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American Library Association notes efforts to ban titles have spread beyond school libraries to those open to general publicBook bans and attempted bans continue to hit record highs, according to the American Library Association. The efforts now extend…
Media mogul has become ‘a frothing-at-the-mouth’ Trump critic, Fire and Fury author writes in new book, The FallRupert Murdoch loathes Donald Trump so much that the billionaire has not just soured on him as a presidential candidate but often wishes for…
Trump tell-all author returns with tale of Fox News strife which also includes prediction Ron DeSantis will be Republican nomineeIn winter 2022, at a hideaway in St Barts, Rupert Murdoch directed “sudden fury” at Donald Trump, who he thought would lose…
Letter, spearheaded by Reading Rainbow’s LeVar Burton, includes 175 signatories calling on Hollywood to fight bans in US schoolsAriana Grande, Guillermo del Toro, Mark Ruffalo and Amanda Gorman are among the over 175 actors, entertainers, authors, acti…
Original drawings and paintings from 60s and 70s comics such as Hotspur and Commando will feature in an exhibition in OxfordshireWhen the war comic was at the height of its popularity, titles included Battle, Warlord, Valiant, the Hotspur and the pocke…
Annotations in eighth-century manuscript point to work of revered English monk, scholar and saintHis life of service through scholarship earned him the title “venerable”. He is considered one of the most influential thinkers of the post-Roman world, an…
Claude (Anthropic’s LLM) was given this prompt: Please summarize the themes and arguments of Bruce Schneier’s book Beyond Fear. I’m particularly interested in a taxonomy of his ethical arguments—please expand on that. Then lay out the most salient criticisms of the book.
Claude’s reply:
Here’s a brief summary of the key themes and arguments made in security expert Bruce Schneier’s book Beyond Fear: Thinking Sensibly About Security in an Uncertain World:
Central Themes:
- Effective security requires realistic risk assessment, not fear-driven responses. We need to rationally determine actual threats versus perceived ones.
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Number of book challenges nationwide doubled from 2021 as book ban movement gathers speed in Republican-led statesTexas made the most attempts to ban or restrict books in 2022, according to a new report from the American Library Association (ALA).Last …
Publishing figures defend Stranger Things star’s book, Nineteen Steps, after this week’s publication ignites criticism on social mediaThe publication of Stranger Things star Millie Bobby Brown’s debut novel has reignited a debate over ghostwritten cele…
Charlie Mackesy created his new drawings while listening to Simon’s music, the pair explain at the exhibition launch, with Simon outlining how the Covid-19 pandemic helped his creativityThe singer-songwriter Paul Simon and artist Charlie Mackesy, known…