KenHanson.bsky.social
@kenhanson.bsky.social
Sociologist
Sexualities, Technology, Deviance
Sexualities, Technology, Deviance
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Since this seems to be the thing to do, putting together a sex tech group. Let me know if you'd like to be added!
go.bsky.app/CiRAxPB
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So how long until we are selling artisanal education? "Have your child taught by REAL teachers, read from textbooks written by REAL authors? A rigorous and authentic learning experience..."
November 16, 2025 at 7:48 PM
So how long until we are selling artisanal education? "Have your child taught by REAL teachers, read from textbooks written by REAL authors? A rigorous and authentic learning experience..."
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the aws outage should be evidence that running half the internet on a single company's servers is a terrible idea but i fear nothing will change
October 20, 2025 at 4:09 PM
the aws outage should be evidence that running half the internet on a single company's servers is a terrible idea but i fear nothing will change
So tired of AI slop, half-baked papers that should have been desk rejected instead of sent out, and fearing students looking to go viral for a gothca TikTok clip. All the best things about being a professor are eroding and soon all that will be left is empty lecture halls playing Canvas recordings
September 9, 2025 at 7:18 PM
So tired of AI slop, half-baked papers that should have been desk rejected instead of sent out, and fearing students looking to go viral for a gothca TikTok clip. All the best things about being a professor are eroding and soon all that will be left is empty lecture halls playing Canvas recordings
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A massive attack on several humanities units (Arabic Studies, Judaic Studies, Holocaust Studies, Classics, Religion, German & Scandinavian, Russian/East European/Eurasian Studies) *and* tenure now unfolding at the University of Oregon (a blue state!). Closure of units and faculty layoffs threatened.
August 18, 2025 at 6:42 PM
A massive attack on several humanities units (Arabic Studies, Judaic Studies, Holocaust Studies, Classics, Religion, German & Scandinavian, Russian/East European/Eurasian Studies) *and* tenure now unfolding at the University of Oregon (a blue state!). Closure of units and faculty layoffs threatened.
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It would be wildly foolish it is to rely on any sort of AI to make decisions in tense international situations.
But using an LLM to do so is terrifyingly stupid. It's a category error to think that a machine designed to generate plausible text would be good at reasoning about existential risk.
But using an LLM to do so is terrifyingly stupid. It's a category error to think that a machine designed to generate plausible text would be good at reasoning about existential risk.
Is AI the future of America's foreign policy? Some experts think so
Large language models like ChatGPT and DeepSeek are increasingly being looked at for their potential to help make decisions in high-stakes situations.
www.npr.org
May 12, 2025 at 5:15 PM
It would be wildly foolish it is to rely on any sort of AI to make decisions in tense international situations.
But using an LLM to do so is terrifyingly stupid. It's a category error to think that a machine designed to generate plausible text would be good at reasoning about existential risk.
But using an LLM to do so is terrifyingly stupid. It's a category error to think that a machine designed to generate plausible text would be good at reasoning about existential risk.
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If sex tech becomes mainstream, we might see a society where intimacy is redefined, blending physical and virtual experiences. We must tread carefully to preserve genuine connections. #futurism
What might the future of sex look like? Futurologists and sexologists are quick to embrace sex tech as the final frontier of pleasure, but sociologist @kenhanson.bsky.social argues we need to examine our past first to figure out where we're going.
journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
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Whither A Sociology of Sex Toys? Contested Histories, Current Trends, and Potential Futures - Kenneth R. Hanson, Whitney E. Brooks, 2025
While being part of many people’s sexual lives, sex toys are rarely the focus of sociological research. To better understand the role sex toys might play in the...
journals.sagepub.com
May 6, 2025 at 7:54 AM
If sex tech becomes mainstream, we might see a society where intimacy is redefined, blending physical and virtual experiences. We must tread carefully to preserve genuine connections. #futurism
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What might the future of sex look like? Futurologists and sexologists are quick to embrace sex tech as the final frontier of pleasure, but sociologist @kenhanson.bsky.social argues we need to examine our past first to figure out where we're going.
journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
Whither A Sociology of Sex Toys? Contested Histories, Current Trends, and Potential Futures - Kenneth R. Hanson, Whitney E. Brooks, 2025
While being part of many people’s sexual lives, sex toys are rarely the focus of sociological research. To better understand the role sex toys might play in the...
journals.sagepub.com
May 6, 2025 at 1:04 AM
What might the future of sex look like? Futurologists and sexologists are quick to embrace sex tech as the final frontier of pleasure, but sociologist @kenhanson.bsky.social argues we need to examine our past first to figure out where we're going.
journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
Excited to be part of this landmark issue in @asanews.bsky.social 's new journal! Check it out today!
What might the future of sex look like? Futurologists and sexologists are quick to embrace sex tech as the final frontier of pleasure, but sociologist @kenhanson.bsky.social argues we need to examine our past first to figure out where we're going.
journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
Whither A Sociology of Sex Toys? Contested Histories, Current Trends, and Potential Futures - Kenneth R. Hanson, Whitney E. Brooks, 2025
While being part of many people’s sexual lives, sex toys are rarely the focus of sociological research. To better understand the role sex toys might play in the...
journals.sagepub.com
May 6, 2025 at 1:43 AM
Excited to be part of this landmark issue in @asanews.bsky.social 's new journal! Check it out today!
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The website for the new @asanews.bsky.social journal, Sex & Sexualities is live!! It publishes cutting-edge sociological research on sexualities by fostering space for rigorous intersectional, interdisciplinary, transnational, feminist, and critical research.
journals.sagepub.com/home/SNS
journals.sagepub.com/home/SNS
April 21, 2025 at 7:00 PM
The website for the new @asanews.bsky.social journal, Sex & Sexualities is live!! It publishes cutting-edge sociological research on sexualities by fostering space for rigorous intersectional, interdisciplinary, transnational, feminist, and critical research.
journals.sagepub.com/home/SNS
journals.sagepub.com/home/SNS
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Who are the inaugural co-editors of Sex & Sexualities, the new @ASAnews journal? Check out this announcement from the American Sociological Association about co-editors Dr. Krystale Littlejohn and Amy L. Stone
www.asanet.org/footnotes-ex...
www.asanet.org/footnotes-ex...
News | American Sociological Association
The 2025 ASA elections will open Wednesday, April 16, and close Monday, May 19, 5 p.m. Eastern. Ballots will be sent out via email
www.asanet.org
April 3, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Who are the inaugural co-editors of Sex & Sexualities, the new @ASAnews journal? Check out this announcement from the American Sociological Association about co-editors Dr. Krystale Littlejohn and Amy L. Stone
www.asanet.org/footnotes-ex...
www.asanet.org/footnotes-ex...
The juxtaposition between "AI is going to make work obsolete" and "we need to roll back child labor laws to get these crops harvested " is real fucking bleak.
March 29, 2025 at 6:41 PM
The juxtaposition between "AI is going to make work obsolete" and "we need to roll back child labor laws to get these crops harvested " is real fucking bleak.
The laws limiting classroom discussions and content on "DEI" topics will destroy American education. Universities are already seeing a massive decline in numbers. Why would anyone go into massive debt to learn what is clearly propagandized and restricted speech? Some might think this will reverse
March 29, 2025 at 1:32 AM
The laws limiting classroom discussions and content on "DEI" topics will destroy American education. Universities are already seeing a massive decline in numbers. Why would anyone go into massive debt to learn what is clearly propagandized and restricted speech? Some might think this will reverse
The thing about LinkedIn is that it's objectively terrible and people keep using it.
March 24, 2025 at 10:22 PM
The thing about LinkedIn is that it's objectively terrible and people keep using it.
I know the world is terrible right now but I'm re-reading The Protestant Ethic for my soc of religion class and all I can think about is how much Weber would have hated people like Gary V and grind culture more generally.
February 6, 2025 at 9:50 PM
I know the world is terrible right now but I'm re-reading The Protestant Ethic for my soc of religion class and all I can think about is how much Weber would have hated people like Gary V and grind culture more generally.
If say, 1.5 million or so LA residents were feeling desperate about the future and wanted to move to WY, SD, and AK we could seriously turn this ship around politically next election cycle and do something before it's too late.
January 8, 2025 at 7:51 PM
If say, 1.5 million or so LA residents were feeling desperate about the future and wanted to move to WY, SD, and AK we could seriously turn this ship around politically next election cycle and do something before it's too late.
I've done it, some students asked for MORE assigned readings in my Self & Society class. I can confidently say that some, although certainly not all, students do in fact enjoy reading for class.
December 3, 2024 at 8:07 PM
I've done it, some students asked for MORE assigned readings in my Self & Society class. I can confidently say that some, although certainly not all, students do in fact enjoy reading for class.
IDK if anyone else feels this way but the Marriott Bonvoy app has more security features than my BANK. FFS
December 2, 2024 at 1:06 AM
IDK if anyone else feels this way but the Marriott Bonvoy app has more security features than my BANK. FFS
2 = the numbers of students this week who have come to tell me they are changing their education plans in light of "gestures broadly." One is ceasing education at my institution (grad student so not as huge of a deal), the other is now applying abroad for grad school instead of US PhD programs.
November 20, 2024 at 7:14 PM
2 = the numbers of students this week who have come to tell me they are changing their education plans in light of "gestures broadly." One is ceasing education at my institution (grad student so not as huge of a deal), the other is now applying abroad for grad school instead of US PhD programs.
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Since this seems to be the thing to do, putting together a sex tech group. Let me know if you'd like to be added!
go.bsky.app/CiRAxPB
go.bsky.app/CiRAxPB
November 17, 2024 at 11:10 PM
Since this seems to be the thing to do, putting together a sex tech group. Let me know if you'd like to be added!
go.bsky.app/CiRAxPB
go.bsky.app/CiRAxPB
Since this seems to be the thing to do, putting together a sex tech group. Let me know if you'd like to be added!
go.bsky.app/CiRAxPB
go.bsky.app/CiRAxPB
November 17, 2024 at 11:10 PM
Since this seems to be the thing to do, putting together a sex tech group. Let me know if you'd like to be added!
go.bsky.app/CiRAxPB
go.bsky.app/CiRAxPB
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We're getting familiar with Bluesky while also off attending a number of conferences over the next couple of weeks!
If you're a scholar in #AmericanStudies, #Criminology, #Musicology, or #WomenStudies, we’d love to hear from you. Are there any great starter packs you’d recommend?
If you're a scholar in #AmericanStudies, #Criminology, #Musicology, or #WomenStudies, we’d love to hear from you. Are there any great starter packs you’d recommend?
November 13, 2024 at 9:28 PM
We're getting familiar with Bluesky while also off attending a number of conferences over the next couple of weeks!
If you're a scholar in #AmericanStudies, #Criminology, #Musicology, or #WomenStudies, we’d love to hear from you. Are there any great starter packs you’d recommend?
If you're a scholar in #AmericanStudies, #Criminology, #Musicology, or #WomenStudies, we’d love to hear from you. Are there any great starter packs you’d recommend?
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People who say they care about women’s and girls’ sports are noticeably quiet about how eliminating the Department of Education would end federal oversight of Title IX enforcement of the equal existence of women’s and girls’ sports
November 13, 2024 at 12:56 AM
People who say they care about women’s and girls’ sports are noticeably quiet about how eliminating the Department of Education would end federal oversight of Title IX enforcement of the equal existence of women’s and girls’ sports
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I'll make my first post here be about our tt faculty opening in socially informed AI - uscjobs.sc.edu/postings/175....
I'm chairing the search committee, so reach out with any questions. Please share far and wide.
I'm chairing the search committee, so reach out with any questions. Please share far and wide.
Tenure-Track Assistant Professor-Artificial Intelligence
uscjobs.sc.edu
September 24, 2024 at 8:49 PM
I'll make my first post here be about our tt faculty opening in socially informed AI - uscjobs.sc.edu/postings/175....
I'm chairing the search committee, so reach out with any questions. Please share far and wide.
I'm chairing the search committee, so reach out with any questions. Please share far and wide.
New article for my fellow sextech scholars! www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
“Naughty Japanese Babe:” An analysis of racialized sex tech designs
Recent technological developments and growing acceptance of sex tech has brought increased scholarly attention to sex tech entrepreneurs, personified …
www.sciencedirect.com
July 9, 2024 at 5:27 PM
New article for my fellow sextech scholars! www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
My latest article! link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Sex Doll Specifications versus Human Body Characteristics - Archives of Sexual Behavior
Sex dolls have been criticized for reproducing unrealistic expectations about human bodies. Yet precise sex doll measurements are lacking in the literature nor has there been any systematic attempt to...
link.springer.com
May 18, 2024 at 9:23 PM
My latest article! link.springer.com/article/10.1...