Kristin Gorski
@kristingorski.bsky.social
Instructional tech & media. Literacies, ed tech & ICT. Higher ed operations. Adjunct asst. prof. Blogger & microblogger. Let's make better social networks!
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Kristin Gorski
@kristingorski.bsky.social
· Jan 25
Thinking about hope today:
"You can cut all the flowers, but you cannot stop spring from coming." - Pablo Neruda, poet
"You can cut all the flowers, but you cannot stop spring from coming." - Pablo Neruda, poet
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Let me tell you a story. Perhaps you can guess where this is going... though it does have a bit of a twist.
I was poking around Google Scholar for publications about the relationship between chatbots and wellness. Oh how useful: a systematic literature review! Let's dig into the findings. 🧵
I was poking around Google Scholar for publications about the relationship between chatbots and wellness. Oh how useful: a systematic literature review! Let's dig into the findings. 🧵
December 5, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Let me tell you a story. Perhaps you can guess where this is going... though it does have a bit of a twist.
I was poking around Google Scholar for publications about the relationship between chatbots and wellness. Oh how useful: a systematic literature review! Let's dig into the findings. 🧵
I was poking around Google Scholar for publications about the relationship between chatbots and wellness. Oh how useful: a systematic literature review! Let's dig into the findings. 🧵
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TIL about a memorial ceremony in Iceland in 2019 to mark the end of a glacier, changing the place name from Okjökull to Ok (jökull = glacier). Uncompromising wording on the bronze plaque:
"This is to acknowledge that we know what is happening and what needs to be done. Only you know if we did it".
"This is to acknowledge that we know what is happening and what needs to be done. Only you know if we did it".
December 7, 2025 at 5:17 PM
TIL about a memorial ceremony in Iceland in 2019 to mark the end of a glacier, changing the place name from Okjökull to Ok (jökull = glacier). Uncompromising wording on the bronze plaque:
"This is to acknowledge that we know what is happening and what needs to be done. Only you know if we did it".
"This is to acknowledge that we know what is happening and what needs to be done. Only you know if we did it".
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Today on WFMU: On Radio Row, Worst Artist. A journey across the spectrum of musical objects, from drone decodings to pop overcodings (5 p.m. ET).
Upcoming Special Programs on WFMU
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December 7, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Today on WFMU: On Radio Row, Worst Artist. A journey across the spectrum of musical objects, from drone decodings to pop overcodings (5 p.m. ET).
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It could take decades to recover from where we are.
My teen, who had dreamt of being an astrophysicist, just told me he wants to go to law school because, “Science isn’t going to be a priority in the US in the future…I don’t want a job where I’ll be constantly worried my funding will be taken away.”
Gutting. How many future scientists have we lost?
Gutting. How many future scientists have we lost?
December 7, 2025 at 5:49 AM
It could take decades to recover from where we are.
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Some Reddit moderators say a surge of AI slop on the site is eroding its authenticity and could lead to a feedback loop of AI models training on AI content (Kat Tenbarge/Wired)
Main Link | Mediagazer Permalink
Main Link | Mediagazer Permalink
December 7, 2025 at 5:16 AM
Some Reddit moderators say a surge of AI slop on the site is eroding its authenticity and could lead to a feedback loop of AI models training on AI content (Kat Tenbarge/Wired)
Main Link | Mediagazer Permalink
Main Link | Mediagazer Permalink
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Heartbreaking. The University of Nebraska will terminate its entire Earth science department.
One of the country's most successful and respected geology & climate programs: gone.
When ideologues & politicians are threatened by the very act of studying climate change, I wonder: who of us is next?
One of the country's most successful and respected geology & climate programs: gone.
When ideologues & politicians are threatened by the very act of studying climate change, I wonder: who of us is next?
It's over.
Despite the fact that the academic council recommended against it, despite the fact that the program brought in more tuition than it cost, and despite the fact that Nebraskans need & deserve this expertise, Earth & Atmospheric Sciences will be cut.
www.dailynebraskan.com/news/adminis...
Despite the fact that the academic council recommended against it, despite the fact that the program brought in more tuition than it cost, and despite the fact that Nebraskans need & deserve this expertise, Earth & Atmospheric Sciences will be cut.
www.dailynebraskan.com/news/adminis...
BREAKING: ‘This hurts’: UNL eliminates 4 programs despite faculty, student pleas
The University of Nebraska-Lincoln eliminates the Earth and atmospheric sciences 8-0, educational administration 7-1, statistics 7-1, textiles, merchandising and fashion design 7-1 programs.
www.dailynebraskan.com
December 6, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Heartbreaking. The University of Nebraska will terminate its entire Earth science department.
One of the country's most successful and respected geology & climate programs: gone.
When ideologues & politicians are threatened by the very act of studying climate change, I wonder: who of us is next?
One of the country's most successful and respected geology & climate programs: gone.
When ideologues & politicians are threatened by the very act of studying climate change, I wonder: who of us is next?
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Today’s action to weaken the birth-dose recommendation for the Hepatitis B vaccine disregards data supporting the effectiveness of the Hepatitis B vaccine, and creates confusion for parents about how best to protect their newborns. Full statement: spr.ly/633227f3XE
December 5, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Today’s action to weaken the birth-dose recommendation for the Hepatitis B vaccine disregards data supporting the effectiveness of the Hepatitis B vaccine, and creates confusion for parents about how best to protect their newborns. Full statement: spr.ly/633227f3XE
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Personal injury lawyers still exist, however.
Which is why companies really preferred the regulation - in the long run, it was cheaper to have predictable rules that even the competition needed to follow.
Which is why companies really preferred the regulation - in the long run, it was cheaper to have predictable rules that even the competition needed to follow.
December 7, 2025 at 4:32 AM
Personal injury lawyers still exist, however.
Which is why companies really preferred the regulation - in the long run, it was cheaper to have predictable rules that even the competition needed to follow.
Which is why companies really preferred the regulation - in the long run, it was cheaper to have predictable rules that even the competition needed to follow.
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There is no sight that more efficiently puts the lie to immigration “court” than the common sight of children “representing themselves.” Children too small to climb into the chair, children in pajamas who don’t know where they are, children not yet old enough to speak.
Three-year-old child forced to serve as her own attorney in Tucson immigration court
More than a dozen undocumented minors were forced to make their case in front of an immigration judge as the Trump administration ramps up removal proceedings.
coppercourier.com
December 6, 2025 at 5:18 PM
There is no sight that more efficiently puts the lie to immigration “court” than the common sight of children “representing themselves.” Children too small to climb into the chair, children in pajamas who don’t know where they are, children not yet old enough to speak.
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Grid bottlenecks aren’t a failure of the energy transition — they’re proof it’s working.
Renewables got cheap fast, and now the grid has to catch up. Time to build the wires for the clean energy system we already have.
Renewables got cheap fast, and now the grid has to catch up. Time to build the wires for the clean energy system we already have.
December 6, 2025 at 9:13 AM
Grid bottlenecks aren’t a failure of the energy transition — they’re proof it’s working.
Renewables got cheap fast, and now the grid has to catch up. Time to build the wires for the clean energy system we already have.
Renewables got cheap fast, and now the grid has to catch up. Time to build the wires for the clean energy system we already have.
Feline naming process & traditions, as explained & shared on this fine #Caturday afternoon
Cat names should evolve like avant-garde jazz. By the time of a cat's fifth birthday the name by which it is generally known should have zero resemblance to its original name.
December 6, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Feline naming process & traditions, as explained & shared on this fine #Caturday afternoon
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Late night ? As I finally wrap this - I want to show solar system reaching its final configuration. But Saturn wouldn't have a ring, Earth would look different, etc. But if you don't draw it like that - confusing. Here, I went w/the Saturn as is & Earth as it was. Thoughts? #nostos #Unflattening 2
December 6, 2025 at 8:14 AM
Late night ? As I finally wrap this - I want to show solar system reaching its final configuration. But Saturn wouldn't have a ring, Earth would look different, etc. But if you don't draw it like that - confusing. Here, I went w/the Saturn as is & Earth as it was. Thoughts? #nostos #Unflattening 2
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If you want to help, you can share our story, check out our work at viralemergence.org, and - if you're the one in a million person who can save our project - reach out. (At this point, my job is to fundraise for the amazing scientists I work with, so they can focus on doing some actual science! 🦠)
Verena
Verena is an NSF-funded Institute working towards using open data, biological research, and artificial intelligence to predict and prevent the next pandemic.
viralemergence.org
December 5, 2025 at 3:11 PM
If you want to help, you can share our story, check out our work at viralemergence.org, and - if you're the one in a million person who can save our project - reach out. (At this point, my job is to fundraise for the amazing scientists I work with, so they can focus on doing some actual science! 🦠)
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🔬✨ Applications are open! The Science for Public Good Fund offers up to $1500 to support community-driven science advocacy projects. From workshops to local campaigns, you can help spark change. Apply here: secure.ucs.org/a/2025-scien... @ucs.org
Science for Public Good Fund—Apply Today
The Union of Concerned Scientists wants to fund your efforts to defend science. Apply today for up to $1,500 to support creative approaches for reaching people and and to advance equitable science-bas...
secure.ucs.org
December 4, 2025 at 3:59 PM
🔬✨ Applications are open! The Science for Public Good Fund offers up to $1500 to support community-driven science advocacy projects. From workshops to local campaigns, you can help spark change. Apply here: secure.ucs.org/a/2025-scien... @ucs.org
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The @ucs.org Union of Concerned Scientists is hiring a science policy director. For the right person, this is a dream job.
apply.workable.com/union-of-con...
apply.workable.com/union-of-con...
Director, Science Policy - Union of Concerned Scientists
Director, Science Policy Permanent Executive Union of Concerned Scientists Remote Bargaining Unit Position: No Our Organization The Union of Concern...
apply.workable.com
December 5, 2025 at 1:46 PM
The @ucs.org Union of Concerned Scientists is hiring a science policy director. For the right person, this is a dream job.
apply.workable.com/union-of-con...
apply.workable.com/union-of-con...
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Heads up! Share widely! An opportunity to work with their new chair DaMaris Hill, be in a great region of the country, and join a legendary institution! morgan.peopleadmin.com/postings/8399
Assistant Professor/Associate Professor of Creative Writing - Poetry
Teach undergraduate and graduate creative writing courses.Teach general education courses upon request.Develop and/or teach advanced online coursesContribute to research and scholarship opportunities ...
morgan.peopleadmin.com
December 5, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Heads up! Share widely! An opportunity to work with their new chair DaMaris Hill, be in a great region of the country, and join a legendary institution! morgan.peopleadmin.com/postings/8399
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ALERT: Emergency Caturday has been declared.
Special holiday edition. 🎄🐈
Special holiday edition. 🎄🐈
December 5, 2025 at 1:37 PM
ALERT: Emergency Caturday has been declared.
Special holiday edition. 🎄🐈
Special holiday edition. 🎄🐈
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The accumulated waste of generations of mass consumption is decaying in landfill, + the chemicals those goods were drenched in - lead, mercury, cadmium, PFAS, PCBs - are seeping slowly back out into water, soil + air.
Our report with @investigate-europe.eu:
euobserver.com/eu-political...
Our report with @investigate-europe.eu:
euobserver.com/eu-political...
Europe’s landfill crisis exposed: new map reveals toxic cocktail of environmental risks
Thousands of landfills across Europe lie in flood-risk zones, areas which could endanger drinking water or sensitive conservation sites, Investigate Europe and Watershed Investigations can reveal in t...
euobserver.com
December 4, 2025 at 5:21 PM
The accumulated waste of generations of mass consumption is decaying in landfill, + the chemicals those goods were drenched in - lead, mercury, cadmium, PFAS, PCBs - are seeping slowly back out into water, soil + air.
Our report with @investigate-europe.eu:
euobserver.com/eu-political...
Our report with @investigate-europe.eu:
euobserver.com/eu-political...
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📚New Pub! Kicking off our guest edited special issue series on digital texts and how to teach them, @mraleosays.bsky.social writes on “Pixels, Prose, and Literary Knowledge Production: Cultivating Aesthetic Literacies Through Audiovisual Essay Composing”. Check it out!
Pixels, Prose, and Literary Knowledge Production: Cultivating Aesthetic Literacies Through Audiovisual Essay Composing – CITE Journal
citejournal.org
December 5, 2025 at 12:53 PM
📚New Pub! Kicking off our guest edited special issue series on digital texts and how to teach them, @mraleosays.bsky.social writes on “Pixels, Prose, and Literary Knowledge Production: Cultivating Aesthetic Literacies Through Audiovisual Essay Composing”. Check it out!
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ICYMI: I spoke with more than a dozen people who have uploaded medical records to ChatGPT, seeking health analysis and interpretation of their labwork with mixed results, and significant inaccuracy and privacy risks.
People Are Uploading Their Medical Records to A.I. Chatbots
www.nytimes.com
December 4, 2025 at 3:18 PM
ICYMI: I spoke with more than a dozen people who have uploaded medical records to ChatGPT, seeking health analysis and interpretation of their labwork with mixed results, and significant inaccuracy and privacy risks.
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Netflix wins the bidding war for Warner Bros.
Netflix wins the bidding war for Warner Bros.
But what will they rename HBO Max this time?
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December 5, 2025 at 8:40 AM
Netflix wins the bidding war for Warner Bros.
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🚨 New in Nature+Science!🚨
AI chatbots can shift voter attitudes on candidates & policies, often by 10+pp
🔹Exps in US Canada Poland & UK
🔹More “facts”→more persuasion (not psych tricks)
🔹Increasing persuasiveness reduces "fact" accuracy
🔹Right-leaning bots=more inaccurate
AI chatbots can shift voter attitudes on candidates & policies, often by 10+pp
🔹Exps in US Canada Poland & UK
🔹More “facts”→more persuasion (not psych tricks)
🔹Increasing persuasiveness reduces "fact" accuracy
🔹Right-leaning bots=more inaccurate
December 4, 2025 at 8:43 PM
🚨 New in Nature+Science!🚨
AI chatbots can shift voter attitudes on candidates & policies, often by 10+pp
🔹Exps in US Canada Poland & UK
🔹More “facts”→more persuasion (not psych tricks)
🔹Increasing persuasiveness reduces "fact" accuracy
🔹Right-leaning bots=more inaccurate
AI chatbots can shift voter attitudes on candidates & policies, often by 10+pp
🔹Exps in US Canada Poland & UK
🔹More “facts”→more persuasion (not psych tricks)
🔹Increasing persuasiveness reduces "fact" accuracy
🔹Right-leaning bots=more inaccurate