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Keeping Libraries Safe, Open & Free
How might we make public libraries safer and prevent violence while keeping them free and open spaces for the community? University of Texas at San Antonio School of Public Health professors Jelena Todic and Ian Johnson presented qualitative and quantitative research. Peter Durand of Alphachimp LLC provided graphic recording and visual note-taking for the Café Conversations for staff and community feedback sessions.
Why In-Person Conversations are So Important in the “Era of AI”
This article cites some brilliant experts whose research backs this up. They include neuroscientist Barry Scott Kaufman, who emphasizes the role of collaboration in creativity, MIT social researcher Sherry Turkle, who believes that conversation is our most human way of connecting and Nina Schick, one of the earliest GenAI experts.