I have been thinking about this for three days and I'm honestly a bit upset about this. Can't be good for our scholarship - "our" being "everyone's."

Come be my colleague! We have professional track (lecturer) positions available: umd.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/UMCP/j...

we must look death in the eye and say "I am busy now"

I'd like to draw your attention to this piece he wrote during the Vietnam war about being faculty. Some things are the same, some are different. cdn.prod.website-files.com/68f659d39d0d...

This fall, my father's health took a turn for the worse. He's still alive, hanging in there, but under hospice care at home. My stepmother @torilmoi.bsky.social created a website for him so everyone can see what a remarkable man and scholar he has been. www.davidpaletz.com

Did you miss Janet Vertesi's @ottrs.bsky.social's talk? Or see her talk and want to see it again because it was chock filled with awesome? It's posted here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=28pk...

I mean, hell, if you really believe GenAI is making your product better, you should not be relying on someone else to tag it. It is weird how enthusiastic folks are to brand something with an “AI” label when users have no choice, but are so hesitant to do so otherwise.

Paul Ekman died last week - I found out via @hillaryanger.bsky.social on FB. Surprised there's no NYT or WashPo obit. I took a class with him and he was friends/coauthors with my friend's mom. Hugely impactful on the field. Too much to say in a skeet. www.paulekman.com/blog/the-pas...

Our last speaker of the semester! Be sure to register here: umd.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Nov 21, 2025 12 PM EDT How NASA’s Robot Teams Reveal the Future of Human-AI Collaboration—Lessons from Space You Can’t Ignore. Register for the webinar here: umd.zoom.us/webinar/regi... @susannahpaletz.bsky.social @nkuriakos.bsky.social #AI #human-machine-collaboration #collaboration

I like that on social media we all pause and look at the sky and share what we see and it's good. It's good.

Change one letter, ruin a candy Hershey's Pisses

Black cat appreciation day is every day in our house

Humans do the “make it a question so it doesn’t sound so bad” thing and it still sounds bad.

Here’s where it gets personal for me. When I was 9, I started experiencing suicidal ideation … disinterested in living, and at least some of the time contemplating death and how it might happen … It’s easy to imagine how I would have used programs like these chatbots.

Virtual event Friday, Oct 24th, 12 pm EST Register here umd.zoom.us/webinar/regi... Neal Outland Presents “The Coevolution of Computational and Experimental Methods in Human-AI Teams #ai #teams

Join us at the OTTRS speaker series on Friday, October 24th for Neal Outland's (University of Georgia) talk on “The Coevolution of Computational and Experimental Methods in Human-AI Teams.“ Oct. 24, 12-1PM, Virtual, Register here: umd.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Every demonstration should end this way

One of the problems with my spellchecker/autocomplete in email being trained on my writing is that it no longer flags things like "Daer." Come on, that was useful to flag.

Happy Henson Day 2025! UMD is having a celebration of creativity, imagination, and inspiration, about Jim & Jane Henson, UMD alums. Activities across campus and online. innovate.umd.edu/hensonday2025 #HappyHensonDay

4.6 quake, epicenter in Berkeley. 😳

worth repeating at regular intervals

I found this birding book along the side of the road on the Tamiami trail in the Everglades on 8/25/25. It is so well loved with sightings going back decades. If you're a birder (I am not) please spread the word and hep me find the owner so they can be reunited

Webinar - Ethics for Agentic Technology Ariel Greenberg Sep 26, 2025 12:00 PM EST umd.zoom.us/webinar/regi... We'll discuss how we can equip AI with the ethical reasoning needed for prosocial behavior. #ai #aiethics @susannahpaletz.bsky.social

First talk is Sept. 26, just over a week away! Ariel Greenberg is giving a talk on "Ethics for Agentic Technology" @ottrs.bsky.social Here to register: umd.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

One of my favorites from my collection! Unfortunately I have no date or info about who she was.

Me after tweaking my back AGAIN after having an awful few weeks in August, knowing that another steroid shot is not an option

We at OTTRS are getting ready for our speaker series! Interested in teams and technology? Want to get on our email list about our speakers? Go here and ask to be added: ottrs.ischool.umd.edu

i just remembered that the guidance counsellor at my high school had this little plaque on her desk, facing outward, that read "your procrastination is not my emergency" seems relevant to several aspects of academia

tomorrow is September all of the sudden which feels unjust

Baby. Postcard from my collection, ca. 1900.

(Normal = neutral expression concealing existential despair and brain-crushing boredom.)

Only a small % of people engage in toxic activity online, but they’re responsible for a disproportionate share of hostile or misleading content on nearly every platform Because super-users are so active, they dominate our collective impression of the internet www.theguardian.com/books/2025/j...

We are hiring a one-year postdoc! Position involves team science with AI from a social science perspective (e.g., psychology, org behavior, communication, HCI, human factors, business technology, related fields). Best consideration is Aug. 29: umd.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/UMCP/j...

AI slop and the destruction of knowledge irisvanrooijcogsci.com/2025/08/12/a...

Hello friends! I am co-organizing a workshop at VL/HCC 2025 (in Raleigh, NC, this October) on human-AI sensemaking, with an emphasis on embodied/visual languages to build common ground between human and AI systems.

We have always loved kitty yawns. Photo from my collection, no date/info.

in a way aren't we all looking for more sink cheese where we found it yesterday

live action catbus looking pretty sweet

How does one get less tired outside of getting enough sleep

How great was Tom Lehrer? In 2020, he moved his entire catalog into the public domain because he felt he'd made more than enough money off of it. Enjoy every Tom Lehrer album: tomlehrersongs.com

I miss them ever

Me checking Bluesky from the Netherlands after the #INGRoup conference oh crap

Heck yeah #INGRoup

the rest of the cast is great but OMG evidently me and my family need to have Mr. Moss-Bachrach over for dinner

Getting ready for #INGRoup 2025! We're in Rotterdam this year.

NoPro takes a trip to the 2025 Osaka World Expo thanks to writer Scott Gillies with a research lift from Corinna Kester and stunning photos by Hilary Bronwyn Gayle in our latest feature! noproscenium.com/a-visit-to-t...