elainewestbrooks.bsky.social
@elainewestbrooks.bsky.social
Bibliophile, Steeler Nation, Gardener, champion for Research Libraries
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Books take years to write. Peer review makes the process even longer.
So it is uncanny how often university presses publish books that are so timely—like the forthcoming "The Hard Work of Hope" from @cornellupress.bsky.social
Here is an interview with Michael Ansara by @derekkrissoff.bsky.social
So it is uncanny how often university presses publish books that are so timely—like the forthcoming "The Hard Work of Hope" from @cornellupress.bsky.social
Here is an interview with Michael Ansara by @derekkrissoff.bsky.social
"The Hard Work of Hope," new from Cornell University Press
A Q&A with author Michael Ansara
derekkrissoff.substack.com
June 7, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Books take years to write. Peer review makes the process even longer.
So it is uncanny how often university presses publish books that are so timely—like the forthcoming "The Hard Work of Hope" from @cornellupress.bsky.social
Here is an interview with Michael Ansara by @derekkrissoff.bsky.social
So it is uncanny how often university presses publish books that are so timely—like the forthcoming "The Hard Work of Hope" from @cornellupress.bsky.social
Here is an interview with Michael Ansara by @derekkrissoff.bsky.social
Ngl this week felt like 3 months.
April 12, 2025 at 2:09 AM
Ngl this week felt like 3 months.
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New postdoc opportunity from Sloan to study how AI impacts scientific research. We have a great community growing around AI/STS at Princeton and I would be very happy to consider supporting applications as a mentor - please email if you are interested! sloan.org/programs/dig...
Call for submissions: Metascience and AI postdoctoral fellowship | Alfred P. Sloan Foundation
Our mission is to make the world a better place through the advancement of scientific knowledge.
sloan.org
February 14, 2025 at 12:14 AM
New postdoc opportunity from Sloan to study how AI impacts scientific research. We have a great community growing around AI/STS at Princeton and I would be very happy to consider supporting applications as a mentor - please email if you are interested! sloan.org/programs/dig...
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“Whatever the cost of our libraries, the price is cheap compared to that of an ignorant nation.” - Walter Cronkite
(American broadcast journalist, in American Library Association "Libraries Change Lives" Campaign, 1995)
(American broadcast journalist, in American Library Association "Libraries Change Lives" Campaign, 1995)
April 3, 2025 at 8:33 PM
“Whatever the cost of our libraries, the price is cheap compared to that of an ignorant nation.” - Walter Cronkite
(American broadcast journalist, in American Library Association "Libraries Change Lives" Campaign, 1995)
(American broadcast journalist, in American Library Association "Libraries Change Lives" Campaign, 1995)
Give to @cornellupress.bsky.social or Cornell University Library!
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Learn more about Cornell University Library and all the other areas
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March 14, 2025 at 2:29 AM
Give to @cornellupress.bsky.social or Cornell University Library!
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COVID-flu vaccine could provide broad, lasting protection news.cornell.edu/stories/2025... told?m
COVID-flu vaccine could provide broad, lasting protection | Cornell Chronicle
The new platform, which provided 100% protection from influenza and COVID-19 in mouse models, could vastly improve vaccine administration and the efficacy of the current flu vaccine.
news.cornell.edu
March 3, 2025 at 11:11 PM
COVID-flu vaccine could provide broad, lasting protection news.cornell.edu/stories/2025... told?m
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Important words from @alondra.bsky.social on the need for real AI governance.
At the Paris AI Action Summit, Dr. Alondra Nelson was an invited speaker at a private dinner at the Elysée Palace hosted by French President Emmanuel Macron. Here are her remarks on “three fundamental misconceptions in the way we think about artificial intelligence.”
Three Fallacies: Alondra Nelson's Remarks at the Elysée Palace on the Occasion of the AI Action Summit | TechPolicy.Press
Dr. Nelson was an invited speaker at a dinner hosted by French President Emmanuel Macron at the Palais de l'Élysée on February 10, 2025.
www.techpolicy.press
February 16, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Important words from @alondra.bsky.social on the need for real AI governance.
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"Elisabeth Bik, expert in scientific integrity: ‘We need to slow down scientific publishing’"
Interview that El País conducted with @elisabethbik.bsky.social about her work. English version.
english.elpais.com/science-tech...
#ScientificPublishing #SciPub #ScientificIntegrity #ResearchFraud
Interview that El País conducted with @elisabethbik.bsky.social about her work. English version.
english.elpais.com/science-tech...
#ScientificPublishing #SciPub #ScientificIntegrity #ResearchFraud
Elisabeth Bik, expert in scientific integrity: ‘We need to slow down scientific publishing’
The Dutch microbiologist has been voluntarily searching for duplicate, erroneous or retouched academic images for more than 10 years and warning universities and scientific journals about it
english.elpais.com
April 29, 2024 at 8:41 AM
"Elisabeth Bik, expert in scientific integrity: ‘We need to slow down scientific publishing’"
Interview that El País conducted with @elisabethbik.bsky.social about her work. English version.
english.elpais.com/science-tech...
#ScientificPublishing #SciPub #ScientificIntegrity #ResearchFraud
Interview that El País conducted with @elisabethbik.bsky.social about her work. English version.
english.elpais.com/science-tech...
#ScientificPublishing #SciPub #ScientificIntegrity #ResearchFraud
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Why are university presses important? A thread 🧵
January 24, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Why are university presses important? A thread 🧵
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to share with your friends and colleagues if necessary
Why Do Historians Still Have To Go To Archives?
Why do historians go to archives? Hasn’t everything already been digitized?
contingentmagazine.org
December 29, 2024 at 3:10 PM
to share with your friends and colleagues if necessary
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"In this episode of Radio Atlantic, we make the case for reading books, one memory at a time."
Hanna Rosin speaks with Rose Horowitch and other Atlantic writers about the books they read in high school that stuck with them.
Hanna Rosin speaks with Rose Horowitch and other Atlantic writers about the books they read in high school that stuck with them.
Why Reading Books in High School Matters
You’ll understand when you’re older.
www.theatlantic.com
December 19, 2024 at 10:40 PM
"In this episode of Radio Atlantic, we make the case for reading books, one memory at a time."
Hanna Rosin speaks with Rose Horowitch and other Atlantic writers about the books they read in high school that stuck with them.
Hanna Rosin speaks with Rose Horowitch and other Atlantic writers about the books they read in high school that stuck with them.
I just don’t like purple poinsettias. Can’t do it
December 9, 2024 at 2:00 AM
I just don’t like purple poinsettias. Can’t do it
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Calling all data-loving students at ICPSR member institutions: It's your time to shine with the new ICPSR Data Communication Scholarship! Students have a chance to gain money, knowledge, and recognition while exploring ICPSR Data. Please share this opportunity! More: myumi.ch/Xeo1y
November 20, 2024 at 7:02 PM
Calling all data-loving students at ICPSR member institutions: It's your time to shine with the new ICPSR Data Communication Scholarship! Students have a chance to gain money, knowledge, and recognition while exploring ICPSR Data. Please share this opportunity! More: myumi.ch/Xeo1y
Put some Grand Marnier in the cranberry sauce cuz why not? Happy Thanksgiving!!
November 28, 2024 at 10:49 PM
Put some Grand Marnier in the cranberry sauce cuz why not? Happy Thanksgiving!!
I gotta re-subscribe to Netflix to watch Beyoncé on Christmas Day.
November 24, 2024 at 11:46 PM
I gotta re-subscribe to Netflix to watch Beyoncé on Christmas Day.
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Wellness has become a fundamental part of modern American life. Somewhere along the way, though, the thing that was supposed to help us heal ourselves turned into yet another obligation, @sophiegilbert.bsky.social wrote in 2022:
How Did Healing Ourselves Get So Exhausting?
Wellness has become yet another obligation to fit into our schedules.
www.theatlantic.com
November 19, 2024 at 11:01 PM
Wellness has become a fundamental part of modern American life. Somewhere along the way, though, the thing that was supposed to help us heal ourselves turned into yet another obligation, @sophiegilbert.bsky.social wrote in 2022: