An essay (with prompts) about using LLM to write a thesis giuliaranzini.substack.com/p/if-you-can...

Certo che poi uno legge un comunicato stampa tipo questo e si chiede: contratto con chi? con quale controllo dei dati? Per dire perché noi ci abbiamo un prodotto Microsoft integrato nella e-mail, senza averlo scelto. Però poi gli esami sono di fatto dati personali. www.corriere.it/economia/lav...

Stasera alle 21:15 in diretta con Radio Incredibile per il programma Io Divilgo Forte parliamo per un’oretta di open science e di cosa vuol dire cercare nelle cose frivole (tipo le app di dating) segnali di una società che cambia. In Italiano!!! Link a YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=NzNj...

As a teen I spoke good English, so a journalist friend brought me to interview metal bands and (more often) to see shows. Mixed experiences (it was peak nu metal) but mostly great conversations, harmless approaches, respectful moshpits. Overwhelmingly I have experienced metal dudes as decent folks.

Government, everyone with pets* : Amsterdam you go too crazy on NYE, in 2026 we introduce a full ban. Amsterdam, NYE 2025:

Oh and also. (if we can’t be near the mountains then)

How’s your NYE going I just washed 1.5 kg of second hand Lego

Comunque gli americani della famiglia preferiscono il pandoro al panettone e questo ci dice tutto quello che dobbiamo sapere.

I would not be an academic if I had not followed an English language BA in International Economics in my hometown of Milan. Studying economics among a multitude of nationalities allowed me to grow as a researcher.

Quest’anno a Natale ai “vabbè ma quando tornate dai?” pronto sul cellulare il video della ministra Bernini.

A more useful question would be: is doing tasks within a given time ALSO something we want to test, or a skill we want to develop? If so, accommodations should be few if any. If not, we need better testing. www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...

I am a bit skeptical of the rise of student detachment (personally I felt there was a peak of distance after Covid, and then a partial return) BUT this is one possible consequence of broad LLM availability. What I have noticed is one rather silly effect: lately, my students are particularly nervous.

Sick child, grant proposal rejected, Amsterdam wintering extra hard, thankfully we planned Friendsgiving for tomorrow. Today is for grumpy baking.

As the only non-American in my household, I am definitely the one who is most irrationally attached to thanksgiving dinner. Not thanksgiving per se - it is not my culture after all. Just dinner.

Broken record. I am a broken record. giuliaranzini.substack.com/p/where-we-g...

@dieworkwear.bsky.social is one of the reasons to stay on this app.

Thanks to NWO that will fund one year of research into whether romantic polarization is making Gen Z’s love life a bit more interesting. Sometimes it works, friends. A bunch more interesting projects funded here: www.nwo.nl/nieuws/van-s...

This is a stellar position in an excellent place. Doing research in Switzerland changed my life in more ways than one. Viu glück!

I'm hiring! I'm looking for 1️⃣ pre-doc and 2️⃣ post-docs. If you're fascinated by media effects, quantitative methods, and open science, please consider applying 🙂 International applications welcome! Application Pre-doc: jobs.uzh.ch/job-vacancie... Application Post-doc: jobs.uzh.ch/job-vacancie...

pretty much the only takes that matters on the matter.

An essay on DEI, CSR and how we might be approaching a new era of “just business”.

A couple of thoughts on the TikTok ban from someone who started studying social media when “friending” was an actual verb, go figure. open.substack.com/pub/giuliara...

Looking forward! 📆

My main response to the Vulture article, other than nausea, is remembering how when I was an impromptu interpreter in the 00s, my parasocial idol - writer Joe Lansdale - was kind, impeccable about boundaries, and exactly the person I thought he’d be. I think that’s still true for most people.

Coming January 30th, if you are in Amsterdam - VU organizes a free day of presentations and workshops on the Anthropocene. vu.nl/en/events/20...

New CDC data is out on youth mental health. Unsurprisingly, the biggest issues have nothing to do with social media. If only we could actually convince policymakers to invest in the actual problems that youth face. For a great topline look at the new data, see: www.sfchronicle.com/opinion/open...

Anyway my parenting superpower is that I can turn almost anything into a treat. You would think this is a delicious tray of oatmeal cookies - and yet they contain enough protein to feed a bodybuilder. (File under: toddlers)