How my job hunting is going:
*the hamster also has a peg leg or smth

New publication in Japanese
It’s a shortish, public audience essay on robots and the concept of “humanlike”.
www.minpaku.ac.jp/research/pub...

Is there a correct way to disclose your disability in academic job search? I took a break because I was mega sick & now I can’t even get responses to my field inquiries let alone job hunting. It hurts.

I’m in a venting mood. I wish I could pick *one* struggle instead of what I have now, which is all. All of them.

Look I have a chapter here 😌

I have finally managed to log back in here. I can’t manage my accounts it’s just beyond my capabilities. Hopefully I will stay active maybe

Bebeh has been picking on her skin a lot lately and a couple of (self inflicted) wounds won’t heal. I got her a onesie to keep her from picking the scabs. She looks too cute but of course she hates it.

Ada Lovelace Day at Osaka University featuring our friends Rachel Douglas-Jones and Hugo Reinert. Let me know if you’re interested. (Events are hybrid but it’s GMT +9)

I have the worst kind of insomnia lately. The kind in which I can’t sleep because my brain won’t shut up ideas about work, research, projects etc. But since I don’t sleep properly, I am a useless zombie during daytime. Even sleeping aids don’t work, nothing works. 🧟‍♂️

So I have an appointment with an immunologist regarding my mess of a health issues. I’m debating if I make a list of symptoms or a ppt with audiovisual content. @savannahg.bsky.social suggested using my fave emoji (💩) as bullet points which is so tempting but also terrifying.