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Alex Fink

Zuckerman vs Zuckerberg

July 14, 2024

Ethan Zuckerman is a professor at the University of Massachusetts Amherst and a scholar of digital media. He and his team work to understand the contemporary digital world and build social media systems that are focused on communities, not on profits. Ethan is currently suing Meta (i.e. Facebook) in a landmark case that might (and likely should) change our interpretation of section 230. Please tune in to hear the details of the case and the various ways it could change the social media landscape. It's fascinating!

Prof. Jeff Jarvis - Rewriting Media's Business Model (Yet Again)

May 24, 2024

Jeff Jarvis is a journalism professor at the City College in New York (CUNY), the author of six books, and the cohost of the successful podcast "This week in Google and AI". Jeff spent many years teaching entrepreneurial journalism - and God knows journalism could use some entrepreneurial spirit, right about now. Please check out Jeff's books, The Gutenberg Parenthesis and Magazine, both from Bloomsbury (discount codes here: gutenbergparenthesis.com).

Donald Robertson - Where Philosophy Meets Psychology

June 22, 2024

Our guest today is Donald Robertson - Donald is a cognitive-behavioral psychotherapist and author of several books, including How to Think Like a Roman Emperor and, more recently, Marcus Aurelius: The Stoic Emperor. He is one of the founders of the Modern Stoicism nonprofit organization and the founder and president of the Plato's Academy Centre in Athens, Greece. He was born in Scotland but now lives in Montreal, Canada. His upcoming book, How to Think Like Socrates, will be released later this year, and can be preordered on Amazon, Barnes and Noble, or anywhere else books are generally sold.

Rick Edmonds - Analyzing the Financial Decline of Legacy Media

July 8, 2024

Rick Edmonds is the media business analyst for the Poynter Institute, a school and study center for working journalists. He has been doing research and writing for 25 years on the financial decline of legacy media, newspapers particularly, and the rise of new media alternatives. His reporting and commentary appear regularly on the Poynter Online site. He has spoken to conference groups in the U.S.A. and in Paris, Norway, Madrid, Vienna and Chile.

Jonathan Green - How To Make ChatGPT and Other Tools Useful (Right Now)

July 5, 2024

Welcome to the Otherweb. Our guest today is Jonathan Green - a bestselling author of hundreds of books, a celebrity ghostwriter, and an expert in using artificial intelligence tools to their utmost capacity. This is the best conversation I've had on the practical implications of ChatGPT and how regular people can augment their own capabilities by using these tools as a shortcut.

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News from Melbourne

Stay current with all the latest and breaking news about Melbourne, compare headlines and perspectives between news sources on stories happening today. In total, 28 stories have been published about Melbourne which Ground News has aggregated in the past 3 months.

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ABC

ABC

Sammy J to the rescue as Museums Victoria loses items from flooded storage facility

ABC

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Medical Xpress - medical research advances and health news

Medical Xpress - medical research advances and health news

High-speed 3D bioprinter can fabricate structures that closely mimic diverse tissues in human body

Medical Xpress - medical research advances and health news

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New York Post

New York Post

Outrageous things overheard in the Birdcage at the Melbourne Cup 2024

New York Post

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Space

Space

Satellites can now spot plastic trash on Earth's beaches from space (photo)

Space

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BBC

BBC

Melbourne Cup: Knight's Choice wins 'race that stops a nation'

BBC

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Pursuit: Cutting-edge research and insightful commentary by world-leading experts | The University of Melbourne

Pursuit: Cutting-edge research and insightful commentary by world-leading experts | The University of Melbourne

Your social media feed is changing democracy

Pursuit: Cutting-edge research and insightful commentary by world-leading experts | The University of Melbourne

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The Cool Down

The Cool Down

Scientists issue warning about increasingly alarming whale behavior due to human activity: 'Distinct and concerning changes'

The Cool Down

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Australian Associated Press

Australian Associated Press

Protesters wave Hezbollah flags at Australian rally

Australian Associated Press

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Quillette

Quillette

Mandatory Denunciations and the Case of Deeming v Pesutto

Quillette

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CNN

CNN

The small town in Australia that’s spreading the story of Vegemite

CNN

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CBS News

CBS News

Suspect in 1977 "Easey Street murders," Melbourne's oldest cold case, arrested in Italy

CBS News

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ABC News

ABC News

Suspect in 1977 Melbourne cold case arrested in Italy

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ESPN

ESPN

Graham Arnold resigns as Socceroos manager

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Reuters

Reuters

Protests in Melbourne enter second day, police beef up security

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7NEWS

7NEWS

Police capsicum spray protesters as anti-war demonstration turns violent

7NEWS

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Guardian

Guardian

Thousands of anti-war activists to disrupt weapons expo as Melbourne braces for biggest protest in decades

Guardian

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MailOnline

MailOnline

Would YOU spot it? Venomous spider found lurking in toddler's Duplo

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EurekAlert!

EurekAlert!

Novel biomarker could lead to early diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease, pilot study suggests

EurekAlert!

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indy100

indy100

Scientists discover unexpected process that can turn quartz into huge gold nuggets

indy100

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New York Post

New York Post

US Open tennis fans are disgusting boozehounds — but at least we’re not the world’s rudest

New York Post

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