The textures in this photo are amazing (bird, ground, water). Great pic!

Ohio State reception is tonight (Friday) 7-9 PM in Juniper B. Hope to see folks there, especially our alums! ❤️❤️❤️ #nca25 #nca2025

I'm at #NCA25 and will be at the #NCA2025 graduate fair in the Aurora Ballroom at the Ohio State booth (#55) from 2-3.

If you're interested in pursuing an M.A. or Ph.D., stop by any time 1-4 to chat with faculty & students!

people gotta treat this behavior the same as we treat shitting on the floor

Congratulations! A division with so many amazing faculty and grad students!

It’s no surprise that also today a truly huge grassroots effort is delivering THOUSANDS of petitions for SB1 to be put to a public vote. From what I’m hearing, it’s been unpopular across parties and all over the state — but has been news to everyone not working in HE.

Watch this space…

List of SB1 requirements, per OSU. Ohio universities are prohibited from having protected class be considered in admissions, have scholarships based on them or have any training or staff dedicated to DEI.

Ohio legislators passed SB1 this spring (despite massive outcry). It goes into effect today. Here’s a tiny sliver of what’s happening #highered #DEI

Specifics: compliance.osu.edu/focus-areas/...

I am excited to share that @standupforscience.bsky.social is growing!

We are looking to hire several positions including:
- Event and volunteer coordination
- Copywriting (press releases, emails, website, blogs, some social media)
- Data analytics and research (marketing, not science 😉)

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Coiled Burmese pythons captured during a Florida eradication effort.

To celebrate the end of #ica25, here are some massive cinnamon rolls. Of #python 🐍
#pythonista #herps #herping #pythons #invasive

If you’re leaving #ica25 today get to the airport early!!! It is CRAZY busy, even the Clear line is like 30m

It is really really sinking in for me the degree to which LLMs are the ultimate expression of right wing anti-intellectualism. Its proponents are literally mocking the idea that anyone would ever want to learn anything, know anything, develop any actual skill, or have a thought of their own.

Our Joint Reception with Communication Science and Biology, Game Studies, and Information Systems is happening tonight right after our HMC Business Meeting!!
When: 6pm, Sunday, June 15th
Where: Centennial B (Regency 3)
Why: Fun and Networking!
😎🤖🥂

Protest at Denver state house

If you just finished your #ica25 obligations for the day and are wondering--yes, #NoKings protest is ongoing at the Denver statehouse.

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Presenting on AI at #ica25 and want to publish your paper? Consider submitting to the special issue, "How does AI change communication?", in the Journal of Language & Social Psychology. Coeditors are Bingjie Liu, Renwen Zhang, and myself. Abstracts due Aug. 1
journals.sagepub.com/page/jls/cal...

Ohio State reception tonight 7:30-9:30 in the Hyatt Regency, Level 3, Mineral D.

If you're at #ICA25, would love to see you at our Ohio State reception tonight 7:30-9:30 in the Hyatt Regency, Level 3, Mineral D.

Reviewer Critiques (Qualitative Methods) and How to Respond to Them Reviewer Critiques (Qualitative Methods) and How to Respond to Them Author: Jessica Vitak (+ anyone who adds to the document) About This Document (and a disclaimer) Reviewing is a highly subjective pr...

In another of my semi-regular posts, for those who have recently gotten reviewer comments on qualitative studies (eg, #cscw2025) & want to know how to respond, check out this document that currently has 13 types of critiques of qual methods and ideas for responding.
docs.google.com/document/d/1...

two sea otters are floating on their backs in a pool of water . Alt: two sea otters are floating on their backs in a pool of water

Thanks to the panelists, moderator @dkreiss.bsky.social, and @icahdq.bsky.social for sponsoring the #ICA25 U.S. Academy Under Attack panel. Timely messages on sticking to our mission and sticking together while navigating these waters.

hiiiiiii 💙

A dark brown to black scorpion.

Headed to #ICA25! In the meantime, wondering if there are any #arachnologists or #scorpion experts out there who know the species of the critter below we found in Tuscany. Italian scorpion?

#scorpions #invertebrates #arachnology #entomology 🦂

Be smarter than me and take the free 'mall ride' from Union Station to the hotels. #ica25. That was a long walk in the heat, with a backpack.

Listen up! It is baby bat season! Please, please, please keep your cat indoors overnight for next few weeks. Seeing multiple cat-damaged or killed bats, some with babies attached.😪 Bats can live >20 years and have just 1 baby/year, so now's a critical time. # bats #cats #conservation #wildlife 🦇

Three frogs chilling in a pond.

Happy #FrogFriday! Found a party of adorable marsh frogs in Thuringia, Germany. #herping #frogs #frog 🐸

It’s actually hard for me to imagine a more perfect nuclear weapon for kinship ties then the constant assumption of interpersonal recording without permission or consent. Is the atomic bomb of social cohesion.

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🚨CFP Alert!🚨I'm one of the co-editors for the special issue "How Does Artificial Intelligence Change Communication?" for the Journal of Language & Social Psychology. Details in link. Please share. journals.sagepub.com/page/jls/cal...
#academicsky #commsky

A good mantra to live by!

Snapping turtle with a bloody mouth looking as if it has human-like teeth. It doesn't.

For any fans of bad horror films, this shot made it look like a Ghoulie:

#turtles #herps #TurtleTuesday

Snapping turtle mid snap. Its mouth is partially open and its eye appears closed. It looks creepy.

Sorry to the turtle friend for the prodding to keep it from going back into the road. The only injury I could detect was some blood on its head, so I hope it's okay.

I freeze framed a couple of shots from the video. Mid-snap:

#turtles #herps #TurtleTuesday

Sometimes friends wonder why I carry certain tools in my bag. Welp, this is one reason snake hooks are real handy.

Snapping turtles aren't known for their hospitality. I'm sure it wasn't feeling any friendlier after being accosted by a pickup...
#turtles #herps #TurtleTuesday

A very large snapping turtle peeking out of its mossy shell.

For #TurtleTuesday, here's a large friend I found in the middle of a blind curve in #Kentucky. Shell just under 2 ft long. I had to park and run back about a quarter mile, and unfortunately I saw him get clipped by a truck before I got there. But, he was still moving...

#turtles #herps 🐢

Wow! What a shot!