Crash Course: Teaching and grieving in a classroom where perfect math meets a broken world

There is no way to quantify the toll of all this gun violence — not even in a math class Your daily update from [Salon](~/AASU4wA~/RgRkfxHBP0QWaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tL1cDc3BjQgpimsKMnGJC2P0PUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~). (Getty Images/lisapics) Teaching and grieving in a classroom where perfect math meets a broken world Linear algebra is the math of making sense of a cloud of points, which do double duty — serving not only as locations in space, but also as vectors. Vectors are characterized by having both magnitude and direction, like force or velocity. It's not just how hard you push or how fast you are going, but toward what end? For many purposes and in many settings we are each lists of numbers — we're not meat puppets, we're data puppets — so we're all vectors. We've all got magnitude and direction. [Read the rest from Dan Rockmore.](~/AASU4wA~/RgRkfxHBP0RuaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjIvMDYvMDQvdGVhY2hpbmctYW5kLWdyaWV2aW5nLWluLWEtY2xhc3Nyb29tLXdoZXJlLXBlcmZlY3QtbWF0aC1tZWV0cy1hLWJyb2tlbi13b3JsZC9XA3NwY0IKYprCjJxiQtj9D1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) (Lucasfilm/Disney+) "Obi-Wan Kenobi" reminds us that the Force is not always with us – and that's fine! Days before "[Obi-Wan Kenobi](~/AASU4wA~/RgRkfxHBP0QjaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tL3RvcGljL29iaS13YW5XA3NwY0IKYprCjJxiQtj9D1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo)" premiered, a meme circulated that features [Ewan McGregor's mug](~/AASU4wA~/RgRkfxHBP0QpaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tL3RvcGljL2V3YW5fbWNncmVnb3JXA3NwY0IKYprCjJxiQtj9D1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) next to that of Sir Alec Guinness – the two faces of the "[Star Wars](~/AASU4wA~/RgRkfxHBP0QlaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tL3RvcGljL3N0YXJfd2Fyc1cDc3BjQgpimsKMnGJC2P0PUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~)" universe's second most beloved mentor. McGregor's lined face still carries some youthful ruddiness, and his mane and beard are dark. Guinness's hair, on the other hand, is completely white. He looks grandfatherly. And as the post's author points out, Obi-Wan Kenobi goes from Ewan – [Generation X's cool boyfriend](~/AASU4wA~/RgRkfxHBP0QqaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzE5OTkvMDUvMTIvbWNncmVnb3IvVwNzcGNCCmKawoycYkLY_Q9SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjg1QGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAKA~~), star of "Trainspotting" and a series featuring him roughing it on motorcycles – to stately old Sir Alex in nine years. [Read the rest from Melanie McFarland.](~/AASU4wA~/RgRkfxHBP0RAaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjIvMDYvMDQvb2JpLXdhbi1rZW5vYmktamVkaS1kYWRkeS1sZWlhL1cDc3BjQgpimsKMnGJC2P0PUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~) - Federal grant may pay for [demolition of Robb Elementary](~/AASU4wA~/RgRkfxHBP0RRaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjIvMDYvMDQvZ3JhbnQtbWF5LXBheS1mb3ItZGVtb2xpdGlvbi1vZi1yb2JiLWVsZW1lbnRhcnkvVwNzcGNCCmKawoycYkLY_Q9SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjg1QGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAKA~~) - Was [Andy Warhol's portrait of Prince](~/AASU4wA~/RgRkfxHBP0R_aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjIvMDYvMDQvd2FzLWFuZHktd2FyaG9scy1wb3J0cmFpdC1vZi1wcmluY2UtY29weXJpZ2h0LWluZnJpbmdlbWVudC1ob3ctdGhpcy1jYXNlLWNvdWxkLXJlc2hhcGUtaXAtbGF3L1cDc3BjQgpimsKMnGJC2P0PUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~) copyright infringement? How this case could reshape IP law - "[High maintenance](~/AASU4wA~/RgRkfxHBP0SFaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjIvMDYvMDQvaGlnaC1tYWludGVuYW5jZS1pcy1hLXJlZC1mbGFnLW9uLWRhdGluZy1hcHBzLXdvbWVuLWFyZS1zdGlsbC1leHBlY3RlZC10by1zaHJpbmstdGhlbXNlbHZlc19wYXJ0bmVyL1cDc3BjQgpimsKMnGJC2P0PUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~)" is a red flag on dating apps. Women are still expected to shrink themselves - Workers have had enough: [Labor's tide is rising](~/AASU4wA~/RgRkfxHBP0RxaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjIvMDYvMDQvd29ya2Vycy1oYXZlLWhhZC1lbm91Z2gtbGFib3JzLXRpZGUtaXMtcmlzaW5nLWZyb20tdG8tZG9sbGFyLWdlbmVyYWwtYW5kLWJleW9uZC9XA3NwY0IKYprCjJxiQtj9D1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo), from Amazon to Dollar General and beyond - Too hot to handle: [Crumbling US infrastructure](~/AASU4wA~/RgRkfxHBP0RqaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjIvMDYvMDQvdG9vLWhvdC10by1oYW5kbGUtY3J1bWJsaW5nLXVzLWluZnJhc3RydWN0dXJlLW1lbHRzLXVuZGVyLWV4Y2Vzc2l2ZS1oZWF0L1cDc3BjQgpimsKMnGJC2P0PUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~) melts under excessive heat - [5 classic sauces](~/AASU4wA~/RgRkfxHBP0RRaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjIvMDYvMDQvNS1jbGFzc2ljLXNhdWNlcy10by1hZGQtdG8teW91ci1jb29raW5nLWFyc2VuYWwvVwNzcGNCCmKawoycYkLY_Q9SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjg1QGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAKA~~) to add to your cooking arsenal - Why "[Stranger Things](~/AASU4wA~/RgRkfxHBP0RZaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjIvMDYvMDQvd2h5LXN0cmFuZ2VyLXRoaW5ncy1zaG91bGQtaGF2ZS1sZXQtaG9wcGVyLXN0YXlfcGFydG5lci9XA3NwY0IKYprCjJxiQtj9D1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo)" should have let Hopper stay dead - [Marie Antoinette](~/AASU4wA~/RgRkfxHBP0R8aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjIvMDYvMDQvbWFyaWUtYW50b2luZXR0ZS0tZXh0cmF2YWdhbnQtZnJlbmNoLXF1ZWVuLWhhcy1sb25nLWJlZW4tYS1zeW1ib2wtb2YtZmVtYWxlLWV4Y2Vzc19wYXJ0bmVyL1cDc3BjQgpimsKMnGJC2P0PUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~) – extravagant French queen has long been a symbol of female excess - A "[warehouse](~/AASU4wA~/RgRkfxHBP0RHaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjIvMDYvMDQvYS13YXJlaG91c2UtYnktYW55LW90aGVyLW5hbWVfcGFydG5lci9XA3NwY0IKYprCjJxiQtj9D1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo)" by any other name Not a subscriber yet? [Sign up](~/AASU4wA~/RgRkfxHBP0RVaHR0cHM6Ly9zYWxvbi51czgubGlzdC1tYW5hZ2UuY29tL3N1YnNjcmliZT91PTcxY2IzZThhNmU5NjM5YzgxMDIzY2Q0MjcmaWQ9NWRlZGEyYWFhN1cDc3BjQgpimsKMnGJC2P0PUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~) to receive Crash Course. (Found Image Holdings/Corbis via Getty Images) So who are "evangelicals"? And how did they become such massive hypocrites? So who, what, why and how is an "evangelical"? I often forget after all my years of growing up in the church, going to an evangelical seminary and my work in ministry, that many or perhaps most Americans have little knowledge and understanding of the evangelical movement, the Christian faith and how it all connects to American culture and American politics. I would say that most Americans are frustrated at the disproportionate influence and political power that evangelical Christians hold. For some the frustration is more personal because of how they've been treated by the church types. Either way, this mysterious species — the evangelicals — seem to be a major problem in American society. As a trained evangelical, and an ordained minister, I would have to say I completely agree.  [Read the rest from Nathaniel Manderson.](~/AASU4wA~/RgRkfxHBP0RlaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjIvMDYvMDQvc28tYXJlLWV2YW5nZWxpY2Fscy1hbmQtaG93LWRpZC10aGV5LWJlY29tZS1zdWNoLW1hc3NpdmUtaHlwb2NyaXRlcy9XA3NwY0IKYprCjJxiQtj9D1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) - "Mariah Carey being sued for $20m over All I Want for Christmas Is You," [Guardian](~/AASU4wA~/RgRkfxHBP0SAaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cudGhlZ3VhcmRpYW4uY29tL211c2ljLzIwMjIvanVuLzA0L21hcmlhaC1jYXJleS1iZWluZy1zdWVkLW92ZXItYWxsLWktd2FudC1mb3ItY2hyaXN0bWFzLWlzLXlvdT9DTVA9b3RoX2ItYXBsbmV3c19kLTFXA3NwY0IKYprCjJxiQtj9D1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) - "Tiger King’s" Doc Antle Is Arrested By The FBI," [Deadline](~/AASU4wA~/RgRkfxHBP0RVaHR0cHM6Ly9kZWFkbGluZS5jb20vMjAyMi8wNi90aWdlci1raW5ncy1kb2MtYW50bGUtaXMtYXJyZXN0ZWQtYnktdGhlLWZiaS0xMjM1MDM4MzEzL1cDc3BjQgpimsKMnGJC2P0PUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~) - "GOFUNDME SHUTS DOWN $1M FUNDRAISER ... To Help Pay Johnny Depp," [TMZ](~/AASU4wA~/RgRkfxHBP0RZaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cudG16LmNvbS8yMDIyLzA2LzA0L2dvZnVuZG1lLXNodXRzLWRvd24tMW0tYW1iZXItaGVhcmQtZnVuZHJhaXNlci1qb2hubnktZGVwcC9XA3NwY0IKYprCjJxiQtj9D1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) - "Rhode Island zoo welcomes birth of world’s most endangered wolf," [CNN](~/AASU4wA~/RgRkfxHBP0SSaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuY25uLmNvbS8yMDIyLzA2LzA0L3VzL3Job2RlLWlzbGFuZC16b28tcmVkLXdvbGYtc2NuLXRybmQvaW5kZXguaHRtbD91dG1fbWVkaXVtPXNvY2lhbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPXR3Q05OJnV0bV9jb250ZW50PTIwMjItMDYtMDRUMTA6NDg6NDNXA3NwY0IKYprCjJxiQtj9D1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) - "Celebrate Judy Garland's 100th Birthday With This Incredible Pride Month Tribute," [Huffington Post](~/AASU4wA~/RgRkfxHBP0TYaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaHVmZnBvc3QuY29tL2VudHJ5L2p1ZHktZ2FybGFuZC0yMDIyLWxnYnRxLXByaWRlLW1vbnRoLWNlbGVicmF0aW9uX25fNjI5N2QxYTllNGIwOTBiNTNiODBlODE5P2RfaWQ9Mzc4NDY2OSZuY2lkX3RhZz10d2VldGxua3VzaHBtZzAwMDAwMDU0JnV0bV9tZWRpdW09U29jaWFsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9VHdpdHRlciZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249dXNfcXVlZXJfdm9pY2VzVwNzcGNCCmKawoycYkLY_Q9SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjg1QGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAKA~~) - "Ann Turner Cook, original Gerber baby, dies at 95," [The Hill](~/AASU4wA~/RgRkfxHBP0RdaHR0cHM6Ly90aGVoaWxsLmNvbS9uZXdzL2FwL2FwLWVudGVydGFpbm1lbnQvYW5uLXR1cm5lci1jb29rLW9yaWdpbmFsLWdlcmJlci1iYWJ5LWRpZXMtYXQtOTUvVwNzcGNCCmKawoycYkLY_Q9SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjg1QGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAKA~~) (Getty Images/kontekbrothers) How the rhetoric around monkeypox recalls biases in early HIV news coverage The emergence of the [monkeypox virus](~/AASU4wA~/RgRkfxHBP0QwaHR0cDovL3d3dy5jZGMuZ292L3BveHZpcnVzL21vbmtleXBveC9pbmRleC5odG1sVwNzcGNCCmKawoycYkLY_Q9SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjg1QGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAKA~~) in the United States in the past two weeks has stoked fear of a second [pandemic](~/AASU4wA~/RgRkfxHBP0RTaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjIvMDQvMTcvdGhlLWhhcy1jb21wbGljYXRlZC10aGUtcGFyYW1lZGljLXBhcmFkb3hfcGFydG5lci9XA3NwY0IKYprCjJxiQtj9D1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) and prompted widespread, often fearful news coverage regarding the unfamiliar virus. Currently, cases of monkeypox, a relative of [smallpox](~/AASU4wA~/RgRkfxHBP0RAaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjIvMDYvMDEvc21hbGxwb3gtbW9ua2V5cG94LXZhY2NpbmF0aW9uL1cDc3BjQgpimsKMnGJC2P0PUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~), are rare outside some parts of West and Central Africa. Occasional outbreaks in endemic areas typically stem from animal populations such as rodents, presumed to be reservoirs of the monkeypox virus. Unlike [COVID-19](~/AASU4wA~/RgRkfxHBP0RuaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjIvMDIvMjIvc3RpbGwtdGhyZWF0ZW5zLW1pbGxpb25zLW9mLWFtZXJpY2Fucy13aHktYXJlLXdlLXNvLWVhZ2VyLXRvLW1vdmUtb25fcGFydG5lci9XA3NwY0IKYprCjJxiQtj9D1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo), poxviruses like the monkeypox virus do not rapidly mutate; hence, vaccines effective against the virus already exist as do treatments, and the mortality rate ranges from [one to ten percent](~/AASU4wA~/RgRkfxHBP0SuaHR0cHM6Ly9uZXdzLm9oc3UuZWR1LzIwMjIvMDUvMjYvbW9ua2V5cG94LW9oc3UtZXhwZXJ0LWFkdmlzZXMtdmlnaWxhbmNlLW5vdC1hbGFybSM6fjp0ZXh0PVByb3ZpZGVkJTIwcGVvcGxlJTIwcmVjb2duaXplJTIwdGhlJTIwc3ltcHRvbXMsbmVlZHMlMjB0byUyMGJlJTIwdGFrZW4lMjBzZXJpb3VzbHkuVwNzcGNCCmKawoycYkLY_Q9SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjg1QGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAKA~~). [Read the rest from Eric Schank.](~/AASU4wA~/RgRkfxHBP0Q4aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjIvMDYvMDQvbW9ua2V5cG94LWhpdi1yaGV0b3JpYy9XA3NwY0IKYprCjJxiQtj9D1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) Have a tip for Salon? Feedback on this newsletter? [Let us know](mailto:brett.bachman@salon.com). Our mailing address: 1000 N. West Street, Suite 1200 Wilmington, DE 19801 [Unsubscribe from this list](~/AASU4wA~/RgRkfxHBP0RCaHR0cHM6Ly9yZWFkLmxldHRlcmhlYWQuZW1haWwvY3Jhc2gtY291cnNlL3Vuc3Vic2NyaWJlP2lkPUAzNTQzOTUyVwNzcGNCCmKawoycYkLY_Q9SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjg1QGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAKA~~) Copyright © 2022 Crash Course, All rights reserved. [Made with Letterhead [Letterhead logo]](~/AASU4wA~/RgRkfxHBP0QiaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvbmVwbm83czh5c1cDc3BjQgpimsKMnGJC2P0PUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~)