Gillian R Hayes
@gillianrh.bsky.social
professor, mother, daughter, wife, sister, teacher, volunteer, lover of all things music, theatre, and musical theatre, little league watcher, and dog chaser. living a wonderful life here in beautiful southern california. gillianhayes.com
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Americans see a role for AI in some areas of society but want more control over its use. About half say it’ll erode creative thinking.
How Americans View AI and Its Impact on People and Society
Americans are worried about using AI more in daily life, seeing harm to human creativity and relationships. But they’re open to AI use in weather forecasting, medicine and other data-heavy tasks.
www.pewresearch.org
September 18, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Americans see a role for AI in some areas of society but want more control over its use. About half say it’ll erode creative thinking.
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“[Adolescents] don’t want to be bad, they’re not trying to get away with something, but what is cheating is very unclear and what is the source and what isn’t. I think a lot of the teachers and parents don’t know, either.” - @gillianrh.bsky.social
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AI Is Still an Unknown Country — and Teens Are Its Pioneers - EdSurge News
Adolescents are early adopters of AI, but they crave guidance on using it ethically, a new study finds.
connectedlearning.news
June 13, 2025 at 6:28 PM
“[Adolescents] don’t want to be bad, they’re not trying to get away with something, but what is cheating is very unclear and what is the source and what isn’t. I think a lot of the teachers and parents don’t know, either.” - @gillianrh.bsky.social
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In case you needed more evidence that social media may not be the thing we should be obsessing about when it comes to wellbeing…another meta-analysis of experimental data showing no link.
New meta-analysis of experiments of social media use reduction finds no evidence that reducing social media use improves mental wellness: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
I've only taken a quick look thus far but this replicates my own meta-analysis from last year. Always nice to see.
I've only taken a quick look thus far but this replicates my own meta-analysis from last year. Always nice to see.
The effects of social media abstinence on affective well-being and life satisfaction: a systematic review and meta-analysis - Scientific Reports
Scientific Reports - The effects of social media abstinence on affective well-being and life satisfaction: a systematic review and meta-analysis
www.nature.com
March 6, 2025 at 6:12 PM
In case you needed more evidence that social media may not be the thing we should be obsessing about when it comes to wellbeing…another meta-analysis of experimental data showing no link.
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Hey, I'm giving a zoom talk on my book, Citizen Scholar, at University of Wisconsin Sociology's Politics, Culture, and Society Workshop, tomorrow at 1:30pm Eastern US time. @uwsoc.bsky.social It's open to the public at: uwmadison.zoom.us/j/9571632480...
February 24, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Hey, I'm giving a zoom talk on my book, Citizen Scholar, at University of Wisconsin Sociology's Politics, Culture, and Society Workshop, tomorrow at 1:30pm Eastern US time. @uwsoc.bsky.social It's open to the public at: uwmadison.zoom.us/j/9571632480...
My student Sohyeon Park is surveying autistic people to augment some work she has been doing looking at autistic reddit. Its really important we hear from people who identify as autistic (diagnosed or not), so please take survey or pass to others: sohyeonpark.vercel.app/autistic-gam...
Help Us Understand Autistic Gamers' Perspectives!
A research survey on autistic gamers' perspectives conducted by Sohyeon Park at UC Irvine.
sohyeonpark.vercel.app
February 25, 2025 at 5:26 PM
My student Sohyeon Park is surveying autistic people to augment some work she has been doing looking at autistic reddit. Its really important we hear from people who identify as autistic (diagnosed or not), so please take survey or pass to others: sohyeonpark.vercel.app/autistic-gam...
This is an incredibly helpful resource for people who want to try to explain what endowments are and how they can and cannot be used.
1/ I am seeing a lot of comments on the slashing of NIH support along the lines of “universities should just spend their huge endowments.”
I’m the last person to cheer on the institutional stratification rising endowments have contributed to. But let me explain why this is not a solution.
I’m the last person to cheer on the institutional stratification rising endowments have contributed to. But let me explain why this is not a solution.
February 24, 2025 at 4:56 PM
This is an incredibly helpful resource for people who want to try to explain what endowments are and how they can and cannot be used.
Now that things have quieted down a little about the #LAFires it is time to rebuild. I want in particular to draw attention to the small community of the CA School of the Arts San Gabriel Valley (sgv.csarts.net), which my son is raising funds to support: gofund.me/17e00ee2
Donate to Restore Hope for Arts Students in California, organized by Gillian Hayes
My name is Warner Hosaflook, and I am raising money to support the families… Gillian Hayes needs your support for Restore Hope for Arts Students in California
gofund.me
February 13, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Now that things have quieted down a little about the #LAFires it is time to rebuild. I want in particular to draw attention to the small community of the CA School of the Arts San Gabriel Valley (sgv.csarts.net), which my son is raising funds to support: gofund.me/17e00ee2