Dr. Vanessa Campanacho
@vcampanacho.bsky.social
Bioanthropologist interested in osteology, paleopathology, history of anthropology, ethics, curation practices, and women in science. Feminist and setting my own path in science. She/her
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Exploring Digital Ethics and Public Opinion on the Display of Human Ancestors on YouTube
YouTube video by BioantTalks
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My webinar talk about digital ethics on the display of human ancestors on Youtube for the BeFRAIL webinar series is now live on my Youtube channel BioantTalks #ethics #bioanthropology #anthropology
youtu.be/Ne0YC1x6QwQ
youtu.be/Ne0YC1x6QwQ
I can't stop thinking how society is very anti-children...
February 20, 2026 at 4:49 PM
I can't stop thinking how society is very anti-children...
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I just did the dumbest thing of my entire career to prove a much more serious point.
I tricked ChatGPT and Google, and made them tell other users I’m a competitive hot-dog-eating world champion
People are using this trick on a massive scale to make AI tell you lies. I’ll explain how I did it
I tricked ChatGPT and Google, and made them tell other users I’m a competitive hot-dog-eating world champion
People are using this trick on a massive scale to make AI tell you lies. I’ll explain how I did it
February 18, 2026 at 4:37 PM
I just did the dumbest thing of my entire career to prove a much more serious point.
I tricked ChatGPT and Google, and made them tell other users I’m a competitive hot-dog-eating world champion
People are using this trick on a massive scale to make AI tell you lies. I’ll explain how I did it
I tricked ChatGPT and Google, and made them tell other users I’m a competitive hot-dog-eating world champion
People are using this trick on a massive scale to make AI tell you lies. I’ll explain how I did it
Reposted by Dr. Vanessa Campanacho
Join QPL's Community Health team and yoga instructor Ester for this weekly Virtual Chair Yoga class, on Tuesdays at 5:30PM!
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February 17, 2026 at 3:30 PM
Join QPL's Community Health team and yoga instructor Ester for this weekly Virtual Chair Yoga class, on Tuesdays at 5:30PM!
www.queenslibrary.org/calendar/eas...
www.queenslibrary.org/calendar/eas...
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School is out...but fun is IN!
Visit your nearest Brooklyn Public Library, New York Public Library, or Queens Public Library branch during @nycschools.bsky.social Midwinter Recess for a variety of fun activities and experiences! 📚🎥🎨
www.schools.nyc.gov/about-us/new...
Visit your nearest Brooklyn Public Library, New York Public Library, or Queens Public Library branch during @nycschools.bsky.social Midwinter Recess for a variety of fun activities and experiences! 📚🎥🎨
www.schools.nyc.gov/about-us/new...
February 17, 2026 at 6:58 PM
School is out...but fun is IN!
Visit your nearest Brooklyn Public Library, New York Public Library, or Queens Public Library branch during @nycschools.bsky.social Midwinter Recess for a variety of fun activities and experiences! 📚🎥🎨
www.schools.nyc.gov/about-us/new...
Visit your nearest Brooklyn Public Library, New York Public Library, or Queens Public Library branch during @nycschools.bsky.social Midwinter Recess for a variety of fun activities and experiences! 📚🎥🎨
www.schools.nyc.gov/about-us/new...
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Hey #QPLTeens — Learn More about QPL Newsroom and how you can prepare for a future career in Journalism!
Join Us for a Virtual Information Session on Wednesday, Feb. 18 at 5:30PM.
volunteer.queenslibrary.org/qplnewsroom_...
Join Us for a Virtual Information Session on Wednesday, Feb. 18 at 5:30PM.
volunteer.queenslibrary.org/qplnewsroom_...
February 17, 2026 at 10:08 PM
Hey #QPLTeens — Learn More about QPL Newsroom and how you can prepare for a future career in Journalism!
Join Us for a Virtual Information Session on Wednesday, Feb. 18 at 5:30PM.
volunteer.queenslibrary.org/qplnewsroom_...
Join Us for a Virtual Information Session on Wednesday, Feb. 18 at 5:30PM.
volunteer.queenslibrary.org/qplnewsroom_...
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It's Children’s Dental Health Month!
Join us for these special interactive workshops at the Library.
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Join us for these special interactive workshops at the Library.
www.queenslibrary.org/search/calen...
February 18, 2026 at 1:22 AM
It's Children’s Dental Health Month!
Join us for these special interactive workshops at the Library.
www.queenslibrary.org/search/calen...
Join us for these special interactive workshops at the Library.
www.queenslibrary.org/search/calen...
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Reposted by Dr. Vanessa Campanacho
a fucking pedophile sexually abused nearly every prospective and actual Olympian gymnast for over two decades, and the political discourse is hyper-fixated on the hypothetical unfairness of trans girls competing with cis girls
1 reason why I get so angry at anti-trans "safety in women's sports" people is NONE of them do SHIT or say ANYTHING about actual safety in womens sport. There are ongoing histories and challenges and abuses in sport, and folks are more than welcome to pay attention, and give a damn. But they don't.
February 17, 2026 at 7:57 PM
a fucking pedophile sexually abused nearly every prospective and actual Olympian gymnast for over two decades, and the political discourse is hyper-fixated on the hypothetical unfairness of trans girls competing with cis girls
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when I open threads, 90% of the posts that are served to me are either rage bait or straight out false information
And the algorithm is choosing that
Nothing comparable happening here at all
And the algorithm is choosing that
Nothing comparable happening here at all
February 18, 2026 at 1:42 AM
when I open threads, 90% of the posts that are served to me are either rage bait or straight out false information
And the algorithm is choosing that
Nothing comparable happening here at all
And the algorithm is choosing that
Nothing comparable happening here at all
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PSA: Recognizing the basic human rights of transgender Americans does nothing to diminish your own rights. Denying the basic human rights of transgender Americans puts your own rights at risk.
February 18, 2026 at 1:19 AM
PSA: Recognizing the basic human rights of transgender Americans does nothing to diminish your own rights. Denying the basic human rights of transgender Americans puts your own rights at risk.
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Historian of medicine here. Yes. Yes, they did.
before antibiotics did people just die all the time from everything?
February 17, 2026 at 5:47 PM
Historian of medicine here. Yes. Yes, they did.
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My books would probably be detected at a significant portion AI because AI STOLE MY FUCKING BOOKS.
Just because I keep seeing those "I checked this piece and it's written by AI" - this is an old article of mine, before AI was available. So could we not?
February 16, 2026 at 4:42 PM
My books would probably be detected at a significant portion AI because AI STOLE MY FUCKING BOOKS.
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Wriggling free of the dominant, yet unscientific view of human evolution is hard work.
And the dogma has only grown more powerful with time. But...
What if wanting to distance ourselves from Jeffrey Epstein will finally spark an evolution revolution?
ecodevoevo.blogspot.com/2026/02/the-...
And the dogma has only grown more powerful with time. But...
What if wanting to distance ourselves from Jeffrey Epstein will finally spark an evolution revolution?
ecodevoevo.blogspot.com/2026/02/the-...
The Evolution Files
If you search the Epstein dump , you'll get 2,2023 results for "evolution". Granted many of the documents are duplicated. But what do we fin...
ecodevoevo.blogspot.com
February 17, 2026 at 2:06 PM
Wriggling free of the dominant, yet unscientific view of human evolution is hard work.
And the dogma has only grown more powerful with time. But...
What if wanting to distance ourselves from Jeffrey Epstein will finally spark an evolution revolution?
ecodevoevo.blogspot.com/2026/02/the-...
And the dogma has only grown more powerful with time. But...
What if wanting to distance ourselves from Jeffrey Epstein will finally spark an evolution revolution?
ecodevoevo.blogspot.com/2026/02/the-...
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We've just rolled out ambient AI listening in our hospital, and my colleagues are really, really excited about it (more time doing things other than note writing). They're so excited that things like patient concerns/autonomy are lost.
We're just making up ethics as we go along with AI right now.
We're just making up ethics as we go along with AI right now.
Hot take: The doctor shouldn't be the one asking if it's ok if she uses AI to take patient notes. The power differential + patient anxiety + short appointment times means the patient feels pressure to say yes. It should be a question asked during check-in. (I wish it wasn't used at all, but...)
February 17, 2026 at 2:09 PM
We've just rolled out ambient AI listening in our hospital, and my colleagues are really, really excited about it (more time doing things other than note writing). They're so excited that things like patient concerns/autonomy are lost.
We're just making up ethics as we go along with AI right now.
We're just making up ethics as we go along with AI right now.
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So when thousands of women (and children) were being duplicated--including in non-consensual AI porn--it was no big deal. But it took "only a 15-sec clip" of these two famous white men to draw outrage and fear. Gotcha. Cool cool.
It took only a 15-second clip of Tom Cruise and Brad Pitt duking it out on a crumbling rooftop — made by A.I. with a two-sentence prompt and the click of a button — to draw swift outrage, and sizable fear, from Hollywood.
"It’s nothing short of terrifying," one scriptwriter said.
"It’s nothing short of terrifying," one scriptwriter said.
Why an A.I. Video of Tom Cruise Battling Brad Pitt Spooked Hollywood
A 15-second clip created by an artificial intelligence tool owned by the Chinese technology company ByteDance appears more cinematic than anything so far.
nyti.ms
February 16, 2026 at 8:36 PM
So when thousands of women (and children) were being duplicated--including in non-consensual AI porn--it was no big deal. But it took "only a 15-sec clip" of these two famous white men to draw outrage and fear. Gotcha. Cool cool.
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Three days ago I hadn't heard of monobob and today I'm crying at the gold medal run.
February 16, 2026 at 10:17 PM
Three days ago I hadn't heard of monobob and today I'm crying at the gold medal run.
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Science + Art appreciators, we need your help!
We're working with the E. Kensington Neighbors Assn & H.A Brown school to create a community-driven mural on the biodiversity of our Philly neighborhood!
We need your help to fund this project
givebutter.com/KenzoMural
Here's why this is important ⬇️
We're working with the E. Kensington Neighbors Assn & H.A Brown school to create a community-driven mural on the biodiversity of our Philly neighborhood!
We need your help to fund this project
givebutter.com/KenzoMural
Here's why this is important ⬇️
H.A. Brown Elementary School Mural
By Skype a Scientist
givebutter.com
February 16, 2026 at 3:56 PM
Science + Art appreciators, we need your help!
We're working with the E. Kensington Neighbors Assn & H.A Brown school to create a community-driven mural on the biodiversity of our Philly neighborhood!
We need your help to fund this project
givebutter.com/KenzoMural
Here's why this is important ⬇️
We're working with the E. Kensington Neighbors Assn & H.A Brown school to create a community-driven mural on the biodiversity of our Philly neighborhood!
We need your help to fund this project
givebutter.com/KenzoMural
Here's why this is important ⬇️
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Every time the government deregulates a public health feature - such as today's news about clean air rules - just remember that this is meant to add to your plate, as an individual. It's no longer the government's problem, it's yours. This is a risk transfer. It it reduces your ability to resist.
This kind of messaging is intended to drown moms in research, risk, and responsibility.
The goal is to keep them so anxious and so busy that they can't work for pay--especially not in high-powered "mens" jobs--or get involved in any kind of efforts to push for progressive change.
The goal is to keep them so anxious and so busy that they can't work for pay--especially not in high-powered "mens" jobs--or get involved in any kind of efforts to push for progressive change.
HHS Secretary RFK Jr: "This idea that you should trust the experts, a good mother doesn't do that"
February 16, 2026 at 3:36 PM
Every time the government deregulates a public health feature - such as today's news about clean air rules - just remember that this is meant to add to your plate, as an individual. It's no longer the government's problem, it's yours. This is a risk transfer. It it reduces your ability to resist.
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this matches every other survey which shows that managers and upper admin love AI and the people who actually do the work fucking hate it
Interesting survey on attitudes toward AI among academics. One thing that struck me: millennials (vs Gen X and boomers) and early-career researchers are *more* likely to distrust AI. fdslive.oup.com/www.oup.com/...
February 16, 2026 at 5:51 PM
this matches every other survey which shows that managers and upper admin love AI and the people who actually do the work fucking hate it
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What Epstein reveals is the ubiquitous sexual abuse of women & girls as a way for men to cement their friendships and demonstrate their status. It happens among billionaires, it happens among frat boys, it happens among preachers and tech workers and union contractors, because it happens among men.
February 16, 2026 at 5:58 PM
What Epstein reveals is the ubiquitous sexual abuse of women & girls as a way for men to cement their friendships and demonstrate their status. It happens among billionaires, it happens among frat boys, it happens among preachers and tech workers and union contractors, because it happens among men.
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"Working class" is an extremely recent category of person and one that can't be projected far back in time or across all cultures.
More to the point some of the oldest traces of human activity are the production of art and music. Music isn't exclusive it's a profound part of our shared humanity
More to the point some of the oldest traces of human activity are the production of art and music. Music isn't exclusive it's a profound part of our shared humanity
February 16, 2026 at 6:04 PM
"Working class" is an extremely recent category of person and one that can't be projected far back in time or across all cultures.
More to the point some of the oldest traces of human activity are the production of art and music. Music isn't exclusive it's a profound part of our shared humanity
More to the point some of the oldest traces of human activity are the production of art and music. Music isn't exclusive it's a profound part of our shared humanity
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NEW:
One of the most progressive institutions in the U.S., The New School, has begun destroying its humanities departments.
They have cancelled one of their most popular classes, "Global Soccer and World Politics."
We are going to teach it anyway.
karenattiah.substack.com/p/the-new-sc...
One of the most progressive institutions in the U.S., The New School, has begun destroying its humanities departments.
They have cancelled one of their most popular classes, "Global Soccer and World Politics."
We are going to teach it anyway.
karenattiah.substack.com/p/the-new-sc...
The New School Cancelled Their Class on Global Soccer and World Politics. We Are Going To Teach it Anyway.
When institutions abandon critical thinking, we build our own classrooms.
karenattiah.substack.com
February 16, 2026 at 3:58 PM
NEW:
One of the most progressive institutions in the U.S., The New School, has begun destroying its humanities departments.
They have cancelled one of their most popular classes, "Global Soccer and World Politics."
We are going to teach it anyway.
karenattiah.substack.com/p/the-new-sc...
One of the most progressive institutions in the U.S., The New School, has begun destroying its humanities departments.
They have cancelled one of their most popular classes, "Global Soccer and World Politics."
We are going to teach it anyway.
karenattiah.substack.com/p/the-new-sc...
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@perrybaconjr.bsky.social Enjoyed your AOC post and yes, she aligns most closely with my values as well.
But the biggest prejudice she will face if she runs is being an unmarried, childless woman.
Women in this country are still viewed as valid only if they have a husband and children.
But the biggest prejudice she will face if she runs is being an unmarried, childless woman.
Women in this country are still viewed as valid only if they have a husband and children.
February 16, 2026 at 4:54 PM
@perrybaconjr.bsky.social Enjoyed your AOC post and yes, she aligns most closely with my values as well.
But the biggest prejudice she will face if she runs is being an unmarried, childless woman.
Women in this country are still viewed as valid only if they have a husband and children.
But the biggest prejudice she will face if she runs is being an unmarried, childless woman.
Women in this country are still viewed as valid only if they have a husband and children.
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BlueAnon (the putatively liberal version of QAnon) is 100% a thing and it’s important for us to acknowledge that and try to root it out.
February 16, 2026 at 1:45 PM
BlueAnon (the putatively liberal version of QAnon) is 100% a thing and it’s important for us to acknowledge that and try to root it out.
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AI does not enhance “efficiency.” AI is a permission structure for a totalizing regime of austerity and labor immiseration.
“We plan to hire an AI rewrite specialist to ingest the reporting by Hannah and others and use AI to convert it into stories.”
The editor of the Cleveland Plain Dealer said it will use AI to ‘write’ its articles.
www.cleveland.com/news/2025/10...
The editor of the Cleveland Plain Dealer said it will use AI to ‘write’ its articles.
www.cleveland.com/news/2025/10...
February 16, 2026 at 2:20 PM
AI does not enhance “efficiency.” AI is a permission structure for a totalizing regime of austerity and labor immiseration.