Cynthia Emami
@uliogho.bsky.social
Sociologist, Conflict security and development hack, pacifist with a smudge of realism.
This video reminds me of when my 70 year old mother experienced VR for the first time. The awe and the emotions that followed were wholesome.
🇩🇪 VIDEO: Virtual reality headsets let German retirees travel the world
In a German retirement home, residents can travel the world without ever leaving their seats —- thanks to virtual reality headsets.
In a German retirement home, residents can travel the world without ever leaving their seats —- thanks to virtual reality headsets.
October 8, 2025 at 12:20 AM
This video reminds me of when my 70 year old mother experienced VR for the first time. The awe and the emotions that followed were wholesome.
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🚨 New VR Games This Week 🚨
🌧️ Of Lies & Rain | Quest, PC | Sep 10 (EA)
☠️ Dungeons of Eternity | PC | Sep 11
🔫 Table Troopers | Quest | Sep 11
👩🚀 Surviving Mars: Pioneer | PS VR2 | Sep 12
What are you picking up?
🌧️ Of Lies & Rain | Quest, PC | Sep 10 (EA)
☠️ Dungeons of Eternity | PC | Sep 11
🔫 Table Troopers | Quest | Sep 11
👩🚀 Surviving Mars: Pioneer | PS VR2 | Sep 12
What are you picking up?
September 8, 2025 at 1:01 PM
🚨 New VR Games This Week 🚨
🌧️ Of Lies & Rain | Quest, PC | Sep 10 (EA)
☠️ Dungeons of Eternity | PC | Sep 11
🔫 Table Troopers | Quest | Sep 11
👩🚀 Surviving Mars: Pioneer | PS VR2 | Sep 12
What are you picking up?
🌧️ Of Lies & Rain | Quest, PC | Sep 10 (EA)
☠️ Dungeons of Eternity | PC | Sep 11
🔫 Table Troopers | Quest | Sep 11
👩🚀 Surviving Mars: Pioneer | PS VR2 | Sep 12
What are you picking up?
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🇩🇪 VIDEO: Virtual reality headsets let German retirees travel the world
In a German retirement home, residents can travel the world without ever leaving their seats —- thanks to virtual reality headsets.
In a German retirement home, residents can travel the world without ever leaving their seats —- thanks to virtual reality headsets.
August 16, 2025 at 12:20 PM
🇩🇪 VIDEO: Virtual reality headsets let German retirees travel the world
In a German retirement home, residents can travel the world without ever leaving their seats —- thanks to virtual reality headsets.
In a German retirement home, residents can travel the world without ever leaving their seats —- thanks to virtual reality headsets.
Such a beautiful story!
August 20, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Such a beautiful story!
Who would have thought we’d transition from the knowledge economy to the disinformation economy.
Symbolic violence: 👀
Symbolic violence: 👀
February 22, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Who would have thought we’d transition from the knowledge economy to the disinformation economy.
Symbolic violence: 👀
Symbolic violence: 👀
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If you are a West African early career scholar in the US or at home, check out these funding and professional development opportunities.
This is open to West African scholars across disciplines.
Deadline: Feb 23, 2025
Learn more & apply here: www.westafricanresearchassociation.org/fellowships/
This is open to West African scholars across disciplines.
Deadline: Feb 23, 2025
Learn more & apply here: www.westafricanresearchassociation.org/fellowships/
January 24, 2025 at 10:39 AM
If you are a West African early career scholar in the US or at home, check out these funding and professional development opportunities.
This is open to West African scholars across disciplines.
Deadline: Feb 23, 2025
Learn more & apply here: www.westafricanresearchassociation.org/fellowships/
This is open to West African scholars across disciplines.
Deadline: Feb 23, 2025
Learn more & apply here: www.westafricanresearchassociation.org/fellowships/
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I’d like to add you to my professional network
December 13, 2024 at 11:19 PM
I’d like to add you to my professional network
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@ruha9.bsky.social: "Why can we imagine growing heart cells from scratch in a lab, but not growing empathy for other human beings in our everyday lives...? Even well-resourced schools where young people are encouraged to dream big fall short when it comes to cultivating moral imagination."
December 2, 2024 at 3:55 PM
@ruha9.bsky.social: "Why can we imagine growing heart cells from scratch in a lab, but not growing empathy for other human beings in our everyday lives...? Even well-resourced schools where young people are encouraged to dream big fall short when it comes to cultivating moral imagination."
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To my new followers, hello! Nice to meet you 👋
I have a few niche #Rstats packages 📦 you may find useful 😄
Short thread 🧵
lcpilling.github.io
I have a few niche #Rstats packages 📦 you may find useful 😄
Short thread 🧵
lcpilling.github.io
Dr Luke Pilling GitHub home
lcpilling.github.io
November 22, 2024 at 9:51 AM
To my new followers, hello! Nice to meet you 👋
I have a few niche #Rstats packages 📦 you may find useful 😄
Short thread 🧵
lcpilling.github.io
I have a few niche #Rstats packages 📦 you may find useful 😄
Short thread 🧵
lcpilling.github.io
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To all of the social media, polisci, mis/disinfo & internet researchers, we're thrilled to announce the release of the new Topic Analyzer in our @Communalytic.org tool. The analyzer can automatically group and label social media posts that are semantically similar. socialmedialab.ca/2024/11/19/i...
November 20, 2024 at 8:30 PM
To all of the social media, polisci, mis/disinfo & internet researchers, we're thrilled to announce the release of the new Topic Analyzer in our @Communalytic.org tool. The analyzer can automatically group and label social media posts that are semantically similar. socialmedialab.ca/2024/11/19/i...
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Wrapping up an inspiring 3-day at #TNSquare2023 on educational inequalities. Grateful for the opportunity to learn from renowned scholars who shared insights, from theory to empirics, with fellow young researchers. 📚🗻
October 27, 2023 at 12:53 PM
Wrapping up an inspiring 3-day at #TNSquare2023 on educational inequalities. Grateful for the opportunity to learn from renowned scholars who shared insights, from theory to empirics, with fellow young researchers. 📚🗻
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Finally made a #Blackademics starter pack! Let continue to build community here. This is part of #Blacksky so please show your appreciation to the architect, @rudyfraser.com
November 15, 2024 at 11:17 PM
Finally made a #Blackademics starter pack! Let continue to build community here. This is part of #Blacksky so please show your appreciation to the architect, @rudyfraser.com
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Enhancing hand-object interactions in virtual reality for precision manual tasks link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Enhancing hand-object interactions in virtual reality for precision manual tasks - Virtual Reality
The realism and immersion of Virtual Reality (VR) experiences depend on the quality of interactions between the virtual hand and virtual objects. The current drawbacks, such as seemingly artificial ha...
link.springer.com
November 5, 2024 at 9:07 PM
Enhancing hand-object interactions in virtual reality for precision manual tasks link.springer.com/article/10.1...
My new favorite thing is watching the dawn.
October 24, 2024 at 11:34 AM
My new favorite thing is watching the dawn.
I know the treatment is not the problem. There’s something I’m not measuring right.
October 19, 2024 at 10:37 AM
I know the treatment is not the problem. There’s something I’m not measuring right.
Politicians are public servants not idols.
October 10, 2024 at 1:07 PM
Politicians are public servants not idols.
We actually navigate life unscripted and in the moment.
October 8, 2024 at 12:50 PM
We actually navigate life unscripted and in the moment.
I guess I deserved it!
October 6, 2024 at 4:09 AM
I guess I deserved it!
I don’t have all the answers but that’s okay.
October 3, 2024 at 12:45 PM
I don’t have all the answers but that’s okay.
I woke up with a smile on my face.
October 3, 2024 at 12:03 PM
I woke up with a smile on my face.
Bluesky now has over 10 million users, and I was #1,252,510!
October 1, 2024 at 4:42 PM
Bluesky now has over 10 million users, and I was #1,252,510!
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Just made this 10 Step Guide to making a BlueSky Feed 👇
September 11, 2023 at 1:09 AM
Just made this 10 Step Guide to making a BlueSky Feed 👇
Awesome!
Last semester, I taught myself how to plot maps using R. Because I suffered a bit too much through this process, I figured I would make an easy tutorial for choropleth maps like the one below. I put this tutorial up on my website: sites.google.com/view/egarcia...
I hope this helps someone!
I hope this helps someone!
September 17, 2024 at 5:03 PM
Awesome!
This might be the last time I’ll be attending ASA.
August 8, 2024 at 10:36 PM
This might be the last time I’ll be attending ASA.