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becivil.bsky.social
Educator and lifelong learner: delving into philosophy, history, science, and culture.
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I'm not generally an open-letter person, but this is a good one, and I signed.

submitted 5 days ago • 3 comments

It would be better to give up all federal money than to give up the soul of the university like this.

submitted 5 days ago • 9 comments

Stand Up for Science rally today in San Francisco. Carolyn Bertozzi, a Nobel Laureate in Chemistry and Stanford professor, highlighted the importance of public funding in education and research, noting how it benefited her immigrant family and enabled them to contribute to their adopted country.

submitted 17 days ago • 0 comments

On Ukraine: How to Get from War to Peace By Timothy Snyder It’s worth a listen. open.substack.com/pub/snyder/p...

submitted 20 days ago • 0 comments

Ukrainian documentaries deserve much more attention, please spread the news!

submitted 66 days ago • 1 comment

Looking forward to exploring your upcoming content on civic engagement on your website in 2025. It is an important and timely focus!

submitted 92 days ago • 1 comment

So what now? Stick close to home. My focus over the last decade has been to engage where it has the biggest impact. My local community. I gave a TED talk & asked audience members to develop “radical curiosity” about where they live. We still have a lot of control-and power at the local level.

submitted 138 days ago • 0 comments

Clear and concise

submitted 93 days ago • 0 comments

A recognition truly earned.

submitted 95 days ago • 2 comments

www.propublica.org/article/help...

submitted 96 days ago • 0 comments