Luke Dye

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Fascinating article about AI overview (potentially) reducing web traffic (the heart of a lot of online business).

Google says it's not true--that we shouldn't believe the research on this. "Ironically, Google's own AI disagrees with its PR department."

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[2] "But instead of uniting us, it’s been carved up. The wealthy can sit curtsied, stream everything and pass down season tickets like heirlooms. For everyone else, belonging is for sale."

S/o to fellow Cornellian, @joon.bsky.social for this fantastic piece in the NYT.

Opinion | $4,785. That’s How Much It Costs to Be a Sports Fan Now.

[1] "Increasingly, access to cultural life is paywalled. Sports is one of the last activities that can still be a shared American experience that cuts across class, race and geography, unfolding live, unscripted and in real time, in the real world with real people."

This is especially important: “We call upon our fellow institutions of higher education in the United States to declare their willingness to facilitate the immediate co-enrollment of Harvard’s international students, including formal acceptance of transfer for immigration purposes.”

Even accepting the premise that AI produces useful writing (which no one should), using AI in education is like using a forklift at the gym. The weights do not actually need to be moved from place to place. That is not the work. The work is what happens within you.

I mean very obviously Hegseth should resign, and if it were a Democratic administration this would be quickly be a consensus position.

If that would have happened to a lowly enlisted personnel like I was, not only would I have been dishonorably discharged— I probably would have faced charges under the UCMJ.

Absolutely flabbergasted.

One Democrat gets kicked out for speaking out and the rest just fall silent? Ths is weak. Keep disrupting. Get kicked out one by one. Make a damn point. Sitting politely with your signs isn't it.

In case it helps: it's okay to re-calibrate expectations, given the current reality.

I was getting frustrated with myself because, over the past month, I've gotten behind on the things I planned to get done.

Each day, I start with plans, then some element of the chaos throws a wrench in them. 1/

If we had approached WWII in the same way we are approaching the climate crisis…

www.theguardian.com/...

Donald Trump's popularity, Democrats' response, Elon Musk, DOGE, and Gaza: February 9-11, 2025 Economist/YouGov Poll | YouGov This week’s Economist/YouGov poll covers Donald Trump's popularity, his executive orders, congressional responses, Elon Musk, DOGE, and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

"President Donald Trump began his presidency on a surge of popularity, unprecedented for him. That has now faded...Trump's approval rating and personal popularity both falling over the past two weeks..."

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Hi folks: Interested in participating in research about how you tell the story of your career? Are you a trade worker, K-12 teacher, or work in a business field in the US?

See this survey and potential for interview I saw from a #CommSky listserv this week:

illinois.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

"In a time of algorithms and inauthenticity, we need more raw emotion. We need to share more musical moments alone or with loved ones. We need more frisson."

YouTube video by Jimmy Kimmel Live Dr. Katharine Hayhoe Teaches Us How to Talk to People Who Don’t Believe in Climate Change

Worried about the climate convo with your uncle at Thanksgiving dinner tomorrow? Jimmy and I have you covered.

#Qualitative peeps at #NCA24, this will be a very lively discussion questioning SATURATION. Hope to see you there!!
Friday, 1-2:15
Marriott, Mardi Gras, Salon A, 3rd floor

🚨 New preprint 🚨

Are climate scientists less trusted than scientists in general? 🤔🌍

Yes, we find evidence of a significant trust gap between climate scientists and scientists in general. 👇🧵 osf.io/preprints/os...

Whew.

If you work in, or draw on the work of, the behavioral sciences, add this to your reading list.

I teach a class on data science here at Illinois and during the seminar I host a competition for the class called "The Hunt for the Worst Data Visualization."

This was my most popular post on Xitter, so reproducing some of the best submissions from previous years here:

It's not about the speaker, it's about the audience.

Well then.

I will step away from here for a bit and process offline.

Take care of yourselves, take care of those around you, and when you're able, use the powers and privileges that you have to take care of those in situations that are more precarious than yours.