Saboteur extraordinaire and director of ASU's Social Data Science program provides you with life advice and tales of the future. (Opinions entirely my own.)

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G.O.P. Targets Researchers Who Study Disinformation Ahead of 2024 Election nytimes.com/2023/06/19/techn…

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The future of photography is “lens-free” This is an incredible project by @BjoernKarmann The camera creates a prompt based on the geo data and that then turns into an AI photo 🤯

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North Face does what Target didn't have the guts to do. It refused to cave to the anti-woke mob and stood firmly behind the LGBTQ community adage.com/article/marketing-…
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The conclusion to our three part series with @doctorow on the decline of so many online experiences: bit.ly/428wMlP
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From the archive: From hermits to celebrities – How social media is reshaping academic hierarchies and what we can do about it. #AcademicSocialMedia wp.me/p4m9em-9A4

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Excited to hear from @fundaustek @oiioxford @TowardsFairWork today as she joins a @WageIndicator panel on 'Women in Gig Work: Web-Based Work' discussing the challenges and opportunities facing women in the gig economy. Full info here: wageindicator.org/about/even…

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Essentially, because it turbocharges some of the existing issues with search.
Here's why you shouldn’t trust AI search engines. trib.al/IxgtG52
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Making the Co-op Case for Blockchain and Crypto newschool.zoom.us/meeting/re…

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You makes demands on states everywhere you build or intend to build plants – some for your SpaceX venture, some for your SolarCity plant in Buffalo, which double-dipped NY State and federal taxpayers to build and equip the facility. For more examples see: businessinsider.com/elon-mus…

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"Datafication and algorithmic governance may enable illiberalism and authoritarianism, but there are indications of alternatives pulling in other directions." #SocialData #Inequality wp.me/p4m9em-c8x

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Facts Don’t Change Minds - Social Networks, Group Dialogue, and Stories Do #SciComm wp.me/p4m9em-c4Z

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Reverend Al Sharpton is leading hundreds to the Florida Capitol in protest of @GovRonDeSantis’ opposition to a proposed AP African American Studies course.
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Please join us virtually on TUESDAY 2/21 @ 9:30 for a live analysis of oral arguments in Gonzalez v. Google! With @zittrain @ma_franks @sfmnemonic @ellanso @grimmelm @GusHurwitz @VolokhC @jkosseff @ARozenshtein hosted by @BKCHarvard rebootingsocialmedia.org/eve…
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Lol, well played🤣
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Interested in how (digital) platforms shape education professions? Then read this issue of Tertium Comparationis: waxmann.com/ausgabeAUG100455 #OpenAccess My article looks at the German school supervision (#Schulaufsicht). #CriticalDataStudies #datafication
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I AXOLOTLY love you! 💖 Tomorrow it’s #ValentinesDay! Share some cuddly animal cuteness with NSF’s new Valentine’s Day coloring postcards. 🔗 bit.ly/3Yvcu4M
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“ASU is implementing protective measures for Barrett faculty after members of the honors community protested Dennis Prager, Charlie Kirk and others who spoke at Gammage.” From @phineashogan and @alysa_horton:
Online discussion and debate about the event and protests against it have continued and escalated since Wednesday. statepress.com/article/2023/…
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Tutorial: NeoPixel Novelty Cufflinks with Scrolling Text & Images blog.adafruit.com/2023/02/07…

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