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Tag: Peter Dorfman
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For Jill Bolte Taylor, Isolating at Home Isn’t All Downtime
Neuroanatomist, author, and TED Talk luminary Jill Bolte Taylor is sheltering in place at her lakeside home in Bloomington.
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IU Researchers Establish Living Museums in the Sea
How does a shipwreck become an underwater museum? By becoming a site for âin situ preservationâ of the wreck, its artifacts, and the living…
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IU Digitizing Early Recordings Made on Antique Instruments
Artists, historians, and ordinary folks have been recording soundsâmusic, speeches, religious rituals, and banal conversationsâsince the late 19th century. One of the worldâs largest…
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CDFI Friendly Bloomington Offers Capital Resources for Civic Projects
Bloomington, like many cities, has infrastructure, housing, and transportation challenges that need to be addressed. But the solutions to those problems donât offer the…
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IU Prof Is âThought Leaderâ In the Fight for Cyberpeace
In September 2019, an international consortium with corporate funding launched the CyberPeace Institute, an independent nongovernmental agency created to address the growing impact of…
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Stone Age Institute Designs Monument at Olduvai Gorge
Tourists to the East African nation of Tanzania, hurtling along the highway between the Ngorongoro Crater Conservation Area and Serengeti National Park, often rush…
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IU Researchers Develop BotSlayer: A Tool That Roots Out Fake News
Online news consumption can be complicated, but it has become even more so with the introduction of âastroturfâ campaignsâcoordinated attempts that use armies of…
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Documentary on IUâs Henry Glassie Premieres at Toronto Film Festival
The documentary film Henry Glassie: Field Work opens with a series of vignettes of Brazilian sculptors creating traditional sacred art. Not until 30 minutes…
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Philanthropic Venture Fund Invests in IU-Related Startups
For those familiar with the high-risk, high-return business of venture capital, the phrase âphilanthropic venture fundâ may sound like a contradiction in terms. But…