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Month: October 2017

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Let’s reconsider the universe

Posted on October 16, 2017
by John Jackson

Aletheia: Is anything faster than light?

Me: Not that we’re aware of.‬

Aletheia: But what if something was faster than light?

‪Me: Then we’d have to reconsider ‬everything we know about the universe.

Aletheia: Well, that would be fun.

Posted on October 16, 2017
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Parenting is exhausting

Posted on October 15, 2017
by John Jackson

Between the sibling in-fighting, the tantrums, and the unusually high burst of energy after dinner, the amount of parenting needed to get through today was … significant.

Posted on October 15, 2017
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Using subtle nudges in library programming

Posted on October 13, 2017
by John Jackson

Subtle Nudges: Reminding Your Audience about Upcoming Events

My latest for Programming Librarian: how we at LMU Librarian try to subtly remind our guests about future events (other attempts are not so subtle).

Posted on October 13, 2017
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Gardener. Father. Academic librarian. (bibliothecarius communicendi). I drink and I know things.

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