vanessaparks.bsky.social
Sociologist and director of the University of Mississippi’s Center for Population Studies. Focused on disasters, infrastructure, housing, and healthcare. And also birds, books, fiber arts, and running. Vegan. Opinions are my own.
👤 Joined on 12 January 2025
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@vanessaparks.bsky.social1. Jay Feely, a former NFL kicker and a GOP candidate for Congress in Arizona, has made “protecting women’s sports” a centerpiece of his election campaign. So I reviewed years of Feely’s podcast appearances to see what he actually thinks about female athletes. 🧵
Show Postpeople in/near bristol and into/violently against tarot/AI: we are hosting a series of events this year on “risk”, tarot and AI as part of my university research fellowship get in touch if you’d like to be involved
Show PostHANDSOME (Northern Waterthrush)
Show PostArtificial intelligence systems do not think, feel, want or understand. Avoid language that gives them human characteristics.
Show PostDo you have pieces of art, from different genres, that you see as talking to each other even though it’s only in your head that they do? Ever since I first heard the New Pornographers’ “The Former Site Of” (song, not album), I’ve v strongly viewed it as the soundtrack to Matt Bell’s novel Appleseed
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