Robin G Nelson
@robingnelson.blacksky.app
Biocultural Bio Anthropologist at SHESC ASU;
studying familial & community dynamics, child growth, health outcomes across the lifespan, & parental investment; parent to 2; happy introvert; loves exercise; NJ ---> AZ
studying familial & community dynamics, child growth, health outcomes across the lifespan, & parental investment; parent to 2; happy introvert; loves exercise; NJ ---> AZ
My kids got me a baby saguaro cactus 🌵 they were with me one day when I was searching for one for our yard and they remembered ❤️
December 25, 2025 at 5:08 PM
My kids got me a baby saguaro cactus 🌵 they were with me one day when I was searching for one for our yard and they remembered ❤️
I love having the holiday just with our little family - we just decided the menu, we lounge around during Christmas day - it's very low stress and I'm grateful for that.
December 23, 2025 at 10:35 PM
I love having the holiday just with our little family - we just decided the menu, we lounge around during Christmas day - it's very low stress and I'm grateful for that.
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People may not realize that this is the birth place of Ethnic Studies and the first Black Studies program. SFSU is a school of historic significance.
December 23, 2025 at 12:55 PM
People may not realize that this is the birth place of Ethnic Studies and the first Black Studies program. SFSU is a school of historic significance.
One of my dissertation committee members/mentors snowbirds in Phoenix so I get to see him every year. It brings me so much happiness to see his face (a face that used to low key scare me a little 😅) - his continued check-ins and support are a gift
December 16, 2025 at 6:35 PM
One of my dissertation committee members/mentors snowbirds in Phoenix so I get to see him every year. It brings me so much happiness to see his face (a face that used to low key scare me a little 😅) - his continued check-ins and support are a gift
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I think this is the fourth of the horsemen.
The Ellison family’s desire to take over Warner Bros should alarm anyone concerned with U.S. propaganda & media consolidation—
They would own Paramount, Warner Bros, CNN, CBS, HBO, TikTok & a host of major cable channels
They would own Paramount, Warner Bros, CNN, CBS, HBO, TikTok & a host of major cable channels
December 9, 2025 at 8:46 PM
I think this is the fourth of the horsemen.
One of my students told me I am "effortlessly cool" - so you really can't tell me anything for the rest of the week.
*It's not effortless at all AND "cool" is questionable but I'll take it 😂
*It's not effortless at all AND "cool" is questionable but I'll take it 😂
December 9, 2025 at 9:40 PM
One of my students told me I am "effortlessly cool" - so you really can't tell me anything for the rest of the week.
*It's not effortless at all AND "cool" is questionable but I'll take it 😂
*It's not effortless at all AND "cool" is questionable but I'll take it 😂
Took so long to feel good on my run today - the moment it clicked? 2.67 miles into a tempo run (!!) Anyway - it's done. and of course...I feel better having done it.
December 9, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Took so long to feel good on my run today - the moment it clicked? 2.67 miles into a tempo run (!!) Anyway - it's done. and of course...I feel better having done it.
I should not be worried about teaching this empirically grounded and well-researched section on race/racism in sports in my upcoming sports and culture course but here we are
December 8, 2025 at 7:36 PM
I should not be worried about teaching this empirically grounded and well-researched section on race/racism in sports in my upcoming sports and culture course but here we are
I really wanted to run today but had to accept that it was a rest day. When I let myself sit with that - I realized tat I am so exhausted. This time of year is so draining. I need to sleep for week.
December 8, 2025 at 6:18 PM
I really wanted to run today but had to accept that it was a rest day. When I let myself sit with that - I realized tat I am so exhausted. This time of year is so draining. I need to sleep for week.
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Next week, we welcome @rebeccasear.bsky.social in our Lecture Series. Rebecca will talk about 21st century eugenics, scientific racism and the role of academia in promoting political ideology. Just register here to participate 👉 rotorub.wordpress.com/roto-lecture...
#PhilSci #HPBio
#PhilSci #HPBio
December 1, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Next week, we welcome @rebeccasear.bsky.social in our Lecture Series. Rebecca will talk about 21st century eugenics, scientific racism and the role of academia in promoting political ideology. Just register here to participate 👉 rotorub.wordpress.com/roto-lecture...
#PhilSci #HPBio
#PhilSci #HPBio
Not me sitting through my required yearly bloodborne pathogens lab training where they discuss the risks of exposure to Hep B on the same day that RFK Jr. officially removes the recommendation for Hep B vaccination for newborns.
We are living through the most stupid and dangerous timeline
We are living through the most stupid and dangerous timeline
December 5, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Not me sitting through my required yearly bloodborne pathogens lab training where they discuss the risks of exposure to Hep B on the same day that RFK Jr. officially removes the recommendation for Hep B vaccination for newborns.
We are living through the most stupid and dangerous timeline
We are living through the most stupid and dangerous timeline
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Just finished my last class of the semester🎉Reminded of how much I love teaching this academic writing class for grad students. We focus on improving our writing but also reducing anxiety and becoming a more consistent & productive writer
Some of the students favorite writing tips/learnings below:
Some of the students favorite writing tips/learnings below:
December 5, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Just finished my last class of the semester🎉Reminded of how much I love teaching this academic writing class for grad students. We focus on improving our writing but also reducing anxiety and becoming a more consistent & productive writer
Some of the students favorite writing tips/learnings below:
Some of the students favorite writing tips/learnings below:
My close friends from high school are Black women - 1 who is a nurse and one who is a geochemist whose family also owns a farm - the political conversations are rage filled to say the least.
December 5, 2025 at 5:36 PM
My close friends from high school are Black women - 1 who is a nurse and one who is a geochemist whose family also owns a farm - the political conversations are rage filled to say the least.
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"The message was clear. Let ChatGPT redesign your class. Let ChatGPT tell you how to evaluate your students. Let ChatGPT tell students how to use ChatGPT. Let ChatGPT solve the problem of human education. It was like being handed a Mad Libs puzzle for automating your syllabus."
Absolutely devastating account of the CSU's $17 million capitulation to ChatGPT, from a fellow faculty member watching it happen www.currentaffairs.org/news/ai-is-d...
AI is Destroying the University and Learning Itself
Students use AI to write papers, professors use AI to grade them, degrees become meaningless, and tech companies make fortunes. Welcome to the death of higher education.
www.currentaffairs.org
December 3, 2025 at 4:25 AM
"The message was clear. Let ChatGPT redesign your class. Let ChatGPT tell you how to evaluate your students. Let ChatGPT tell students how to use ChatGPT. Let ChatGPT solve the problem of human education. It was like being handed a Mad Libs puzzle for automating your syllabus."
went to a conference, came back to a *surprise* holiday visit from a family member, cooked, ran a turkey trot, ran a 10k a few days later, did all the family/community things, & taught my last class of the term today. I can feel the exhaustion taking over my body like a wave building from my feet
December 2, 2025 at 9:03 PM
went to a conference, came back to a *surprise* holiday visit from a family member, cooked, ran a turkey trot, ran a 10k a few days later, did all the family/community things, & taught my last class of the term today. I can feel the exhaustion taking over my body like a wave building from my feet
100% w/ Tressie and also amazed by the pushback on this. Have standards for the relationships you keep; You owe it to yourself to let go of the bad ones and honor other people who make that choice for themselves.
One of my fundamental beliefs is that I should not have to talk to people who have been cruel to me. You might be surprised to learn how often -- and vociferously -- people disagree with me about that.
December 1, 2025 at 7:17 PM
100% w/ Tressie and also amazed by the pushback on this. Have standards for the relationships you keep; You owe it to yourself to let go of the bad ones and honor other people who make that choice for themselves.
I really need Sundays to not feel like SUNDAYS 😩
November 30, 2025 at 10:31 PM
I really need Sundays to not feel like SUNDAYS 😩
Ran my first 10k since 2011 - before my babies were born. I am feeling a little proud of myself today :)
**Also I swear by Runna (the app) - if you want to improve your times, base miles, distance, etc - it's worth the $$
**Also I swear by Runna (the app) - if you want to improve your times, base miles, distance, etc - it's worth the $$
November 29, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Ran my first 10k since 2011 - before my babies were born. I am feeling a little proud of myself today :)
**Also I swear by Runna (the app) - if you want to improve your times, base miles, distance, etc - it's worth the $$
**Also I swear by Runna (the app) - if you want to improve your times, base miles, distance, etc - it's worth the $$
The NSF Bio Anthro Program DDRIG, Cultural Anthrpology DDRIG, and Archaeology DDRIG have all been archived (as of yesterday afternoon). Please speak with your grad students and plan accordingly. To say I am angry and depressed about this is an understatement.
November 26, 2025 at 3:25 PM
The NSF Bio Anthro Program DDRIG, Cultural Anthrpology DDRIG, and Archaeology DDRIG have all been archived (as of yesterday afternoon). Please speak with your grad students and plan accordingly. To say I am angry and depressed about this is an understatement.
Real rough landing going from eating delicious pastries in New Orleans to sitting at my desk at home w/no pastries 😏
November 24, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Real rough landing going from eating delicious pastries in New Orleans to sitting at my desk at home w/no pastries 😏
@marckissel.bsky.social cites and speaks to the influence of McBrearty and Brooks "The Revolution that Wasn't: a new interpretation of the origin of modern human behavior" (2000) - My absolute favorite classic paper. It absolutely blew my mind when I read it~
November 20, 2025 at 5:19 PM
@marckissel.bsky.social cites and speaks to the influence of McBrearty and Brooks "The Revolution that Wasn't: a new interpretation of the origin of modern human behavior" (2000) - My absolute favorite classic paper. It absolutely blew my mind when I read it~
Did I show up to a conference as a section chair, with several meetings on the program (meetings I’m leading), and a roundtable I’m participating in - without registering for said conference?! yes. Yes, I did. 🫠
November 20, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Did I show up to a conference as a section chair, with several meetings on the program (meetings I’m leading), and a roundtable I’m participating in - without registering for said conference?! yes. Yes, I did. 🫠
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222 years ago to the day Haiti gained independence after fighting off the French.
Exactly 222 years on to the day, Haiti won entry into the World Cup.
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Exactly 222 years on to the day, Haiti won entry into the World Cup.
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November 20, 2025 at 3:57 AM
222 years ago to the day Haiti gained independence after fighting off the French.
Exactly 222 years on to the day, Haiti won entry into the World Cup.
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Exactly 222 years on to the day, Haiti won entry into the World Cup.
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I'm trying to write the smallest thing after teaching for 3 hours and my brain is simply refusing 😵💫
November 18, 2025 at 8:59 PM
I'm trying to write the smallest thing after teaching for 3 hours and my brain is simply refusing 😵💫
I think I would be a mental health mess if I weren't running/exercising a lot right now - the world is a straight up dumpster fire. shit is grim
November 17, 2025 at 7:13 PM
I think I would be a mental health mess if I weren't running/exercising a lot right now - the world is a straight up dumpster fire. shit is grim