Sue Librarian Ph.D.
@suelibrarian.bsky.social
STEM librarian at awesome East Coast academic research library. LIBRARIES ARE COOL. I'm mostly books, scifi, Star Trek, + philosophy, but more too. (Opinions/choice of reposts my own.) @SueLibrarian.bsky.social
"A recent study in the academic journal Nature found that when we perceive AI to have caring motives, we use language that elicits just such a response, creating a feedback loop of virtual care and support that threatens to become extremely addictive."
www.bbc.com/future/artic...
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'Maybe we can role-play something fun': When an AI companion wants something more
With a loneliness epidemic gripping many parts of the world, some people are turning to AI chatbots for friendship and relationships. But is it really all just harmless fun?
www.bbc.com
February 12, 2026 at 8:21 AM
"A recent study in the academic journal Nature found that when we perceive AI to have caring motives, we use language that elicits just such a response, creating a feedback loop of virtual care and support that threatens to become extremely addictive."
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www.bbc.com/future/artic...
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This is bleak as hell. Who cares about literature when you’ve got computers?
Way to go Carnegie Mellon. Our tech oligarchs will not reward your loyalty
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Way to go Carnegie Mellon. Our tech oligarchs will not reward your loyalty
the-tartan.org/2026/02/09/l...
Literature and Cultural Studies program cut, replaced with Computational Cultural Studies - The Tartan
In Feb. 2024, Richard Scheines, Dean of the Dietrich College of Humanities and Social Sciences, placed an administrative hold on admissions to Carnegie
the-tartan.org
February 10, 2026 at 2:19 PM
This is bleak as hell. Who cares about literature when you’ve got computers?
Way to go Carnegie Mellon. Our tech oligarchs will not reward your loyalty
the-tartan.org/2026/02/09/l...
Way to go Carnegie Mellon. Our tech oligarchs will not reward your loyalty
the-tartan.org/2026/02/09/l...
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In a moment that calls for courage, we get this:
Gallup announces, after 88 years, it will no longer track public approval of presidents. Trump's second-term approval rating fell to 36% in December, among the lowest ever recorded by the company. The president repeatedly has threatened to sue media and polling firms that portray him negatively.
February 12, 2026 at 2:17 AM
In a moment that calls for courage, we get this:
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Sure, I go to the library for books, but also sometimes I go just to exist in a space that's welcoming, organized, comfortable, judgement-free, and run by knowledgeable, helpful, passionate people, because that energy is straight up medicinal
February 10, 2026 at 6:25 PM
Sure, I go to the library for books, but also sometimes I go just to exist in a space that's welcoming, organized, comfortable, judgement-free, and run by knowledgeable, helpful, passionate people, because that energy is straight up medicinal
There are only two weeks until the International Booker Prize 2026 longlist is announced. While we count down, here are all our key dates for the year.
🗣️ Here we goooo!
🗣️ Here we goooo!
February 10, 2026 at 5:22 PM
"Researchers from Johns Hopkins, Georgetown and Yale universities recently found that 60 FDA-authorized medical devices using AI were linked to 182 product recalls, according to a research letter published in the JAMA Health Forum in August."
When AI was added to a tool for sinus surgery: “Cerebrospinal fluid leaked from one patient’s nose. In another… a surgeon mistakenly punctured the base of a patient’s skull. In two other cases, patients suffered strokes after a major artery was accidentally injured”
www.reuters.com/investigatio...
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As AI enters the operating room, reports arise of botched surgeries and misidentified body parts
Medical device makers have been rushing to add AI to their products. While proponents say the new technology will revolutionize medicine, regulators are receiving a rising number of claims of patient ...
www.reuters.com
February 10, 2026 at 4:30 AM
"Researchers from Johns Hopkins, Georgetown and Yale universities recently found that 60 FDA-authorized medical devices using AI were linked to 182 product recalls, according to a research letter published in the JAMA Health Forum in August."
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Icing on the cake is that hyper-pro police surveillance founder Jamie Siminoff, who recently returned to the CEO roll and dismantled years of privacy reforms appeared in the commercial.
Read more:
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Amazon Ring Cashes in on Techno-Authoritarianism and Mass Surveillance
Ring founder Jamie Siminoff is back at the helm of the surveillance doorbell company, and with him is the surveillance-first-privacy-last approach that made Ring one of the most maligned tech devices....
www.eff.org
February 9, 2026 at 2:45 AM
Icing on the cake is that hyper-pro police surveillance founder Jamie Siminoff, who recently returned to the CEO roll and dismantled years of privacy reforms appeared in the commercial.
Read more:
Read more:
Just bought a copy of the extraordinary "The Feather Detective." I've raved about it everywhere + book club is now reading it. @cbsweeney.bsky.social, thx for this *riveting* true story! S&S, another sale made AFTER I got it from my public library. I read 1st, then buy. @simonandschuster.bsky.social
February 7, 2026 at 6:17 PM
Just bought a copy of the extraordinary "The Feather Detective." I've raved about it everywhere + book club is now reading it. @cbsweeney.bsky.social, thx for this *riveting* true story! S&S, another sale made AFTER I got it from my public library. I read 1st, then buy. @simonandschuster.bsky.social
China Boy (1991) + Honor and Duty (1994). Two superb books about young Kai Ting and his family in America, and his later experiences at West Point (wch author Gus Lee did attend, + later became its 1st Chair of Character Development). Don't miss these! #BookSky
@penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social
@penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social
February 7, 2026 at 5:34 PM
China Boy (1991) + Honor and Duty (1994). Two superb books about young Kai Ting and his family in America, and his later experiences at West Point (wch author Gus Lee did attend, + later became its 1st Chair of Character Development). Don't miss these! #BookSky
@penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social
@penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social
What departments will he be working with, Denis?
February 7, 2026 at 1:04 AM
What departments will he be working with, Denis?
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Trump said he would fight for “forgotten Americans.” I didn’t know that meant Jeff Bezos.
Despite making $89.5 BILLION in profits last year, Amazon paid just 3.1% in taxes.
This is what Republicans’ SNAP & Medicaid cuts were for.
Guess that ‘Melania’ doc really paid off.
Despite making $89.5 BILLION in profits last year, Amazon paid just 3.1% in taxes.
This is what Republicans’ SNAP & Medicaid cuts were for.
Guess that ‘Melania’ doc really paid off.
Trump’s New Tax Law Saved Amazon Billions
Breaks for investment and research lowered the company’s payments to the U.S. government.
www.wsj.com
February 6, 2026 at 10:02 PM
Trump said he would fight for “forgotten Americans.” I didn’t know that meant Jeff Bezos.
Despite making $89.5 BILLION in profits last year, Amazon paid just 3.1% in taxes.
This is what Republicans’ SNAP & Medicaid cuts were for.
Guess that ‘Melania’ doc really paid off.
Despite making $89.5 BILLION in profits last year, Amazon paid just 3.1% in taxes.
This is what Republicans’ SNAP & Medicaid cuts were for.
Guess that ‘Melania’ doc really paid off.
More "best of February/March" book lists coming my way. This book has a powerful library AND magical creatures -- sign me up. #BookSky www.goodreads.com/book/show/22...
The Library of Amorlin (The Age of Beasts, #1)
A brilliant con artist and a secretive librarian collid…
www.goodreads.com
February 6, 2026 at 3:36 PM
More "best of February/March" book lists coming my way. This book has a powerful library AND magical creatures -- sign me up. #BookSky www.goodreads.com/book/show/22...
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I was just denied entry to the Dilley detention facility while my constituent, seven-year-old Diana, remains inside.
What kind of sick, horrific conditions are children being forced to endure in there?
I will be back tomorrow. Accountability can’t wait.
What kind of sick, horrific conditions are children being forced to endure in there?
I will be back tomorrow. Accountability can’t wait.
February 6, 2026 at 2:35 AM
I was just denied entry to the Dilley detention facility while my constituent, seven-year-old Diana, remains inside.
What kind of sick, horrific conditions are children being forced to endure in there?
I will be back tomorrow. Accountability can’t wait.
What kind of sick, horrific conditions are children being forced to endure in there?
I will be back tomorrow. Accountability can’t wait.
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No joke: I got angry hate mail today for writing an obituary of a Black woman scientist—because the person felt she did didn’t deserve the recognition.
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Gladys Mae West obituary: mathematician who pioneered GPS technology
She made key contributions to US cold-war science despite facing huge barriers as a Black woman.
www.nature.com
February 6, 2026 at 9:09 AM
No joke: I got angry hate mail today for writing an obituary of a Black woman scientist—because the person felt she did didn’t deserve the recognition.
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
The Engineering librarians at today's Open House for @hopkinsdsai.bsky.social. They've moved into the building where we are (until our renovated library is done). Very fun, talked with lots of ppl, + let them know THEY HAVE #LIBRARIANS. @jhulibraries.bsky.social @jhu.edu @hopkinsengineer.bsky.social
February 5, 2026 at 11:11 PM
The Engineering librarians at today's Open House for @hopkinsdsai.bsky.social. They've moved into the building where we are (until our renovated library is done). Very fun, talked with lots of ppl, + let them know THEY HAVE #LIBRARIANS. @jhulibraries.bsky.social @jhu.edu @hopkinsengineer.bsky.social
Great story about a beloved #library book finally returned by a #Greek dad.
@panagis.bsky.social
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@panagis.bsky.social
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A Library Book Returns Home—36 Years Late
A children’s book enjoyed a spectacular trip around the world before coming home to a Virginia library 36 years after it was checked out.
ilovelibraries.org
February 5, 2026 at 2:46 AM
Great story about a beloved #library book finally returned by a #Greek dad.
@panagis.bsky.social
ilovelibraries.org/article/a-li...
@panagis.bsky.social
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Update: In the past week we've learned ICE has secured property to build human warehouses in Merrimack, NH and Williamsport, MD *as well as* Surprise, AZ; Upper Bern, PA; and Tremont, PA.
Facts that bear repeating.
Facts that bear repeating.
In the past week we've learned ICE has secured property to build human warehouses in Merrimack, NH and Williamsport, MD. Just some facts I think bear repeating.
February 4, 2026 at 5:35 PM
Update: In the past week we've learned ICE has secured property to build human warehouses in Merrimack, NH and Williamsport, MD *as well as* Surprise, AZ; Upper Bern, PA; and Tremont, PA.
Facts that bear repeating.
Facts that bear repeating.
Today's class: roomful of silent @jhucompsci.bsky.social grads; almost impossible to get anyone to say anything. And of 50, only 4 filled out "One-minute Survey." But 1 said "I would love to learn to speak like Sue. She is so bold, confident and funny in the way she speaks." 🙂 #teaching #victory
February 4, 2026 at 6:14 PM
Today's class: roomful of silent @jhucompsci.bsky.social grads; almost impossible to get anyone to say anything. And of 50, only 4 filled out "One-minute Survey." But 1 said "I would love to learn to speak like Sue. She is so bold, confident and funny in the way she speaks." 🙂 #teaching #victory
Long but important!
"But if you want the pure image coming straight off the camera sensors, completely untouched by all the different forms of AI, you have to take extra steps."
www.bbc.com/future/artic...
"But if you want the pure image coming straight off the camera sensors, completely untouched by all the different forms of AI, you have to take extra steps."
www.bbc.com/future/artic...
Your phone edits all your photos with AI - is it changing your view of reality?
From simple enhancements to hallucinated facial features, modern phones choose how our memories will look. You might love the results, but they could alter how we see the world.
www.bbc.com
February 4, 2026 at 2:03 PM
Long but important!
"But if you want the pure image coming straight off the camera sensors, completely untouched by all the different forms of AI, you have to take extra steps."
www.bbc.com/future/artic...
"But if you want the pure image coming straight off the camera sensors, completely untouched by all the different forms of AI, you have to take extra steps."
www.bbc.com/future/artic...
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New article detailing the impacts we are seeing from loss and termination on federal data collection and access.
“NOTUS verified dozens of instances of lapsed federal data to capture the range of information that is no longer being collected, has been paused or is now not available to the public.”
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Federal Data Is Disappearing
The Trump administration has disrupted data collection on everything from homeland security, maternal mortality, hunger, drug use, education, disaster preparation and the economy.
www.notus.org
February 3, 2026 at 12:29 PM
New article detailing the impacts we are seeing from loss and termination on federal data collection and access.
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Well, I guess he didn't like looking weak in the NYT, so now he's demanding a billion dollars again 🤷🏿♂️
www.thecrimson.com/article/2026...
www.thecrimson.com/article/2026...
Trump Calls for $1 Billion Settlement From Harvard | News | The Harvard Crimson
U.S. President Donald Trump demanded Harvard pay $1 billion in a settlement in a Truth Social post Monday night, pushing back against reports that the White House would no longer demand a cash payment...
www.thecrimson.com
February 3, 2026 at 1:05 PM
Well, I guess he didn't like looking weak in the NYT, so now he's demanding a billion dollars again 🤷🏿♂️
www.thecrimson.com/article/2026...
www.thecrimson.com/article/2026...
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I commend County Executive Ball & local leaders in Howard Co for working to block ICE's attempt to set up another detention facility in Maryland.
We saw the inhumanity of ICE's operation in Baltimore & Marylanders have made clear: we do not want these facilities in our state.
We saw the inhumanity of ICE's operation in Baltimore & Marylanders have made clear: we do not want these facilities in our state.
February 3, 2026 at 1:25 PM
I commend County Executive Ball & local leaders in Howard Co for working to block ICE's attempt to set up another detention facility in Maryland.
We saw the inhumanity of ICE's operation in Baltimore & Marylanders have made clear: we do not want these facilities in our state.
We saw the inhumanity of ICE's operation in Baltimore & Marylanders have made clear: we do not want these facilities in our state.