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[CoRIS-List] Reminder: OSU Robotics Seminar, Sanjeev Koppal, Friday September 24
by Ross L. Hatton 24 Sep '21

24 Sep '21

Hi All, I'm pleased to announce that we'll be kicking off the OSU Robotics seminar series this Fall with a talk from Sanjeev Koppal from the University of Florida, at 10am this Friday, September 24. ---- Prof. Koppal will be joining us remotely via Zoom, at https://oregonstate.zoom.us/j/93958424124?pwd=bVlhZlRCbTFOaHIwZUx1R1h6d205Z… <https://oregonstate.zoom.us/j/93958424124?pwd=bVlhZlRCbTFOaHIwZUx1R1h6d205Z…> ---- If you would like to attend the seminar in person with others at OSU, I will have LINC 302 (the seminar room for this term) set up for Prof. Koppal's presentation, using the new classroom Zoom capabilities. If you would prefer not to attend in person, but would like some unstructured interaction time with others in the OSU Robotics community, I encourage you to join the seminar's Gather space before or after the seminar, https://gather.town/app/HeC6WAB1zL6cKWp5/OSU%20Robotics%20Seminar <https://gather.town/app/HeC6WAB1zL6cKWp5/OSU%20Robotics%20Seminar> ---- Prof. Koppal is available for scheduled meetings before his talk. Please contact me if you would like to get on his schedule. =================== Title: Adaptive Attention: Bringing Active Vision into the Camera Abstract: Most cameras today capture images without considering scene content. In contrast, animal eyes have fast mechanical movements that control how the scene is imaged in detail by the fovea, where visual acuity is highest. The prevalence of active vision during biological imaging, and the wide variety of it, makes it very clear that this is an effective visual design strategy. In this talk, I cover our recent work on creating *both* new camera designs and novel vision algorithms to enable adaptive and selective active vision and imaging inside cameras and sensors. Bio: Sanjeev Koppal is an Associate Professor at the University of Florida’s Electrical and Computer Engineering Department. He also holds a UF Term Professor Award for 2021-24. Sanjeev is the Director of the FOCUS Lab at UF. Prior to joining UF, he was a researcher at the Texas Instruments Imaging R&D lab. Sanjeev obtained his Masters and Ph.D. degrees from the Robotics Institute at Carnegie Mellon University. After CMU, he was a postdoctoral research associate in the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences at Harvard University. He received his B.S. degree from the University of Southern California in 2003 as a Trustee Scholar. He is a co-author on best student paper awards for ECCV 2016 and NEMS 2018, and work from his FOCUS lab was a CVPR 2019 best-paper finalist. Sanjeev won an NSF CAREER award in 2020 and is an IEEE Senior Member. His interests span computer vision, computational photography and optics, novel cameras and sensors, 3D reconstruction, physics-based vision, and active illumination.

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[eecs-grads] AI seminar: Sep 29 2021
by Mangannavar, Rajesh Devaraddi 23 Sep '21

23 Sep '21

Dear all, The first AI seminar (webinar) on *"NSF National AI Research Institute on Adult Learning and Online Education*" by Prof. Ashok Goel is scheduled to be on September 29, 1-2 PM PST. It is open to the public and will be followed by a 30 minute Q&A session by the graduate students. *Note*: This talk may be of interest to colleagues not only in AI and CS but also in cognitive science/psychology and learning science/education including distance education and professional education. Zoom link: https://oregonstate.zoom.us/j/93591935144?pwd=YjZaSjBYS0NmNUtjQzBEdzhPeDZ5U… *NSF National AI Research Institute on Adult Learning and Online Education * *Ashok K. Goel * School of Interactive Computing Georgia Institute of Technology *Abstract:* NSF has announced the establishment of a National AI Research Institute on Adult Learning and Online Education (ALOE). The ALOE Institute seeks to address the societal challenge of lifelong learning, workforce development, and reskilling and upskilling of millions of American workers each year. Online education offers an affordable medium for taking education to workers where they live; however, there remain serious questions about the quality of online education. ALOE will develop new AI technologies that enhance cognitive engagement, teacher presence and social interaction in online education, and thereby improve its quality for adult learners in STEM disciplines at least to the level of face-to-face learning. In addition to these use-inspired AI techniques, ALOE will conduct foundational AI research on personalization of learning at scale, interactive machine teaching to enable teachers and learners to develop their own cognitive assistants, mutual theory of mind to enable humans and AI assistants to better understand one another, and participatory design of sociotechnical systems for responsible AI. I will describe ALOE’s vision, goals and plans, using examples from my own research for illustration. *Bio**: *Ashok Goel is a Professor in the School of Interactive Computing at Georgia Institute of Technology and the Chief Scientist with Georgia Tech’s Center for 21st Century Universities. For over 35 years, he has conducted research into cognitive systems at the intersection of AI and cognitive science with a focus on computational design and creativity. Over the last decade, much of his research has focused on AI in education and education in AI. Ashok is the Founding Editor of AAAI’s *Interactive AI Magazine* established in 2020 (InteractiveAIMag.org) and Editor Emeritus of* AI Magazine. *In 2019, he was a Co-Chair of the 41st Annual Conference of the Cognitive Science Society*. *He is a Fellow of AAAI and in 2019 he received AAAI’s Outstanding AI Educator Award. This talk will be followed by a talk on the topic "*The Autonomous Weapons Systems Arms Race: Developments, Ethics and Advocacy" *by Mr Charlie Kawasaki on 6th October 2021. *Please watch this space for future AI Seminars: * * https://eecs.oregonstate.edu/ai-events <https://eecs.oregonstate.edu/ai-events>* Rajesh Mangannavar, Graduate Student Oregon State University ---- AI Seminar Important Reminders: -> The AI Seminar has a strict "no electronics" and "no recordings" policy. -> For graduate students in the AI program, attendance is strongly encouraged.

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[CoRIS-List] OSU Robotics Seminar, Sanjeev Koppal, Friday September 24
by Ross L. Hatton 20 Sep '21

20 Sep '21

Hi All, I'm pleased to announce that we'll be kicking off the OSU Robotics seminar series this Fall with a talk from Sanjeev Koppal from the University of Florida, at 10am this Friday, September 24. ---- Prof. Koppal will be joining us remotely via Zoom, at https://oregonstate.zoom.us/j/93958424124?pwd=bVlhZlRCbTFOaHIwZUx1R1h6d205Z… ---- If you would like to attend the seminar in person with others at OSU, I will have LINC 302 (the seminar room for this term) set up for Prof. Koppal's presentation, using the new classroom Zoom capabilities. If you would prefer not to attend in person, but would like some unstructured interaction time with others in the OSU Robotics community, I encourage you to join the seminar's Gather space before or after the seminar, https://gather.town/app/HeC6WAB1zL6cKWp5/OSU%20Robotics%20Seminar ---- Prof. Koppal is available for scheduled meetings before his talk. Please contact me if you would like to get on his schedule. =================== Title: Adaptive Attention: Bringing Active Vision into the Camera Abstract: Most cameras today capture images without considering scene content. In contrast, animal eyes have fast mechanical movements that control how the scene is imaged in detail by the fovea, where visual acuity is highest. The prevalence of active vision during biological imaging, and the wide variety of it, makes it very clear that this is an effective visual design strategy. In this talk, I cover our recent work on creating *both* new camera designs and novel vision algorithms to enable adaptive and selective active vision and imaging inside cameras and sensors. Bio: Sanjeev Koppal is an Associate Professor at the University of Florida’s Electrical and Computer Engineering Department. He also holds a UF Term Professor Award for 2021-24. Sanjeev is the Director of the FOCUS Lab at UF. Prior to joining UF, he was a researcher at the Texas Instruments Imaging R&D lab. Sanjeev obtained his Masters and Ph.D. degrees from the Robotics Institute at Carnegie Mellon University. After CMU, he was a postdoctoral research associate in the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences at Harvard University. He received his B.S. degree from the University of Southern California in 2003 as a Trustee Scholar. He is a co-author on best student paper awards for ECCV 2016 and NEMS 2018, and work from his FOCUS lab was a CVPR 2019 best-paper finalist. Sanjeev won an NSF CAREER award in 2020 and is an IEEE Senior Member. His interests span computer vision, computational photography and optics, novel cameras and sensors, 3D reconstruction, physics-based vision, and active illumination.

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Canceled event: [eecs-grads] AI seminar: Sep 29 @ Wed Sep 29, 2021 1pm - 2pm (IST) (ai@engr.orst.edu)
by hbhonslay＠gmail.com 18 Sep '21

18 Sep '21

This event has been canceled. Title: [eecs-grads] AI seminar: Sep 29 Dear all, The first AI seminar (webinar) on "NSF National AI Research Institute on Adult Learning and Online Education" by Prof. Ashok Goel is scheduled to be on September 29, 1-2 PM PST. It is open to the public and will be followed by a 30 minute Q&A session by the graduate students. Note: This talk may be of interest to colleagues not only in AI and CS, but also in cognitive science/psychology and learning science/education including distance education and professional education. Zoom link: https://oregonstate.zoom.us/j/93591935144?pwd=YjZaSjBYS0NmNUtjQzBEdzhPeDZ5U… Please watch this space for future AI Seminars: https://eecs.oregonstate.edu/ai-events Thanks, Prasad Tadepalli NSF National AI Research Institute on Adult Learning and Online Education Ashok K. Goel School... When: Wed Sep 29, 2021 1pm – 2pm India Standard Time - Kolkata Joining info: Join with Google Meet https://meet.google.com/acv-secv-irr?hs=224 Calendar: ai(a)engr.orst.edu Who: (Guest list has been hidden at organizer's request) Invitation from Google Calendar: https://calendar.google.com/calendar/ You are receiving this courtesy email at the account ai(a)engr.orst.edu because you are an attendee of this event. To stop receiving future updates for this event, decline this event. Alternatively you can sign up for a Google account at https://calendar.google.com/calendar/ and control your notification settings for your entire calendar. Forwarding this invitation could allow any recipient to send a response to the organizer and be added to the guest list, or invite others regardless of their own invitation status, or to modify your RSVP. Learn more at https://support.google.com/calendar/answer/37135#forwarding

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Invitation: [eecs-grads] AI seminar: Sep 29 @ Wed Sep 29, 2021 1pm - 2pm (IST) (ai@engr.orst.edu)
by hbhonslay＠gmail.com 18 Sep '21

18 Sep '21

You have been invited to the following event. Title: [eecs-grads] AI seminar: Sep 29 Dear all, The first AI seminar (webinar) on "NSF National AI Research Institute on Adult Learning and Online Education" by Prof. Ashok Goel is scheduled to be on September 29, 1-2 PM PST. It is open to the public and will be followed by a 30 minute Q&A session by the graduate students. Note: This talk may be of interest to colleagues not only in AI and CS, but also in cognitive science/psychology and learning science/education including distance education and professional education. Zoom link: https://oregonstate.zoom.us/j/93591935144?pwd=YjZaSjBYS0NmNUtjQzBEdzhPeDZ5U… Please watch this space for future AI Seminars: https://eecs.oregonstate.edu/ai-events Thanks, Prasad Tadepalli NSF National AI Research Institute on Adult Learning and Online Education Ashok K. Goel School... When: Wed Sep 29, 2021 1pm – 2pm India Standard Time - Kolkata Joining info: Join with Google Meet https://meet.google.com/acv-secv-irr?hs=224 Calendar: ai(a)engr.orst.edu Who: * hbhonslay(a)gmail.com - organizer * tadepall(a)engr.orst.edu * all-faculty(a)engr.orst.edu * gale.sumida(a)oregonstate.edu * eecs-grads(a)engr.orst.edu * ai(a)engr.orst.edu Event details: https://calendar.google.com/calendar/event?action=VIEW&eid=MWYzdTJnajQ1YnBt… Invitation from Google Calendar: https://calendar.google.com/calendar/ You are receiving this courtesy email at the account ai(a)engr.orst.edu because you are an attendee of this event. To stop receiving future updates for this event, decline this event. Alternatively you can sign up for a Google account at https://calendar.google.com/calendar/ and control your notification settings for your entire calendar. Forwarding this invitation could allow any recipient to send a response to the organizer and be added to the guest list, or invite others regardless of their own invitation status, or to modify your RSVP. Learn more at https://support.google.com/calendar/answer/37135#forwarding

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[CoRIS-List] Ryan Quick's Masters Defense: Sept 20th 1:00PM
by Quick, Ryan Racel 18 Sep '21

18 Sep '21

Hi all, I'll be defending my thesis on Monday at 1:00 PM in Rogers 226 and virtually through zoom. Feel free to join either way if you're interested! *Title:* Designing and Evaluating Applications of Vibrotactile Feedback *Date & Time:* Monday, September 20th at 1:00 pm *Abstract:* Relative to visual and audible communication, haptic perception is quiet, does not require eye contact, can be applied at any point on the human body, and can function in parallel with the other four human senses. Vibrotactile feedback is a method of haptic communication using vibrations applied to the skin. Vibrotactile feedback has been used successfully in several applications in the past. Cell phones vibrate on incoming phone calls, smart watches use vibrations for phone notifications, and video game controllers contextually vibrate based on virtual events. As the whole body can perceive a continuous spectrum of vibrations varying in frequency and magnitude, vibrotactile feedback has a wide range of options for how it can be applied to the human body. In this work, we present our findings of the human vibration perception ability across an array of body locations and our investigation into vibrotactile feedback as a spatial perception medium for people who are blind in the form of a wrist mounted mobility aid. *Advisor:* Dr. Naomi Fitter *Committee:* Dr. Naomi Fitter, Dr. Cindy Grimm, Dr. Onan Demirel, Dr. Nick Cabot *Zoom Meeting:* Ryan Quick is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. Topic: Thesis Defense (Ryan Quick) Time: Sep 20, 2021 01:00 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada) Join Zoom Meeting https://oregonstate.zoom.us/j/99242806926?pwd=NzBLdERyMUU4RXFOY2lJNE1YWTkzQ… Password: wwbzr6Cz Phone Dial-In Information +1 971 247 1195 US (Portland) +1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma) +1 301 715 8592 US (Washington DC) Meeting ID: 992 4280 6926 Join by Polycom/Cisco/Other Room System 99242806926(a)zoomcrc.com With Regards, Ryan Quick

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AI seminar: Sep 29
by Prasad Tadepalli 15 Sep '21

15 Sep '21

Dear all, The first AI seminar (webinar) on *"NSF National AI Research Institute on Adult Learning and Online Education*" by Prof. Ashok Goel is scheduled to be on September 29, 1-2 PM PST. It is open to the public and will be followed by a 30 minute Q&A session by the graduate students. ** *Note*: This talk may be of interest to colleagues not only in AI and CS, but also in cognitive science/psychology and learning science/education including distance education and professional education. Zoom link: https://oregonstate.zoom.us/j/93591935144?pwd=YjZaSjBYS0NmNUtjQzBEdzhPeDZ5U… Please watch this space for future AI Seminars: https://eecs.oregonstate.edu/ai-events Thanks, Prasad Tadepalli * * *NSF National AI Research Institute on Adult Learning and Online Education * ** /Ashok K. Goel / School of Interactive Computing Georgia Institute of Technology *Abstract:*NSF has announced the establishment of a National AI Research Institute on Adult Learning and Online Education**(ALOE). The ALOE Institute seeks to address the societal challenge of lifelong learning, workforce development, and reskilling and upskilling of millions of American workers each year. Online education offers an affordable medium for taking education to workers where they live; however, there remain serious questions about the quality of online education. ALOE will develop new AI technologies that enhance cognitive engagement, teacher presence and social interaction in online education, and thereby improve its quality for adult learners in STEM disciplines at least to the level of face-to-face learning. In addition to these use-inspired AI techniques, ALOE will conduct foundational AI research on personalization of learning at scale, interactive machine teaching to enable teachers and learners to develop their own cognitive assistants, mutual theory of mind to enable humans and AI assistants to better understand one another, and participatory design of sociotechnical systems for responsible AI. I will describe ALOE’s vision, goals and plans, using examples from my own research for illustration. *Bio**: *Ashok Goel is a Professor in the School of Interactive Computing at Georgia Institute of Technology and the Chief Scientist with Georgia Tech’s Center for 21st Century Universities. For over 35 years, he has conducted research into cognitive systems at the intersection of AI and cognitive science with a focus on computational design and creativity. Over the last decade much of his research has focused on AI in education and education in AI. Ashok is the Founding Editor of AAAI’s /Interactive AI Magazine/ established in 2020 (InteractiveAIMag.org) and Editor Emeritus of/AI Magazine. /In 2019, he was a Co-Chair of the 41^st Annual Conference of the Cognitive Science Society/. /He is a Fellow of AAAI and in 2019 he received AAAI’s Outstanding AI Educator Award. ------------------------------------------------------------------------

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[CoRIS-List] Chris Lee Masters Defense: Sept 16th, 10AM
by Lee, Yu Hsuan 14 Sep '21

14 Sep '21

Hi all, I'll be defending my thesis on Thursday at 10AM. Virtual snacks will be provided. *Title:* Deployment Planning for Multiple Marsupial Robots *Date & Time:* Thursday, September 16th at 10:00 am *Abstract:* Multi-robot systems are versatile and extremely capable of exploration tasks in complex environments. Increasingly sophisticated planners, which incorporate new features of a multi-robot system, are necessary for the operation of the systems. Marsupial robots are multi-robot systems consisting of a carrier robot (e.g., a ground vehicle), which is highly capable and has a long mission duration, and at least one passenger robot (e.g., a short-duration aerial vehicle) transported by the carrier. These heterogeneous robot systems are more flexible than traditional homogeneous multi-robot systems in handling the constraints of a complex environment. However, the physical coupling of a carrier robot and passenger robots requires planners that are capable of accounting for passenger robot deployment planning in exploration. In this thesis, we present two algorithms for deploying passenger robots from marsupial robot systems, culminating into a generalized deployment framework. *Advisor:* Dr. Geoffrey Hollinger *Committee:* Dr. Geoffrey Hollinger, Dr. Julie Adams, Dr. Kagan Tumer, Dr. Bogdan Strimbu *Zoom Meeting:* Chris Lee is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. Topic: Chris Lee's Personal Meeting Room Join Zoom Meeting https://oregonstate.zoom.us/j/2965178854?pwd=RmYySkNKNks2ZkxYajNxZVNJSTh1dz… Password: 497622 Phone Dial-In Information +1 971 247 1195 US (Portland) +1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma) +1 301 715 8592 US (Washington DC) Meeting ID: 296 517 8854 Join by Polycom/Cisco/Other Room System 2965178854(a)zoomcrc.com Thanks, Chris

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open data, privacy and surveillance technologies in Portland: a talk
by Glencora Borradaile 27 Aug '21

27 Aug '21

Talk starting in 5 minutes here: https://oregonstate.zoom.us/j/97228627896?pwd=VUJ1S0NHdXdObzZHM2o4VWc5YUM5U… (or in KEC 1005) > Begin forwarded message: > > From: Glencora Borradaile <glencora(a)eecs.oregonstate.edu> > Subject: [sec-group] open data, privacy and surveillance technologies in Portland: a talk > Date: August 13, 2021 at 8:24:05 AM PDT > To: sec-group(a)engr.orst.edu > > Hi all - Hector Dominguez Aguirre will be giving a talk on Friday August 27 in KEC 1005 (yes! live!) that will also be broadcast on zoom at this link: https://oregonstate.zoom.us/j/97228627896?pwd=VUJ1S0NHdXdObzZHM2o4VWc5YUM5U… > > Abstract: The City of Portland is developing City surveillance policies that intend to create safeguards on information technology that impacts society. The development of these policies consider ethical, technical, legal, and the human impacts of technology. This presentation will share strategies including governance and political challenges from practical to conceptual, and it will invite you to discuss these issues and the role of technologists in the future of the cities. > > Presenter: Hector is the Open Data Coordinator at the City of Portland, Oregon. Hector has led the open data, privacy and surveillance technologies initiatives. His work includes ethical use of technology and the city’s privacy and open data toolkit. > > I hope you can join! Hector is an amazing speaker and has been doing wonderful things for privacy in Portland. > > Best, > Cora. > > — > Glencora Borradaile, Associate Professor > Associate Head for Graduate Programs > School of Electrical Engineering & Computer Science > Oregon State University > http://eecs.oregonstate.edu/~glencora > @GlencoraSpeaks > > Defend Dissent: Digital Suppression and Cryptographic Defense of Social Movements -- an open textbook https://open.oregonstate.education/defenddissent/ > > > _______________________________________________ > sec-group mailing list > sec-group(a)engr.orst.edu > https://it.engineering.oregonstate.edu/mailman/listinfo/sec-group — Glencora Borradaile, Associate Professor Associate Dean for Graduate Programs College of Engineering Oregon State University http://eecs.oregonstate.edu/~glencora @GlencoraSpeaks Defend Dissent: Digital Suppression and Cryptographic Defense of Social Movements -- an open textbook https://open.oregonstate.education/defenddissent/

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Re: [Ai] Fwd: [sec-group] open data, privacy and surveillance technologies in Portland: a talk
by Prasad Tadepalli 13 Aug '21

13 Aug '21

This may be of interest to many of you. Please try to join. Prasad >> Begin forwarded message: >> >> *From: *Glencora Borradaile <glencora(a)eecs.oregonstate.edu >> <mailto:glencora@eecs.oregonstate.edu>> >> *Subject: **[sec-group] open data, privacy and surveillance >> technologies in Portland: a talk* >> *Date: *August 13, 2021 at 9:24:05 AM MDT >> *To: *sec-group(a)engr.orst.edu <mailto:sec-group@engr.orst.edu> >> >> Hi all - Hector Dominguez Aguirre will be giving a talk on Friday >> August 27, 11-12 in KEC 1005 (yes! live!) that will also be broadcast >> on zoom at this link: >> https://oregonstate.zoom.us/j/97228627896?pwd=VUJ1S0NHdXdObzZHM2o4VWc5YUM5U… >> <https://oregonstate.zoom.us/j/97228627896?pwd=VUJ1S0NHdXdObzZHM2o4VWc5YUM5U…> >> >> Abstract: The City of Portland is developing City surveillance >> policies that intend to create safeguards on information technology >> that impacts society. The development of these policies consider >> ethical, technical, legal, and the human impacts of technology. This >> presentation will share strategies including governance and political >> challenges from practical to conceptual, and it will invite you to >> discuss these issues and the role of technologists in the future of >> the cities. >> >> Presenter: Hector is the Open Data Coordinator at the City of >> Portland, Oregon. Hector has led the open data, privacy and >> surveillance technologies initiatives. His work includes ethical use >> of technology and the city’s privacy and open data toolkit. >> >> I hope you can join! Hector is an amazing speaker and has been doing >> wonderful things for privacy in Portland. >> >> Best, >> Cora. >> >> — >> Glencora Borradaile, Associate Professor >> Associate Head for Graduate Programs >> School of Electrical Engineering & Computer Science >> Oregon State University >> http://eecs.oregonstate.edu/~glencora >> <http://eecs.oregonstate.edu/~glencora> >> @GlencoraSpeaks >> >> Defend Dissent: Digital Suppression and Cryptographic Defense of >> Social Movements -- an open textbook >> https://open.oregonstate.education/defenddissent/ >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> sec-group mailing list >> sec-group(a)engr.orst.edu >> https://it.engineering.oregonstate.edu/mailman/listinfo/sec-group > > — > Glencora Borradaile, Associate Professor > Associate Head for Graduate Programs > School of Electrical Engineering & Computer Science > Oregon State University > http://eecs.oregonstate.edu/~glencora > <http://eecs.oregonstate.edu/~glencora> > @GlencoraSpeaks > > Defend Dissent: Digital Suppression and Cryptographic Defense of > Social Movements -- an open textbook > https://open.oregonstate.education/defenddissent/ > <https://open.oregonstate.education/defenddissent/> >

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