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“Out damn’d sap! Out I say!” — My guilt and the NY Times

The guilt is unbearable — and it has to stop.  It gets worse at night.  I have been waking up at about 3:30a lately — I think it is the dread of knowing that in less than an hour, that … Continue reading

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This DBB (Tu, 9/7, 2P) Vert Mobile — NMI Alums!

Yep, those are my buttons laying on the ground around the new NMI. I have been popping them with pride for some NMI alums who are going gang-busters with their new business, Vert (http://www.vertmob.com/). Matt Griffin, Michael Lentz, and Kevin … Continue reading

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DBB slackards — the ones who can’t add take two DBBs (Th, 9/9, 6:30p)

The Digital Brown Bag course is vital part of the New Media Interdisciplinary Certificate  (http://mynmi.net/students/prospective-students/certificate-requirements/).  If you want to get the Certificate you really HAVE TO TAKE TWO SECTIONS OF THE DIGITAL BROWN BAG.  But, a very small number of … Continue reading

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Focus vs. Awareness: Seeing the Upside in Generation Graze

Professor Hazen came into the class and drew three lines on the chalk board (remember those?) — each at 45 degree angles to each other but not quite touching.  "What is it?" were his first words in the Psychology of … Continue reading

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This DBB (Tu, 8/31, 2P) — Maryn McKenna (“SuperBug”) — Science Journalism & New Media

Our guest at this week's Digital Brown Bag (Tu, 8/31, 2P, Room 117, Visual Art) is Maryn McKenna.  Ms. McKenna is a science journalist who has mastered social media to both produce and market her writings.  Her latest book, "Superbug: … Continue reading

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