In 1956, cognitive psychologist George A. Miller of Harvard University’s Department of Psychology published a paper in the journal Psychological Review. Its title? “The Magical Number Seven, Plus or Minus Two: Some Limits on Our…
Posts Published by Suzanne Whitby
500 50+ women
Curator Jane Scott approached Australian photographer Ponch Hawkes with the idea of photographing 500 naked women over the age of 50 for an exhibition that would challenge stereotypes about ageing, titled Flesh After Fifty. “One…
Could African honeybees help to reduce tension between farmers and elephants loved by tourists?
The Elephants and Bees Project is an innovative study conducted by Save the Elephants that uses an in-depth understanding of elephant behaviour to reduce damage from crop-raiding elephants using their instinctive avoidance of African honey…
Does Space Need Environmentalists?
As humans “boldly go” (can’t beat a bit of Star Trek) space-wards to mine, settle and explore, Nathaniel Scharping asks whether we need a preemptive anti-mining campaign to protect our solar system from rampant exploitation…
Starlings on the street wires
Maria Popova’s wonder-filled exploration of birds and ornithological books during a time of uncertainty made my heart a bit lighter. She turned this into a card deck called, “An Almanac of Birds: 100 Divinations for…
Playing with AI: Notes from #FacLab009
I run a regular gathering for facilitators to try out new tools, share knowledge and use our combined views of the world to help each other learn, grow and thrive. In February, a small group came together and I shared what I’ve learned, and they offered some reflections on AI and the future of facilitation.
Playing with AI: Other AI tools that might be of interest
A final note about AI (for now) on my thinking journey around AI and my work. May be helpful to fellow facilitators, trainers and workshop designers interested in how to use emergent and generative AI in their work.
Playing with AI: Dall-e for image creation (and a mention of Midjourney)
My notes on using Dall-e and Midjourney. May be helpful to fellow facilitators, trainers and workshop designers interested in how to use emergent and generative AI in their work.
Playing with AI: Jasper and other content-creation tools
My notes on use Jasper.ai and other content creation tools. May be helpful to fellow facilitators, trainers and workshop designers interested in how to use emergent and generative AI in their work.
Windows 3.x Games Software Library on the Internet Archive
I am a huge fan of the Internet Archive and their mission to be a non-profit library of millions of free texts, movies, software, music, websites, and more. Today on my internet travels, I discovered…