Gloria Huang
@riaglo.bsky.social
Digital public service. Working in emergency management, rediscovering joy in the chaos of social media.
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Resilience targeting is an attack on individual and community resilience during disasters through misinformation, confusion, and efforts to overwhelm, in order to prevent communities from recovering and keep them vulnerable.
February 23, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Resilience targeting is an attack on individual and community resilience during disasters through misinformation, confusion, and efforts to overwhelm, in order to prevent communities from recovering and keep them vulnerable.
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I had a front row seat to watch 18F get started a dozen years ago by some of the smartest and most dedicated public servants I’ve ever met. Their work saved countless lives, and yes, hundreds of millions, probably billions, of dollars. But just as significantly: it made government more responsive.
The work that I led at 18F I naturally feel was really important (I hope all 18Fers felt the same way about their work): codifying the procurement principals that we’d all identified there over the years. I thought this would have a tiny audience. Instead it became a foundational text.
Introduction | 18F De-risking Guide
A guide for government agencies to deliver successful technology projects, from pre-award planning through post-award vendor management.
guides.18f.gov
March 1, 2025 at 3:36 PM
I had a front row seat to watch 18F get started a dozen years ago by some of the smartest and most dedicated public servants I’ve ever met. Their work saved countless lives, and yes, hundreds of millions, probably billions, of dollars. But just as significantly: it made government more responsive.
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NOAA Cuts Leave Wind Chimes As Sole Predictor Of Approaching Hurricanes
NOAA Cuts Leave Wind Chimes As Sole Predictor Of Approaching Hurricanes
SILVER SPRING, MD—As mass firings of career experts and scientists continued to roil the federal government, officials confirmed Friday that cuts to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration...
theonion.com
February 28, 2025 at 8:01 PM
NOAA Cuts Leave Wind Chimes As Sole Predictor Of Approaching Hurricanes
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This is a really nice, simple distillation of the vital role NOAA and the NWS play and how private companies cannot replace what they do.
Why Private Forecasting Companies Can’t Replace the National Weather Service
NOAA and the NWS provide public weather data that private companies cannot recreate
www.scientificamerican.com
February 11, 2025 at 8:10 PM
This is a really nice, simple distillation of the vital role NOAA and the NWS play and how private companies cannot replace what they do.
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Instead of directly correcting false claims, “bypassing” offers an alternative strategy: focus on positive, truthful statements about the same topic. New research suggests it can be very effective and I cover it in more detail here!
substack.com/home/post/p-... #MisinfoResearch
substack.com/home/post/p-... #MisinfoResearch
"Bypassing" is a new way to counter misinformation, but how does it work?
A new study found that "bypassing" can counter misinformation without direct confrontation.
substack.com
January 26, 2025 at 4:13 AM
Instead of directly correcting false claims, “bypassing” offers an alternative strategy: focus on positive, truthful statements about the same topic. New research suggests it can be very effective and I cover it in more detail here!
substack.com/home/post/p-... #MisinfoResearch
substack.com/home/post/p-... #MisinfoResearch
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Mutual aid is not just a disaster response, it’s a way of caring for one another, building stronger communities, and preparing for whatever life may throw at us next. It’s a labor of love—and a way of life.
I put together a reading list (and words of advice) for LitHub: lithub.com/we-only-have...
I put together a reading list (and words of advice) for LitHub: lithub.com/we-only-have...
We Only Have Ourselves: The How-Tos and DOs and DON’Ts of Mutual Aid
For all of humanity’s many, many flaws, one of our most redeeming characteristics as a species is an almost-universal desire to connect with one another. When terrible things happen and communities…
lithub.com
January 21, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Mutual aid is not just a disaster response, it’s a way of caring for one another, building stronger communities, and preparing for whatever life may throw at us next. It’s a labor of love—and a way of life.
I put together a reading list (and words of advice) for LitHub: lithub.com/we-only-have...
I put together a reading list (and words of advice) for LitHub: lithub.com/we-only-have...
Much of this rings true for federal US government too.
The State of Digital Government report was published this morning - it isn't exactly a cheery read but hard to disagree with the issues and causes it has identified. Definitely worth a read and has some useful data amongst the anecdotes.
www.gov.uk/government/p...
www.gov.uk/government/p...
January 21, 2025 at 12:26 PM
Much of this rings true for federal US government too.
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Our global study on the state of trust in scientists is now out in Nature Human Behaviour! 🥳
With a team of 241 researchers, we surveyed 71,922 people in 68 countries, providing the largest dataset on trust in scientists post-pandemic 👇🧵https://www.nature.com/articles/s41562-024-02090-5
With a team of 241 researchers, we surveyed 71,922 people in 68 countries, providing the largest dataset on trust in scientists post-pandemic 👇🧵https://www.nature.com/articles/s41562-024-02090-5
January 20, 2025 at 10:16 AM
Our global study on the state of trust in scientists is now out in Nature Human Behaviour! 🥳
With a team of 241 researchers, we surveyed 71,922 people in 68 countries, providing the largest dataset on trust in scientists post-pandemic 👇🧵https://www.nature.com/articles/s41562-024-02090-5
With a team of 241 researchers, we surveyed 71,922 people in 68 countries, providing the largest dataset on trust in scientists post-pandemic 👇🧵https://www.nature.com/articles/s41562-024-02090-5
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NEW: 2024 has just been confirmed as the warmest year on record, and the first to breach the 1.5C threshold.
We used a ridgeline (Joy Division inspired) chart to visualise daily temperature anomalies since 1940.
2024 clearly stands out with 100% of its days above 1.3C and 75% above 1.5C.
We used a ridgeline (Joy Division inspired) chart to visualise daily temperature anomalies since 1940.
2024 clearly stands out with 100% of its days above 1.3C and 75% above 1.5C.
January 10, 2025 at 8:04 AM
NEW: 2024 has just been confirmed as the warmest year on record, and the first to breach the 1.5C threshold.
We used a ridgeline (Joy Division inspired) chart to visualise daily temperature anomalies since 1940.
2024 clearly stands out with 100% of its days above 1.3C and 75% above 1.5C.
We used a ridgeline (Joy Division inspired) chart to visualise daily temperature anomalies since 1940.
2024 clearly stands out with 100% of its days above 1.3C and 75% above 1.5C.
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with Christmas over, decor is starting to come down, and hopefully *carefully* 🎄🎄🎄
👉 accidents related to Christmas trees, lights and ornaments send thousands of Americans to emergency departments each year
👉 accidents related to Christmas trees, lights and ornaments send thousands of Americans to emergency departments each year
December 29, 2024 at 5:59 PM
with Christmas over, decor is starting to come down, and hopefully *carefully* 🎄🎄🎄
👉 accidents related to Christmas trees, lights and ornaments send thousands of Americans to emergency departments each year
👉 accidents related to Christmas trees, lights and ornaments send thousands of Americans to emergency departments each year
When I have the rare quiet moment to ponder on this year i often think about issues of trust. This paper eloquently explains the balance of trust between journalists and online creators:
Just wrote a paper on this exact phenomenon shorensteincenter.org/future-trust...
The Future of Trustworthy Information: Learning from Online Content Creators | Shorenstein Center
The views expressed in Shorenstein Center Discussion Papers are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect those of Harvard Kennedy School, Harvard University or the organizations and insti...
shorensteincenter.org
December 24, 2024 at 6:30 AM
When I have the rare quiet moment to ponder on this year i often think about issues of trust. This paper eloquently explains the balance of trust between journalists and online creators:
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Happy Winter Solstice!
These photos were taken with a pinhole camera I made from a beer can and left out from Summer to Winter Solstice - a 6 month exposure.
Bottom line = Winter Solstice. Top line = Summer Solstice.
The lines are the Sun moving across the sky w/some reflections. No line = clouds
These photos were taken with a pinhole camera I made from a beer can and left out from Summer to Winter Solstice - a 6 month exposure.
Bottom line = Winter Solstice. Top line = Summer Solstice.
The lines are the Sun moving across the sky w/some reflections. No line = clouds
December 21, 2024 at 2:01 PM
Happy Winter Solstice!
These photos were taken with a pinhole camera I made from a beer can and left out from Summer to Winter Solstice - a 6 month exposure.
Bottom line = Winter Solstice. Top line = Summer Solstice.
The lines are the Sun moving across the sky w/some reflections. No line = clouds
These photos were taken with a pinhole camera I made from a beer can and left out from Summer to Winter Solstice - a 6 month exposure.
Bottom line = Winter Solstice. Top line = Summer Solstice.
The lines are the Sun moving across the sky w/some reflections. No line = clouds
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"The good old days when America was “great” aren’t the 1950s. They’re whatever decade you were 11, your parents knew the correct answer to any question, and you’d never heard of war crimes tribunals, microplastics or improvised explosive devices."
Fun read! Gift link: wapo.st/3ZL8WgH
Fun read! Gift link: wapo.st/3ZL8WgH
December 18, 2024 at 12:20 PM
"The good old days when America was “great” aren’t the 1950s. They’re whatever decade you were 11, your parents knew the correct answer to any question, and you’d never heard of war crimes tribunals, microplastics or improvised explosive devices."
Fun read! Gift link: wapo.st/3ZL8WgH
Fun read! Gift link: wapo.st/3ZL8WgH
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Translating dance into smartphone vibrations, a different type of (tactile) spectatorship:
“The scientific question at hand was: How can we enhance the experience of dance, reaching beyond just audio and visual input into tactile or other forms of sensory input?”
indianewengland.com/dance-the-au...
“The scientific question at hand was: How can we enhance the experience of dance, reaching beyond just audio and visual input into tactile or other forms of sensory input?”
indianewengland.com/dance-the-au...
Dance the Audience Can Feel: Shriya Srinivasan Harnesses Haptics to Translate Movement, Make Her Art More Accessible - INDIA New England News
Eileen O’Grady, Harvard Staff Writer The Harvard Gazette Shriya Srinivasan danced with precise steps, using graceful flicks of her wrists to depict a heroine holding a mirror and applying makeup […]
indianewengland.com
December 11, 2024 at 11:16 PM
Translating dance into smartphone vibrations, a different type of (tactile) spectatorship:
“The scientific question at hand was: How can we enhance the experience of dance, reaching beyond just audio and visual input into tactile or other forms of sensory input?”
indianewengland.com/dance-the-au...
“The scientific question at hand was: How can we enhance the experience of dance, reaching beyond just audio and visual input into tactile or other forms of sensory input?”
indianewengland.com/dance-the-au...
Great discussion of how to more productively frame discussion about our online info environment, which aligns completely with what I’ve found helpful when reflecting on how to improve digital communications.
Really enjoyed this conversation w/ Justin about media ecosystems and why "misinformation" might not be the right framing for the problem of political realignment around (and pervasive distortion of) a changed information environment. I think I might have sneaked in a sports metaphor somewhere too.
I spoke to University of Washington professor and Center for an Informed Public cofounder Kate Starbird about her team’s ongoing efforts to study online rumors during the 2024 US election; the differences between left and right media ecosystems in the US; and how she believes the field is changing.
December 10, 2024 at 1:23 AM
Great discussion of how to more productively frame discussion about our online info environment, which aligns completely with what I’ve found helpful when reflecting on how to improve digital communications.
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18/ Formaldehyde is everywhere, and it will take more than our individual efforts to protect ourselves.
Yet if there’s only one thing you take away from this thread, open up a window. Seriously. It may just be our cheapest and best course of action.
Yet if there’s only one thing you take away from this thread, open up a window. Seriously. It may just be our cheapest and best course of action.
How to Reduce Formaldehyde Exposure in Your Home
The underregulated toxic chemical can be found in common household items from couches to clothes. We asked experts how you can reduce your exposure.
propub.li
December 9, 2024 at 3:52 PM
18/ Formaldehyde is everywhere, and it will take more than our individual efforts to protect ourselves.
Yet if there’s only one thing you take away from this thread, open up a window. Seriously. It may just be our cheapest and best course of action.
Yet if there’s only one thing you take away from this thread, open up a window. Seriously. It may just be our cheapest and best course of action.
Yes!! Great piece that highlights how both education and participatory democracy are critical.
Why I go to work each day: "Education is also critical. It can empower individuals to think independently, question sources and understand the complexity of the endless information available on the internet."
www.nytimes.com/2024/12/06/s...
www.nytimes.com/2024/12/06/s...
Fact-Checkers Cannot Save Us
In our interconnected modern world, education is critical in the fight against disinformation.
www.nytimes.com
December 9, 2024 at 5:20 PM
Yes!! Great piece that highlights how both education and participatory democracy are critical.
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I was preparing to pitch an op-ed on the nationwide protests calling for President Yoon's resignation, aiming to provide global context amid the limited international coverage.
Given the urgency, I’m sharing it now. I didn’t expect events to escalate this quickly. #SouthKorea #Democracy
Given the urgency, I’m sharing it now. I didn’t expect events to escalate this quickly. #SouthKorea #Democracy
South Korea Is Fighting for Democracy Again—And the World Needs to Know
Last updated December 3, 10:09 AM South Korea Is Fighting for Democracy Again—And the World Needs to Know Heesoo Jang Assistant Professor of Media Law and Ethics Journalism Department, University of...
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December 3, 2024 at 3:11 PM
I was preparing to pitch an op-ed on the nationwide protests calling for President Yoon's resignation, aiming to provide global context amid the limited international coverage.
Given the urgency, I’m sharing it now. I didn’t expect events to escalate this quickly. #SouthKorea #Democracy
Given the urgency, I’m sharing it now. I didn’t expect events to escalate this quickly. #SouthKorea #Democracy
I just discovered the full triptych today and it’s well worth the listen! @viennateng.bsky.social has been a staple in my playlists since I was just out of my teens and her voice always reaches deep inside and shakes new feelings loose. ❤️🔥
If you are feeling overwhelmed, worried, crushed by the news and world rn, take 15 minutes to listen to singer-songwriter/activist Vienna Teng's new incredible musical triptych.
Listen to each song one by one. You'll come away changed, I promise.
We've Got You.
open.spotify.com/album/3zhhAo...
Listen to each song one by one. You'll come away changed, I promise.
We've Got You.
open.spotify.com/album/3zhhAo...
We've Got You
Vienna Teng · Single · 2024 · 3 songs
open.spotify.com
December 3, 2024 at 12:00 AM
I just discovered the full triptych today and it’s well worth the listen! @viennateng.bsky.social has been a staple in my playlists since I was just out of my teens and her voice always reaches deep inside and shakes new feelings loose. ❤️🔥
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This story knocked the wind out of me and i hope esquire paid this man.
www.esquire.com/news-politic...
www.esquire.com/news-politic...
My Life As a Homeless Man in America
An extraordinary firsthand account.
www.esquire.com
November 28, 2024 at 10:07 PM
This story knocked the wind out of me and i hope esquire paid this man.
www.esquire.com/news-politic...
www.esquire.com/news-politic...
There’s work being done to address this that the article touches on as well- like free courses on how to be a “trusted voice” online.
"Research shows six in 10 social media content creators do not verify accuracy of information before posting it"
www.theguardian.com/media/2024/n... #MisinfoResearch
www.theguardian.com/media/2024/n... #MisinfoResearch
Online influencers need ‘urgent’ fact-checking training, warns Unesco
Research shows six in 10 social media content creators do not verify accuracy of information before posting it
www.theguardian.com
November 27, 2024 at 6:13 PM
There’s work being done to address this that the article touches on as well- like free courses on how to be a “trusted voice” online.
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Hi, so I've spent the past almost-decade studying research uses of public social media data, like e.g. ML researchers using content from Twitter, Reddit, and Mastodon.
Anyway, buckle up this is about to be a VERY long thread with lots of thoughts and links to papers. 🧵
Anyway, buckle up this is about to be a VERY long thread with lots of thoughts and links to papers. 🧵
First dataset for the new @huggingface.bsky.social @bsky.app community organisation: one-million-bluesky-posts 🦋
📊 1M public posts from Bluesky's firehose API
🔍 Includes text, metadata, and language predictions
🔬 Perfect to experiment with using ML for Bluesky 🤗
huggingface.co/datasets/blu...
📊 1M public posts from Bluesky's firehose API
🔍 Includes text, metadata, and language predictions
🔬 Perfect to experiment with using ML for Bluesky 🤗
huggingface.co/datasets/blu...
bluesky-community/one-million-bluesky-posts · Datasets at Hugging Face
We’re on a journey to advance and democratize artificial intelligence through open source and open science.
huggingface.co
November 27, 2024 at 3:31 PM
Hi, so I've spent the past almost-decade studying research uses of public social media data, like e.g. ML researchers using content from Twitter, Reddit, and Mastodon.
Anyway, buckle up this is about to be a VERY long thread with lots of thoughts and links to papers. 🧵
Anyway, buckle up this is about to be a VERY long thread with lots of thoughts and links to papers. 🧵
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Today, the White House Office of Management & Budget is hosting a third listening session on a draft framework & guidance for public participation: www.performance.gov/blog/2024-pu... Comments are due Friday. I’m writing mine today. If you know how our government can do better, please contribute. 🇺🇸
Participation
The White House wants your ideas to develop a Federal framework, guidelines, and leading practices for public participation and community engagement (PPCE) activities
www.performance.gov
November 26, 2024 at 2:14 PM
Today, the White House Office of Management & Budget is hosting a third listening session on a draft framework & guidance for public participation: www.performance.gov/blog/2024-pu... Comments are due Friday. I’m writing mine today. If you know how our government can do better, please contribute. 🇺🇸
Having this clarity will go a long way towards helping many product teams in government who have faced delays in executing usability tests, often due to uncertainty from their PRA agency contacts. It’s well worth celebrating!
Long overdue that the myth that you can't do usability testing in government is gone. So many folks have been working on this for a long time, so it's a big moment to see something like this finally go live.
www.whitehouse.gov/omb/briefing...
www.whitehouse.gov/omb/briefing...
November 26, 2024 at 6:46 PM
Having this clarity will go a long way towards helping many product teams in government who have faced delays in executing usability tests, often due to uncertainty from their PRA agency contacts. It’s well worth celebrating!
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Have I had my mind changed on social media? Yes - NOT by arguing with randoms, but by following experts and first hand folks who share what they do, what they think and what's going on. The change isn't binary - I used to think one thing, and suddenly now another - it's slow and additive: Learning.
November 26, 2024 at 2:58 PM
Have I had my mind changed on social media? Yes - NOT by arguing with randoms, but by following experts and first hand folks who share what they do, what they think and what's going on. The change isn't binary - I used to think one thing, and suddenly now another - it's slow and additive: Learning.