Director @UCSCTransform, @EverettProgram. Research on technology, future of work, economic opportunity and social equity. #SolidarityEconomics
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2 Feb 2024
Fascinating: The Social Interoperability of Artificial Intelligence | Psychology Today psychologytoday.com/us/blog/…
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11 Feb 2024
This is really interesting and maybe really important
5 Feb 2024
Long time no tweet! Happy to be back with a new paper on #GenAI policies in HE assessment. There is a critical silence regarding what it means by “original work” when knowledge production becomes increasingly distributed, collaborative and mediated by AI. tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.…
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30 Sep 2023
Super interesting study that goes beyond the “AI is destroying jobs” craziness to really explore how it can be a tool and transform our work. But also the dangers of depending on it. @emollick oneusefulthing.org/p/centaur…
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27 Sep 2023
Will there be a public benefit to lithium extraction in California?
Manuel Pastor and I share our #BellagioPerspectives on why the transition to a clean-energy economy must center equity. rockfound.link/45gOV2o #RFBellagio @RockefellerFdn @UCSCtransform
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25 Jul 2023
Yes we need to reform elite institutions. Not just admissions open.substack.com/pub/people…
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6 Jul 2023
We’re very excited about this new role for us in the @rightlivelihood network. @RLCSantaCruz. Lots of hopes and plans for the coming few years! Stay tuned. news.ucsc.edu/2023/07/right-…
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4 Jul 2023
We still have affirmative action for white people. “43 percent of white students admitted to Harvard were recruited athletes, legacy students, the children of faculty and staff, or…relatives of donors” theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv…
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4 Jul 2023
“The key to greater racial equity in American higher education is elevating the quality of the broad range of schools most students attend.” nytimes.com/interactive/2023…
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Youngest member of the state legislature sponsoring the most forward looking housing plan. Yes!! mercurynews.com/2023/05/30/c…
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1 Apr 2023
Inequality hurts all of us...
31 Mar 2023
Here are these 2 striking graphs from today's @FT article by John Burn-Murdoch.
No. 1. At any point of income distribution US life expectancy is lower than UK's. (Ok, we more or less knew that.) But the top-bottom gap in the US is 13 years! This is a huge number.
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Chris Benner retweeted
31 Mar 2023
When Barack Obama, Mark Cuban, Mark Zuckerberg, Elon Musk, Kai-Fu Lee,Jack Ma and the UN are all saying the same thing, it is time to listen.
Basic Income is an economic imperative in the 21st century.
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Important paper documenting connections between violence against Black Americans and Black political efficacy during Reconstruction. from @TrevonDLogan cambridge.org/core/journals/…
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24 Mar 2023
Honored to have been with so many great people at this kick off event!
The Community Economic Resilience Fund is about helping ALL Californians engage in the economy to build prosperity across all of the state's regions. Helping us with this conversation are professors @chrisbenner @ucsc and @Prof_MPastor.
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2 Mar 2023
If you missed the amazing #ValarieKaur @narroVictor and @Prof_MPastor at our Solidarity and Spirituality event, you can catch the recording on our website: transform.ucsc.edu/event/sol… and youtube: youtu.be/P968dzhH_-I @UCSCtransform
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2 Mar 2023
“From this day forward is the first day of the rest of our lives.” Wayne Shorter will be missed but his legacy lives on. npr.org/2023/03/02/768874324…
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Chris Benner retweeted
28 Feb 2023
Still buzzing from this conversation today!
Thanks for joining us! @NarroVictor @Prof_MPastor @chrisbenner @revloveproject
28 Feb 2023
#SoulSpiritScale event takeways by @kimtabari:
1. Need to look at our past & how it impacts our soul
2. Love ethic= our compass. Create opptys for ppl to find their power
3. Revolutionary love, #solidarityeconomics & centering spirituality in activism is the call of our times
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Chris Benner retweeted
28 Feb 2023
Greatly enjoyed the space today with @Prof_MPastor @chrisbenner @kimtabari and Valarie Kaur!! ❤️🙏❤️🙏#Grateful
28 Feb 2023
#SoulSpiritScale event takeways by @kimtabari:
1. Need to look at our past & how it impacts our soul
2. Love ethic= our compass. Create opptys for ppl to find their power
3. Revolutionary love, #solidarityeconomics & centering spirituality in activism is the call of our times
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