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Nan Wilkenfeld
@jnanw.bsky.social
PhD, Human-Machine Communication
Researcher, Mama, Jewish, Tech nerd, Gamer, generally trying to be a decent human to my fellow humans
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Registration is open for #ICA2026! Don’t miss your chance to connect, learn, and share with the global communication community. Register early and save: buff.ly/SystV92
February 4, 2026 at 2:01 PM
I was missing the ol days of Twitter when you could engage in low-stakes ambient intellectual socializing and random mass silliness. I needed this thread and my fellow nerds delivered 😆💕
I'd watch a muppet show movie where the muppets infiltrate an academic conference.
February 8, 2026 at 3:45 AM
Yeesss! I was missing the ol days of Twitter when you could engage in low-stakes ambient intellectual socializing and random mass silliness. I needed this thread and my fellow nerds delivered 😆💕
February 8, 2026 at 3:44 AM
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Excited to share Volume 12 of the Human-Machine Communication Journal is now live 🎉! Explore all the articles here: stars.library.ucf.edu/hmc/
— we’ll be highlighting these amazing pieces over the next few weeks. Stay tuned!
Human-Machine Communication | University of Central Florida
Designed as an international, interdisciplinary hub, Human-Machine Communication will publish high-impact scholarship examining human-machine communication.
stars.library.ucf.edu
February 4, 2026 at 4:18 PM
This is the greatest academic thread ever.
February 7, 2026 at 11:44 PM
Statler: “What’s the theme of this conference?”
Waldorf: “Interdisciplinarity.”
Statler: “Ah… so everyone’s confused together.”
“Ohhh hohohohoho!!”
February 7, 2026 at 11:43 PM
100% Right down to getting in regular scuffles with my “ingredients”. 😂
How I imagine the sophistication of my research.

How I present my research.
February 7, 2026 at 11:33 PM
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🌐 We are holding our annual Mentoring Session on Collaborative Research - featuring insights from global experts in Human–Machine Communication!

🗓️ 13 Nov 2025 | 2–3:30 PM GMT+0
💻 Online
Register here: tinyurl.com/HMC1125
#Connect #Collaborate Grow your #academicresearch future with #HMC.
October 23, 2025 at 9:02 AM
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Less than SIX days until the ICA-HMC paper submission deadline! (ICA submissions close 3 November @ 12:00 noon ICA headquarters time (EDT) ✍️ ✍️✍️
Read our call for papers and sign up to be a reviewer! #ICA26
www.icahdq.org/mpage/HMC_CFP
www.icahdq.org
October 28, 2025 at 7:47 AM
Are you sure you don't want a roller bag (or a bag w/ wheels in general)? Have you considered the layovers, the delays, the sprinting through the airport to make your connection? The next practical choice is a backpack.
October 11, 2025 at 7:33 AM
Social media scholars: Why do I miss Twitter (pre-Elon)?? lol @teachguz.bsky.social Is it because social media is so fragmented, or is it more that I'm older and have to be more professional (e.g. no more streaking videos)?
October 11, 2025 at 7:28 AM
The FOMO is REAL!! @teachguz.bsky.social
September 16, 2025 at 7:42 AM
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The ICA 2025 elections are now OPEN! 🗳
HMC Interest Group has two items on the ballot:
🪑 Vice Chair position
💵 Dues adjustment proposal
Deets:
You must be a member of ICA ➕ a member of HMC IG to vote.
Elections close October 21 at 12pm EDT(16:00 GMT)
www.icahdq.org/surveys/surv...
International Communication Association
The upcoming calendar is currently empty.
www.icahdq.org
September 10, 2025 at 3:46 AM
I am super interested in how GenAI “shows its work” with the coding, and how that impacts cognition/thinking/learning…
August 31, 2025 at 7:29 AM
I *knew* we were kindred spirits!! 😍I’ll have to tell you about my summer online Deception Communication course in which I pulled a “con” on my students to demonstrate how easy it is to be deceived. Those kids will remember that lesson for the rest of their lives 😬😅
August 31, 2025 at 7:18 AM
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Another wonderful day of HMC presentations including our Top Papers Panel AND our HMC Business Meeting! See you there! #ICA25 #HMC
June 15, 2025 at 2:44 PM
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Our Joint Reception with Communication Science and Biology, Game Studies, and Information Systems is happening tonight right after our HMC Business Meeting!!
When: 6pm, Sunday, June 15th
Where: Centennial B (Regency 3)
Why: Fun and Networking!
😎🤖🥂
June 15, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Well, Star Trek is right again.. We are becoming The Borg..
May 18, 2025 at 10:55 AM
Just checking in to see if this is still a thing. Personally, my new favorite social media is Sora.chatgpt.com Banter through images is my preferred method of discourse!
Sora
Transform text and images into immersive videos. Animate stories, visualize ideas, and bring your concepts to life.
Sora.chatgpt.com
May 9, 2025 at 6:42 AM
🙋‍♀️Me! I want to move to 🇳🇴! However, I'd need to negotiate for Winter clothing. The warmest outerwear I own is a bulky sweater (I'm in SoCal). 😅
April 25, 2025 at 7:50 AM
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April 25, 2025 at 5:52 AM
Fellow social science and technology scholars… Do we have a safe word for when we see humanity…solving the Fermi paradox?
April 24, 2025 at 5:33 AM
Ok, but I don't see anything here about surviving the existential crises that occur when you've been awake for 3 days straight to figure out how your work advances the entirety of human knowledge.
April 23, 2025 at 7:41 AM
Ok, so like 3 of my 64 students have "vaguely maybe" heard of Bluesky... and yeah... I feel old and nerdy right about now. But at least I'm not alone. If you are reading this, you are probably old and nerdy too👨‍🦳👩‍🦳💾📼📺📟 (these are emoticons under "old" 😅😂😘)
April 8, 2025 at 7:28 AM
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Thanks to our speakers today for their great tips on conference presentations! See 🧵 for highlights!
Dr. Jesse Fox @commfox.bsky.social cautions against overuse of nostalgia and movement! Dancing squirrels are cute, but save them for smaller screens! 😄
April 3, 2025 at 1:33 AM