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TC Talk
by Abigail Bakke
An English professor chats with her very-not-English-professor partner about her scholarly reading. We discuss technical communication, digital rhetoric, and health/medical comm, among other topics.
Episodes
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The case for climate hope: A talk with Dr. Stephanie Rollag Yoon
For this episode of TC Talk: A Tech Comm Podcast, Abi and Benton interview Dr. Rollag Yoon, a professor of English Education and curriculum editor for the Journal of Climate Literacy in Education. We talk about definitions of climate literacy, how to communicate about climate to young people…
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Benton and Abi agree to disagree about how to disagree. In our "polarized" political climate, what value is there in a rhetoric that doesn't aim to change minds? Is it possible to embody empathetic listening while protecting ourselves from harmful views? They discuss their…
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Recycling: You still don’t get it
Recycling or trash? It's a question you may have asked yourself when faced with a gross can, a heavily-stickered art project, or some weird plastic thing. Benton hijacks the podcast to teach Abi the behind-the-scenes of the recycling process: How it works, how effective it is, the consequences of...
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Dealing with climate doom
Benton and Abi feel bad about climate change. As they should. They talk about how to channel negative emotions into productive action, as recommended in the book Facing the Climate Emergency by Margaret Klein Salamon. Sources and further reading Salamon, Margaret Klein (2023). Facing the…
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Accessibility and AI
An interview with Dr. Dawn Armfield of Minnesota State, Mankato about how accessibility intersects with artificial intelligence. She shares about AI in teaching, visual AI, inclusivity, ethics, classroom technology, and her current research on virtual reality for young adults with cognitive...
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How to read, revisited
How to turn off your inner literature professor and create a habit of reading for enjoyment. Books mentioned Dies the Fire, S.M. Sterling Name of the Wind, Patrick Rothfuss The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up, Marie Kondo Republic, Plato Sophie's Choice, William Styron Moby Dick, Herman…
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IBM and the Holocaust, Part 2
This is part 2 of 2 about the book IBM and the Holocaust by Edwin Black. In Part 1, we described how IBM, through its German subsidiary Dehomag, supported the mass extermination of the Jewish people. How do we know IBM's involvement made a difference in the scope of the mass murders? One clue…
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IBM and the Holocaust, Part 1
Nazi Germany systematically identified, relocated, and murdered millions of Jewish people during the Holocaust. But how were they able to kill so many so efficiently? IBM equipment played a key role. Meanwhile, IBM CEO Thomas J. Watson got rich off of Nazi Germany and strategically escaped…
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BONUS: All the jokes we couldn’t fit in the last episode
More jokes, ChatGPT-generated and otherwise, cut from the recording for the "AI is a joke" episode Transcript AAnd then the third joke I put on Twitter was getting away from profession- oriented humor. Why don't mushrooms ever shared their feelings?BSo this is a little bit of fun with...
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AI is a joke
We reflect on AI text generators, creativity, technical communication, writing instruction, algorithmic literacy, magic, and more. Importantly, we reveal the results of our Twitter experiment: Are we funnier than a robot? (Results were mixed.) Also, find out what happens when we drink an...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
An English professor chats with her very-not-English-professor partner about her scholarly reading. We discuss technical communication, digital rhetoric, and health/medical comm, among other topics.
HOSTED BY
Abigail Bakke
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An English professor chats with her very-not-English-professor partner about her scholarly reading. We discuss technical communication, digital rhetoric, and health/medical comm, among other topics.
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