Susannah Paletz
@susannahpaletz.bsky.social
Assoc. Professor @UMD INFO College. Applied social/org/cross-cultural psychologist. studies teams, culture, creativity, tech, and more. Likes cats, RPGs, etc. Hates MBTI, "you only use 10% of your brain." She/her
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Happy lap loaf. ❤️ I love that someone felt the need to capture this moment. Photo from my collection, no date/info.
January 10, 2026 at 7:49 PM
Happy lap loaf. ❤️ I love that someone felt the need to capture this moment. Photo from my collection, no date/info.
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New from Medscape (widely used by healthcare professionals)
"Multiple Abnormal Responses to Exertion Seen in ME/CFS" by @miriametucker.bsky.social
www.medscape.com/viewarticle/...
Sympathetic article.May require free registration
#MEcfs #CFS #PwME #MyalgicEncephalomyelitis #ChronicFatigueSyndrome
"Multiple Abnormal Responses to Exertion Seen in ME/CFS" by @miriametucker.bsky.social
www.medscape.com/viewarticle/...
Sympathetic article.May require free registration
#MEcfs #CFS #PwME #MyalgicEncephalomyelitis #ChronicFatigueSyndrome
January 9, 2026 at 12:58 PM
New from Medscape (widely used by healthcare professionals)
"Multiple Abnormal Responses to Exertion Seen in ME/CFS" by @miriametucker.bsky.social
www.medscape.com/viewarticle/...
Sympathetic article.May require free registration
#MEcfs #CFS #PwME #MyalgicEncephalomyelitis #ChronicFatigueSyndrome
"Multiple Abnormal Responses to Exertion Seen in ME/CFS" by @miriametucker.bsky.social
www.medscape.com/viewarticle/...
Sympathetic article.May require free registration
#MEcfs #CFS #PwME #MyalgicEncephalomyelitis #ChronicFatigueSyndrome
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hey!
hey!!!
if you are an academic of any rank in the critical tech studies space who cares about how money, finance, and business structures work in science and technology, i want to see your abstracts for a collected volume! they're due tomorrow!!!
https//oddletters.com/tech-money/
hey!!!
if you are an academic of any rank in the critical tech studies space who cares about how money, finance, and business structures work in science and technology, i want to see your abstracts for a collected volume! they're due tomorrow!!!
https//oddletters.com/tech-money/
January 5, 2026 at 1:30 PM
hey!
hey!!!
if you are an academic of any rank in the critical tech studies space who cares about how money, finance, and business structures work in science and technology, i want to see your abstracts for a collected volume! they're due tomorrow!!!
https//oddletters.com/tech-money/
hey!!!
if you are an academic of any rank in the critical tech studies space who cares about how money, finance, and business structures work in science and technology, i want to see your abstracts for a collected volume! they're due tomorrow!!!
https//oddletters.com/tech-money/
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It's literally the opposite, though. Buttons and levers provide positive tactile feedback, which means only the sense of touch is required to operate them. Touchscreens necessitate you taking your vision from the road and focusing on it which takes longer and presents more of a safety risk.
December 28, 2025 at 4:19 AM
It's literally the opposite, though. Buttons and levers provide positive tactile feedback, which means only the sense of touch is required to operate them. Touchscreens necessitate you taking your vision from the road and focusing on it which takes longer and presents more of a safety risk.
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Now she was talking to me like I was a hysterical human. Worse, I was acting like a hysterical human.
December 28, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Now she was talking to me like I was a hysterical human. Worse, I was acting like a hysterical human.
Might be the wrong field, but first authored by an amazing grad student I work with, we just had a paper in CSCW on team meeting mode and disability: dl.acm.org/doi/abs/10.1...
Disability Meets Modality: A Sociotechnical Approach to Team Meetings | Proceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer Interaction
Team meetings are a key part of professional life which are experienced as sociotechnical,
interpersonal phenomena. This interview study examines the intersection of modality,
disability, and technolo...
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December 27, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Might be the wrong field, but first authored by an amazing grad student I work with, we just had a paper in CSCW on team meeting mode and disability: dl.acm.org/doi/abs/10.1...
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Cat Clinging To Side Of Christmas Tree Admits That Was Extent Of Plan https://theonion.com/cat-clinging-to-side-of-christmas-tree-admits-that-was-1849899567/
December 26, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Cat Clinging To Side Of Christmas Tree Admits That Was Extent Of Plan https://theonion.com/cat-clinging-to-side-of-christmas-tree-admits-that-was-1849899567/
I have been thinking about this for three days and I'm honestly a bit upset about this. Can't be good for our scholarship - "our" being "everyone's."
(Also, icyi, here are the 42 papers citing our non-existent paper which includes a "meta-analysis" - often called the evidence "gold standard" - of "LLM effects" in education 🤮
scholar.google.com.vn/scholar?star...)
scholar.google.com.vn/scholar?star...)
scholar.google.com.vn
December 23, 2025 at 6:15 PM
I have been thinking about this for three days and I'm honestly a bit upset about this. Can't be good for our scholarship - "our" being "everyone's."
Come be my colleague! We have professional track (lecturer) positions available:
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Lecturer (Open Rank)
Job Description Summary & Additional Information Organization's Summary Statement: Position Summary The College of Information at the University of Maryland, College Park (INFO), invites applicati...
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December 19, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Come be my colleague! We have professional track (lecturer) positions available:
umd.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/UMCP/j...
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we must look death in the eye and say "I am busy now"
December 18, 2025 at 6:57 AM
we must look death in the eye and say "I am busy now"
I'd like to draw your attention to this piece he wrote during the Vietnam war about being faculty. Some things are the same, some are different.
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December 16, 2025 at 4:44 PM
I'd like to draw your attention to this piece he wrote during the Vietnam war about being faculty. Some things are the same, some are different.
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This fall, my father's health took a turn for the worse. He's still alive, hanging in there, but under hospice care at home. My stepmother @torilmoi.bsky.social created a website for him so everyone can see what a remarkable man and scholar he has been.
www.davidpaletz.com
www.davidpaletz.com
David L. Paletz
Honoring David L. Paletz, innovative Duke professor who pioneered film and media studies. Explore his writings, tributes, and the Paletz Fund for Teaching.
www.davidpaletz.com
December 16, 2025 at 4:43 PM
This fall, my father's health took a turn for the worse. He's still alive, hanging in there, but under hospice care at home. My stepmother @torilmoi.bsky.social created a website for him so everyone can see what a remarkable man and scholar he has been.
www.davidpaletz.com
www.davidpaletz.com
Did you miss Janet Vertesi's @ottrs.bsky.social's talk? Or see her talk and want to see it again because it was chock filled with awesome? It's posted here:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=28pk...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=28pk...
December 4, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Did you miss Janet Vertesi's @ottrs.bsky.social's talk? Or see her talk and want to see it again because it was chock filled with awesome? It's posted here:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=28pk...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=28pk...
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I mean, hell, if you really believe GenAI is making your product better, you should not be relying on someone else to tag it.
It is weird how enthusiastic folks are to brand something with an “AI” label when users have no choice, but are so hesitant to do so otherwise.
It is weird how enthusiastic folks are to brand something with an “AI” label when users have no choice, but are so hesitant to do so otherwise.
November 28, 2025 at 3:13 AM
I mean, hell, if you really believe GenAI is making your product better, you should not be relying on someone else to tag it.
It is weird how enthusiastic folks are to brand something with an “AI” label when users have no choice, but are so hesitant to do so otherwise.
It is weird how enthusiastic folks are to brand something with an “AI” label when users have no choice, but are so hesitant to do so otherwise.
Paul Ekman died last week - I found out via @hillaryanger.bsky.social on FB. Surprised there's no NYT or WashPo obit.
I took a class with him and he was friends/coauthors with my friend's mom. Hugely impactful on the field. Too much to say in a skeet.
www.paulekman.com/blog/the-pas...
I took a class with him and he was friends/coauthors with my friend's mom. Hugely impactful on the field. Too much to say in a skeet.
www.paulekman.com/blog/the-pas...
The Passing of Dr. Paul Ekman
Dr. Paul Ekman, pioneer of emotion science and creator of FACS, has passed away at 91. Read his memorial and share reflections on his life and legacy.
www.paulekman.com
November 24, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Paul Ekman died last week - I found out via @hillaryanger.bsky.social on FB. Surprised there's no NYT or WashPo obit.
I took a class with him and he was friends/coauthors with my friend's mom. Hugely impactful on the field. Too much to say in a skeet.
www.paulekman.com/blog/the-pas...
I took a class with him and he was friends/coauthors with my friend's mom. Hugely impactful on the field. Too much to say in a skeet.
www.paulekman.com/blog/the-pas...
Our last speaker of the semester! Be sure to register here:
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Nov 21, 2025 12 PM EDT
How NASA’s Robot Teams Reveal the Future of Human-AI Collaboration—Lessons from Space You Can’t Ignore.
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How NASA’s Robot Teams Reveal the Future of Human-AI Collaboration—Lessons from Space You Can’t Ignore.
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November 12, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Our last speaker of the semester! Be sure to register here:
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Nov 21, 2025 12 PM EDT
How NASA’s Robot Teams Reveal the Future of Human-AI Collaboration—Lessons from Space You Can’t Ignore.
Register for the webinar here: umd.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
@susannahpaletz.bsky.social @nkuriakos.bsky.social #AI #human-machine-collaboration #collaboration
How NASA’s Robot Teams Reveal the Future of Human-AI Collaboration—Lessons from Space You Can’t Ignore.
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@susannahpaletz.bsky.social @nkuriakos.bsky.social #AI #human-machine-collaboration #collaboration
November 12, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Nov 21, 2025 12 PM EDT
How NASA’s Robot Teams Reveal the Future of Human-AI Collaboration—Lessons from Space You Can’t Ignore.
Register for the webinar here: umd.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
@susannahpaletz.bsky.social @nkuriakos.bsky.social #AI #human-machine-collaboration #collaboration
How NASA’s Robot Teams Reveal the Future of Human-AI Collaboration—Lessons from Space You Can’t Ignore.
Register for the webinar here: umd.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
@susannahpaletz.bsky.social @nkuriakos.bsky.social #AI #human-machine-collaboration #collaboration
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I like that on social media we all pause and look at the sky and share what we see and it's good. It's good.
November 12, 2025 at 4:57 AM
I like that on social media we all pause and look at the sky and share what we see and it's good. It's good.
Change one letter, ruin a candy
Hershey's Pisses
Hershey's Pisses
Change one letter, ruin a candy
Spittles
Spittles
Change one letter, ruin a candy
Nards
Nards
October 30, 2025 at 3:28 AM
Change one letter, ruin a candy
Hershey's Pisses
Hershey's Pisses
Black cat appreciation day is every day in our house
October 27, 2025 at 11:52 PM
Black cat appreciation day is every day in our house
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Humans do the “make it a question so it doesn’t sound so bad” thing and it still sounds bad.
October 27, 2025 at 4:05 AM
Humans do the “make it a question so it doesn’t sound so bad” thing and it still sounds bad.
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Here’s where it gets personal for me. When I was 9, I started experiencing suicidal ideation … disinterested in living, and at least some of the time contemplating death and how it might happen … It’s easy to imagine how I would have used programs like these chatbots.
Perry: How can AI be used ethically when it’s been linked to suicide?
"It’s not on us, on you and me, to use AI ethically or responsibly. It’s on the companies to build safe, reliable, ethical products," David M. Perry writes.
www.startribune.com
October 26, 2025 at 6:58 AM
Here’s where it gets personal for me. When I was 9, I started experiencing suicidal ideation … disinterested in living, and at least some of the time contemplating death and how it might happen … It’s easy to imagine how I would have used programs like these chatbots.
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Virtual event Friday, Oct 24th, 12 pm EST
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Neal Outland Presents “The Coevolution of Computational and Experimental Methods in Human-AI Teams
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Neal Outland Presents “The Coevolution of Computational and Experimental Methods in Human-AI Teams
#ai #teams
October 20, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Virtual event Friday, Oct 24th, 12 pm EST
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Neal Outland Presents “The Coevolution of Computational and Experimental Methods in Human-AI Teams
#ai #teams
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Neal Outland Presents “The Coevolution of Computational and Experimental Methods in Human-AI Teams
#ai #teams
Join us at the OTTRS speaker series on Friday, October 24th for Neal Outland's (University of Georgia) talk on “The Coevolution of Computational and Experimental Methods in Human-AI Teams.“
Oct. 24, 12-1PM, Virtual, Register here:
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Oct. 24, 12-1PM, Virtual, Register here:
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Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: OTTRS Speaker Series: "The Coevolution of Computational and Experimental Methods in Human-AI Teams". After registering, you will receive a confirmation emai...
Abstract:
The study of human-AI teams, rife with unforeseeable conditions and dynamics, requires dynamic interplay between theoretical foundations, computational modeling, and experimental validation...
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October 20, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Join us at the OTTRS speaker series on Friday, October 24th for Neal Outland's (University of Georgia) talk on “The Coevolution of Computational and Experimental Methods in Human-AI Teams.“
Oct. 24, 12-1PM, Virtual, Register here:
umd.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Oct. 24, 12-1PM, Virtual, Register here:
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Every demonstration should end this way
October 19, 2025 at 10:51 PM
Every demonstration should end this way