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...
The world's exploding. I'm disassociating for a bit watching Connor Storrie's exquisite handwriting.
January 28, 2026 at 7:07 AM
The world's exploding. I'm disassociating for a bit watching Connor Storrie's exquisite handwriting.
Are whistles performative activism or really helpful or maybe both?
January 27, 2026 at 1:19 AM
Are whistles performative activism or really helpful or maybe both?
So many kids in Russell Wilson hand-me-down jerseys out and about today. So sweet.
January 26, 2026 at 7:02 PM
So many kids in Russell Wilson hand-me-down jerseys out and about today. So sweet.
My faith in the internet is restored. After watching Geese on SNL, I wondered about the HS/garage bands of my youth. I posted on my own FB & a FB group for my youth local BBS scene. in 12 hours, amazing conversations, then a member of the band I was thinking of commented in the group just now.
January 26, 2026 at 2:56 AM
My faith in the internet is restored. After watching Geese on SNL, I wondered about the HS/garage bands of my youth. I posted on my own FB & a FB group for my youth local BBS scene. in 12 hours, amazing conversations, then a member of the band I was thinking of commented in the group just now.
My spouse says that his chatgpt doesn't talk like this. Does yours?
January 25, 2026 at 5:52 AM
My spouse says that his chatgpt doesn't talk like this. Does yours?
I was looking around for some articles on AI and peer review to share with students and I saw this.
Isn't EVERYONE talking about this?
Isn't EVERYONE talking about this?
January 24, 2026 at 6:56 PM
I was looking around for some articles on AI and peer review to share with students and I saw this.
Isn't EVERYONE talking about this?
Isn't EVERYONE talking about this?
There are a bunch of vibe coded ICE apps. I'm nervous.
January 24, 2026 at 4:25 AM
There are a bunch of vibe coded ICE apps. I'm nervous.
I tried something new - audio recording a blog post! Here are some thoughts about fandom from me. www.katypearce.net/ive-been-thi...
I’ve Been Thinking a Lot About Fandom Lately - Katy Pearce
So I've been thinking a lot recently about fandom, for a couple of reasons. One is that I have, for a long time, been really invested in being a fan of various K-pop groups. In December, I went to a c...
www.katypearce.net
January 23, 2026 at 9:42 PM
I tried something new - audio recording a blog post! Here are some thoughts about fandom from me. www.katypearce.net/ive-been-thi...
Has anyone read anything good/investigative/reflective about the "Brick" tool for smartphones?
January 21, 2026 at 6:56 PM
Has anyone read anything good/investigative/reflective about the "Brick" tool for smartphones?
@sophiebishop.bsky.social on @annehelen.bsky.social 's podcast today was FANTASTIC! A must-listen for anyone interested in content creation/influencers. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/i...
Is Everyone an Influencer Now?
Podcast Episode · Culture Study Podcast · 01/21/2026 · 1h 13m
podcasts.apple.com
January 21, 2026 at 6:55 PM
@sophiebishop.bsky.social on @annehelen.bsky.social 's podcast today was FANTASTIC! A must-listen for anyone interested in content creation/influencers. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/i...
Does anyone know how to resolve this sort of thing for WCAG2? I want to do this 'fill in the blank' but with multiple choice. There are some other question type options in Canvas, but they're a little harder to configure.
January 20, 2026 at 10:44 PM
Does anyone know how to resolve this sort of thing for WCAG2? I want to do this 'fill in the blank' but with multiple choice. There are some other question type options in Canvas, but they're a little harder to configure.
Ben Affleck on AI - surprisingly great? youtu.be/O-2OsvVJC0s?...
Ben Affleck & Matt Damon on The Limits of AI in Movie Making
YouTube video by JRE Clips
youtu.be
January 20, 2026 at 5:57 AM
Ben Affleck on AI - surprisingly great? youtu.be/O-2OsvVJC0s?...
With Greenland on the radar, this is one of the best longform journalism pieces I've ever read.
web.archive.org/web/20251209...
web.archive.org/web/20251209...
One of the Greatest Polar-Bear Hunters Confronts a Vanishing World
In the most remote settlement in Greenland, Hjelmer Hammeken’s life style has gone from something that worked for thousands of years to something that may not outlive him.
web.archive.org
January 19, 2026 at 7:02 PM
With Greenland on the radar, this is one of the best longform journalism pieces I've ever read.
web.archive.org/web/20251209...
web.archive.org/web/20251209...
I need someone to FULLY explain what is going on with Zara Larsson.
January 16, 2026 at 1:02 AM
I need someone to FULLY explain what is going on with Zara Larsson.
Super interesting piece on AI Deepfakes and truth. www.theatlantic.com/internationa...
How Doubt Became a Weapon in Iran
AI manipulation, and the very suspicion of it, serves those who have the most to hide.
www.theatlantic.com
January 15, 2026 at 8:16 AM
Super interesting piece on AI Deepfakes and truth. www.theatlantic.com/internationa...
Other people who were of dating age before online dating or dating apps, do you recall introducing friends and friends of friends to potentially date each other being a major social activity back in the day?
January 15, 2026 at 12:10 AM
Other people who were of dating age before online dating or dating apps, do you recall introducing friends and friends of friends to potentially date each other being a major social activity back in the day?
I can't be the only person who associates the Green Album with September 11th, right?
January 12, 2026 at 11:53 PM
I can't be the only person who associates the Green Album with September 11th, right?
John just made my day better. @kexp-feed.nvm2u.com
January 12, 2026 at 4:43 PM
John just made my day better. @kexp-feed.nvm2u.com
I'll read anything from Taffy. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/11/m...
Why on Earth Have I Seen the Same Broadway Show 13 Times? An Investigation.
www.nytimes.com
January 11, 2026 at 11:49 PM
I'll read anything from Taffy. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/11/m...
I do this make a comic strip out of a theory assignment in my class.
A year ago I generated these examples (for polymedia) in AI. And I thought that they were pretty impressive.
But today, as I was updating the instructions, I did a new one. OMG....
A year ago I generated these examples (for polymedia) in AI. And I thought that they were pretty impressive.
But today, as I was updating the instructions, I did a new one. OMG....
January 11, 2026 at 8:55 PM
I do this make a comic strip out of a theory assignment in my class.
A year ago I generated these examples (for polymedia) in AI. And I thought that they were pretty impressive.
But today, as I was updating the instructions, I did a new one. OMG....
A year ago I generated these examples (for polymedia) in AI. And I thought that they were pretty impressive.
But today, as I was updating the instructions, I did a new one. OMG....
I saw a tiktok of Sarah Jessica Parker as Annie and had a flashback to a sex ed film featuring the cast of Annie.
Is this a dream?
Is this a dream?
January 10, 2026 at 5:14 AM
I saw a tiktok of Sarah Jessica Parker as Annie and had a flashback to a sex ed film featuring the cast of Annie.
Is this a dream?
Is this a dream?
Sometimes I question flipping my classes. Even though a flipped classroom is more fun for me, some students hate it.
But today, I was working on a letter of recommendation and I REALLY realized that having worked with students in the flipped environment gives me such a unique perspective.
But today, I was working on a letter of recommendation and I REALLY realized that having worked with students in the flipped environment gives me such a unique perspective.
January 10, 2026 at 1:15 AM
Sometimes I question flipping my classes. Even though a flipped classroom is more fun for me, some students hate it.
But today, I was working on a letter of recommendation and I REALLY realized that having worked with students in the flipped environment gives me such a unique perspective.
But today, I was working on a letter of recommendation and I REALLY realized that having worked with students in the flipped environment gives me such a unique perspective.
