The Extra Dimension #53: Culture, Technology, and Epidemics Through History

The Extra Dimension #56: Distance Learning

Over the last year-and-a-half, most of the education world has had to quickly adapt to a new model that we had never used before. Distance Learning has certainly been a journey, and one that will probably continue shaping education even as we go back into our physical classrooms. EPISODE SUMMARY 00:00:00 | Intro 00:03:04 | Models used at Minnesota Virtual Schools Online School in Minnesota | Grades 6-12 | Minnesota Virtual Schools [https://mtcs.org/virtual/] 00:08:57 | Models used at Harding 00:18:04 | By the numbers Failing grades are way up in the Twin Cities’ public schools, especially for students of color [https://sahanjournal.com/education/st-paul-minneapolis-distance-learning-failing-grades-students-of-color/] 00:23:13 | How prepared were schools Schools Already Struggled With Cybersecurity. Then Came Covid-19 | WIRED [https://www.wired.com/story/schools-already-struggled-cybersecurity-then-came-covid-19/] 00:28:08 | How prepared were families Tool Library builds 600 desks for students learning at home – StarTribune.com [https://www.startribune.com/minnesota-tool-library-builds-about-600-desks-for-students-learning-at-home/600012201/?clmob=y&c=n] 00:31:10 | How prepared were teachers 00:36:31 | Classroom management * Safety and Engagement Features in Google Meet – The Keyword [https://blog.google/outreach-initiatives/education/google-meet-safety-and-engagement/] * Chirping smoke detectors disrupting virtual classes – The Washington Post [https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/chirping-smoke-detectors-at-students-home-were-disrupting-virtual-classes-now-firefighters-are-helping-to-fix-them/2020/09/21/eb3f37e4-f9f0-11ea-be57-d00bb9bc632d_story.html] 00:42:14 | Building community Here I am: Buck – Google Slides [https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/19N_zdCLUMRlokGFQmaVWqF78SvOSkgVjJ8zbaGfQDPI/edit] 00:45:23 | Surveillance, proctoring tests 00:47:18 | How would this have gone 10 years ago? 00:52:47 | The Flipped Classroom 01:00:54 | Snow days A Crime Against Childhood – YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-FBwZtuJtMw] 01:04:01 | Final thoughts, personal news 01:09:13 | Outro CONNECT WITH THE NEXUS * Discuss this episode on our Subreddit [https://www.reddit.com/r/thenexustv/] * Support us on Patreon [https://www.patreon.com/thenexustv/] ATTRIBUTIONS * Inspired / Kevin MacLeod [https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3918-inspired/] COPYRIGHT The Extra Dimension is released under a Creative Commons — Attribution 4.0 International [https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/] license. Feel free to use any or all of it as long as you link back to https://thenexus.tv/ted56 [https://thenexus.tv/ted56/]. This episode of The Extra Dimension has a Fringe episode. You should really listen to The Fringe #585: TED #56 — Students in my DMs [https://thenexus.tv/episode/tf585/]! Listen to more at The Nexus [https://thenexus.tv] and follow us on Twitter [http://twitter.com/thenexustv] and Google+ [https://plus.google.com/b/110459364915252571275/110459364915252571275/posts] for our latest episodes and news.

The Extra Dimension #55: Working Hard, or Hardly Working… From Home

The COVID-19 pandemic suddenly thrust many of us into a world where we find ourselves working from home. How is that affecting the people going through this, and how is it reshaping society at large? EPISODE SUMMARY 00:00:00 | Intro 00:02:42 | Video call etiquette 00:15:23 | Random, informal encounters 00:20:01 | Choosing communication mediums 00:28:30 | Work-life balance 00:39:58 | Establishing your personal brand 00:42:11 | Establishing a daily routine 00:51:14 | Land use * Coronavirus: How cities can adapt to Covid-19 – Vox [https://www.vox.com/cities-and-urbanism/2020/4/13/21218759/coronavirus-cities-lockdown-covid-19-brent-toderian] * Bloomberg – Will Commuters Ever Go Back to Commuter Trains? [https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-04-30/will-commuters-ever-go-back-to-commuter-trains] * City Beat: When workers can live anywhere | City Observatory [http://cityobservatory.org/city-beat-when-workers-can-live-anywhere/] * Bloomberg – Urban Living Might Just Survive Coronavirus [https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-06-15/urban-living-might-just-survive-coronavirus] 00:55:24 | Setting up your physical space * Lockdown Productivity: Spaceship You — CGP Grey [https://www.cgpgrey.com/blog/lockdown-productivity-spaceship-you] * Suddenly working at home? We’ve done it for 22 years—and have advice | Ars Technica [https://arstechnica.com/staff/2020/03/suddenly-working-at-home-weve-done-it-for-22-years-and-have-advice/] 01:04:26 | Advantages to companies 01:06:19 | Infrastructure challenges for companies 01:13:15 | Best practices for managers 01:17:12 | Jobs that cannot be done remotely 01:25:40 | Kids at home 01:30:31 | Do you want to continue working from home? 01:33:48 | Outro CONNECT WITH THE NEXUS * Discuss this episode on our Subreddit [https://www.reddit.com/r/thenexustv/] * Support us on Patreon [https://www.patreon.com/thenexustv/] ATTRIBUTIONS * Inspired / Kevin MacLeod [https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3918-inspired/] COPYRIGHT The Extra Dimension is released under a Creative Commons — Attribution 4.0 International [https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/] license. Feel free to use any or all of it as long as you link back to https://thenexus.tv/ted55 [https://thenexus.tv/ted55/]. This episode of The Extra Dimension has a Fringe episode. You should really listen to The Fringe #574: TED #55 — You are too cute, man [https://thenexus.tv/episode/tf574/]! Listen to more at The Nexus [https://thenexus.tv] and follow us on Twitter [http://twitter.com/thenexustv] and Google+ [https://plus.google.com/b/110459364915252571275/110459364915252571275/posts] for our latest episodes and news.

The Extra Dimension #54: Justice for George

On May 25th, 2020, George Floyd was killed at the hands of those sworn to protect and serve him. His death sparked weeks of protests, marches, police brutality, riots, and political change. Join Ian as he struggles to process everthing that has happened to his community. EPISODE SUMMARY 00:00 | Intro 01:36 | Community Response 06:04 | Steve Fletcher: “The sanctity of life is a low bar” [https://twitter.com/WedgeLIVE/status/1156971606750781440?s=20] Image: mural for George Floyd [https://twitter.com/ADLavinsky/status/1267819851512377346] Image: “Black Lives Matter” painted on street [https://twitter.com/MurielBowser/status/1268916115809488896] Image: “Defund the Police” painted on street [https://twitter.com/schmidtsam7/status/1269436370193469441] 08:53 | “I can’t breathe” by Abha Karnick 13:29 | Mother protecting her children at the Oakdale protest [https://twitter.com/ianrbuck/status/1267114651319504899] Image: “He’s in custody! He’s in custody! This is news!” [https://twitter.com/saintfabio/status/1266547392897146881?s=20] 16:00 | Rioting & looting 18:05 | MLK: “The riot is the language of the unheard” 21:48 | Killer Mike: “Don’t burn your own house down” Images: Riot Destruction on University Ave [https://www.flickr.com/photos/ianrbuck/sets/72157714507754612/] 33:07 | Useful resources, the role of technology in this crisis * Minneapolis Situation Map 2020 – Google My Maps [https://www.google.com/maps/d/viewer?mid=1nM1SpfOFNwZgjieyVXzhfvgkdNtWoVu_&usp=sharing] * Flightradar24 Flight Tracker – Apps on Google Play [https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.flightradar24free] 40:31 | Where do we go from here? * Image: high school graduate attending protest in cap & gown [https://twitter.com/AmoreEricka/status/1266850537485418496] * COVID-19 testing sites in Minnesota [https://mn.gov/covid19/for-minnesotans/if-sick/index.jsp] * 8 Can’t Wait [https://8cantwait.org/] * Research – Campaign Zero [https://www.joincampaignzero.org/research] * Seven reforms needed now to loosen the grip of the Minneapolis Police Federation on the city it is holding hostage [https://minnesotareformer.com/2020/06/03/seven-reforms-needed-now-to-loosen-the-grip-of-the-minneapolis-police-federation-on-the-city-it-is-holding-hostage/] * Police Use of Force Project [http://useofforceproject.org/#project] * Neighborhood Watch + Resources – Google Docs [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1eZrwtRMTGxEa36IpatdAsHvFiBO9xddoMnXQ-yX6eNQ/edit] * Minneapolis City Council Members Announce Intent To Disband The Police Department, Invest In Proven Community-Led Public Safety – The Appeal [https://theappeal.org/minneapolis-city-council-members-announce-intent-to-disband-the-police-department-invest-in-proven-community-led-public-safety/] * twin city sidewalks: Minneapolis Police Violence is a Statewide Issue [https://tcsidewalks.blogspot.com/2020/06/minneapolis-police-violence-is-state.html] 51:35 | “Daddy changed the world!” 52:00 | Say their names [https://twitter.com/ADLavinsky/status/1267818866190639110/photo/1] CONNECT WITH THE NEXUS * Discuss this episode on our Subreddit [https://www.reddit.com/r/thenexustv/] * Support us on Patreon [https://www.patreon.com/thenexustv/] ATTRIBUTIONS * Inspired / Kevin MacLeod [https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3918-inspired/] COPYRIGHT The Extra Dimension is released under a Creative Commons — Attribution 4.0 International [https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/] license. Feel free to use any or all of it as long as you link back to https://thenexus.tv/ted54 [https://thenexus.tv/ted54/]. Listen to more at The Nexus [https://thenexus.tv] and follow us on Twitter [http://twitter.com/thenexustv] and Google+ [https://plus.google.com/b/110459364915252571275/110459364915252571275/posts] for our latest episodes and news.

The Extra Dimension #53: Culture, Technology, and Epidemics Through History

The illnesses that we have faced over the course of human civilization have been heavily influenced by the cultural and technological contexts that they interacted with. Rebecca Dean, Professor of Anthropology comes on the show to teach us about it! EPISODE SUMMARY 00:00:00 | Intro * Ars Technica guide to the coronavirus [https://arstechnica.com/science/2020/03/dont-panic-the-comprehensive-ars-technica-guide-to-the-coronavirus/] * 6 Diseases That Have Shaped Human History – YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oJcmxyTltlk] * Infographic: The History of Pandemics, by Death Toll [https://www.visualcapitalist.com/history-of-pandemics-deadliest/] 00:04:25 | Pubic Lice 00:13:33 | Misdirected Blame 00:18:01 | Cultural Adaptation * Singapore Was Ready for Covid-19—Other Countries, Take Note | WIRED [https://www.wired.com/story/singapore-was-ready-for-covid-19-other-countries-take-note/] 00:30:21 | Going Back to Old Ways of Dealing * Coronavirus and cities: 1918 pandemic’s lessons about urban life – Curbed [https://www.curbed.com/2020/3/18/21178053/coronavirus-pandemic-public-space-influenza-history] * Lockdowns flatten the “economic curve,” too [https://arstechnica.com/science/2020/04/lockdowns-flatten-the-economic-curve-too/] * Opinion | There’s Really Only One Way to Reopen the Economy – The New York Times [https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/26/opinion/coronavirus-economy-reopen.html] * San Francisco had the 1918 flu under control. And then it lifted the restrictions. [https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/san-francisco-had-1918-flu-under-control-then-it-lifted-n1191141] 00:34:30 | New Technologies * Protecting Civil Liberties During a Public Health Crisis | Electronic Frontier Foundation [https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2020/03/protecting-civil-liberties-during-public-health-crisis] * Apple and Google partner on COVID-19 contact tracing technology [https://blog.google/inside-google/company-announcements/apple-and-google-partner-covid-19-contact-tracing-technology/] * 2 billion phones cannot use Google and Apple contact-tracing tech [https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2020/04/2-billion-phones-cannot-use-google-and-apple-contract-tracing-tech/] * Coronavirus misinformation is the latest test for social media platforms [https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2020/03/coronavirus-misinformation-is-the-latest-test-for-social-media-platforms/] * How a 5G coronavirus conspiracy spread across Europe | Free to read | Financial Times [https://www.ft.com/content/1eeedb71-d9dc-4b13-9b45-fcb7898ae9e1] 00:41:25 | The Butterfly Effect 00:43:51 | Cultural Context Creates Scenarios * xkcd: Pathogen Resistance [https://xkcd.com/2287/] 01:06:29 | Outro CONNECT WITH THE NEXUS * Discuss this episode on our Subreddit [https://www.reddit.com/r/thenexustv/] * Support us on Patreon [https://www.patreon.com/thenexustv/] ATTRIBUTIONS * Inspired / Kevin MacLeod [https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3918-inspired/] COPYRIGHT The Extra Dimension is released under a Creative Commons — Attribution 4.0 International [https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/] license. Feel free to use any or all of it as long as you link back to https://thenexus.tv/ted53 [https://thenexus.tv/ted53/]. This episode of The Extra Dimension has a Fringe episode. You should really listen to The Fringe #571: TED #53 — I’m Looking for Joe Beaver [https://thenexus.tv/episode/tf571/]! Listen to more at The Nexus [https://thenexus.tv] and follow us on Twitter [http://twitter.com/thenexustv] and Google+ [https://plus.google.com/b/110459364915252571275/110459364915252571275/posts] for our latest episodes and news.

The Extra Dimension #52: Bike Maintenance Essentials

Bikes are fairly simple machines, but very finely tuned. What things can you do maintenance on yourself, and what things require the services of a bike shop? Crystal Sursely of Lowertown Bike Shop joins us to answer all your pressing bike maintenance questions! EPISODE SUMMARY 00:00:00 | Intro 00:02:28 | Things you can do on the road 00:02:46 | Changing a flat 00:08:44 | Reseating chain 00:10:22 | Adjusting fenders 00:11:53 | Fine-tune barrel adjuster 00:14:53 | Tools to carry with you Topeak Ratchet Rocket Lite DX [https://www.topeak.com/global/en/products/mini-tools/1075-ratchet-rocket-lite-dx] 00:20:02 | Things you can do at home 00:20:17 | Lubricating chain 00:23:39 | Pumping tires to full 00:24:35 | Winter maintenance 00:31:07 | Maintenance for indoor training 00:33:03 | Derusting chain 00:35:11 | Seat height 00:37:10 | Adjusting brakes 00:40:59 | When to bring your bike to a shop * Measuring chain wear [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bicycle_chain#Wear] * Keep a maintenance log of how much riding each of your components lasts * Bring your bike in for its yearly tune-up at the end of its season, so you don’t have to wait in line 00:48:42 | Recognizing tire wear 00:52:47 | Services bike shops provide Every good bike shop should have a good dog! [https://twitter.com/lowertownbike/status/1134947082907848704] 01:04:06 | Miscellaneous questions 01:15:43 | Outro CONNECT WITH THE NEXUS * Discuss this episode on our Subreddit [https://www.reddit.com/r/thenexustv/] * Support us on Patreon [https://www.patreon.com/thenexustv/] ATTRIBUTIONS * Inspired / Kevin MacLeod [https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3918-inspired/] COPYRIGHT The Extra Dimension is released under a Creative Commons — Attribution 4.0 International [https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/] license. Feel free to use any or all of it as long as you link back to https://thenexus.tv/ted52 [https://thenexus.tv/ted52/]. This episode of The Extra Dimension has a Fringe episode. You should really listen to The Fringe #569: TED #52 — Should Have Verified the Last Name [https://thenexus.tv/episode/tf569/]! Listen to more at The Nexus [https://thenexus.tv] and follow us on Twitter [http://twitter.com/thenexustv] and Google+ [https://plus.google.com/b/110459364915252571275/110459364915252571275/posts] for our latest episodes and news.