Vance Ricks

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I'm a Teaching Prof of Philosophy and Computer Science at Northeastern University, and co-editor of the Mozilla Responsible Computing Playbook

Topics of interest, research, and teaching include philosophy of friendship; algorithmic accountability; tech resisters and refusers; JS Mill

Super Randonneur who decided that sleep matters more

https://www.midnightmarathon.org

"Sunday 4/16/23: 6pm from Boston or Midnight from the Starting Line

The Boston Midnight Marathon Bike Ride is a leaderless show-and-go bicycling tradition along the Famous Boston Marathon Route the night before the annual running race. "

The Boston Midnight Marathon

Boston Midnight Marathon
Genuine question - Can you give me an example of when I should refer to my "lived experience", rather than referring to my "experience"?
We are particularly interested in building a diverse and welcoming community for students from all backgrounds (including all educational institutions). There are no application costs, and we provide participant support in terms of: room & food during the program; travel to/from program site (up to $500); stipend for two-week attendees ($1000); and many group activities."
It provides an opportunity for undergraduates from various disciplines to spend either two weeks in Boston at Northeastern University (in collaboration with Harvard), or 1-2 weeks in San Diego at UCSD, to learn from world experts on data science, ethics, computer science, philosophy, law, and more. +

Deadline approaches:

"Intelligence, Data, Ethics, and Society (IDEAS) Summer Institute for Undergraduate Students

Application deadline: Saturday April 1, 2023

Dates: July 24-August 4, Boston (two weeks) or August 7-11/18, San Diego (one week with optional second week)

URL: https://sites.google.com/view/ideas-summer-program/

Details: IDEAS is a summer program for undergraduate students on the ethics and politics of artificial intelligence and “big data”, organized by David Danks and Sina Fazelpour +

IDEAS Summer Program

Northeastern University (Boston, Mass.) In collaboration with Harvard University July 24 - August 4, 2023 Organizer: Sina Fazelpour

Traute Lafrenz, Last Survivor of Anti-Hitler Group, Dies at 103

As a member of the White Rose, a small anti-Nazi resistance group, she used peaceful tactics to try persuading Germans to turn against Hitler.

The New York Times

AND YET (thanks not just to her but also to the backing track "Hate It or Love It" and the melody from "Rubberband") it's a good song.

She can't be the only musician to have written a (good) song about her own catalog. Who else has done this? 2/2

In "MJB da MVP", the incomparable Mary J Blige (with backing from 50 Cent and The Game) sings her way through her discography up to that point.

Each of her albums, from "What's the 411?" to "Love & Life", is mentioned and/or has lyrics included in the song, along with commentary about what was happening in her life at the time.

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This year's program features more participant support & a week spent on collaborative projects and talks on cutting-edge issues!

The application deadline is: Saturday, April 01, 2023

And you should hear back from us quite soon after that.

More details here: https://sites.google.com/view/ideas-summer-program/home?authuser=0

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IDEAS Summer Program

Northeastern University (Boston, Mass.) In collaboration with Harvard University July 24 - August 4, 2023 Organizer: Sina Fazelpour