Bran[don] Papineau
@branpap.bsky.social
PhD Candidate in Linguistics @ Stanford University.
Language, gender, politics. cognition, and their intersections. Dog parent to Dionysus, reformed theatre kid.
💬: he/they 🏳️🌈
🧑🏼🏫: www.branpap.com
🧑🏼💻: glossolalia.app
Language, gender, politics. cognition, and their intersections. Dog parent to Dionysus, reformed theatre kid.
💬: he/they 🏳️🌈
🧑🏼🏫: www.branpap.com
🧑🏼💻: glossolalia.app
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Bran[don] Papineau
@branpap.bsky.social
· Feb 28
Glossolalia: A Language Learning Tool
www.glossolalia.app
With… all that’s going on in the world, I figured I’d publish the Finnish conjugation practice app I made for myself - no frills (okay, a few frills) but free, no ads, and I’ll be updating it periodically:)
www.glossolalia.app
www.glossolalia.app
language change is so powerful- I cannot believe I just heard my 80-something year old grandfather use "hashtag" in a context where I was 1000% expecting him to say "pound sign" or similar (i.e. not a context in which it was being used as an actual tag of any kind)
November 27, 2025 at 5:08 PM
language change is so powerful- I cannot believe I just heard my 80-something year old grandfather use "hashtag" in a context where I was 1000% expecting him to say "pound sign" or similar (i.e. not a context in which it was being used as an actual tag of any kind)
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Excited to share that, with @cat-tebaldi.bsky.social , we’ve published a new article in New Media & Society!
We examine how far-right actors on X (formerly Twitter) instrumentalize wellness culture to spread reactionary ideology.
Thread below 🧵
We examine how far-right actors on X (formerly Twitter) instrumentalize wellness culture to spread reactionary ideology.
Thread below 🧵
The wellness pipeline: Tracing far-right health narratives on X - Piotr Marczyński, Catherine Tebaldi, 2025
This article examines how far-right groups advance political agendas through digital platforms, specifically by embedding reactionary ideology within health and...
doi.org
November 6, 2025 at 9:49 AM
Excited to share that, with @cat-tebaldi.bsky.social , we’ve published a new article in New Media & Society!
We examine how far-right actors on X (formerly Twitter) instrumentalize wellness culture to spread reactionary ideology.
Thread below 🧵
We examine how far-right actors on X (formerly Twitter) instrumentalize wellness culture to spread reactionary ideology.
Thread below 🧵
Hate hate hate that I have to update old lecture slide's from "the Trump Administration" to "the first Trump Administration" and that's how referring expressions are making me sad today
November 12, 2025 at 11:55 PM
Hate hate hate that I have to update old lecture slide's from "the Trump Administration" to "the first Trump Administration" and that's how referring expressions are making me sad today
Genuinely surprised by how much I’m enjoying the new Katy single - Thank God we are leaving the 143 era behind! 🎶
November 8, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Genuinely surprised by how much I’m enjoying the new Katy single - Thank God we are leaving the 143 era behind! 🎶
Google what’s a good job for someone who just really likes getting to talk to strangers
November 6, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Google what’s a good job for someone who just really likes getting to talk to strangers
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California – this Election Day, vote yes on Prop 50.
California’s Prop 50 says that if Republicans are going to abuse the system to try and hang onto power, we’re going to counteract that abuse and create a level playing field in the midterm elections.
Make a plan to vote yes on Prop 50.
California’s Prop 50 says that if Republicans are going to abuse the system to try and hang onto power, we’re going to counteract that abuse and create a level playing field in the midterm elections.
Make a plan to vote yes on Prop 50.
October 30, 2025 at 6:49 PM
California – this Election Day, vote yes on Prop 50.
California’s Prop 50 says that if Republicans are going to abuse the system to try and hang onto power, we’re going to counteract that abuse and create a level playing field in the midterm elections.
Make a plan to vote yes on Prop 50.
California’s Prop 50 says that if Republicans are going to abuse the system to try and hang onto power, we’re going to counteract that abuse and create a level playing field in the midterm elections.
Make a plan to vote yes on Prop 50.
Dude, this is just a shout-out to @jspsych.org and its flexibility - wanted a quick and fun way to practice some vocabulary late last night so took <1hr to build a memory-game plugin that I can scale for practice now!
Bonus points if you get the language :)
Bonus points if you get the language :)
October 31, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Dude, this is just a shout-out to @jspsych.org and its flexibility - wanted a quick and fun way to practice some vocabulary late last night so took <1hr to build a memory-game plugin that I can scale for practice now!
Bonus points if you get the language :)
Bonus points if you get the language :)
I’ve never seen a company tank their users’ goodwill as quickly as Duolingo has with the new energy system. Did they do ANY user testing on that system before pushing it? Folks on the fora for other language learning apps are literally referring to themselves as “energy refugees”…
October 25, 2025 at 12:00 AM
I’ve never seen a company tank their users’ goodwill as quickly as Duolingo has with the new energy system. Did they do ANY user testing on that system before pushing it? Folks on the fora for other language learning apps are literally referring to themselves as “energy refugees”…
Why will my dog eat literally anything EXCEPT his beef-flavored heartworm medication and must we do this dance every month
October 21, 2025 at 2:53 AM
Why will my dog eat literally anything EXCEPT his beef-flavored heartworm medication and must we do this dance every month
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Vibe shift in the culture towards earnestness
October 19, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Vibe shift in the culture towards earnestness
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What I don't have in experience, I make up for in integrity.
And what Andrew Cuomo lacks in integrity, he could never make up for with experience.
And what Andrew Cuomo lacks in integrity, he could never make up for with experience.
October 16, 2025 at 11:16 PM
What I don't have in experience, I make up for in integrity.
And what Andrew Cuomo lacks in integrity, he could never make up for with experience.
And what Andrew Cuomo lacks in integrity, he could never make up for with experience.
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Award-winning pain researcher here. This is not something that can be done. Hope this helps.
“In nursing homes, neonatal units, and ICU wards, researchers are racing to turn pain—medicine’s most subjective vital sign—into something a camera or sensor can score as reliably as blood pressure.”
AI is changing how we quantify pain
Artificial intelligence is helping health-care providers better assess their patients’ discomfort.
www.technologyreview.com
October 15, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Award-winning pain researcher here. This is not something that can be done. Hope this helps.
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I wrote a little about some of the little details you might have missed in this video and why it hit me so hard as a trans person this morning:
www.burnsnotice.com/you-have-to-...
www.burnsnotice.com/you-have-to-...
October 11, 2025 at 2:53 PM
I wrote a little about some of the little details you might have missed in this video and why it hit me so hard as a trans person this morning:
www.burnsnotice.com/you-have-to-...
www.burnsnotice.com/you-have-to-...
What is Joe Biden’s plan to rectify the fact that not a SINGLE ONE of Demi’s revamped rock hits is on the “Demi Lovato Essentials” album on Apple Music
October 11, 2025 at 10:13 PM
What is Joe Biden’s plan to rectify the fact that not a SINGLE ONE of Demi’s revamped rock hits is on the “Demi Lovato Essentials” album on Apple Music
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I love how many hats linguistics lets me wear.
There's the social sciences hat, the humanities hat, the data science hat, and even the physics and biology hats!
If only I had more heads to wear all hats at once!
There's the social sciences hat, the humanities hat, the data science hat, and even the physics and biology hats!
If only I had more heads to wear all hats at once!
October 10, 2025 at 5:17 PM
I love how many hats linguistics lets me wear.
There's the social sciences hat, the humanities hat, the data science hat, and even the physics and biology hats!
If only I had more heads to wear all hats at once!
There's the social sciences hat, the humanities hat, the data science hat, and even the physics and biology hats!
If only I had more heads to wear all hats at once!
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Gorgeous timeline cleanse.
One year ago today, a spectacular aurora display graced the night sky across much of the globe. This was my view in *Oklahoma.* What a beautiful world we are fortunate to live on. #photography
October 10, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Gorgeous timeline cleanse.
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HI. It's me.
WE'RE READY TO LAUNCH. 2-4 Sept 2026. LavLang23.
Keynote Speakers
• Dr. Nikki Lane (Duke University)
• Dr. Kevin Guyan (UoE, School of Business)
• Prof. Erez Levon (Universität Bern)
• Dr. Stamatina Katsiveli (American College of Greece)
• Eddie Ungless (UoE, School of Informatics)
WE'RE READY TO LAUNCH. 2-4 Sept 2026. LavLang23.
Keynote Speakers
• Dr. Nikki Lane (Duke University)
• Dr. Kevin Guyan (UoE, School of Business)
• Prof. Erez Levon (Universität Bern)
• Dr. Stamatina Katsiveli (American College of Greece)
• Eddie Ungless (UoE, School of Informatics)
October 8, 2025 at 3:31 PM
HI. It's me.
WE'RE READY TO LAUNCH. 2-4 Sept 2026. LavLang23.
Keynote Speakers
• Dr. Nikki Lane (Duke University)
• Dr. Kevin Guyan (UoE, School of Business)
• Prof. Erez Levon (Universität Bern)
• Dr. Stamatina Katsiveli (American College of Greece)
• Eddie Ungless (UoE, School of Informatics)
WE'RE READY TO LAUNCH. 2-4 Sept 2026. LavLang23.
Keynote Speakers
• Dr. Nikki Lane (Duke University)
• Dr. Kevin Guyan (UoE, School of Business)
• Prof. Erez Levon (Universität Bern)
• Dr. Stamatina Katsiveli (American College of Greece)
• Eddie Ungless (UoE, School of Informatics)
Long live Transas and f Kris Kobach!!!!! 🌻🌻🌻🌻🏳️⚧️🏳️⚧️🏳️⚧️
Kansas Supreme Court Denies AG Kobach Review in Appeal over Gender Markers on Drivers Licenses | American Civil Liberties Union
The Kansas Department of Revenue can start issuing licenses with correct markers as soon as October 6
www.aclu.org
October 3, 2025 at 1:13 AM
Long live Transas and f Kris Kobach!!!!! 🌻🌻🌻🌻🏳️⚧️🏳️⚧️🏳️⚧️
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We're hosting Lavender Languages from 2-4 September 2026. Save the date! Plenaries and a formal announcement to be follow shortly...
October 2, 2025 at 5:00 PM
We're hosting Lavender Languages from 2-4 September 2026. Save the date! Plenaries and a formal announcement to be follow shortly...
I have a single EMNLP paper (I’m third author), excited to announce I’m the new heard of OpenAI 🎉🎉🎉
(This is how insane this sounds)
(This is how insane this sounds)
Bari Weiss is set to be named the editor in chief of CBS News, the New York Post reports
October 2, 2025 at 9:49 PM
I have a single EMNLP paper (I’m third author), excited to announce I’m the new heard of OpenAI 🎉🎉🎉
(This is how insane this sounds)
(This is how insane this sounds)
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This is why we fund scientists to study things like oyster slobber even if you don’t think it sounds important
⚠️ Chinese researchers have invented bone glue that mimics how oysters stick to surfaces underwater.
The adhesive can reportedly repair orthopedic fractures in 2-3 minutes, even in blood-rich environments, and is bioabsorbable.
interestingengineering.com/science/chin...
The adhesive can reportedly repair orthopedic fractures in 2-3 minutes, even in blood-rich environments, and is bioabsorbable.
interestingengineering.com/science/chin...
China's oyster-inspired 'bone glue' bonds fractures in minutes
A new oyster-inspired Bone-02 adhesive can revolutionize bone repair without metal fasteners.
interestingengineering.com
September 30, 2025 at 10:35 PM
This is why we fund scientists to study things like oyster slobber even if you don’t think it sounds important
Wow JADE just released the debut of the decade so far imo. This album is fresh, fun, moving, and inspired all in one. Kudos to a pop QUEEN. 👑🎶
September 12, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Wow JADE just released the debut of the decade so far imo. This album is fresh, fun, moving, and inspired all in one. Kudos to a pop QUEEN. 👑🎶
@netflix.com PLEASE release the foreign language versions of all the KPOP DEMON HUNTERS I’m begging
September 5, 2025 at 4:37 PM
@netflix.com PLEASE release the foreign language versions of all the KPOP DEMON HUNTERS I’m begging
At a launch event at the @archive.org for @chucktingle.bsky.social’s new book & this is my new balloon giraffe a nice couple just made for me. Her name is Laverne and she is a literate queen. 🦒🎈
September 3, 2025 at 1:55 AM
At a launch event at the @archive.org for @chucktingle.bsky.social’s new book & this is my new balloon giraffe a nice couple just made for me. Her name is Laverne and she is a literate queen. 🦒🎈