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How Can A Podcast Help Us To Distinguish Social Change? A MediaEd Insights Collaboration

14 min read

One principle of media literacy involves stepping back from a favored topic and doing a deep dive to figure out what motivates our interest in that topic. Known as metacognition, gaining such critical distance asks us to reflect on our self-knowledge and evaluate the sources that contribute to our perspectives. … [continued]

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MediaEd Insights: Food as Ecomedia Literacy

5 min read

I have been a fellow of the Media Education Lab (MEL) at the University of Rhode Island for a couple of decades. That means I’m part of a community of international, national, and regional leaders who promote media literacy. I’ve run MEL conferences, delivered workshops, co-authored white papers, and collaborated … [continued]

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Human Teeth Are Not Particularly Well Adapted For Meat Eating

7 min read

My friend’s brother once told me we humans must eat meat because of the shape of our teeth, which he claimed are good for biting and chewing meat. I replied that we use our brains to make decisions about what to eat and teeth don’t make decisions.  Is it true … [continued]

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