What I saw on the web on 2023.4.2

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1. A global movement is granting rivers legal personhood. Could the Gatineau River be next?
   by Ben Andrews
   https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/gatineau-river-legal-person-1.6794975
   i'd heard about the new zealand precedents a while ago. seems like a good idea to me
   via rss
   
   
2. The Marvelous Diversity of Science Fiction and Fantasy — Symposium
   by Texas A&M uni dept of Englisch
   https://liberalarts.tamu.edu/english/research-creative-activity/the-marvelous-diversity-of-science-fiction-and-fantasy-symposium/
   could be fun! is it free?
   via discord
   
   
3. For the Jewish Internet, BDE Means Something Very Different
   by Emily Burack
   https://www.heyalma.com/jewish-internet-bde-means-something-different/
   i was not previously aware of one of those two usages
   via googlery after seeing it in the wild
   
   
4. The Journey to 3264
   by David Eisenbud talking to Brady Haran
   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NWahomDHaDs
   always good to hear Eisenbud's thoughts on matters of algebraic geometry
   via rss
   
   
5. Why π is in the normal distribution (beyond integral tricks)
   by 3Blue1Brown
   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cy8r7WSuT1I
   as Grant suggests, a more satisfying explanation than the standard one
   via rss
   
   
6. DOES YOUR FLAG FAIL? Grey Grades The State Flags!
   by CGP Grey
   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l4w6808wJcU
   so many failures!
   via rss