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Dr. Jennifer Bernstein

@jennbernstein.bsky.social
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Editor-in-Chief, Case Studies in the Environment, UC Press. Visiting Assistant Professor, Geosciences, Texas Tech. Based in CO. Two books in the cooker. Just here for the zipline.

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Dr. Jennifer Bernstein @jennbernstein.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
New York Times, you think wrong
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Dr. Jennifer Bernstein @jennbernstein.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
I want soapy Bravo reality TV, but just a mash-up of the silly stuff. The gang trying surfing. Everyone at hibachi BEFORE the fight. All dramz edited out. Anyone with me?
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Dr. Jennifer Bernstein @jennbernstein.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Oh man, why was I ignoring the lesbian bar thing. Gold.
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Dr. Jennifer Bernstein @jennbernstein.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Shirtless white guy with dreadlocks is quite the brand
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Dr. Jennifer Bernstein @jennbernstein.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
What the hell is banana ball
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Heather Randell @heatherrandell.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Yet another example of how AI can be useful *once you already have deep knowledge and experience in a field* whereas using it as a student actively prevents the acquisition of that knowledge. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/25/o...
nytimes.com
Opinion | A.I. Has Made Me a Better Doctor. It’s Made Med Students Worse. (Gift Article)
I’m confident in my mastery over what doctors do — and less confident about my continued mastery of an ever-evolving universe of facts.
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Dr. Jennifer Bernstein @jennbernstein.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
My fall style icon is Claudia Kishi and you can’t stop me.
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Dr. Jennifer Bernstein @jennbernstein.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Guess what it’s called to not optimize? Noptimize
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Dr. Jennifer Bernstein @jennbernstein.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Excellent/terrifying/disheartening/informative. Also, I’ve wondered about the below as well. aiedusimplified.substack.com/p/the-agenti...
aiedusimplified.substack.com
The Agentic Turn: A Recent Talk
Are we committing the same mistake with agentic AI that we committed with generative AI?
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Dr. Jennifer Bernstein @jennbernstein.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
I must be missing something. Did Matty just call my kid…an “unfavorable demographic”?
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Dr. Jennifer Bernstein @jennbernstein.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
I’m “looks over shoulder while reversing” years old
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Dr. Jennifer Bernstein @jennbernstein.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
I also do not trust any woman would would date an ICE agent
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Dr. Jennifer Bernstein @jennbernstein.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
In news that will surprise zero people, it is easier to write a book when you aren't teaching.
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Dr. Jennifer Bernstein @jennbernstein.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
My plan is to just never press the aggressive squiggly circle
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Dr. Jennifer Bernstein @jennbernstein.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
“Like, whoa, you know? My head is so clear. It’s like, I’m completely present in this conversation. Like, I’m literally holding space for your narrative right now. I’m not just waiting for you to finish saying things so I can say my thing.” www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/its...
mcsweeneys.net
It’s Friday Night, Bro: Let’s Get Sober as Fuck
“Teas, right? Let’s get some teas. You want some milk? Don’t be a milk pussy, dude. Get some calcium. I don’t want to be the only one with strong bones. Yes,...
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Dr. Jennifer Bernstein @jennbernstein.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
ICYMI Macklemore is sober :)
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Dr. Jennifer Bernstein @jennbernstein.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
The study of naming bodies of water is called hydronomy. A name for a body of water is called a potonym.
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Dr. Jennifer Bernstein @jennbernstein.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
I am the anti-AI because everything I do takes forever and I'm dehydrated
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Dr. Jennifer Bernstein @jennbernstein.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
I know something else that might destroy humanity it’s climate change
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Dr. Jennifer Bernstein @jennbernstein.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
"I am so sick of learning about compasses! I will never eat soggy wheat! Can we be done now?" -my 12 year old
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Dr. Jennifer Bernstein @jennbernstein.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
open.substack.com/pub/derektho...
open.substack.com
Why Harvard's Dean 'Encourages' Students to Use AI
The end of summer brings a fresh throng of Americans to college campuses.
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Dr. Jennifer Bernstein @jennbernstein.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Why isn’t Ben Harper Jack Johnson
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Dr. Jennifer Bernstein @jennbernstein.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
open.substack.com/pub/derektho...
open.substack.com
Why Harvard's Dean 'Encourages' Students to Use AI
The end of summer brings a fresh throng of Americans to college campuses.
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Dr. Jennifer Bernstein @jennbernstein.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
How easy it is to cancel a subscription says a lot about a company.
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Dr. Jennifer Bernstein @jennbernstein.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Ethics matter. There’s Really Only One Way to Stop Students From Cheating www.nytimes.com/2026/08/26/o...
nytimes.com
Opinion | There’s Really Only One Way to Stop Students From Cheating
Blue-book exams are fine, but we need to address the issue at its root.
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Dr. Jennifer Bernstein @jennbernstein.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Drugs are good but has your teenager ever called you their best friend
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Dr. Jennifer Bernstein @jennbernstein.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Hustle bro passive income industrial complex
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Dr. Jennifer Bernstein @jennbernstein.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Them: I like your tattoos, where are they from? Me: Croatia Them: are you Croatian? Me: no I’m impulsive
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Dr. Jennifer Bernstein @jennbernstein.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
“We are not doing water balloons at 7am”
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Dr. Jennifer Bernstein @jennbernstein.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Gotta respect the student who chose Rudy’s Bar-B-Q for his physical geography field data collection site. Bold move.
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Dr. Jennifer Bernstein @jennbernstein.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
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Dr. Jennifer Bernstein @jennbernstein.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
I am “I can name all these characters” years old
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Dr. Jennifer Bernstein @jennbernstein.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Designed a flier the old fashioned way, time-consuming and in PowerPoint.
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Dr. Jennifer Bernstein @jennbernstein.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
ICYMI let’s retire “overpopulation”
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Dr. Jennifer Bernstein @jennbernstein.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
I’m the mom who sends the kid a 3:49am text about the Minnesota State Fair llama costume contest Stay tuned for more teen parenting tips
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Dr. Jennifer Bernstein @jennbernstein.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
“Anything reduced to only individual preference is generally doing the work of power.” -Tressie McMillan Cottom
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Dr. Jennifer Bernstein @jennbernstein.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
I hate short form video for the same reason I hate roller coasters and I can’t quite explain it
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Dr. Jennifer Bernstein @jennbernstein.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
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Dr. Jennifer Bernstein @jennbernstein.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
“You are way too much! All the time!” I say to my toddler who doesn’t take after me AT ALL
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Dr. Jennifer Bernstein @jennbernstein.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Nice little Saturday
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Dr. Jennifer Bernstein @jennbernstein.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
This popped up in my feed (theoretically because I’m a homeowner) but boy is it weird out of context
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Dr. Jennifer Bernstein @jennbernstein.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
A lot of the current book I am writing involves seeing how much silliness I can sneak in while still staying on task Wait that’s my whole life
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Dr. Jennifer Bernstein @jennbernstein.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
I’m sorry but this needs to stop
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Dr. Jennifer Bernstein @jennbernstein.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
What the toddler did was so bad that when I caught him he just ran straight into the time out corner
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Dr. Jennifer Bernstein @jennbernstein.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
It’s one thing to like something, it’s another thing to sacrifice for something.
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Dr. Jennifer Bernstein @jennbernstein.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
We don’t talk enough about Biggie shouting out Hootie and the Blowfish in Mo Money Mo Problems.
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Dr. Jennifer Bernstein @jennbernstein.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
The internet really wants me to want hormone therapy.
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Dr. Jennifer Bernstein @jennbernstein.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
“Vanilla bean caramel whipped sugar cookie” is by the far the most Bath and Body Works cookie I’ve ever made up.
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Dr. Jennifer Bernstein @jennbernstein.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
My 12-year old daughter, trying to remember someone, called Abraham Lincoln “the guy with the brown hair”.
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Dr. Jennifer Bernstein @jennbernstein.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
A plant store but in one of those old Wendy’s with the arboretums.
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