Ethan Plaut

Computational media & comm scholar. Code, news, silence when I can. Music when I can't. Tangata Tiriti, he/him, Jew. Prev. Palo Alto, SF, P.Penh, Fukui, Chicago

[Ethan Plaut @ethanplaut]

randomly found the word 'quarantine' in a disney 45

[Ethan Plaut @ethanplaut]

@clancynewyork already with u

[Ethan Plaut @ethanplaut]

D̶M̶ ̶s̶i̶ ̶q̶u̶i̶e̶r̶e̶s̶ ̶u̶n̶a̶ ̶i̶n̶v̶i̶t̶a̶c̶i̶o̶n̶ ̶a̶ ̶C̶i̶e̶l̶o̶ ̶A̶z̶u̶l̶

[Ethan Plaut @ethanplaut]

D̶M̶ ̶s̶i̶ ̶q̶u̶i̶e̶r̶e̶s̶ ̶u̶n̶a̶ ̶i̶n̶v̶i̶t̶a̶c̶i̶o̶n̶ ̶a̶ ̶C̶i̶e̶l̶o̶ ̶A̶z̶u̶l̶

[Ethan Plaut @ethanplaut]

Much love & big ups to Te Tumu Toi Arts Laureate @anniegoldson — in good company with Fiona Clark, Sean MacDonald, Robert Jahnke, @Ladi6, @tairoyal, Giselle Clarkson, Peter Black and Sopolemalama Filipe Tohi!!!

https://t.co/qq9w9t11f4

[Ethan Plaut @ethanplaut]

after the beer, a reading list: “Mātauranga Māori and science: in defence of clarity” BRILLIANT talk by @emilycparke & @DanHikuroa for #rtbakl

[Ethan Plaut @ethanplaut]

@JakeRudh @sgowsmith1988 https://t.co/H6CxtGqltZ

[Engaging Data @EngagingData]

Finished my clone of the #NYTimes #Digits Game
Play it here:
https://t.co/XV7zgLUreF
It may have some bugs or quirks, so let me know if there are any problems or suggestions you might have

[Goblin Banker @goblinbanker]

Just learned that there is a Japanese PS3 train sim where you drive the Brown line

[Illinois Press @IllinoisPress]

How public media changed society’s narratives -- an interview with @joshshepperd, author of SHADOW OF A NEW DEAL (https://t.co/nuuOletMwQ), with @KGNU

https://t.co/e0u4K6Z8ss

@PBS @nprillinois #publicbroadcasting

[Brendan Nyhan (@BrendanNyhan on 🟦☁️) @BrendanNyhan]

Key findings:
-Skewed evidence base: >80% of studies from Global North
-Inoculation & debunking reduce misinfo belief; other evidence more limited/mixed
-Interventions that experts rate highest — media literacy, journalist training, and platform alterations — among least studied

[Ethan Plaut @ethanplaut]

"Design News described the Virtual Boy as the logical evolution of the View-Master 3D image viewer..."

https://t.co/6pjL8DxvOM

[Nostalgic Gamer @16bitnostalgia]

Happy 28th birthday to the Nintendo Virtual Boy released today in 1995!

No one cared....

[Algorithmic Justice League @AJLUnited]

“@safiyanoble, @timnitGebru, @jovialjoy , @ruchowdh , and Gangadharan have been calling for regulation for years, as soon as they saw the harm automated systems have on marginalized communities and people of color. But now that those harms could extend to the broader population, governments are finally demanding results. “

➡️Read the full @RollingStone article
By @lorenaoneil
https://t.co/2MqBSuIwC1

#RollingStone #AIBias #AIHarms #Ai #ArtificialIntelligence #AJL #drjoybuolamwini

[Ethan Plaut @ethanplaut]

@Cheamane 🔩 https://t.co/Olsdp3BMKX

[Ethan Plaut @ethanplaut]

The Japanese word for hangover, "futsukayoi," meaning 2nd day drunk, can be conjugated to "mikkayoi" for the 3rd day

[NYT Health @NYTHealth]

For most people in most cases, hangovers abate after about 24 hours. But sometimes symptoms can stretch to a second day. Here are some possible explanations. https://t.co/bwEq55avTA

[Ethan Plaut @ethanplaut]

glitchy schrödinger's bird

[Ethan Plaut @ethanplaut]

.@anniegoldson⁩’s new doco is a singular peek into Aotearoa NZ counterculture, hilarious and tragic and riveting, absolutely brought the ⁦@nzff⁩ house down last night! https://t.co/Nul0Ny3W4z

[E-Tangata @etangata]

“To keep up with the subtitles, I had to watch with my full attention. No multi-screening. No outside distractions. It was a mental health tool I didn’t know I needed.” — Siena Yates @siena_y

https://t.co/5VW4AKlh6S

[Henry Lowood @Liebenwalde]

With apologies for any self-promotion, though it's as much about our efforts @StanfordLibs as it is about me: https://t.co/W0qdkiqDDj

[Ethan Plaut @ethanplaut]

@kxjin @jonathanstray There was a recent preconference on this subject: https://t.co/I8NpDsZMWC

[Ethan Plaut @ethanplaut]

tool for extracting the "raw" data out of a QR code
https://t.co/7C370nHZg4

[Ethan Plaut @ethanplaut]

what does your writing process look like https://t.co/9AGwgZW00O