Monthly Archives: October 2024

What I’m Reading: A podcast/newsletter called “What Happens Next”

Posted on October 30, 2024 by Katherine Wikoff

A podcast that I don’t even remember subscribing to but which I really enjoy for its unusual topics and insights on political and economic topics is titled, “What Happens Next in 6 Minutes with Larry Bernstein.” In reading through the … Continue reading →

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A Quiet Nook

Posted on October 24, 2024 by Katherine Wikoff

Our MSOE library has a section that’s built out at a diagonal to the rest of the building. Imagine a square inserted over and through one corner of a rectangle, and you would pretty much have a blueprint of the … Continue reading →

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How ChatGPT helped me with my writing group exercises

Posted on October 18, 2024 by Katherine Wikoff

My writing group does short exercises each week, and about three years ago I started sharing them (the prompt and my exercise in response) here in my blog. I don’t think I’ve shared an exercise in a while, but I … Continue reading →

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Abstract for an article I just proposed

Posted on October 16, 2024 by Katherine Wikoff

Remember how on Monday (when I posted my photo of gorgeously orange carrots and vibrantly green parsley) I mentioned that I was having a stressful day because I was trying to meet a deadline? Well, I made it—but not till … Continue reading →

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Fresh!

Posted on October 14, 2024 by Katherine Wikoff

Today is super busy and fairly stressful. I have a deadline tomorrow for an abstract of a proposed article that I’m going to try to upload in advance tonight to spare me the last-minute horrors of, say, the journal’s website … Continue reading →

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Is AI creative? | Vox

Posted on October 11, 2024 by Katherine Wikoff

Essayist and author Meghan O’Gieblyn on the meaning of art in the age of artificial intelligence. — Read on http://www.vox.com/the-gray-area/376192/tga-meghan-ogieblyn-creativity-art-ai ~~ This article frames a podcast conversation between Meghan O’Gieblyn and Sean Illing, Vox writer and host of “The Gray … Continue reading →

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The Invention of Morel

Posted on October 9, 2024 by Katherine Wikoff

Our MSOE (Milwaukee School of Engineering) Faculty and Staff Book Club met Monday night to discuss this short but fascinating novel. But first a “prologue,” complete with photo. We meet at a place called The Explorium Brewpub, which is located … Continue reading →

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Autumn Synchronicity

Posted on October 8, 2024 by Katherine Wikoff

 The leaves on the inside of my office window are attached to a long-dead branch from our birch tree, which my daughter and her classmate turned into a work of art about 12 years ago with the aid of … Continue reading →

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From Barbara Kingsolver on Hurricane Helene

Posted on October 5, 2024 by Katherine Wikoff

The ubertalented author, who lives in the Appalachian region affected by Helene last week, posted this on Facebook. I am sharing here to amplify the info she provides at the end for two organizations she suggests donating to if you … Continue reading →

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