Connor Esterwood PhD
@connoresterwood.bsky.social
#academicsky
A Human-Robot Interaction (HRI) scholar focused on building effective, ethical, and robust Human-Robot collaborations.
Specific foci are: Trust Management, Personality, Individual Differences, and Open Science, and Methodology in Robotics.
A Human-Robot Interaction (HRI) scholar focused on building effective, ethical, and robust Human-Robot collaborations.
Specific foci are: Trust Management, Personality, Individual Differences, and Open Science, and Methodology in Robotics.
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Good move, Amtrak! Come on, corporations—do the right thing here; it’s actually good for business too!
Amtrak is slashing executive bonuses to give out $900 apiece to over 18,000 rank-and-file workers
fortune.com/2025/12/12/a...
Amtrak is slashing executive bonuses to give out $900 apiece to over 18,000 rank-and-file workers
fortune.com/2025/12/12/a...
Amtrak is slashing executive bonuses to give out $900 apiece to over 18,000 rank-and-file workers | Fortune
"This long-overdue recognition of the employees who keep the railroad moving is a step in the right direction,” said union leader Mark Wallace.
fortune.com
December 13, 2025 at 2:49 AM
Good move, Amtrak! Come on, corporations—do the right thing here; it’s actually good for business too!
Amtrak is slashing executive bonuses to give out $900 apiece to over 18,000 rank-and-file workers
fortune.com/2025/12/12/a...
Amtrak is slashing executive bonuses to give out $900 apiece to over 18,000 rank-and-file workers
fortune.com/2025/12/12/a...
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Good evening, I heard you like satisfying numbers, have 810006 and 222006 next to one another, hope this helps :)
December 10, 2025 at 11:08 PM
Good evening, I heard you like satisfying numbers, have 810006 and 222006 next to one another, hope this helps :)
The Conference Where ChatGPT Wrote One in Five Reviews (Maybe)
www.chronicle.com/article/the-...
An AI conference was bombarded with complaints about peer reviews sounding AI-generated. Now the reviews are being reviewed.
www.chronicle.com/article/the-...
An AI conference was bombarded with complaints about peer reviews sounding AI-generated. Now the reviews are being reviewed.
The Conference Where ChatGPT Wrote One in Five Reviews (Maybe)
An AI conference was bombarded with complaints about peer reviews sounding AI-generated. Now the reviews are being reviewed.
www.chronicle.com
December 10, 2025 at 4:07 PM
The Conference Where ChatGPT Wrote One in Five Reviews (Maybe)
www.chronicle.com/article/the-...
An AI conference was bombarded with complaints about peer reviews sounding AI-generated. Now the reviews are being reviewed.
www.chronicle.com/article/the-...
An AI conference was bombarded with complaints about peer reviews sounding AI-generated. Now the reviews are being reviewed.
It isn't frequent but I love every time I see another submission come in for data and code to the #open-hri community in #zenodo!
zenodo.org/communities/...
#HRI #OpenScience #AcademicSky #AI #Research
zenodo.org/communities/...
#HRI #OpenScience #AcademicSky #AI #Research
zenodo.org
December 9, 2025 at 3:05 PM
It isn't frequent but I love every time I see another submission come in for data and code to the #open-hri community in #zenodo!
zenodo.org/communities/...
#HRI #OpenScience #AcademicSky #AI #Research
zenodo.org/communities/...
#HRI #OpenScience #AcademicSky #AI #Research
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December 9, 2025 at 12:41 PM
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IT'S OUT! Degrees of Freedom is out on shelves as of today!
TODAY ONLY the book is 30% off with code MITP30 at www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/798105....
Please share! If you got a copy, please post about it on your favorite platform, and tag me and MIT Press!
TODAY ONLY the book is 30% off with code MITP30 at www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/798105....
Please share! If you got a copy, please post about it on your favorite platform, and tag me and MIT Press!
December 9, 2025 at 1:39 PM
IT'S OUT! Degrees of Freedom is out on shelves as of today!
TODAY ONLY the book is 30% off with code MITP30 at www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/798105....
Please share! If you got a copy, please post about it on your favorite platform, and tag me and MIT Press!
TODAY ONLY the book is 30% off with code MITP30 at www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/798105....
Please share! If you got a copy, please post about it on your favorite platform, and tag me and MIT Press!
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They're using the confinement box, one of the most horrific methods of CIA torture in the post-9/11 black sites, against migrants now. This is the direct result of the lack of consequences for the architects of the torture program. Either there will be criminal penalties for this or it will expand.
Torture Techniques from CIA Black Sites Were Used at Alligator Alcatraz
Amnesty International, interviewing migrant detainees, identifies use of the confinement box. There can be no denying it is a torture prison
www.forever-wars.com
December 8, 2025 at 9:40 PM
They're using the confinement box, one of the most horrific methods of CIA torture in the post-9/11 black sites, against migrants now. This is the direct result of the lack of consequences for the architects of the torture program. Either there will be criminal penalties for this or it will expand.
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December 7, 2025 at 1:25 PM
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December 7, 2025 at 3:08 PM
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Amtrak's restored service between New Orleans and Mobile has far exceeded initial ridership projections since launch in August, just like what happened when the Borealis service was established between Chicago and St. Paul last year.
Amtrak is currently expecting to double the first-year estimates.
Amtrak is currently expecting to double the first-year estimates.
Gulf Coast train line is among the most successful in Amtrak’s history. See ridership totals.
The route’s early success has raised hope for some advocates of regional train travel. See how many people have taken the train since its launch in August.
www.nola.com
December 7, 2025 at 3:40 AM
Amtrak's restored service between New Orleans and Mobile has far exceeded initial ridership projections since launch in August, just like what happened when the Borealis service was established between Chicago and St. Paul last year.
Amtrak is currently expecting to double the first-year estimates.
Amtrak is currently expecting to double the first-year estimates.
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Apple TV is bugging out in a hilarious way
December 6, 2025 at 11:16 PM
Apple TV is bugging out in a hilarious way
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microsoft promised to "empower every user" and google to "revolutionise knowledge and technological innovation" but in reality what they have given us is an invasive surveillance dystopian nightmare hard to escape
www.forbes.com/sites/zakdof...
www.forbes.com/sites/zakdof...
Microsoft Teams Starts Telling Your Boss Where You Are—Now Just 8 Weeks Away
Microsoft confirms start date for new Teams update — no more hiding places.
www.forbes.com
December 6, 2025 at 10:55 AM
microsoft promised to "empower every user" and google to "revolutionise knowledge and technological innovation" but in reality what they have given us is an invasive surveillance dystopian nightmare hard to escape
www.forbes.com/sites/zakdof...
www.forbes.com/sites/zakdof...
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December 6, 2025 at 12:32 PM
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Aurora is finally done ✨
Impressions: seats are alright, info screens are great, legroom could be better — but definitely an improvement over the 222s, especially if ran as 10-car sets. 👍
Good to see @omtherails.bsky.social As well 🔥
#DOTS #trainphotography #railwayphotography #aurora #class810
Impressions: seats are alright, info screens are great, legroom could be better — but definitely an improvement over the 222s, especially if ran as 10-car sets. 👍
Good to see @omtherails.bsky.social As well 🔥
#DOTS #trainphotography #railwayphotography #aurora #class810
December 5, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Aurora is finally done ✨
Impressions: seats are alright, info screens are great, legroom could be better — but definitely an improvement over the 222s, especially if ran as 10-car sets. 👍
Good to see @omtherails.bsky.social As well 🔥
#DOTS #trainphotography #railwayphotography #aurora #class810
Impressions: seats are alright, info screens are great, legroom could be better — but definitely an improvement over the 222s, especially if ran as 10-car sets. 👍
Good to see @omtherails.bsky.social As well 🔥
#DOTS #trainphotography #railwayphotography #aurora #class810
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'Please don't miss this train at the station
'cause if you miss it, I feel sorry, sorry for you'
- 'Love Train' by The O'Jays (1972)
- 📷 Grantham, England, 1961, taken by Jack Ray
'cause if you miss it, I feel sorry, sorry for you'
- 'Love Train' by The O'Jays (1972)
- 📷 Grantham, England, 1961, taken by Jack Ray
December 5, 2025 at 12:41 PM
'Please don't miss this train at the station
'cause if you miss it, I feel sorry, sorry for you'
- 'Love Train' by The O'Jays (1972)
- 📷 Grantham, England, 1961, taken by Jack Ray
'cause if you miss it, I feel sorry, sorry for you'
- 'Love Train' by The O'Jays (1972)
- 📷 Grantham, England, 1961, taken by Jack Ray
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As it’s good that Facebook resisted their basic urge to change their name to something closely tied to the metaverse. Oh… wait… www.wsj.com/tech/ai/meta...
Meta Plans to Shift Spending Away From the Metaverse
CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s bet on immersive online worlds has lost the company more than $77 billion.
www.wsj.com
December 5, 2025 at 4:22 PM
As it’s good that Facebook resisted their basic urge to change their name to something closely tied to the metaverse. Oh… wait… www.wsj.com/tech/ai/meta...
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In much more-upbeat A2 transportation news, the State St. bus lane and queue-jump signal are operational 🚌🚥🎉🥳🙌
More of this please, #a2council!
cc @detroittransit.org
More of this please, #a2council!
cc @detroittransit.org
December 1, 2025 at 7:25 PM
In much more-upbeat A2 transportation news, the State St. bus lane and queue-jump signal are operational 🚌🚥🎉🥳🙌
More of this please, #a2council!
cc @detroittransit.org
More of this please, #a2council!
cc @detroittransit.org
**Pros of an older car: **I won't die in it if the power runs out and can open the door.
**Cons of an older car:** I don't get to blind others with my headlights.
Anyway, today I learned ....
action.consumerreports.org/nb-20251203-...
**Cons of an older car:** I don't get to blind others with my headlights.
Anyway, today I learned ....
action.consumerreports.org/nb-20251203-...
Make sure I can open my car door in an emergency!
Join Consumer Reports in calling on automakers to make electronic door handles safer!
action.consumerreports.org
December 3, 2025 at 4:20 PM
**Pros of an older car: **I won't die in it if the power runs out and can open the door.
**Cons of an older car:** I don't get to blind others with my headlights.
Anyway, today I learned ....
action.consumerreports.org/nb-20251203-...
**Cons of an older car:** I don't get to blind others with my headlights.
Anyway, today I learned ....
action.consumerreports.org/nb-20251203-...
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STOP THE CUTS!
“We could have fewer & fewer offerings at UNL, which is going to make it less attractive to students, which is going to be the slow death. But we still have time to turn this around & to tell the Board of Regents to vote against these cuts.”
- Sarah Zuckerman, AAUP UNL President
“We could have fewer & fewer offerings at UNL, which is going to make it less attractive to students, which is going to be the slow death. But we still have time to turn this around & to tell the Board of Regents to vote against these cuts.”
- Sarah Zuckerman, AAUP UNL President
UNL faculty hosting funeral procession, rallies ahead of Board of Regents vote on cuts
University of Nebraska-Lincoln faculty are holding a “Week of Action” as the Board of Regents prepares to vote on whether to eliminate four programs. Professors have criticized the budget reduction pr...
nebraskapublicmedia.org
December 2, 2025 at 2:24 PM
STOP THE CUTS!
“We could have fewer & fewer offerings at UNL, which is going to make it less attractive to students, which is going to be the slow death. But we still have time to turn this around & to tell the Board of Regents to vote against these cuts.”
- Sarah Zuckerman, AAUP UNL President
“We could have fewer & fewer offerings at UNL, which is going to make it less attractive to students, which is going to be the slow death. But we still have time to turn this around & to tell the Board of Regents to vote against these cuts.”
- Sarah Zuckerman, AAUP UNL President
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If the minimum wage went up by one crisp dollar, these kids’ parents would have $250 more in the family bank account after just a few weeks of work.
December 2, 2025 at 1:56 PM
If the minimum wage went up by one crisp dollar, these kids’ parents would have $250 more in the family bank account after just a few weeks of work.
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Sven Kroner (German, born 1973)
"Falsches Licht", 2021.
Acrylic on Canvas, 136 × 160 cm.
Private Collection.
#art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt
"Falsches Licht", 2021.
Acrylic on Canvas, 136 × 160 cm.
Private Collection.
#art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt
December 1, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Sven Kroner (German, born 1973)
"Falsches Licht", 2021.
Acrylic on Canvas, 136 × 160 cm.
Private Collection.
#art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt
"Falsches Licht", 2021.
Acrylic on Canvas, 136 × 160 cm.
Private Collection.
#art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt
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I have a lot of respect for people making urbanist lifestyles work in more hostile environments like Oklahoma City, which (shockingly) doesn’t even have a bus to the airport!
You should try the bus. Here's how (and why)
YouTube video by ERYNGO URBANISM
www.youtube.com
December 1, 2025 at 1:52 PM
I have a lot of respect for people making urbanist lifestyles work in more hostile environments like Oklahoma City, which (shockingly) doesn’t even have a bus to the airport!