The Extra Dimension

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The Extra Dimension

The Extra Dimension features deep discussions on how technology intersects with other parts of our lives. Welcome to the heart of the technological convergence.

  1. 06/19/2021

    The Extra Dimension #56: Distance Learning

    Episode summary 00:00:00 | Intro 00:03:04 | Models used at Minnesota Virtual Schools Online School in Minnesota | Grades 6-12 | Minnesota Virtual Schools 00:08:57 | Models used at Harding 00:18:04 | By the numbers Failing grades are way up in the Twin Cities’ public schools, especially for students of color 00:23:13 | How prepared were schools Schools Already Struggled With Cybersecurity. Then Came Covid-19 | WIRED 00:28:08 | How prepared were families Tool Library builds 600 desks for students learning at home – StarTribune.com 00:31:10 | How prepared were teachers 00:36:31 | Classroom management * Safety and Engagement Features in Google Meet – The Keyword * Chirping smoke detectors disrupting virtual classes – The Washington Post 00:42:14 | Building community Here I am: Buck – Google Slides 00:45:23 | Surveillance, proctoring tests 00:47:18 | How would this have gone 10 years ago? 00:52:47 | The Flipped Classroom 01:00:54 | Snow days A Crime Against Childhood – YouTube 01:04:01 | Final thoughts, personal news 01:09:13 | Outro Connect With The Nexus * Discuss this episode on our Subreddit * Support us on Patreon Attributions * Inspired / Kevin MacLeod Copyright The Extra Dimension is released under a Creative Commons — Attribution 4.0 International license. Feel free to use any or all of it as long as you link back to https://thenexus.tv/ted56.

    1h 11m

  2. 08/03/2020

    The Extra Dimension #55: Working Hard, or Hardly Working… From Home

    Episode summary 00:00:00 | Intro 00:02:42 | Video call etiquette 00:15:23 | Random, informal encounters 00:20:01 | Choosing communication mediums 00:28:30 | Work-life balance 00:39:58 | Establishing your personal brand 00:42:11 | Establishing a daily routine 00:51:14 | Land use * Coronavirus: How cities can adapt to Covid-19 – Vox * Bloomberg – Will Commuters Ever Go Back to Commuter Trains? * City Beat: When workers can live anywhere | City Observatory * Bloomberg – Urban Living Might Just Survive Coronavirus 00:55:24 | Setting up your physical space * Lockdown Productivity: Spaceship You — CGP Grey * Suddenly working at home? We’ve done it for 22 years—and have advice | Ars Technica 01:04:26 | Advantages to companies 01:06:19 | Infrastructure challenges for companies 01:13:15 | Best practices for managers 01:17:12 | Jobs that cannot be done remotely 01:25:40 | Kids at home 01:30:31 | Do you want to continue working from home? 01:33:48 | Outro Connect With The Nexus * Discuss this episode on our Subreddit * Support us on Patreon Attributions * Inspired / Kevin MacLeod Copyright The Extra Dimension is released under a Creative Commons — Attribution 4.0 International license. Feel free to use any or all of it as long as you link back to https://thenexus.tv/ted55.

    1h 36m

  3. 06/08/2020

    The Extra Dimension #54: Justice for George

    Episode summary 00:00 | Intro 01:36 | Community Response 06:04 | Steve Fletcher: “The sanctity of life is a low bar” Image: mural for George Floyd Image: “Black Lives Matter” painted on street Image: “Defund the Police” painted on street 08:53 | “I can’t breathe” by Abha Karnick 13:29 | Mother protecting her children at the Oakdale protest Image: “He’s in custody! He’s in custody! This is news!” 16:00 | Rioting & looting 18:05 | MLK: “The riot is the language of the unheard” 21:48 | Killer Mike: “Don’t burn your own house down” Images: Riot Destruction on University Ave 33:07 | Useful resources, the role of technology in this crisis * Minneapolis Situation Map 2020 – Google My Maps * Flightradar24 Flight Tracker – Apps on Google Play 40:31 | Where do we go from here? * Image: high school graduate attending protest in cap & gown * COVID-19 testing sites in Minnesota * 8 Can’t Wait * Research – Campaign Zero * Seven reforms needed now to loosen the grip of the Minneapolis Police Federation on the city it is holding hostage * Police Use of Force Project * Neighborhood Watch + Resources – Google Docs * Minneapolis City Council Members Announce Intent To Disband The Police Department, Invest In Proven Community-Led Public Safety – The Appeal * twin city sidewalks: Minneapolis Police Violence is a Statewide Issue 51:35 | “Daddy changed the world!” 52:00 | Say their names Connect With The Nexus * Discuss this episode on our Subreddit * Support us on Patreon Attributions * Inspired / Kevin MacLeod Copyright The Extra Dimension is released under a Creative Commons — Attribution 4.

    55 min

  4. 05/01/2020

    The Extra Dimension #53: Culture, Technology, and Epidemics Through History

    Episode summary 00:00:00 | Intro * Ars Technica guide to the coronavirus * 6 Diseases That Have Shaped Human History – YouTube * Infographic: The History of Pandemics, by Death Toll 00:04:25 | Pubic Lice 00:13:33 | Misdirected Blame 00:18:01 | Cultural Adaptation * Singapore Was Ready for Covid-19—Other Countries, Take Note | WIRED 00:30:21 | Going Back to Old Ways of Dealing * Coronavirus and cities: 1918 pandemic’s lessons about urban life – Curbed * Lockdowns flatten the “economic curve,” too * Opinion | There’s Really Only One Way to Reopen the Economy – The New York Times * San Francisco had the 1918 flu under control. And then it lifted the restrictions. 00:34:30 | New Technologies * Protecting Civil Liberties During a Public Health Crisis | Electronic Frontier Foundation * Apple and Google partner on COVID-19 contact tracing technology * 2 billion phones cannot use Google and Apple contact-tracing tech * Coronavirus misinformation is the latest test for social media platforms * How a 5G coronavirus conspiracy spread across Europe | Free to read | Financial Times 00:41:25 | The Butterfly Effect 00:43:51 | Cultural Context Creates Scenarios * xkcd: Pathogen Resistance 01:06:29 | Outro Connect With The Nexus * Discuss this episode on our Subreddit * Support us on Patreon Attributions * Inspired / Kevin MacLeod Copyright The Extra Dimension is released under a Creative Commons — Attribution 4.0 International license. Feel free to use any or all of it as long as you link back to https://thenexus.tv/ted53.

    1h 9m

  5. 03/29/2020

    The Extra Dimension #52: Bike Maintenance Essentials

    Episode summary 00:00:00 | Intro 00:02:28 | Things you can do on the road 00:02:46 | Changing a flat 00:08:44 | Reseating chain 00:10:22 | Adjusting fenders 00:11:53 | Fine-tune barrel adjuster 00:14:53 | Tools to carry with you Topeak Ratchet Rocket Lite DX 00:20:02 | Things you can do at home 00:20:17 | Lubricating chain 00:23:39 | Pumping tires to full 00:24:35 | Winter maintenance 00:31:07 | Maintenance for indoor training 00:33:03 | Derusting chain 00:35:11 | Seat height 00:37:10 | Adjusting brakes 00:40:59 | When to bring your bike to a shop * Measuring chain wear * Keep a maintenance log of how much riding each of your components lasts * Bring your bike in for its yearly tune-up at the end of its season, so you don’t have to wait in line 00:48:42 | Recognizing tire wear 00:52:47 | Services bike shops provide Every good bike shop should have a good dog! 01:04:06 | Miscellaneous questions 01:15:43 | Outro Connect With The Nexus * Discuss this episode on our Subreddit * Support us on Patreon Attributions * Inspired / Kevin MacLeod Copyright The Extra Dimension is released under a Creative Commons — Attribution 4.0 International license. Feel free to use any or all of it as long as you link back to https://thenexus.tv/ted52.

    1h 17m

  6. 02/10/2020

    The Extra Dimension #51: COPPA? I Barely Even Know ‘Er!

    Episode summary 00:00 | Intro 00:44 | A brief history of COPPA * Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act – Wikipedia * Complying with COPPA: Frequently Asked Questions | Federal Trade Commission 07:30 | What’s changing on YouTube * Google and YouTube Will Pay Record $170 Million for Alleged Violations of Children’s Privacy Law | Federal Trade Commission * Official YouTube Blog: Better protecting kids’ privacy on YouTube * Watching “made for kids” content – YouTube Help * YouTube channel owners: Is your content directed to children? | Federal Trade Commission 21:39 | Criticisms of COPPA * The FTC’s 2020 COPPA rules have YouTube creators scared * A video from Chadtronic that gets some details wrong, but illustrates a lot of the concerns creators have * Misinformed YouTubers are undermining the fight for children’s privacy online. 27:42 | Unanswered questions 30:07 | Lessons learned 34:58 | Revising COPPA 35:53 | Outro GOOGLE NEST MINI GIVEAWAY!!! You could win the Google Home Mini that Ian tested for Second Opinion #81! All you have to do is become a patron sometime before February 16, 2020. Anyone who is a patron of ours anytime before that date gets one entry in the drawing. We will announce the winner on episode 83 of Second Opinion. Good luck to all! Connect With The Nexus * Discuss this episode on our Subreddit * Support us on Patreon Attributions * Inspired / Kevin MacLeod Copyright The Extra Dimension is released under a Creative Commons — Attribution 4.0 International license. Feel free to use any or all of it as long as you link back to https://thenexus.tv/ted51.

    38 min

  7. 01/19/2020

    The Extra Dimension #50: Presenting Soft Robotics Podcast

    Links * Podcast | Softrobotics.org * Soft Robotics Podcast RSS Feed * Marwa ElDiwiny (@MarwaEldiwiny) | Twitter Connect With The Nexus * Discuss this episode on our Subreddit * Support us on Patreon Attributions * Inspired / Kevin MacLeod Copyright All rights for this episode owned by IEEE RAS Technical Committee on Soft Robotics. Contact Marwa ElDiwiny for more information.

    1h 13m

  8. 12/31/2019

    The Extra Dimension #49: “What’s a Podcast?”

    Episode Summary 00:00 | Intro 01:12 | Episode overview * Second Opinion #79: Podcast Players Roundup › The Nexus 02:29 | Podcast publishing * The Extra Dimension #33: Decentralized Publishing › The Nexus * The Extra Dimension #27: DRM and the Problems it Causes › The Nexus 05:02 | How to listen to podcasts 09:45 | Essential features 10:06 | Platform availability 10:53 | Directory of shows 13:09 | Subscribe to arbitrary RSS feeds 15:30 | Automatically download new episodes 16:48 | Optional features 17:29 | Notifications about new episodes 17:42 | Automatically delete played episodes 18:32 | Intuitive interface 18:52 | Skipping 19:32 | Variable speed 21:06 | Truncate silence 22:01 | Displays show notes 23:18 | MP3 chapters 24:32 | Google Cast/AirPlay 25:09 | Android auto/CarPlay 26:05 | Stream episodes 26:31 | Video podcasts 27:43 | Import/export OPML files 28:19 | Start at custom time 29:03 | Play without subscribing 29:36 | Sleep timer 30:07 | Widget 30:49 | Play local files 31:37 | Visual appeal 31:58 | Extra features 32:19 | Other notes 32:59 | Outro Connect With The Nexus * Discuss this episode on our Subreddit * Support us on Patreon Attributions * Inspired / Kevin MacLeod Copyright The Extra Dimension is released under a Creative Commons — Attribution 4.0 International license. Feel free to use any or all of it as long as you link back to https://thenexus.tv/ted49.

    35 min
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The Extra Dimension features deep discussions on how technology intersects with other parts of our lives. Welcome to the heart of the technological convergence.

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    The Nexus TV
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    2015 - 2021
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