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Robert McBride, a classical composer from Tucson, was born today in 1911. His Mexican Rhapsody was submitted in 1935 for his Masters of Music at the University of Arizona.
📚 Currently reading: Rooftoppers by Katherine Rundell. I read one of her books last year, and so I put an audio version of this on in the car to listen to with my daughter. We weren’t expecting all the cello references! It feels like there will be more. Enjoying this so far.
Currently reading: How to Save the World: Disciplemaking Made Simple by Alice Matagora 📚
How AI affects thinking skills and if it matters:.
“The data shows a shift in cognitive effort as knowledge workers increasingly move from task execution to oversight when using GenAI,” the researchers wrote. “Surprisingly, while AI can improve efficiency, it may also reduce critical engagement, particularly in routine or lower-stakes tasks in which users simply rely on AI, raising concerns about long-term reliance and diminished independent problem-solving.”
Currently reading: Uncommon Service by Frances X. Frei and Anne Morriss 📚
🎨 So proud of my wife! Check out all these paintings Della did last month. Big images and sale links at dellachelpka.art. Follow her on socials @dellachelpka.art
Arizona Luminaria wrote about yesterday‘s Point In Time Count, where volunteers helped count and survey the homeless in Tucson.
Currently reading: Education of a Wandering Man by Louis L’Amour 📚
The Linda Ronstadt Music Hall. Tucson Symphony Orchestra and Girls Chorus performed Mahler’s 3rd Symphony there last night.
Reading: Differ We Must: How Lincoln Succeeded in a Divided America by Steve Inskeep 📚
Reading: On Settler Colonialism: Ideology, Violence, and Justice by Adam Kirsch 📚
