Author: Chris Aldrich
I'm a biomedical and electrical engineer with interests in information theory, complexity, evolution, genetics, signal processing, IndieWeb, theoretical mathematics, and big history.
I'm also a talent manager-producer-publisher in the entertainment industry with expertise in representation, distribution, finance, production, content delivery, and new media.
📺 April 2, 2019 | PBS NewsHour | PBS
Tuesday on the NewsHour, the Senate considers a change to how it approves nominees for federal courts and critical administration positions, but the idea is not without controversy. Plus: climate change drives Honduran farmers to migrate north, Puerto Rico struggles to recover from Hurricane Maria, an unusual children’s literacy program, baseball economics and college students facing hunger.
A generally uplifting episode…
👓 Garfield beach phone mystery solved after 30 years | Yahoo News
Plouarzel (France) (AFP) - For more than 30 years bright orange "Garfield" phones have been washing up on the French coast to the bemusement of local beach cleaners, who have finally cracked the mystery behind them.
👓 Investors say ex-‘Fox & Friends’ host turned them into unwitting slumlords | Indianapolis Star
Clayton Morris, a former Fox News co-host, is accused of selling novice investors uninhabitable rental properties.
I remember watching a couple of Clayton’s Periscope videos a few years back (about the time his wife Natali was leaving C|Net and the Buzz Out Loud podcast) and thinking he was a bit too credulous and even “off” at the time. I really couldn’t tell what he was selling at the time except for himself. This story doesn’t surprise me in the least. The piece overall is some tremendously interesting and solid journalism.
A quick Google search on “Clayton Morris” shows that this scandal hasn’t caught up with him. Only about two hits in the top twenty mention this issue, so he could potentially be profiting from his alleged scheme.
“"Reward" stickers for all this afternoon at the @hypothes_is #annotatED Summit at #OLCInnovate! 1-4 in Cottonwoods 8. Register here: https://t.co/TuonVKTmmp”
Will the virtual participation include live video/audio? Where will that be accessed? or does that piece require full OLCInnovate registration?
👓 Trump Lives by Ratings. He Won’t Like This One. | New York Times
The E-Score measures awareness and appeal of individuals in the public eye. President Trump was most often described as “aggressive” and “mean,” according to his scores from December.
👓 Highly Profitable Medical Journal Says Open Access Publishing Has Failed. Right. | Forbes
The New England Journal of Medicine just published an editorial saying open access publishing isn't necessary, because they already make most of their content free. What are they so worried about? Yours truly breaks down a few of their bogus arguments.
You’d think that a highly respected medical journal would be great and providing some back up evidence right?!
📺 “The Americans” Clark’s Place | Amazon Prime
Directed by Noah Emmerich. With Keri Russell, Matthew Rhys, Dylan Baker, Brandon J. Dirden. Philip must consider his life with Martha and make a crushing choice from which there is no coming back.
Yvonne, 29, is a Garda and wants to make over her family home in Co Kildare where she has lived all her life. She took over the mortgage after her parents passed away and has been renting out rooms for years to save so that she can redesign the house to make it feel like her own.
👓 The One Phrase Disney Theme Park Characters Aren’t Allowed to Say | MentalFloss
Belle would never break this cardinal rule. Gaston? Eh, maybe.
👓 Conservative Bible Project aims to rewrite scripture to counter perceived liberal bias | NY Daily News
The Conservative Bible Project's authors argue that contemporary scholars have inserted liberal views and ahistorical passages into the Bible, turning Jesus into little more than a well-meaning social worker.
Another thousand years from now portions of the “christian” bible will have strayed so far from the original that they will be completely unrecognizable. You can choose to reinterpret them into a new modern setting, but it still doesn’t change the words that were originally inscribed.
What would a classroom look like if it were set up for dialogue rather than monologue? What would a syllabus look like if it’s goal was to connect things rather than to arrive somewhere? Will we know learning is happening if we don’t measure it by where it ends?
👓 Elon Musk drops surprise rap single about Harambe | The Hill
Tesla CEO Elon Musk, weeks after the Securities and Exchange Commission asked a judge to hold him in contempt, has dropped a surprise rap sing
Because I’m reading it on April Fool’s Day, it could be insane, but then again so is Elon Musk, so we’ll have to do some research to see if this is actually true. Though it is also most likely an Elon Musk joke that’s getting widespread attention.
The tune is kinda catchy though…