AI and It’s Place in Our World. We’ve entered a time where we’re seeing more and more robots as commonplace in everyday life. While stores and restaurants have had self-service checkout machines for quite some time now, they have started to introduce other robots such as janitorial robots to clean up messes and food serving robots. Dan shares a personal experience he had with a self-service machine that had him thinking about the future of AI in our world.
Navigating Inclusive Language. This week we discussed how an Easthampton school superintendent candidate had his job offer rescinded for addressing two female colleges as “ladies” in an email exchange. It brought up the conversation about what language categorizes as a “microaggression” and when it’s perceived by some as such, how to navigate that conversation. Susan Brady, CEO of Simmons University Institute for Inclusive Leadership joins Dan to discuss.
Is It Art or Is It Porn? Do you think Michelangelo’s David statue is porn? Well, some parents view it that way…Parents of a Tallahassee, FL 6th grade class complained about what they view was a controversial lesson about the nude statue of David in art class. As a result of the complaints, the school’s principal was forced to resign. What’s appropriate and not appropriate in human body depictions for the purpose of art education?
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