Call for Applications. The World Design Organization Interdesign Residency in Siargao is open to applicants from across the world. There will be an info session tomorrow Wed specifically for *PH-based* designers, researchers & social development workers. Register at bit.ly/zoom-webinar-r… See you!

A number of folks in political science asked me for recommendations for books on qualitative methods. I really love this one. #RPVBooks #NewReadingMaterial

Academic AI bros are a fascinating group. Emphatically anti-reading, anti-writing, anti-conversation. But deeply committed to being called a researcher.

Turned down a speaking engagement in Portland last minute last year. I was told New York should be fine but put an early lid on plans to go there too. I miss travelling to the US and wonder when or even if there will ever be a good time to return.

Must be nice to live in a country with a functioning justice system

For folks who insist that STEM majors are the only legitimate university programs of study, the GOP sure seems to hate science.

My column today on how, the more you look at it, the more necessary and frantic the foiled Senate coup had to have been for those who attempted it. Will failure mean jail or getting off the hook, remains to be seen.

Aaaand I'm back.

More, more climate delay

What a different world we could have.

Not *too* unbelievable 😉 an excerpt from The #NewClimateWar (www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/micha...)

How might urban citizens live with extreme heat 100yrs from now?🔥 Still on a high from our CSB design futures workshop "The Repair Shop for Tomorrow: Provo-types for a Climate-Resilient Pluriverse" So many bright ideas from our students! Excited to mentor them as they apply for innovation funding.

Just finished all 3 seasons of Somebody Somewhere on Max. Such a sincere, empathetic, and sometimes delightfully irreverent exploration of humanity. Bridget Everett was brilliant as the main protagonist. Absolutely deserves its Peabody.

Are there any Global South academics out there rethinking travel plans the US? Supposed to deliver a lecture in OR this May. Some news reports about travel are unsettling. Getting mixed advice on how un/stable things might be by then.

Tropical forests are struggling to keep pace with climate change ->Earth.com | #ClimateChange #TropicalForest | More info from EcoSearch

There are countless phenomenal women to look up to, to be in solidarity with, to be valued as competent colleagues, and to be cherished as caring loved ones or as loyal friends. To be heard & celebrated all year round, not just today. That is the dream. #WomensDay2025

It's a war against humanity.

Universal healthcare isn’t just a pipe dream folks. Early human societies thrived by sharing resources and caring for the sick to ensure collective survival. It’s already in your code!

New publication alert: Our open access special issue on "Governing Complex Disasters in Southeast Asia" is now out🤓 Many thanks to co-editors Carin Alejandria, Rob Grace and Will Smith, all authors, reviewers & SEAMJ editors who made this happen! emerald.com/insight/public… #NoNaturalDisasters

A good addition to my qualitative research class reading list

It’s so hard to find friends who relate to CEO problems. Let’s talk about how challenging it is to be a CEO and then let’s plan a meetup to bond. Maybe on a boat so we can see whaley whales, just look at some orcas

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Hi, I’m God. Thou shalt not steal. That includes taking from the poor and giving it to the rich.

Suggested reading to grasp why (disaster) prevention policy continually fails to take off. One cause: policy environment is too complex so policymakers choose the *appearance of success* vs addressing root causes. Sounds familiar 'no? Open access chapters by authors: global.oup.com/academic/pro...

I am very excited that our project "#CAREscape: #Climate-Adaptive Reimaginings for Enhancing #Healthcare Spaces of the Future – (with @anthropam.bsky.social and others) is funded by the @BritishCouncil #InternationalCollaborationGrants @BritishArts arts.britishcouncil.org/projects/int...

#GreySky #EmergencyManagement www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...

Not particularly please with the way the world is going, including with this. WTF, really. www.bbc.com/news/article...

Is there a way to save posts/content here?

A partial, commented bibliography on focus groups www.raulpacheco.org/2022/08/a-pa...

These photos are VERY clear that Cards Against Humanity is right in its claim against SpaceX, in the 2nd weirdest legal story happening right now sherwood.news/power/elon-m...

If you’re wondering why this is still the case, Elsa Koleth and I provide some context on gender and UN policymaking spaces in Urban Geography here: www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1... also h/t @anthropam.bsky.social #geosky #urban #COP28

First pic I took of the aftermath of Typhoon Yolanda/Haiyan - the mass grave in San Joaquin. The first stop of our women's rights humanitarian group after landing in Tacloban. Unfathomable loss & injustice. Some DRRM improvements since then but still many lessons to be learned 10 years after.

It is World Tsunami Awareness Day. In the early hours of June 7 1931, the largest recorded earthquake in the UK struck Dogger Bank in the North Sea. It sent a tsunami racing down the Humber. Fortunately, it was less than half a metre high and was largely unnoticed.

"A Reconnected Earth" will be launched this weekend as a complement to the similarly titled art exhibit. Includes my piece on the potential of the social sciences & humanities to center those most affected by climate change. Thanks to the Museum of Contemporary Art and Design for leading this!

50, 000 pregnant women are in Gaza without water, shelter, food or medical care. How can this be allowed to go on? www.middleeasteye.net/news/israel-...

I love this Radiohead song

climate-war refugees drawn into gig-economy wage slavery to tag data for AI engines — a new square for everyone’s modernity bingo cards

Last year at COP27 in Egypt, one activist said that ending the talks without a loss & damage fund -- essentially, climate reparations -- would be "a resounding moral failure." Countries avoided that by establishing the fund but leaving out the details. Now, talks about those details have collapsed.

Both-sidesism only makes sense in a level playing field.