Kate Colwell

Futurism geek @GeorgetownCCT and @Prescient2050. Bylines @Georgetown @gnovisjournal @DC_theatrescene @NewPlayX @Medium. My views are my own but I share cookies.

[Kate Colwell @K8Colwell]

Check out this great explainer on multicommunicating from one of my @GeorgetownCCT mentors, Jeanine Turner!

[Georgetown University @Georgetown]

Valentine's Day is a wonderful opportunity to be present with the people you love. 💕

Here's @msbgu Professor Jeanine Turner's best advice on how to put down your phone and focus on the people in front of you.

[Kate Colwell @K8Colwell]

Intersectional problem-solving at work: "The U.S., J&J, and the global COVAX initiative built a 'novel legal approach' in which J&J agreed to waive the legal liability it normally requires from a country for donated doses." @TreedinDC has the story. https://t.co/Upvol465B8

[Georgetown University @Georgetown]

It's #ElectionDay, Hoyas! Today, we're sharing how @GUVotes is enhancing the voting culture on Georgetown's campus and encouraging students to vote. ✅

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.@edyong209 explains the future of COVID-19 variants in a world with unequal access to vaccines. @TheAtlantic https://t.co/iym1Tk45WM

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"Power grids are designed around historical norms, and when we get these abnormal temperatures, the strain on the grid is unprecedented." Climate adaptation requires decentralized, renewable energy. @Gizmodo reporting by @dharnanoor https://t.co/CiYYAuPz8S

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Employers must acknowledge and take steps to alleviate the mental burden of microaggressions on people of color, people with disabilities, and women in office environments. https://t.co/HkTSAJRcpr

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"In economically stagnant places, fertility tends to be higher, and having a child is seen as a primary route to fulfillment." Great data visualization story from @nytimes charts motherhood trends by demographics, geography, and employment. https://t.co/emWnQeooxe

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Facebook has suspended Donald Trump's accounts for two years, a deterrent from violating Community Standards and threatening public safety. @swodinsky https://t.co/xGeVf6GtNi

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Competitions and popular activities can be powerful signals of change. The Space Out Competition may give us clues about what societies value and where people turn for mental health care in the future. https://t.co/3wDPiu37tB @Min_Joo_Kim_

[Kate Colwell @K8Colwell]

This is a prime example of what happens when an algorithm is designed to prioritize the profits of a company over the safety of workers. https://t.co/qRpLFn3JAv @LaurenKGurley

[Kate Colwell @K8Colwell]

"I don’t want to live in a country where women’s voices aren’t fully represented in every industry—whether it’s government, media, banks, schools or movie studios. When women aren’t in the room we end up with a world built for men." -@JessicaValenti https://t.co/dYv2bgOJsi

[Kate Colwell @K8Colwell]

"Rather than yearning for a single linguistic box or set of labels that will work for everyone, let’s be curious and joyful—and perhaps even gender defiant, gender noncompliant, or gender fabulous—in the abundance of words at our disposal, and use them well."

[Alex Kapitan (Radical Copyeditor) @ZrAlexKapitan]

What’s the best way to refer to everyone who isn’t cis? It completely depends on context! My latest #radicalcopyeditor post explains all the terms in common use in the U.S., why #trans doesn’t usually cut it, and how to communicate with care.
https://t.co/lAhcOjETUO

[Matthew Hayek @matthewhayek]

I love this new @epicurious initiative. They will inevitably get backlash from big corporate producers and local farmers alike. Their backlash will be swift and predictable. Here's a thread of what's going to happen and how they can push back. https://t.co/jAeeoG2wMc

[BLMChicago @BLMChi]

When it takes a global uprising, incl the largest uprising in United States history, to get a conviction of one cop who murdered one Black man in broad daylight on video, reveals the magnitude by which state violence, particularly against Black people, is routinized and accepted.

[Kate Colwell @K8Colwell]

@oureric Happy birthday! May it be a fabulous day in the pantaloon!

[Kate Colwell @K8Colwell]

@BrittanyMatter @BrittanyMatter you are a beacon of sunshine! Thank you for the shout-out! I love working with you.

[Kate Colwell @K8Colwell]

“The countries that culturally support and value women as leaders are doing better.” -@JessicaNGrounds of @minegaps on the @giwps Women, Peace and Security Index

[Kate Colwell @K8Colwell]

"Where other countries have social safety nets, in the U.S., we have women... We need to keep that dire picture in mind." -@SundaaJones at the @Georgetown Women's Forum 2021 (The State of Women in the U.S.: A Conversation with @giwps)

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@BrittanyMatter @DBAndry @SkyePatridge @ArtofJamieJones @RileyDBiehl @ActionLab @thevaultcomics Congratulations, Brittany!

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Great news from @ACLU!

[The Associated Press @AP]

The American Civil Liberties Union has elected NYU law professor Deborah Archer as the organization's first Black president in its 101-year history. Archer graduated from Yale Law School and has been a member of the ACLU’s board since 2009. https://t.co/dA68YvIYhY