Delighted to have made my in-person conference debut at #IAFLL2024 where I presented my research on discursive mechanisms of trust. Thank you @AIFL_Aston for giving me the opportunity to share my work!
Great opening plenary from @em_chiang yesterday who gave an insightful talk on how move analysis can be used to improve the delivery of justice in deviant online communities. #IAFLL2024
Meet our #IAFLL2024 plenaries! The first plenary of the conference will be delivered by Dr Emily Chiang, a 10-year veteran of the Aston Institute for Forensic Linguistics. She will talk about her research on the language of deviant online communities.
🗓️ Monday 24/06, 15:45-16:45
Reminder: the deadline for abstracts for the 5th European conference of the @_IAFLL is this Sunday, 17th December 2023. More information and submission link: https://t.co/4ocLiqmbCI
A mesmerising Penélope Cruz proves once again that she is among the finest actors of her generation in this deeply personal coming-of-age drama. #penelopecruz
https://t.co/Y5OnQV1jzC
"Sacrificing performance to reduce ecological impact seems unlikely. But we need to rethink AI’s use – and fast. [...] By 2030, machine learning training and data storage could account for 3.5% of all global electricity consumption."
“Fundamentally speaking, if you do want to save the planet with AI, you have to consider also the environmental footprint [of AI first],” she says. “It doesn’t make sense to burn a forest and then use AI to track deforestation.”-@SashaMTL ❤️🔥❤️🔥 https://t.co/5rzAwG7vj0
The value placed on individualism in academia and the overwork that is expected / exploited by learning institutions is a potent brew for imposter syndrome.
Thinking of studying English Language or Linguistics? As part of this year's #ESRCFestival of Social Science we are excited to present "Writing Wrongs", a full-day event of talks and interactive tasks organised by @NixxiJ & @AnnieBHeini. Watch this space for link to register!
Pitch your ideas for linguistic and behavioural analysis projects direct to funders from the security and intelligence community!
*Submission deadline* for Abstracts is this coming Friday - you e got to be in it to win it!
Some maxims from Douglas Biber #CL2023 Lots to think about: “a meaningful gap is something we don’t know AND something worth knowing NOT simply a question that has not been answered before”
A critical reminder in the midst of the Supreme Court blow against Affirmative Action:
Affirmative Action is about *correcting* centuries of historical inequities and wrongs, not about opposing meritocracy.
"A perceived crisis can empower a draconian response[...] There can be redress for actual discriminatory acts, but the idea that race by itself can be utilized as a proxy for achieving social progress is now almost certainly wiped away."
Harvard and U.N.C. both demonstrate that even supposedly benevolent discrimination can look quite malevolent to applicants, in this case Asians applicants who faced profound disadvantages simply because of their race. https://t.co/8LAJ01xtyM