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Sara M. Grimes May 12, 2023

I'm very appreciative to have been given the opportunity to talk about my current research examining age-appropriate design, content ratings, and children's rights for this month's episode of the D4CR's Designing for Children's Best podcast. Available wherever you listen to podcasts, this new series is a uniquely valuable resource for designers, makers, scholars, activists, policymakers, and others working to advance children's rights online/in tech and media.

https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/d4cr-podcast/episodes/Whats-age-appropriate-e23uhgq/a-a9qr45a

What's (age) appropriate? by Designing for Children's Best

Age appropriate is a trendy and widely used term in designing for children. This term is also sometimes unfortunately, overused or even abused, both intentionally and unintentionally. In this episode, we'll learn from and with a special guest who is my go-to expert on the topic. We'll dive into what age appropriate refers to it's history and research where and how it is used today, as well as how we can recognize well-made age appropriate practices, products, and solutions, and make better choices in our work. *** Links to the guests and hosts*** Guest, ⁠Sara Grimes Host, ⁠⁠Polina Lulu *** Links of the D4CR Association *** Designing for Children’s Rights Guide ⁠https://childrensdesignguide.org/⁠ D4CR Association ⁠https://designingforchildrensrights.org/⁠

Spotify for Podcasters

Sara M. Grimes May 2, 2023

The worst thing about introducing my children to top-tier/critically acclaimed animated television shows is that they almost all end way before they should. Best kids' TV = cancelled kids TV waaaaaay too often. #OwlHouse #StarVSForcesofEvil #StevenUniverse

Sara M. Grimes Apr 21, 2023

Neil Gaiman Apr 20, 2023

I learned today that 5 of my books are among the more than 1600 books banned in some schools right now.

https://pen.org/index-of-school-book-bans-2022/

For more information
https://pen.org/issue/free-the-books/

Banned Book List: 1,648 Books in 2021-2022 - PEN America

PEN America's fall 2022 Index of Banned Books found 1,477 instances of individual books banned, affecting 874 unique titles. This searchable banned book list includes each documented book ban in the first half of the 2022-23 school year.

PEN America

Sara M. Grimes Mar 22, 2023

Kris

Mar 22, 2023

honestly, "so gay that it's illegal in russia" should be used as a selling point

(though I feel the bar for getting banned there might be very low these days)

Sara M. Grimes Mar 5, 2023

Sarah T. Roberts, Ph.D.Mar 5, 2023

On Friday, March 10th, I’ll be in conversation with @safiya as a part of her Data X Salon series. I can only imagine we’ll be talking about some hot issues. Via zoom; please join and spread the word!

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/531241476557

Data X Salon with Dr. Sarah T. Roberts

Join us for a salon with Dr. Safiya Noble, Interim Director of DataX, and Dr. Sarah T. Roberts, Director of Center for Critical Internet Inq

Eventbrite

Sara M. Grimes Mar 5, 2023

Prof. Emily M. Bender(she/her)Mar 5, 2023

Finally had a moment to read this statement from the FTC and it is 🔥🔥🔥

https://www.ftc.gov/business-guidance/blog/2023/02/keep-your-ai-claims-check

A few choice quotes:

#AIHype #MathyMath #FTC

Keep your AI claims in check

A creature is formed of clay. A puppet becomes a boy. A monster rises in a lab. A computer takes over a spaceship. And all manner of robots serve or control us.

Federal Trade Commission

Sara M. Grimes Feb 28, 2023

Radical Graffiti Feb 27, 2023

"You don't hate Mondays, you hate capitalism"
Seen in London, Ontario Canada

Sara M. Grimes Feb 23, 2023

BeeCycling has moved Feb 23, 2023

Do not seize the day. This will startle the day and may cause it to become aggressive and give you a nasty bite.

Instead approach the day calmly without making eye contact, pet it gently, and slowly enfold it in a careful embrace

If the day shows any signs of resistance to being engaged with, it is likely to turn on you. Back off and return to bed.

Sara M. Grimes Feb 23, 2023

New study out of NYU shows that "Infants Outperform AI in “Commonsense Psychology.” A quote from the story: “A human infant’s foundational knowledge is limited, abstract, and reflects our evolutionary inheritance, yet it can accommodate any context or culture in which that infant might live and learn,” observes Dillon. Current AI isn't able to make those inferences, or at least not as accurately. Bit of a reality check. Also, go babies!
https://www.nyu.edu/about/news-publications/news/2023/february/infants-outperform-ai-in--commonsense-psychology-.html

Infants Outperform AI in “Commonsense Psychology”

New Study Shows How Infants Are More Adept at Spotting Motivations that Drive Human Behavior

Sara M. Grimes Feb 22, 2023

Chanders Feb 22, 2023

Via Prof. David Hesmondhalgh, “a 25,000 word review of academic research on "The Impact of Algorithmically Driven Recommendation Systems on Music Consumption and Production,” bringing together critical work (including STS) with computer science research.”

PDF version can be found here: https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=4365916