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
Dreaming of a future where (among many other things like handling human rights issues) science funding is restored. I am holding on to that hope.
February 9, 2026 at 6:23 PM
Dreaming of a future where (among many other things like handling human rights issues) science funding is restored. I am holding on to that hope.
This commercial validated my decision to never buy/install a ring camera. What in the dystopian fuck
February 9, 2026 at 6:13 PM
This commercial validated my decision to never buy/install a ring camera. What in the dystopian fuck
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For those interested in why Black & Caribbean people are going off about the sugar cane from last night's halftime show: sugar is a plantation commodity that fueled slavery & colonialism
bookshop.org/p/books/swee...
bookshop.org/p/books/swee...
Sweetness and Power: The Place of Sugar in Modern History
The Place of Sugar in Modern History
bookshop.org
February 9, 2026 at 5:14 PM
For those interested in why Black & Caribbean people are going off about the sugar cane from last night's halftime show: sugar is a plantation commodity that fueled slavery & colonialism
bookshop.org/p/books/swee...
bookshop.org/p/books/swee...
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yes, a crucial part of the 'performative' is that it produces or materializes real effects + affects
People have worn out "performative." We often perform things that are real, you know. Posting is a kind of performance of one's politics. Performative doesn't actually mean "fake" or "empty," it just gets deployed that way. We actually need performance. Case in point: last night's performance.
February 9, 2026 at 3:47 PM
yes, a crucial part of the 'performative' is that it produces or materializes real effects + affects
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my puerto rican anthropologists and historians… discuss
SUGAR CANE
February 9, 2026 at 1:21 AM
my puerto rican anthropologists and historians… discuss
I keep thinking abt this as the list of scientists who interacted w/ him gets longer & longer. This kind of male academic exists on a spectrum & we've all interacted w/someone who won't engage w/women as intellectual peers & they don't even try to pretend if you're not f*ckable in their eyes.
the Epstein files are really devastating because they remind me of how many girls and women miss out on professional opportunities, mentorship and careers because of how many powerful, rich and influential men only view girls and women — and interactions with them — through the lens of sex
February 5, 2026 at 8:56 PM
I keep thinking abt this as the list of scientists who interacted w/ him gets longer & longer. This kind of male academic exists on a spectrum & we've all interacted w/someone who won't engage w/women as intellectual peers & they don't even try to pretend if you're not f*ckable in their eyes.
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I think it's best for everyone to understand that the unified class project of billionaires right now is to do to white collar workers what globalization and neoliberalism did to blue collar workers.
February 4, 2026 at 7:41 PM
I think it's best for everyone to understand that the unified class project of billionaires right now is to do to white collar workers what globalization and neoliberalism did to blue collar workers.
Am I up & logged in at 6:30 am to get my kid a spot in after hours care for the 26-27 school year? Yes, yes I am. Parenting in the US is a non-stop sprint for appropriate childcare support.
February 3, 2026 at 1:41 PM
Am I up & logged in at 6:30 am to get my kid a spot in after hours care for the 26-27 school year? Yes, yes I am. Parenting in the US is a non-stop sprint for appropriate childcare support.
My 13 year old looked around, saw kids from his school & was like "I'm good sitting right here," 8 year old was like "I might fall - I'll stay on the carpet," & my husband took a few lumbering spins around the rink. As for me? I was cruising - you can take the girl of out Jersey and all that 😏
February 2, 2026 at 8:27 PM
My 13 year old looked around, saw kids from his school & was like "I'm good sitting right here," 8 year old was like "I might fall - I'll stay on the carpet," & my husband took a few lumbering spins around the rink. As for me? I was cruising - you can take the girl of out Jersey and all that 😏
this is who runs this account
February 1, 2026 at 10:02 PM
this is who runs this account
Promised my kid I'd take her roller skating & it's been years since I skated. I'm praying I stay on my feet and don't break something 🫣
February 1, 2026 at 9:34 PM
Promised my kid I'd take her roller skating & it's been years since I skated. I'm praying I stay on my feet and don't break something 🫣
I do a fair amount of national level service - I am almost always the only Black person on the call (w/the obvious exception of work w/affinity groups). Even all these years in - it remains and remains notable.
January 29, 2026 at 8:12 PM
I do a fair amount of national level service - I am almost always the only Black person on the call (w/the obvious exception of work w/affinity groups). Even all these years in - it remains and remains notable.
YOU but no face
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January 26, 2026 at 9:58 PM
YOU but no face
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I've loved Delroy Lindo for decades - since West Indian Archie in Malcolm X, Since Crooklyn. So glad to see him get an Oscar Nom.
January 23, 2026 at 7:44 PM
I've loved Delroy Lindo for decades - since West Indian Archie in Malcolm X, Since Crooklyn. So glad to see him get an Oscar Nom.
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YES THAT'S WHAT MANY OF US HAVE BEEN SAYING FOR YEARS
AND THATS WHY WE DON'T USE IT
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
AND THATS WHY WE DON'T USE IT
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
January 22, 2026 at 8:04 PM
YES THAT'S WHAT MANY OF US HAVE BEEN SAYING FOR YEARS
AND THATS WHY WE DON'T USE IT
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
AND THATS WHY WE DON'T USE IT
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
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state-sponsored child trafficking
This picture making the rounds on reddit, Columbia Heights. I'm not OK.
January 21, 2026 at 11:25 PM
state-sponsored child trafficking
I just let my son listen to approximately 30 seconds of one of my lectures and what did he say?? "You sound like...Janine" 😩🥴🫠
an eager nerdy short Black girl with a round face? don't know nothing about that ☺️
She is so relatable…
January 19, 2026 at 9:34 PM
I just let my son listen to approximately 30 seconds of one of my lectures and what did he say?? "You sound like...Janine" 😩🥴🫠
I hate working when my kids have off from school. I have too much due tomorrow 😩
January 19, 2026 at 9:28 PM
I hate working when my kids have off from school. I have too much due tomorrow 😩
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i think it is simply true that for all intents and purposes stephen miller is the president of the united states
The Wrath of Stephen Miller
The man who turns President Trump’s most incendiary impulses into policy
www.theatlantic.com
January 19, 2026 at 8:06 PM
i think it is simply true that for all intents and purposes stephen miller is the president of the united states
an eager nerdy short Black girl with a round face? don't know nothing about that ☺️
January 16, 2026 at 6:45 PM
an eager nerdy short Black girl with a round face? don't know nothing about that ☺️
Time for folks to wake up. we are in the thick of it
I really want ppl w/o Minneapolis connections to understand
You might've heard that Mpls public schools went hybrid bc so many families are in hiding. Well, a coworker just told me that today, during his kid's hybrid class, a kid's apt building was raided onscreen
*Everyone has stories like this*
You might've heard that Mpls public schools went hybrid bc so many families are in hiding. Well, a coworker just told me that today, during his kid's hybrid class, a kid's apt building was raided onscreen
*Everyone has stories like this*
January 13, 2026 at 10:37 PM
Time for folks to wake up. we are in the thick of it
quite seriously!! that offense was hard to watch all season -
Eagles fans, rejoice.
January 13, 2026 at 9:06 PM
quite seriously!! that offense was hard to watch all season -
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They fixed it! My article is now open access. academic.oup.com/ahr/article/...
Revisiting the “Comfort Girls” of Report 49: Race, Sex, and Information in Asia’s War for Empire
Abstract. In 1944, a Japanese American intelligence officer stationed in Ledo, India, unwittingly composed a famous historical document: “Japanese Prisoner
academic.oup.com
January 12, 2026 at 10:56 PM
They fixed it! My article is now open access. academic.oup.com/ahr/article/...
My new paper on time and studies of human behavior and evolution is out - Just FYI it's a theory paper
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
Adjusting the Aperture: Decolonizing Time in Studies of Human Behavior and Evolution
Biological anthropology has long positioned foraging and often pastoralist populations as the most appropriate referent communities for the rigorous study of human behavior and evolution. With this, ...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
January 12, 2026 at 10:30 PM
My new paper on time and studies of human behavior and evolution is out - Just FYI it's a theory paper
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
Slightly diminish a band:
Two Dog Night
Two Dog Night
Slightly diminish a band:
Men On Break
Men On Break
Slightly diminish a band:
Injury Uber for Cutie
Injury Uber for Cutie
January 11, 2026 at 2:41 AM
Slightly diminish a band:
Two Dog Night
Two Dog Night