Category: teaching
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What is my dog’s religion: exposing Eurocentric biases in OpenAI models.
When I teach courses on anthropology of religion, I like to start by asking students if they have a dog. This is more fun than asking if they have a...
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Skills network incubator for speakers of rare languages
Asian University for Women recruits students from a range of disenfranchised or marginalised groups. I’m not—just now—going to dig into the slipperiness of how a World Bank funded institution might...
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Living yourself out of a corner
While I’m on the short, reflective posts: everyone (especially those who have ever actually painted a floor) is familiar with the concept of painting yourself into a corner. Once you’ve...
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Mindful administration and other insights
Among its many other initiatives, Fo Guang Shan sponsors a University Presidents’ Forum each year in early November. FGS sponsors five HE institutions around the Pacific: Nan Hua and Fo...