What the Algorithm Misses
[Content and activation warning for mentions of death] This has been a difficult and heavy week for so many in academe with the passing of our friend and colleague Dr. Raul Pacheco-Vega . The outpouring of grief and the tributes have all focused on one thing, which is that he was a kind and giving human, who tried to make academe a better place every day. And for the last few days as information is being shared about his passing it has become important to me to think about Raul not just as Raul the academic, but Raul the person, his whole self. Because Raul was nothing be real and authentic and I keep hearing that word being tossed around a lot this week in different spaces, and so this week's blog is going to be about that, about the stories that the algorithm misses, or doesn't show you, and the importance of realness because that is often what people remember the most about you when you are no longer around. And this is also an important topic because a few days ago we also ...