Katy Pearce
@katypearce.bsky.social
Associate Prof @uwcomm. I study tech & inequality in 🇦🇲 & 🇦🇿. Posts research & pop culture & parenting. She/her.
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Katy Pearce
@katypearce.bsky.social
· Aug 11
I'm offering 3 AI workshops for academic parents (although if you're not an academic or a parent, you're welcome to attend too.) Advanced on Aug 15 and 20, "basic" on August 25. www.katypearce.net/ai-empowerme...
Dropbox doing a major update that requires a re sync of everything, right before a holiday, is not wise.
November 26, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Dropbox doing a major update that requires a re sync of everything, right before a holiday, is not wise.
I don't cite newspapers often, so just out of curiosity I asked asked ChatGPT for the APA citation of this (I'll obv go to OWL Purdue). And I knew IMMEDIATELY it was wrong. OMG.
November 25, 2025 at 5:49 PM
I don't cite newspapers often, so just out of curiosity I asked asked ChatGPT for the APA citation of this (I'll obv go to OWL Purdue). And I knew IMMEDIATELY it was wrong. OMG.
There is a lot of joy in reading undergraduate work where you can tell that they WANT to be a good writer and they really are trying. Giving feedback to help support them in expressing themselves better is realllllllly one of the best parts of my job.
November 25, 2025 at 5:27 PM
There is a lot of joy in reading undergraduate work where you can tell that they WANT to be a good writer and they really are trying. Giving feedback to help support them in expressing themselves better is realllllllly one of the best parts of my job.
For the past few years I've been encouraging undergrads to write for a "naive but interested" reader/viewer/listener.
I want them to explain what terms mean (and demonstrate that they understand) as well as develop skills in expressing ideas.
I want them to explain what terms mean (and demonstrate that they understand) as well as develop skills in expressing ideas.
November 25, 2025 at 5:09 PM
For the past few years I've been encouraging undergrads to write for a "naive but interested" reader/viewer/listener.
I want them to explain what terms mean (and demonstrate that they understand) as well as develop skills in expressing ideas.
I want them to explain what terms mean (and demonstrate that they understand) as well as develop skills in expressing ideas.
Toy sizes are complicated.
November 23, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Toy sizes are complicated.
This was fun! www.theatlantic.com/photography/...
Photos: When the Polar Bears Move In
The photographer Vadim Makhorov, while recently cruising on the Chukchi Sea, noticed a group of polar bears that were taking shelter inside an abandoned research station on Russia’s remote Kolyuchin I...
www.theatlantic.com
November 20, 2025 at 3:10 AM
This was fun! www.theatlantic.com/photography/...
Reposted by Katy Pearce
The 15th annual Communication & Technology / Mobile Doctoral Consortium is seeking volunteers to be mentors at #ICA26 in Cape Town. Faculty from all ranks are welcome. CAT/Mobile membership is not required, but faculty should be aligned. sites.google.com/view/2026ica...
November 18, 2025 at 6:03 PM
The 15th annual Communication & Technology / Mobile Doctoral Consortium is seeking volunteers to be mentors at #ICA26 in Cape Town. Faculty from all ranks are welcome. CAT/Mobile membership is not required, but faculty should be aligned. sites.google.com/view/2026ica...
I did what I thought was an interesting activity in my undergrad class yesterday. Students looked at packaging, manuals, press stuff for various home surveillance devices (cameras, meta glasses, toys, etc.). And they had to write up the "marketing" "appealing" phrases that mask privacy concerns.
November 18, 2025 at 10:23 PM
I did what I thought was an interesting activity in my undergrad class yesterday. Students looked at packaging, manuals, press stuff for various home surveillance devices (cameras, meta glasses, toys, etc.). And they had to write up the "marketing" "appealing" phrases that mask privacy concerns.
Google Wallet is bringing in numbers and codes from Gmail. 🤔 (So of corse I don't know which is which family members').
November 18, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Google Wallet is bringing in numbers and codes from Gmail. 🤔 (So of corse I don't know which is which family members').
I'm not the first person to search this, I'm sure.
November 17, 2025 at 2:17 AM
I'm not the first person to search this, I'm sure.
For teaching - Annual Reviews has a public facing "magazine" that has some really good stuff! knowablemagazine.org
Knowable Magazine
Knowable Magazine explores the real-world significance of scholarly work through a journalistic lens. A digital magazine from Annual Reviews.
knowablemagazine.org
November 16, 2025 at 8:22 PM
For teaching - Annual Reviews has a public facing "magazine" that has some really good stuff! knowablemagazine.org
AI is very good at overstating research findings - quant and qual.
I see this. Would AI reviewing tools see it too?
I'm worried about the future.
I see this. Would AI reviewing tools see it too?
I'm worried about the future.
November 16, 2025 at 12:17 AM
AI is very good at overstating research findings - quant and qual.
I see this. Would AI reviewing tools see it too?
I'm worried about the future.
I see this. Would AI reviewing tools see it too?
I'm worried about the future.
When people have a baby, I buy them a packet of poster board, sort of as a joke. Like, one day, it will be 8:15pm and your kid will say they need a poster board for a project due tomorrow. And you'll have these and be glad.
November 15, 2025 at 7:47 PM
When people have a baby, I buy them a packet of poster board, sort of as a joke. Like, one day, it will be 8:15pm and your kid will say they need a poster board for a project due tomorrow. And you'll have these and be glad.
Reposted by Katy Pearce
A small reminder - when doing your #ICA26 reviews, please remember that ScholarOne TIMES OUT. So compose your review "offline" (in a document, notepad, etc.) and paste it into the fields. If you're typing in the fields on ScholarOne and it times out, there is a risk that your review will disappear.
November 14, 2025 at 9:39 PM
A small reminder - when doing your #ICA26 reviews, please remember that ScholarOne TIMES OUT. So compose your review "offline" (in a document, notepad, etc.) and paste it into the fields. If you're typing in the fields on ScholarOne and it times out, there is a risk that your review will disappear.
I can't do screenshots easily on this, but if you are reviewing a #ICA26 pre-formed panel "Session Proposal" - you first click on the ID number and that will give you a pop up with the SESSION title, topic, and rationale.
November 15, 2025 at 7:31 PM
I can't do screenshots easily on this, but if you are reviewing a #ICA26 pre-formed panel "Session Proposal" - you first click on the ID number and that will give you a pop up with the SESSION title, topic, and rationale.
Another #ICA26 reviewing tip. FYI: You MIGHT be reviewing pre-formed session proposals! But they aren't in the same place as regular papers.
This is the left side of the Reviewing screen and you'll need to click on Session Proposals.
In @icacat.bsky.social we email to warn people, but YMMV.
This is the left side of the Reviewing screen and you'll need to click on Session Proposals.
In @icacat.bsky.social we email to warn people, but YMMV.
November 15, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Another #ICA26 reviewing tip. FYI: You MIGHT be reviewing pre-formed session proposals! But they aren't in the same place as regular papers.
This is the left side of the Reviewing screen and you'll need to click on Session Proposals.
In @icacat.bsky.social we email to warn people, but YMMV.
This is the left side of the Reviewing screen and you'll need to click on Session Proposals.
In @icacat.bsky.social we email to warn people, but YMMV.
My least favorite ScholarOne feature is that I pasted in my review, it "saved" but rejected it quietly, showed me this, making me THINK that it saved, but when I click on it again, it is empty. #ICA26
November 15, 2025 at 6:08 PM
My least favorite ScholarOne feature is that I pasted in my review, it "saved" but rejected it quietly, showed me this, making me THINK that it saved, but when I click on it again, it is empty. #ICA26
Will I be the oldest person at this show? Yes. Do I care? No.
November 15, 2025 at 3:38 AM
Will I be the oldest person at this show? Yes. Do I care? No.
6 year old said 'their with ir means they own it' and I almost cried.
November 15, 2025 at 3:00 AM
6 year old said 'their with ir means they own it' and I almost cried.
Yes both countries start with an A, but come on.
November 14, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Yes both countries start with an A, but come on.
I am so glad that I don't have to type my stuff on typewriters.
November 14, 2025 at 6:08 PM
I am so glad that I don't have to type my stuff on typewriters.
Students are starting the privacy module and the @taylorlorenz.bsky.social has a VERY relevant podcast episode drop today? Alas, I'll have to add it in next term.
youtu.be/yncu7A4NtSo?...
youtu.be/yncu7A4NtSo?...
November 14, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Students are starting the privacy module and the @taylorlorenz.bsky.social has a VERY relevant podcast episode drop today? Alas, I'll have to add it in next term.
youtu.be/yncu7A4NtSo?...
youtu.be/yncu7A4NtSo?...
Having kids 10 years apart gives me some interesting access to evolving norms. I'm very pleased to see the 5 Cs for media use being used now in the pediatric handouts.
Kudos to @sonialivingstone.bsky.social especially for pushing this forward.
Kudos to @sonialivingstone.bsky.social especially for pushing this forward.
November 14, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Having kids 10 years apart gives me some interesting access to evolving norms. I'm very pleased to see the 5 Cs for media use being used now in the pediatric handouts.
Kudos to @sonialivingstone.bsky.social especially for pushing this forward.
Kudos to @sonialivingstone.bsky.social especially for pushing this forward.