When I’m not working on design and communications projects, I’m thinking about public discourse. I’m interested in science, arts, libraries, research, and shared stories.
I no longer recommend Hover.com as a place to register domain names. They have a problem. Even though their headquarters…
I have science colleagues that were recently scammed by email. The scammer claimed she had a bit of science equipment…
When we stare at paradoxes long enough, they can sometimes lose their mystery. When this happens to me, I take…
Source https://www.sherwinarnott.org/2024/08/going-for-a-walk-in-north-park/
This is a question that comes up from time to time regarding knowledge transfer in reports and presentations. When should…
The skeptic social movement has been a big part of my social and intellectual world. In a world full of…
Journalists complain about the rise and impact of public relations. It’s the “dark side”. Public relations (PR) “exerts a pressure”…
This film by Lori Malépart-Traversy is a fascinating peak into the legacy of the Graham Cracker guy, Sylvester Graham, And…
When Margaret Wente was getting busted repeatedly for plagiarizing, her publisher, The Globe and Mail, more or less defended her….
The Google effect is a kind of digital amnesia that permeates this internet age. Explored by Sparrow, Liu, and Wegner,…
“Reverse racism” has been debunked many times. It’s a bogus idea.1 2 3 Unfortunately, it is also a bogus idea…
From time to time I like to check in on how news orgs are doing with their online publishing practices….
This was a bright spot for me on a grey morning in a grey month. Wonderful to meet you Saul…
There is a lot of hate (and misinformation) on Twitter. There is racism, transphobia, and misogyny. And more. How we…
I’ve been thinking a lot lately about the ambient misogyny and racism (and more) that floats around my Twitter communities….
I grew up listening to Elvis and mostly white artists. And over the years I’ve learned a little about the…
Code Switch is a great NPR podcast.1 I recently re-listened to an episode they first published in 2016 which is…
Sunday was coffee with a luminous being studying to be an even more powerful jedi. Artist & Source https://www.sherwinarnott.org/2019/11/trudi-lynn-smith-is-the-best/
Headlines matter. Publishers know it. Good headlines help with the understanding, reach, and impact of a news story. Headlines frame…
Recently I encountered an issue while trying to text a colleague who no longer uses Signal. This app is popular…
https://www.wnyc.org/story/breaking-news-consumers-handbook-islamophobia-edition/ Source https://www.sherwinarnott.org/2019/09/style-guides-notes-on-jihad/
![Three unforgettable moments in [my] hockey history](https://www.pinksheep.media/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/three-unforgettable-moments-in-my-hockey-history-768x403.jpg "Three unforgettable moments in [my] hockey history")
Where I grew up in Northern Alberta, hockey was a big deal. My big brother played hockey. And my dad,…
I like to imagine different metaphors for journalism. Consider that the press is a giant inertia machine, for example. I…
Some years we have more. Some years we have less. Source https://www.sherwinarnott.org/2019/05/vicwest-caterpillar-a-springtime-phenomenon/
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