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Dave Bloom

@drumkitdave.bsky.social

Music stuff, librarian/info lit stuff, other duties as assigned

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Raina Bloom@mmelibrarian.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Okay so a few things here, but first and foremost: we have no way to substantiate that these suggestions work, except for the ones that Google describes in their own documentation. And if they’re already in Google’s documentation, then we don’t need this post. But also - 1/

Kaz Cooke@kazcooke.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Secret tricks to get much better results out of the very dreadful 'Google search' these days, plus other search engines for specific things. Statospherically useful for researchers. open.substack.com/pub/cardcata...

Carl T. Bergstrom@carlbergstrom.com · last yr.

1. The DOJ has sent threatening letters to several medical journals, focused around whether these journals are spreading misinformation that harms the American people and suppressing alternative viewpoints. I study how the norms and institutions of science facilitate discovery and self-correction.

Trump-Allied Prosecutor Sends Letters to Medical Journals Alleging Bias (Gift Article)

An interim U.S. attorney is demanding information about the selection of research articles and the role of N.I.H. Experts worry this will have a chilling effect on publications.

nytimes.com

Raina Bloom@mmelibrarian.bsky.social · last yr.

I had such a good time doing this. Thanks to @alexhanna.bsky.social and @emilymbender.bsky.social for inviting me on!

Emily M. Bender@emilymbender.bsky.social · last yr.

Mystery AI Hype Theater 3000 Episode 51 @mmelibrarian.bsky.social , @alexhanna.bsky.social & I explore the ridiculousness of setting up synthetic text extruding machines as ‘uncensored’, ‘unbiased’ sources: www.buzzsprout.com/2126417/epis... Thx to @whatulysses.bsky.social for production!

Dave Bloom@drumkitdave.bsky.social · last yr.

"Referencing—citing sources—may be a good example of something that can be offloaded to AI, he said. . . ." Good example of why you always start with the problem you're trying to solve and don't go in search of problems for a predetermined solution. Citation managers already do this very well.

AI: Cheating matters but redrawing assessment "matters most"

Universities should prioritize ensuring that assessments are “assessing what we mean to assess” rather than letting conversations be dominated by discussions around cheating.

insidehighered.com