Good meeting with HELP’s Aboriginal Steering Committee. A key highlight was developing draft Indigenous data sovereignty principles to guide child and youth public health monitoring in BC schools, affirming distinct and self-determined First Nations, Inuit, and Métis data sovereignty
#AcademicSky
#AcademicSky
February 8, 2026 at 9:14 PM
Good meeting with HELP’s Aboriginal Steering Committee. A key highlight was developing draft Indigenous data sovereignty principles to guide child and youth public health monitoring in BC schools, affirming distinct and self-determined First Nations, Inuit, and Métis data sovereignty
#AcademicSky
#AcademicSky
NumPy broadcasting in action!
When you add arrays with different shapes, NumPy automatically stretches the smaller one to match.
#AI #AcademicResearch #Science #AcademicSky #dev #python
When you add arrays with different shapes, NumPy automatically stretches the smaller one to match.
#AI #AcademicResearch #Science #AcademicSky #dev #python
February 8, 2026 at 8:32 PM
NumPy broadcasting in action!
When you add arrays with different shapes, NumPy automatically stretches the smaller one to match.
#AI #AcademicResearch #Science #AcademicSky #dev #python
When you add arrays with different shapes, NumPy automatically stretches the smaller one to match.
#AI #AcademicResearch #Science #AcademicSky #dev #python
I've been publishing academic books and articles on Santa Muerte, the fastest growing NRM on the planet, since 2012 and this is my latest article.
canopyforum.org/2026/02/06/s...
#AcademicSky #Mexico #SantaMuerte
canopyforum.org/2026/02/06/s...
#AcademicSky #Mexico #SantaMuerte
"Saint Death v. Church and State: The Political Economy of Santa Muerte in Mexico" by R. Andrew Chesnut - Canopy Forum
Photo of Santa Muerte iconography. Photo taken by author. In March 2009, Mexican soldiers razed more than forty public shrines to Santa Muerte in Nuevo Laredo and Tijuana, pulverizing cement and plast...
canopyforum.org
February 8, 2026 at 8:24 PM
I've been publishing academic books and articles on Santa Muerte, the fastest growing NRM on the planet, since 2012 and this is my latest article.
canopyforum.org/2026/02/06/s...
#AcademicSky #Mexico #SantaMuerte
canopyforum.org/2026/02/06/s...
#AcademicSky #Mexico #SantaMuerte
Fall 2024 I published this paper and it was deep behind paywàll! Now the publisher assigned à DOI and it is open access! Sweet! “Learners as Co-Creators of an Open Access Book” in Distance Learning. doi.org/10.1108/DL-1...
#AcademicSky #EduSky #EdTech
#AcademicSky #EduSky #EdTech
Learners as Co-Creators of an Open Access Book
This paper focuses on an intersectional feminism approach to writing assignments in which students served as co-creators of knowledge engaged in the development of an open-access book titled Motivatio...
doi.org
February 8, 2026 at 7:48 PM
Fall 2024 I published this paper and it was deep behind paywàll! Now the publisher assigned à DOI and it is open access! Sweet! “Learners as Co-Creators of an Open Access Book” in Distance Learning. doi.org/10.1108/DL-1...
#AcademicSky #EduSky #EdTech
#AcademicSky #EduSky #EdTech
I often think about my bio and English professor from freshman year. They really put me through academic boot camp.
Thankful for them…NOW.
Kidding, always thankful for them but they were tough!
#academicsky
Thankful for them…NOW.
Kidding, always thankful for them but they were tough!
#academicsky
February 8, 2026 at 6:15 PM
I often think about my bio and English professor from freshman year. They really put me through academic boot camp.
Thankful for them…NOW.
Kidding, always thankful for them but they were tough!
#academicsky
Thankful for them…NOW.
Kidding, always thankful for them but they were tough!
#academicsky
This headline in The Chronicle makes it sound like most adjuncts are independently wealthy when the reality is they have to hold second and third jobs just to make ends meet.
February 8, 2026 at 5:13 PM
Theory X and Theory Y
A quick tour through Douglas McGregor’s theory X and theory Y, arising from Maslow’s hierarchy of needs. Read on at www.samyoung.co.nz/2025/12/theo...
#McGregor #Maslow #Theory #AcademicSky
A quick tour through Douglas McGregor’s theory X and theory Y, arising from Maslow’s hierarchy of needs. Read on at www.samyoung.co.nz/2025/12/theo...
#McGregor #Maslow #Theory #AcademicSky
February 8, 2026 at 5:01 PM
Theory X and Theory Y
A quick tour through Douglas McGregor’s theory X and theory Y, arising from Maslow’s hierarchy of needs. Read on at www.samyoung.co.nz/2025/12/theo...
#McGregor #Maslow #Theory #AcademicSky
A quick tour through Douglas McGregor’s theory X and theory Y, arising from Maslow’s hierarchy of needs. Read on at www.samyoung.co.nz/2025/12/theo...
#McGregor #Maslow #Theory #AcademicSky
February 8, 2026 at 4:51 PM
How do you know semester 2 commuting and teaching is due to commence the following day in our house? This be how #FuelMade #AcademicSky
February 8, 2026 at 4:25 PM
How do you know semester 2 commuting and teaching is due to commence the following day in our house? This be how #FuelMade #AcademicSky
Loyola denies TPUSA chapter for second time despite public outcry
#tpusa #turningpointusa #loyolauniversityneworleans #loyola #campusreform
#tpusa #turningpointusa #loyolauniversityneworleans #loyola #campusreform
Loyola denies TPUSA chapter for second time despite public outcry
Loyola University New Orleans’ Student Government Association recently voted to deny an appeal from a Turning Point USA chapter seeking registered student organization status.
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February 8, 2026 at 4:13 PM
Stop scrambling 2 weeks before your annual review. Build your evidence trail continuously. Future You will thank Present You for using Academicsphere. 🙌 www.academicsphere.net #TenureTrack
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February 8, 2026 at 3:23 PM
How to be a Writer.
1. Stare out of window at rain.
2. Experience a certain lassitude.
3. Contemplate the infinite.
4. Tea.
1. Stare out of window at rain.
2. Experience a certain lassitude.
3. Contemplate the infinite.
4. Tea.
February 8, 2026 at 2:52 PM
we admit grad students based on their ability to learn existing knowledge, but recommend them based on their ability to create new knowledge. we can’t predict how a person will be as a researcher based only on their undergrad record
#econsky #academicsky
marketdesigner.blogspot.com/2026/02/inte...
#econsky #academicsky
marketdesigner.blogspot.com/2026/02/inte...
Interview in China (accompanying new edition of Who Gets What and Why)
marketdesigner.blogspot.com
February 8, 2026 at 2:40 PM
we admit grad students based on their ability to learn existing knowledge, but recommend them based on their ability to create new knowledge. we can’t predict how a person will be as a researcher based only on their undergrad record
#econsky #academicsky
marketdesigner.blogspot.com/2026/02/inte...
#econsky #academicsky
marketdesigner.blogspot.com/2026/02/inte...
Was talking with a colleague, about a generation above me, very well networked, and they suddenly ask, "Remind me, who was your advisor?" I tell them, and they go, "Never heard of them."
My advisors were never big names, and it becomes more painfully obvious every year.
#AcademicSky
My advisors were never big names, and it becomes more painfully obvious every year.
#AcademicSky
February 8, 2026 at 2:31 PM
Was talking with a colleague, about a generation above me, very well networked, and they suddenly ask, "Remind me, who was your advisor?" I tell them, and they go, "Never heard of them."
My advisors were never big names, and it becomes more painfully obvious every year.
#AcademicSky
My advisors were never big names, and it becomes more painfully obvious every year.
#AcademicSky
⏳ 𝟮 𝗱𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝗹𝗲𝗳𝘁! Supervisor applications for Cohort 2026-27 close on 10 February. If you're a PhD student or early-career postdoc looking to gain supervision and project management experience, now's the time.
👉 Apply here: cambridge.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
#academicsky
👉 Apply here: cambridge.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
#academicsky
𝗔𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗮 𝗣𝗵𝗗 𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗼𝗿 𝗽𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗱𝗼𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗿? Are you eager to:
🚀 Lead your own research project?
🔬 Mentor psychology students from around the world on topics ranging from social media communication to AI-powered assistance?
Read more ➡️ jrp.pscholars.org/supervisor-a...
🚀 Lead your own research project?
🔬 Mentor psychology students from around the world on topics ranging from social media communication to AI-powered assistance?
Read more ➡️ jrp.pscholars.org/supervisor-a...
February 8, 2026 at 2:22 PM
⏳ 𝟮 𝗱𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝗹𝗲𝗳𝘁! Supervisor applications for Cohort 2026-27 close on 10 February. If you're a PhD student or early-career postdoc looking to gain supervision and project management experience, now's the time.
👉 Apply here: cambridge.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
#academicsky
👉 Apply here: cambridge.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
#academicsky
You are applying for a higher education leadership position, and need to prep for the interview. Workshop your responses.
#FreeCoachFridays will be back in March. Follow and DM to reserve your spot on the list, and be the first to hear about our next session.
#HigherEdSky
#PhDSky
#AcademicSky
#FreeCoachFridays will be back in March. Follow and DM to reserve your spot on the list, and be the first to hear about our next session.
#HigherEdSky
#PhDSky
#AcademicSky
February 8, 2026 at 2:03 PM
You are applying for a higher education leadership position, and need to prep for the interview. Workshop your responses.
#FreeCoachFridays will be back in March. Follow and DM to reserve your spot on the list, and be the first to hear about our next session.
#HigherEdSky
#PhDSky
#AcademicSky
#FreeCoachFridays will be back in March. Follow and DM to reserve your spot on the list, and be the first to hear about our next session.
#HigherEdSky
#PhDSky
#AcademicSky
"I can't mitigate [these harms] through more personal effort, education or professional experience." #academicsky
It's hard, as both a woman and a journalist, to understand both of these things and figure out a path forward. I can't mitigate them through more personal effort, education or professional experience. And it's galling to read the defenses for the layoffs and the people named in the Epstein files.
February 8, 2026 at 1:39 PM
"I can't mitigate [these harms] through more personal effort, education or professional experience." #academicsky
"One disturbing explanation for Epstein’s support of science comes from his interest in genetic determinism. This idea, which dates to the eugenics era..Epstein had ambitions of founding a 'baby ranch' to raise children of women he impregnated"
#AcademicSky
www.scientificamerican.com/article/why-...
#AcademicSky
www.scientificamerican.com/article/why-...
Why did Jeffrey Epstein cultivate famous scientists?
The Epstein files revive questions of whether the disgraced financier sought to merely cultivate famous scientists, or to shape science itself
www.scientificamerican.com
February 8, 2026 at 1:00 PM
"One disturbing explanation for Epstein’s support of science comes from his interest in genetic determinism. This idea, which dates to the eugenics era..Epstein had ambitions of founding a 'baby ranch' to raise children of women he impregnated"
#AcademicSky
www.scientificamerican.com/article/why-...
#AcademicSky
www.scientificamerican.com/article/why-...
It's Feb., so #AcademicSky nerds may soon need to think about fall 2026 course offerings. If you will teach anything related to race and/or the criminal legal system and/or data, there is something in my book for you and I hope you might consider using it. Very happy to answer questions. Also,
Unlocking Justice
How we can challenge social injustice—with data and humanity
press.princeton.edu
February 8, 2026 at 12:56 PM
It's Feb., so #AcademicSky nerds may soon need to think about fall 2026 course offerings. If you will teach anything related to race and/or the criminal legal system and/or data, there is something in my book for you and I hope you might consider using it. Very happy to answer questions. Also,
"Money is one easy answer for why scientists were interested in Epstein... Pinker wrote a 2007 opinion on the semantics of the wording of a prostitution law... Pinker has said he didn’t know the opinion was for Epstein’s defense."
#AcademicSky
www.scientificamerican.com/article/why-...
#AcademicSky
www.scientificamerican.com/article/why-...
Why did Jeffrey Epstein cultivate famous scientists?
The Epstein files revive questions of whether the disgraced financier sought to merely cultivate famous scientists, or to shape science itself
www.scientificamerican.com
February 8, 2026 at 12:54 PM
"Money is one easy answer for why scientists were interested in Epstein... Pinker wrote a 2007 opinion on the semantics of the wording of a prostitution law... Pinker has said he didn’t know the opinion was for Epstein’s defense."
#AcademicSky
www.scientificamerican.com/article/why-...
#AcademicSky
www.scientificamerican.com/article/why-...
A new study examines the extent of higher education’s economic payoffs. #HigherEd #AcademicSky www.forbes.com/sites/michae...
Lumina Measures New Goal: Do Higher Ed Degrees Yield Economic Payoffs
A new Lumina report finds that 43.6% of adults in the labor force have a college degree or certificate and earn at least 15% more than the average high school graduate.
www.forbes.com
February 8, 2026 at 12:41 PM
A new study examines the extent of higher education’s economic payoffs. #HigherEd #AcademicSky www.forbes.com/sites/michae...
Conservative Iowa legislators are on a campaign to overhaul the state’s universities. #AcademicSky #HigherEd www.forbes.com/sites/michae...
A Flurry Of Higher Ed Bills Prompts The Question: What’s Up With Iowa?
The Iowa legislature is considering several bills that together represent one of the most dramatic makeovers of higher education any state has attempted in recent years.
www.forbes.com
February 8, 2026 at 12:35 PM
Conservative Iowa legislators are on a campaign to overhaul the state’s universities. #AcademicSky #HigherEd www.forbes.com/sites/michae...
Wer kennt Wera Sassulitsch? In unserer Reihe Biografische Miniaturen spüren wir immer wieder vergessene Protagonist:innen der linken Bewegung auf – wie Wera Sassulitsch (1849–1919), eine außergewöhnliche Frau in einer von Männern beherrschten Welt. Mit ihrem Attentat auf den… /1
February 8, 2026 at 11:23 AM
Might explain a few things 😉 #academicsky
I work a specialist admin job in a large university. After several restructurings I was left without a line manager. I think they just forgot about me. Not been given any work in three years. I just turn up occasionally and work a few side hustles from the office.
February 8, 2026 at 10:56 AM
Might explain a few things 😉 #academicsky
Critical Perspectives on “AI” in Education – a free, one-hour, Zoom interview series starting Monday Feb 17, 12 noon PT / 3pm ET / 8pm GMT, continuing Tuesdays from Feb 23.
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French Postcard, ca. 1901, "In the Year 2000," Wikimedia
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February 8, 2026 at 10:49 AM
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