The first time I heard the phrase "publish a dataset" I thought, "well, that doesn't apply to us. Why would an anthropologist publish their data?" It's been a minute, and now I understand why *sometimes* it's actually a great thing to do. And we did it!

Today’s read: Former fellow @sarahwillen.bsky.social on the premature deinstallation of the CDC Museum exhibition “Health Is a Human Right: Achieving Health Equity.” buff.ly/A7gnB4t

Right now, the chaos at #CDC is front-page, above-the-fold news. In "normal" times, what role has CDC played in communicating about the field of #publichealth: its goals, history, core values, mistakes -- and efforts to correct course?And now: What are we losing? #HHS #Smithsonian #health #science

Did you know CDC has a museum, & that for decades it's done amazing work communicating about what #publichealth is & why it matters? In this new #HealthAffairsForefront essay, I write about their recent exhibition - & why we should care that it came down nearly 2 months early. tinyurl.com/bdcmafxh

NEW ARTICLE: ‘It’s not where we are, it’s who we’re near’: Crisis & caring labor in the COVID narratives of middle-class white women in the US rb.gy/ilaa6d @americananthro.bsky.social @socmedanthro.bsky.social sky.social @uconninchip.bsky.social nchip.bsky.social @uconnhumanities.bsky.social

So much garbage this week, but starting the weekend with a bursting heart after reading this wonderful review of my ❤️'s (@wogenstein.bsky.social) new book with Dieter Koller in Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (!) @faznet.bsky.social: Link to book in commments www.faz.net/aktuell/feui...

We're honored to bring our "Picturing the Pandemic" exhibit to @maxwellsu.bsky.social @ @syracuseu.bsky.social, in partnership with our friends at @qdr.bsky.social. (QDR) is now home to our Phase I data! Check out the exhibition in the Maxwell Hall foyer till 5/15. Read more @ link in comments.

Grateful for the opportunity to discuss COVID journaling, archiving, and memorialization this AM on WNPR's Where We Live, together with Kristin Urquiza of the important group @markedbycovid.bsky.social. www.ctpublic.org/show/where-w...

Really looking forward to this.

Amid the chaos, our @pandemicjournaling.bsky.social team is inviting folks to look, think, reflect on where we were -- and how we got to where we are now. @uconn.bsky.social folks esp.: hope you can swing by.

Odd time for an introduction, but here we are! It's been 5 years since COVID-19 turned our world upside down. We're still trying to process it, on top of all else. Join us on 3/11 @ 6pm ET as we mark this sober milestone & report back on our incredible collaborative project. tinyurl.com/PJP-5-Years

No Other Land Oscars acceptance speech: youtu.be/3gzo7PiFiaM

Folks, there is so much going on right now, I think we’re all going to need to pick a lane or two to be attentive to and act on. That doesn’t mean other areas aren’t important but there’s only so much bandwidth that we need to work collectively.

Finally, some useful words -- plucked from the clear blue sky: - "flamboyantly preposterous"‪ (@angus.bsky.social‬) - "patently moronic" ‪(@avielroshwald.bsky.social‬) - "fresh disaster studies" (@usofdisaster.bsky.social‬)

In times this dark, we've gotta find joy where we can. Kind of fun to watch the scramble on over here.

Desperately lacking words in response to all that's crashing down at the moment, but ready for a new place to listen in. So hi.