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Nick Bowman (包尼克) he/him/his

@bowmanspartan.bsky.social
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STL native, UM-St. Louis x Michigan State alum. (Full) Prof at Newhouse School (Syracuse U, USA) studying gaming + emerging media. Launch Editor, Global Perspectives of Communication (Oxford x ICA).

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Eric Haywood @erichaywood.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
MapQuest has the opportunity to do the funniest thing
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Nick Bowman (包尼克) he/him/his @bowmanspartan.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Y'all my research resonates with so many 𝗉̶𝖾̶𝗈̶𝗉̶𝗅̶𝖾̶ AI agents. It makes me very 𝗁̶𝖺̶𝗉̶𝗉̶𝗒̶ disappointed with the state of academia. Sincerely the AI emails of inquiry just ... won't ... stop.
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Nick Bowman (包尼克) he/him/his @bowmanspartan.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
As part of my growing second career? Tonight we're "taking our homework to shop class" as we see if my Onondaga Community College ATC103 class can get five new shoes mounted and balanced on our 2020 Jeep Wrangler 2D. =)
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Nick Bowman (包尼克) he/him/his @bowmanspartan.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Heading to #CSCW this October? I'm geeked to make my debut on a Social VR panel with so many good friends and new colleagues. We're on Monday 12 October at 4:30 pm, Salon A-C. Let's rap on Social VR -- and you can even hear me grouse and grumble about why it's not working very well. =)
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Soraya Nadia McDonald @soraya.press · 24/09/2026
I would like tech companies to understand that just because I have signed up to use your software, that no, I do not want to automatically be subscribed to your product newsletter. Say less. Please stop spamming me. Just push code that works. Sweet jiminy christ on a flying biscuit just STFU
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Global Perspectives in Communication (GPC) @gpccomm.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
EEP! Our editor @bowmanspartan.bsky.social realized that it's been quite some time since we released a journal accountability report. Simply put, we've gotten busy - a good problem to have! Below? A few quick notes on how we're looking so far in 2026.
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Star Trek Report
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Chris Carpenter @chriscarpenter.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
The scholars who dump their slop onto editors, do they know they are slowly destroying their chances at having a good reputation in their field?
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Doug Parry @dougaparry.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
I saw the term “slop grenade” to describe this noslopgrenade.com
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Slop Grenade
Stop throwing AI-generated walls of text into conversations. If they wanted an AI essay, they would have asked ChatGPT themselves.
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Nick Bowman (包尼克) he/him/his @bowmanspartan.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
I think I'm figuring out that it's not the AI I'm frustrated with. It's the person handing me their AI slop in such a confidently awful manner. It's the willingness to sign our names to absolute dreck & to not be concerned a lick about accuracy or clarity. It's your efficiency causing me labor.
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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
This is about one thing and one thing alone. Steering our research dollars for cancer, heart disease, and new infectious diseases to Trump’s political allies and friends.
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Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
It really is striking how many authoritarian states have ended up in this exact same place, where the leader seizes control of scientific inquiry. Lysenkoism in the Soviet Union, Aryan Physics in the Third Reich, Great Leap Forward (also related to Lysenko) in China.
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Nick Bowman (包尼克) he/him/his @bowmanspartan.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Unpopular opinion: Please stop with the Publication Alerts. As we learned from The Simpsons, red sirens are rarely good things. Fine to simply say "Here's our new paper on xxx and yyy such thing." Don't need to make it akin to the Emergency Broadcast System. Signed, ~ a boomer in my soul
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Global Perspectives in Communication (GPC) @gpccomm.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
We're at @ecreaeu.bsky.social all week in Brno and we've got So. Many. Board. Members presenting and engaging the conference, including Editor-in-Chief @bowmanspartan.bsky.social. Keep an eye out for our team, and *please do feel free* to ask about the journal! academic.oup.com/gpc/pages/ed...
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Editorial Board
Editor-in-Chief Nick Bowman, PhD Syracuse University Editorial Board  Nicole Allen Utah State University, United States Albert Anani-Bossman University
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Nick Bowman (包尼克) he/him/his @bowmanspartan.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
I'm glad to know that my research "resonates" with so many chatbots applying to graduate school this cycle. (that's a clue, y'all. truly you're not fooling anyone with the AI)
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Nick Bowman (包尼克) he/him/his @bowmanspartan.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Some time back, I sat down with Good Housekeeping to talk through some of the state-of-the-research around a question that so many parents ask: "Is it okay that my kid(s) play video games?" The answer is "Yup." Read the article for more! www.goodhousekeeping.com/relationship...
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The Research-Backed Reasons I'm Fine With My Kid Playing Video Games
We should be looking at video games as something that’s actually good for our kids.
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Nick Bowman (包尼克) he/him/his @bowmanspartan.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Dear *all students looking to learn about graduate programs* - you really, really, really have to stop using AI to generate your "email where I ask questions about your program." It's a bad first look ... and it make me want to have my robot answer your robot. Just talk to us. Human to human.
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danah boyd @zephoria.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
PhD candidates/new grads: Postdoc opportunity with me focused on political economy and tech. See details here: academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/32502
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Cornell University, Department of Communication
Job #AJO32502, Postdoctoral Associate, Department of Communication, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, US
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Nick Bowman (包尼克) he/him/his @bowmanspartan.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Seriously y'all can we just quit with the robot-writing? As a journal editor, you're taking *so much of the joy* out of reading human science. You've smoothed it out into a series of banal and often inaccurate claims. So rarely do I read a paper with AI content that is very good, in any event. =/
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Nick Bowman (包尼克) he/him/his @bowmanspartan.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
It's that time of year when all of the chatbots reach out to PhD programs to learn how to earn their PhDs.
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Nick Bowman (包尼克) he/him/his @bowmanspartan.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
"Let's make like a bread truck and haul buns, ladies."
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Nick Bowman (包尼克) he/him/his @bowmanspartan.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Ongoing research via Newhouse School, focused on how faculty engage with diversity, equity, or inclusion in their courses. If it's you, sign up and share your views. =)
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Carl T. Bergstrom @carlbergstrom.com · 18/08/2026
Imagine being the author of the worst take on AI yet published by Nature.
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When AI writes the words, who is the author?
After an AI detector classified one of my opinion pieces as entirely AI-generated, I found myself questioning where authorship ends, where expertise begins and what readers deserve to know.
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Nick Bowman (包尼克) he/him/his @bowmanspartan.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
Joshua Emanuel Báez wow.
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Nick Bowman (包尼克) he/him/his @bowmanspartan.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Y'all ... TWO top papers at @natcom.org's #NCA26 in New Orleans this November! I'm so excited for these teams.
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Daniel Lakens @lakens.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
I am pretty sure we will all move to zenodo. You can create github releases that end up there. It has a great API. And it is hosted by CERN, for whom storing all data the rest of science produces is small potatoes.
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Nick Bowman (包尼克) he/him/his @bowmanspartan.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
With OSF closing up this semester (to new projects), where else are folks hosting their open science documents and such? I'd come to rely on them for nearly every project in the last several years. 🫠
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Sarah J. Jackson @sjjphd.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
If you ever wonder if that expensive education is worth it, I just won a family-wide scrabble game with the word etic which three people challenged. Bwhahahahahahahasob this is everything.
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Nick Bowman (包尼克) he/him/his @bowmanspartan.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Still remembering when an editor desk-rejected my experimental design b/c of qualitative DV. Said it's "only descriptive and can't tell us anything about the IV." Hrm. So, N = 20 people & I kick 10 of them in the shins via random assignment. I bet I can predict which ones will be mad at me. ;p
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Global Perspectives in Communication (GPC) @gpccomm.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
For Syed, "the challenges we face ... are increasingly global and complex, yet they are all part of the same conversation. GPC provides an international platform where diverse voices & perspectives come together to advance communication arts and science." LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/alihussai...
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Nick Bowman (包尼克) he/him/his @bowmanspartan.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Tinkered a bit and got MAME working on my older Raspberry Pi. Who recognizes this one?
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Global Perspectives in Communication (GPC) @gpccomm.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
Attending @aejmc.bsky.social today? Our editor @bowmanspartan.bsky.social will be part of a panel of editors with a spicy topic, "Demystifying Journal Submissions." It's at 1:15 in Balcony J of the conference venue (4th Floor), and he's around before and afterwards. Let's offer some clarity here.
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Tobey Maguire Spider-Man Glasses Scene
ALT: Tobey Maguire Spider-Man Glasses Scene
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Jenna Norton @jenna-m-norton.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
Today, I attended Bhattacharya's "Scientific Freedom" lecture with Carole Hooven on the "reality" of human sex differences. Knowing the premise of the lecture series & Carole Hooven's prior writing, I had low expectations for the scientific quality of the lecture. It was worse than I expected. 🧵
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Nick Bowman (包尼克) he/him/his @bowmanspartan.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
Just over here maxx-maxxing to the maxx.
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The Maxx: Couch Potato TV Binge
ALT: The Maxx: Couch Potato TV Binge
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Derek Kompare @dkompare.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
ACADEMIC JOB POSTING: A great, tenure-track media industry studies position (Assistant Prof level) amongst a great program and super-cool people at UC Irvine. Details here: recruit.ap.uci.edu/JPF10332
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Assistant Professor of Film and Media Industry Studies
University of California, Irvine is hiring. Apply now!
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Wai Yen Tang Ph.D. @wytang.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Aaron Graham of Loyola University of Chicago is seeking people of color who plays online video games for a survey on their experiences of gaming and gaming communities luc.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
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Flames Or A Bonfire? - The Buffering Effects of Social Support Against Online Racism in Videogames
This study aims to better understand how online gaming communities not just harm but support the wellbeing of players of color.
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Nick Bowman (包尼克) he/him/his @bowmanspartan.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
I suppose we just forgot what checks and balances are, eh?
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Nick Bowman (包尼克) he/him/his @bowmanspartan.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
It was quite a thrill to speak to more than 120 different students and faculty from around the African continent, all asking the curious question: what are we missing when we think about academic publications? This connection would not have been possible without @icahdq.bsky.social. =)
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Nick Bowman (包尼克) he/him/his @bowmanspartan.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
We're doing it again! If you're in the Syracuse area, we're looking for play-testers for an in-development Atari game. Y"all -- this is a fun one. =) Details: bit.ly/SyracuseXAtari
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Nick Bowman (包尼克) he/him/his @bowmanspartan.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
I'm absolutely thrilled to get back to my alma mater, Michigan State University (+ Communication Arts and Sciences, for the Communication Science Future. The draft schedule is out, and it's making me feel good about progress in our field. Read more: commscifutures.com/schedule/
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Conference Schedule | Communication Science Futures
Schedule and agenda for Communication Science Futures
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Nick Bowman (包尼克) he/him/his @bowmanspartan.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
I'm sincerely curious to know what US interests we are "protecting" by delaying my students' visas to pursue their PhDs? Been doing this ~20 years & I've seen more delays and rejections lately than I ever saw in the past. Also curious to hear more abt that "small gov't" I grew up learning about.
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Danielle Kurtzleben @titonka.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
When “hate click is still a click” is your editorial strategy:
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Nick Bowman (包尼克) he/him/his @bowmanspartan.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
For the @apnews.com, how is it possible that this story doesn't conclude any information about the remarkable shortage of truck drivers we have had in the United States for at least a decade? Treating this like a zero-sum game makes no sense. C'mon man. apnews.com/article/mili...
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White House wants veterans to replace immigrant truckers who lost their licenses in crackdown
The Trump administration wants soldiers to consider becoming truck drivers when they leave the military.
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Nick Bowman (包尼克) he/him/his @bowmanspartan.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
Now if you'll excuse me? A classic "I'm in my forties and I'll be damned if I'm going out on Friday" night. 🤣🍻🧡
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Evan Greer @evangreer.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
I'll tell you why. Because corporate surveillance has never been about safety or security. It has always been about the consolidation of power, protection of profit, and the petty grievances of the super-rich. Join @fightforthefuture.org's campaign to ban the use of AI surveillance at concerts!
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Ban Facial Recognition at Live Events
Artists and venues take the pledge: no facial recognition at shows.
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Nick Bowman (包尼克) he/him/his @bowmanspartan.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
What if we told you that your efficiency tool isn't making things efficient? www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
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AI in scientific publishing: Slower, worse, and more expensive
There’s a saying in the management world, popularized by NASA administrator Daniel Goldin in the 1990s, that the goal of technological improvements is to make products faster, better, and cheaper. Alt...
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WIRED @wired.com · 22/07/2026
So the next day, during their lunch break at school, the students lawyered up. Find out what happened next here: www.wired.com/story/epstei...
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A Teen Reporter Searched for His Community in the Epstein Files. Adults Freaked Out
An Instagram post turned one California student newspaper into a free-speech flash point. The students say they were just doing their homework.
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J. Nathan Matias @natematias.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
"Federal agencies that terminated more than a thousand research grants at the University of California last year admitted that they used keywords related to diversity, gender, vaccine hesitancy and COVID-19" by @mzinshteyn.bsky.social apnews.com/article/cali...
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White House admits it used keywords to kill billions worth of California research grants
Federal agencies that terminated more than a thousand research grants at the University of California last year admitted that they used keywords related to diversity, gender, vaccine hesitancy and COV...
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ourlostarcade.bsky.social @ourlostarcade.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
Ready to rock with Rock-O-Ball? Rock-Ola really knew how to brand in the 1930s. Even this miniature skee ball-alike soars with a fun name like that!
1937-01 Automatic Age pg 128. Promotional image of what pieces come with the purchase of a Rock-O-Ball machine.An unrestored marquee score board for Rock-O-Ball.1937-03 Automatic World pg 60. A Rock-O-Ball being played on location in Chicago.
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Pew Research Center @pewresearch.org · 21/07/2026
#DonaldTrump has announced a 50% tariff on many Canadian goods. 💰 In our survey earlier this year, 77% of people across 36 countries disapproved of the way Trump was handling #tariffs.
Chart showing few across 36 countries approve of Trump’s handling of international issues.
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Emily M. Bender @emilymbender.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
Also, creating scales of "brains" or "intelligence" is a red flag for eugenicist (and TESCREAL) philosophy. >>
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