Hi Everyone, I wanted to share a podcast, related website links and some of my own reflections: *Podcast:* John Gable - Media Bias, Meta News, and Freeing the World from Filter Bubbles <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.listennotes.com_podcasts_the-2Dstoa_john-2Dgable-2Dmedia-2Dbias-2Dmeta-2DSc3HFMwbIK4_&d=DwIBaQ&c=eLbWYnpnzycBCgmb7vCI4uqNEB9RSjOdn_5nBEmmeq0&r=HPo1IXYDhKClogP-UOpybo6Cfxxz-jIYBgjO2gOz4-A&m=hVgM4EoJqN4ccR-Ja-xlgnlemOjuxrbyxgyR4iFMZT8&s=j-SWUxGwIBVzHe1DqpGZzm7MuKxuozNb-ieTeQ-2bKo&e= > *Related Links*https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.allsides.com_our-2Dteam&d=DwIBaQ&c=eLbWYnpnzycBCgmb7vCI4uqNEB9RSjOdn_5nBEmmeq0&r=HPo1IXYDhKClogP-UOpybo6Cfxxz-jIYBgjO2gOz4-A&m=hVgM4EoJqN4ccR-Ja-xlgnlemOjuxrbyxgyR4iFMZT8&s=HQ_FcUWMkXqIZypzLjOvioQ5tCEgKE8DuIqgNJxWGVk&e= https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__allsidesforschools.org_&d=DwIBaQ&c=eLbWYnpnzycBCgmb7vCI4uqNEB9RSjOdn_5nBEmmeq0&r=HPo1IXYDhKClogP-UOpybo6Cfxxz-jIYBgjO2gOz4-A&m=hVgM4EoJqN4ccR-Ja-xlgnlemOjuxrbyxgyR4iFMZT8&s=lm4OzBcKfyUXzfMM47eM2pCYdZnP5LCQJZggkWiEkx8&e= (This website provides lesson plans, classroom activities conversation guides) https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__mismatch.org_&d=DwIBaQ&c=eLbWYnpnzycBCgmb7vCI4uqNEB9RSjOdn_5nBEmmeq0&r=HPo1IXYDhKClogP-UOpybo6Cfxxz-jIYBgjO2gOz4-A&m=hVgM4EoJqN4ccR-Ja-xlgnlemOjuxrbyxgyR4iFMZT8&s=p-9HfVUp0GWPUAOSQU3rOMWWRokg2UVJBMG7wTnKWcU&e= *What were my key takeaways?* - We all have biases (I certainly do). - Looking back some of these biases made me think, feel and act in suboptimal/dysfunctional ways and wasted a lot of my emotional energy and time. - Developing some neutral internal language for potentially hot button issues <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.allsides.com_topics-2Dissues&d=DwIBaQ&c=eLbWYnpnzycBCgmb7vCI4uqNEB9RSjOdn_5nBEmmeq0&r=HPo1IXYDhKClogP-UOpybo6Cfxxz-jIYBgjO2gOz4-A&m=hVgM4EoJqN4ccR-Ja-xlgnlemOjuxrbyxgyR4iFMZT8&s=SJ4WFAQ3DpCeN6mlS4-utWjDQioKqHPfIMcHOx6BfSs&e= > can help us think more clearly and kindly. - I think we should "promote" better sense-making tools in this community so I am sharing this with you all. I am looking forward to Mike's <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.creatingcommonground.org_about&d=DwIBaQ&c=eLbWYnpnzycBCgmb7vCI4uqNEB9RSjOdn_5nBEmmeq0&r=HPo1IXYDhKClogP-UOpybo6Cfxxz-jIYBgjO2gOz4-A&m=hVgM4EoJqN4ccR-Ja-xlgnlemOjuxrbyxgyR4iFMZT8&s=8V8LxyFO86cv04QeTYzVs3-Gjuq9VmOB2jxQJAS1GwA&e= > upcoming presentation on "creating common ground <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.youtube.com_watch-3Fv-3D7Dn9Ugl514Y&d=DwIBaQ&c=eLbWYnpnzycBCgmb7vCI4uqNEB9RSjOdn_5nBEmmeq0&r=HPo1IXYDhKClogP-UOpybo6Cfxxz-jIYBgjO2gOz4-A&m=hVgM4EoJqN4ccR-Ja-xlgnlemOjuxrbyxgyR4iFMZT8&s=94xH-NKkO3VJpUpTgoksJqhRNheInxlQf7k4W5p-glg&e= >". Best, Zak Ali ############################ To unsubscribe from the TOK-SOCIETY-L list: write to: mailto:[log in to unmask] or click the following link: http://listserv.jmu.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=TOK-SOCIETY-L&A=1