anthropology, algorithms, attention | assoc prof @tuftsuniversity | mr @thisischristina | he/him | "very relatable, but not exactly chill"
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12 May 2023
we did it folks, I’m @nickseaver.website on the other place (ty @hypervisible)
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save the date! I lured @npseaver to the fjords uib.no/en/cdn/173394/algotal…
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18 Sep 2024
CFP! A very exciting special issue proposal in AWR on Racialization and Gig Economies. See more below, and consider submitting a piece — manuscripts will be due November 15. Feel free to contact the editors to discuss. saw.americananthro.org/pub/c…
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@BKCHarvard is delighted to announce our 2024-25 fellows! This year’s cohort brings expertise in AI policy, journalism, psychology, math, music, and more. Read more about their research and experiences here: brk.mn/2425fellows.
Congratulations to those selected! 👏👏
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he looks like a vampire with an interview
2 Jun 2024
"It's the last year of high school bro. You're going to kiss her at the dance tonight. You got this bro. You the man."
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Tufts STS is hiring a PT lecturer for next year. Teaching load is two reading discussion-only "reading labs," plus one intro lecture on a topic of candidate's choice; it's benefits-eligible. Please share; I can answer questions about it: apply.interfolio.com/144771
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(we tried to design this to be useful and not a terribly heavy lift for a local ABD looking to develop a course related to their dissertation, but it's of course open to anyone!)
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Archaeologists of the Boston area: Tufts is looking for someone to teach two North American Archaeology courses in fall '24: apply.interfolio.com/143704
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8 Mar 2024
my IWD statement — please tag yourselves
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6 Mar 2024
just went #4
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14 Feb 2024
Pleased to invite chapters for the upcoming "Handbook on Anthropology and Artificial Intelligence". Extended abstracts due on 20 March 2024. #AI #Anthropology co-edited w/ @michielbaas123 & Peter Hervik
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21 Feb 2024
Our next #HCIISeminarSeries guest will be Nick Seaver @npseaver, assistant professor @TuftsUniversity. Join us!
🎙️ "Computing Taste: Care & Control in Algorithmic Music Recommendation"
📅 Friday, Feb. 23
🕜 1:30pm
📍 NSH 1305 livestream
🔗 Details: hcii.cmu.edu/news/on/event/2…
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You can now sign up for Bluesky without an invite! 🎉
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19 Feb 2023
oh no, I just had a terrible premonition of people trying to solve the problem of distinguishing human-generated content online using the bl*ckchain
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23 Jan 2024
it's here! the syllabus for my new class, "Technologies of Enchantment," featuring fishing weirs, slot machines, fake houses for mosquitos, multi-level marketing, and phishing scams:
dropbox.com/scl/fi/dsjv26pgx…
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and a new version of my seminar, "How to Pay Attention" ("make me work on my book" edition): dropbox.com/scl/fi/87j2jtov6…
it's got Japanese cellphone novels, eye-tracking software, the history of the concept of the attention span, critical ignoring and an ethnography of first-graders
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11 Jan 2024
London folks, I'm headed your way to give the UCL Digital Anthropology Annual Lecture on Monday—come say hi! eventbrite.co.uk/e/computing…
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And another holiday #BookRecommendation for you all!
This time from @_louhicky - recommending @npseaver's Computing Taste
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