Reviewing research proposals & reminded to scream into the academic void again that filling a โgapโ in the literature is often far less interesting or important than critically examining what produced said gap or the perception thereof
My family doesnโt ask me when Iโll get in a relationship, when Iโll get married, or when Iโll have kids.
Instead they ask me how I am, how is the new job, how is the new city, and when can they come visit. Thankful for their questions.
PhDs: your dissertation topic is less relevant to finding a role outisde of academia than your *skills*.
Here's a ๐งต on how to translate skills you already have into corpspeak, including bullets which I used to describe my PhD work in my first corporate resume:
Canceling $10,000 in student debt when the average white borrower is $12,000 in debt, while Black women hold on average over $52,000 isnโt just unacceptable, itโs structural racism.
Hey Twitter! Here's a call for a special issue in Applied Cognitive Psychology, "Rethinking cognition in a digital environment." We're looking for empirical studies that examine how aspects of technology affect and potentially transform cognitive processes in real-world contexts.
UCSB's Lambda Pi Eta invites you to attend their Annual Choice Scholar Lecture on April 14! The 2022 Choice Scholar is Dr. Sonia Livingstone, Professor of Social Psychology at the London School of Economics and Political Science. Register at https://t.co/GZo6PRxof5.
Hey Twitter! Here's a call for a special issue in Applied Cognitive Psychology, "Rethinking cognition in a digital environment." We're looking for empirical studies that examine how aspects of technology affect and potentially transform cognitive processes in real-world contexts.
"...our findings have implications for the design of online platforms, understanding the social contexts of online behaviour, and quantifying the dynamics and mechanisms of online polarization."
For those at #NCA21, I will be presenting some recent work with @KA_Hamilton2 today @ 3:30 in CC 613 highlighting the utility of formal (+/ computational) modeling in linking media selection and effects.
I wrote about the laptop shortage preventing K-12 students around the country from attending remote classes during the pandemic, deepening the digital divide. On todayโs front page: https://t.co/pZWAsNqCdM
โIf โAIโ is more than marketing, then it might be best understood as one of a number of competing philosophies that can direct our thinking about the nature and use of computation.โ #AI
AI is An Ideology, Not A Technology | WIRED https://t.co/HrqgfSNPKB
This new study by @KA_Hamilton2 et al in New Media & Society (https://t.co/Qqf6ryQF9U) is a great conceptual replication and an extension of my original studies on self-endorsing (https://t.co/gb8WCOtlQD). Always nice to see your work being successfully replicated.
Rep. Ocasio-Cortez: "Mr. Yoho mentioned that he has a wife and two daughters. I am two years younger than Mr. Yoho's youngest daughter. I am someone's daughter, too. My father, thankfully, is not alive to see how Mr. Yoho treated his daughter." https://t.co/U2UIEaCljG
Every year when I teach identity politics I ask the same question on the first day of class. Rather than the usual icebreakers, I ask: โHow does your family / your culture cook rice?โ 1/