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[trochee]

Hey beckyb and the other faculty who read this, you might be interested in a paper mentioned on WorldChanging: "Teaching Societal and Ethical Implications of Nanotechnology to Engineering Students through Science Fiction".

They had them read Neal Stephenson, among others. (the WorldChanging reviewer also suggests Linda Nagata, which I agree with.)

Also, Gratuitous Icon Post thanks to chr0me_kitten!

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[boobirdsfly.livejournal.com]

Ha. Such a perfect icon for you.
So great.

[beckyb.livejournal.com]

Looks cool. I bet they don't have to read The Big U.
I think for my final exam in my Computers in Society class, I'm going to make them watch Wargames and write a 15 minute essay. For the vast majority of the class, the final won't affect their grade anyway. The movie is 114 minutes so it would be cool if I could find something that was 90 minutes (and keep within my allotted 2 hours). When they see the movie they have to watch, I don't think they'll mind staying a little longer.

[xaosenkosmos.livejournal.com]

Hah, great icon.

The only Law and Order* series i watch, and it's entirely because Goren is such a wonderfully prickly man. Oh, and Carver, much for the same reason. It makes me sad that they seem to be phasing Goren and Alex** out. I imagine because he wants to do something else, and she wants to spend time with her kid.

* Or as my sister says, "dunh-dunh"

** I have no idea how to spell her last name

[boobirdsfly.livejournal.com]

I guess it's because Donnafrio is sick on and off. So he has to take breaks in the season. :(