. More about a smattering of web …
1 min read Recaps

The summer is at an end. It’s time to roll out the Keats and reflect back on the last month. This was a slower month at chez Todd …
2 min read Linklist, Recaps

Things have been quiet here at EcEc for the last few days. Preparations for the upcoming semester are gearing up. Ragweed pollen is …
2 min read Recaps, Review

Two recent examples of Wikipedia confusion regarding people that I’ve read raise questions about whether Wikipedia is just …
2 min read Musings

Last weekend I was in need of some silly summer movie fun. Coincidentally, I was thinking about academia and the institutions of higher …
4 min read Musings, Review