What I saw on the web on 2023.5.6

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1. Powell’s Pi Paradox: the genius 14th century Indian solution
   by Mathologer
   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ypxKzWi-Bwg
   great to see Madhava getting more recognition for his stuff
   via rss
   
   
2. Enshittification Part 1: Why Every Platform Goes Bad
   by Cory Doctorow in conversation with Brooke Gladstone
   https://www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/otm/segments/enshittification-part-1-where-did-it-all-go-wrong-on-the-media
   Cory explains why the internet messes so many things up
   via Cory's blog
   
   
3. Teachers say B.C. school teens showed improved grades and social skills after a ban on phones
   by Nono Shen
   https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/bc-school-cellphone-ban-1.6834914
   this sounds like it would be an excellent discussion to have with a class over a period of time: let's try to go phoneless during class for two weeks, and see what happens
   via rss
   
   
4. Community of Hope
   by Community of Hope
   https://www.communityofhopechurch.com/
   looks like an interesting bunch of folk
   via googlery after email