i wonder what the style of tripodi is?

that means so much coming from you! thank you for engaging my work.

this is what much of my research is on! how words matter and how this translates into internet rabbit holes. here is a quick whitepaper on it that I did @datasociety.bsky.social

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👋 thanks for the shout out! i'm not super active on socials but happy to connect with other awesome thinkers in the world.

Donate to Help Laid-Off Teen Vogue Staffers Recover, organized by Lexi McMenamin More than half the team at Teen Vogue was laid off this week by our parent co… Lexi McMenamin needs your support for Help Laid-Off Teen Vogue Staffers Recover

thank you for the outpouring of support!

those of us laid off from Teen Vogue yesterday are now sharing our GoFundMe to help us cover our emergency expenses now that we've lost our incomes, as we get back on our feet.

These phishing texts are so annoying. Someone texted me "had dinner yet? ❤️" and I was like "no but here's my social security number and mother's maiden name."

Why do some calls require *letters* of recommendation for *all* applicants? 100s of people apply for these postings.
Save us all some time. Names of references are sufficient to apply for a call. Request full letters only for individuals moving on to second or third-round interviews....

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Rather than honoring the intimate role women and people of color play in "living off the land"- their contributions are erased. Full paper here -
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

Now in it's 16th season, the show claims to represent "real reality" and provide audiences with a glimpse of what it means to be a true Cajun. In a new paper co-authored by Courtlyn Pippert (not only Bluesky), we show how this image favors "dudeology" over accurate representation.

A long time ago, I did ethnographic work inside the Bayous of Louisiana with professional alligator hunters. I stayed with a team of hunters on their houseboat, watched how they did their work, and shot a gun. This was during the height of #SwampPeople - a longstanding show on the History Channel.

Thrilled to have this opportunity to study as a Distinguished Professor at University of Tübingen🇩🇪 this summer. I am struck by the walkability of the town (no car needed for the month!), the inexpensive and extremely fresh produce, and the access to outstanding public resources. Feeling grateful 💕

The public meltdown happening between the world’s richest man 🙄 and the President of the United States 🙄🙄 once again begs the age-old question: are men simply too emotional to be in positions of power?

Anti-Transgender Disinformation in the Age of Algorithmic Search Summaries Recently Google introduced a feature in its search engine that algorithmically creates summaries of one's search results. Though it could be viewed as a useful tool, researcher Anna Beers argues this ...

Hey all, here's a post at @ssrc.org about how anti-trans talking points are getting wrapped into Google's AI search results.

AI search not only cites anti-trans disinfo, but sanitizes it, making practices like conversion therapy sound legitimate and safe.

About this Collection | Chronicling America | Digital Collections | Library of Congress Search America's Historic Newspaper Pages through 1963 Please Note: The Library of Congress has transitioned the longstanding Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers website to this new digi...

Some sad confirmation from @bcgl.bsky.social while I was at UW last week—the National Digital Newspaper Program—which builds Chronicling America—has been shut down

Historical newspapers are probably the archival material most used by the general public—for genealogy, local history—it’s such a loss

This makes sense. Many of my colleagues from abroad express fear of traveling to the U.S. right now. Unfortunately, more and more U.S. scholars are no longer able to travel internationally to disseminate our research because our grants have been frozen or cancelled.

Thinking about devastating cuts to NSF: US gov-funded science has been the engine upon which most of the tech wealth was generated. But the oligarchs (currently hoarding much of that $) think it’s their own brilliance & not the accident of standing close to the scientific engine that made them rich.

The Propagandists' Playbook: How Conservative Elites Manipulate Search and Threaten Democracy The Propagandists' Playbook: How Conservative Elites Manipulate Search and Threaten Democracy - Kindle edition by Tripodi, Francesca Bolla. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading The Propagandists' Playbook: How Conservative Elites Manipulate Search and Threaten Democracy.

It's tied to my concept, the IKEA EFFECT OF MISINFORMATION. Business scholars found that people value furniture more when they put it together themselves ("the ikea effect"). My research explains how this tangible do-it-yourself strategy is used to spread harmful ideas www.amazon.com/Propagandist...

‘Do your own research': affordance activation and disinformation spread Affordances are the perception of what a technical artifact can do. They bridge a technically-determinist perspective with social constructivist theory, acknowledging the material aspects of techno...

More importantly, this call is used by conspiracy theorists and propagandists to further the reach of their ideas. ln this article with @alicetiara.bsky.social and Lauren C. Garcia - we explain how that works. doi.org/10.1080/1369...

It's appealing to encourage parents to "do their own research" regarding their children's safety. But *my research* demonstrates that this strategy can easily lead people down rabbit holes of their own making.

Rejection email from NEH noting that all programs through the Office of Digital Humanities have been canceled.

Cancel Culture

His family has launched a gofundme campaign to cover legal expense www.gofundme.com/f/support-in...

Indiana University cybersecurity professor has not been arrested or detained, lawyer says A prominent Indiana University professor whose abrupt firing and disappearance drew interest in the cybersecurity community has not been detained and there are no pending criminal charges against him or his wife, a lawyer representing him told Reuters.

The judge has been ordered to unseal the warrants by April 17, according to Reuters.

Cybersecurity professor targeted by FBI has not been detained, lawyer says - www.reuters.com/world/us/ind...

"I wish more people were talking about the prominent Prof from Indiana whose home was raided by the FBI, was fired (with tenure) and scrubbed from the University's website, and then disappeared like he never existed. #notnormal "

Thank you for highlighting this extrajudicial kidnapping, Francesca.

"he's fine"? Sure, he's not in prison. but we need to be talking about the fact that 1) he was fired (with tenure); 2) he was scrubbed from IU's website; 3) the FBI searched his home

Indiana University cybersecurity professor has not been arrested or detained, lawyer says A prominent Indiana University professor whose abrupt firing and disappearance drew interest in the cybersecurity community has not been detained and there are no pending criminal charges against him or his wife, a lawyer representing him told Reuters.

www.reuters.com/world/us/ind...

I wish more people were talking about the prominent Prof from Indiana whose home was raided by the FBI, was fired (with tenure) and scrubbed from the University's website, and then disappeared like he never existed. #notnormal

My next book on the impact of parental rights is officially under contract with @thenewpress.bsky.social 📖🎉

Reminder that this was the exact same sort of argument Richard Spencer made when a video of him giving Nazi salutes and saying "Hail Trump!" went viral in 2016. www.pbs.org/newshour/pol...

this was such a joy to attend! thank you for engaging with my research.

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.

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...