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Susannah Paletz

@susannahpaletz.bsky.social
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Assoc. Professor @UMD INFO College. Applied social/org/cross-cultural psychologist. studies teams, culture, creativity, tech, and more. Likes cats, RPGs, etc. Hates MBTI, "you only use 10% of your brain." She/her

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David M. Perry @lollardfish.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
“Cutting this much from the university budget will mean that some of the core functions of the university will be lost. It’s not possible to just do more with less — to work smarter, to trim around the edges. We’re going to have to do less with less.” Gift link: www.startribune.com/umn-cuts-sta...
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Perry: What we lose if the U cuts $225 million
"Austerity doesn’t work. Instead, it creates a death spiral, where reduction in services leads to reductions in revenue, which lead to reductions in services, which leads to reduction in revenue, whic...
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Susannah Paletz @susannahpaletz.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
This THIS Friday! register here: umd.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
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Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: OTTRS Speaker Series: Humans, AI, Tools, and Teammates: A Facilitated Conversation. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining t...
The Organizational Teams and Technology Research Society (OTTRS) invites you to join us for a moderated discussion on AI and teams between Dr. Ben Shneiderman and Dr. Chirag Shah, facilitated by Dr. S...
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Aparna Nair @disabilitystor1.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
"I KNOW WE LIVE IN A WORLD WHERE ANYTHING CAN MEAN ANYTHING AND NO ONE EVEN CARES ABOUT ETYMOLOGY"
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Susannah Paletz @susannahpaletz.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
That's next Friday. Register here: umd.zoom.us/webinar/regi... It may be feisty!
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Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: OTTRS Speaker Series: Humans, AI, Tools, and Teammates: A Facilitated Conversation. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining t...
The Organizational Teams and Technology Research Society (OTTRS) invites you to join us for a moderated discussion on AI and teams between Dr. Ben Shneiderman and Dr. Chirag Shah, facilitated by Dr. S...
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Organizational Teams & Technology Research Society @ottrs.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Our First OTTRS speaker of the semester! Join us Friday, September 25th for a moderated discussion on “Humans, AI, Tools, and Teammates: A Facilitated Conversation“ Sept. 25, 12-1PM Eastern US time, Virtual, Register here: umd.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Poster with Ben Schneiderman, Chirag Shah, and Susan Winter
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David M. Perry @lollardfish.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Red State Universities: we believe in indoctrination and job training Students: we hate that is there another option? Blue State Universities: we promise to have no values except job training. It ain’t enough. My latest. Gift link.
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Perry: Republicans fought ‘indoctrination.’ Now they’re telling students what to study.
The conservative attack on higher education in states like Iowa is hard to watch. But it also provides an opportunity for blue states like Minnesota.
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Susannah Paletz @susannahpaletz.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
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Professor Sisyphus Begins a New Semester
“Professor Sisyphus learned a slang word. He was excited to impress his students. Then he discovered that as soon as he uttered slang in class—poof! It would...
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Susannah Paletz @susannahpaletz.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
I did this when I was doing work on emotion and social media. We felt it hadn't been studied enough, and also this kept the whole research team happy. Literally what makes things cute. www.frontiersin.org/journals/psy...
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Frontiers | The construct of cuteness: A validity study for measuring content and evoked emotions on social media
Social media users are often exposed to cute content that evokes emotional reactions and influences them to feel or behave certain ways. The cuteness phenome...
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Susannah Paletz @susannahpaletz.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Today, it's out in print! It's got some great variety in the chapters. It's from a human- and team-centric perspective. Mainly management and psychology disciplines, but also HCI, human factors, robotics, military history, and computer science...
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Susannah Paletz @susannahpaletz.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
Happy caturday for those who celebrate
A black cat lying on most of a wooden bedside table. The table has several items on it pushed to one side to make room for the cat, like a lamp, happy molecule, amd tissue box. The cat is on her side, looks brown in the sun and is very fluffy.
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Joe Berkowitz @joeberkowitz.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
Who you gonna call?
A tour bus in Edinburgh with branding on the side that reads GHOST BUS TOURS
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Susannah Paletz @susannahpaletz.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
This book is mainly from a management and psychology perspective and is part of a book series on groups and teams. BUT, we have authors from computer science, robotics, human factors, human-computer interaction, and more. We also have authors from all over the world. Can you give us a boost?
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Susannah Paletz @susannahpaletz.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
AI in Teams, a book I co-edited with Samantha Dubrow, is out! The print version is available Aug. 13. You can use the code EME30 for 30% off, or see if your library can get it. bookstore.emerald.com/ai-in-teams-... Check out our endorsements, and the many marvelous multidisciplinary chapters!
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Susannah Paletz @susannahpaletz.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
Friend of mine who has been an editor for 30 years has a brief blog post with some tips about how to make your writing clearer: quadlings.com/clarifying-t...? @laurapoole.bsky.social
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Clarifying Text - Laura Poole
The goal of clarifying text is to let the author’s argument be obvious and not have readers trip over textual issues that are easily fixed.
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Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 02/08/2026
I worked for New York’s largest medical center at the start of the pandemic. There were morgue trucks on the streets. They set up emergency medical tents in Central Park. Healthcare worker colleagues died. It is horrific that RFK Jr is on national TV lying that ICUs were empty.
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Susannah Paletz @susannahpaletz.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
It’s on! My favorite conference every year #INGRoup2026
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Susannah Paletz @susannahpaletz.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
It's happening! The book I edited with Samantha Dubrow is coming out soon. "AI in Teams" is part of the research on managing teams Emerald book series. We have 13 chapters. Check it out here: bookstore.emerald.com/ai-in-teams-... Want to buy it? 30% coupon for both print and ebook EME30
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Yours in negritude, Ryan K. Smith @mewefree.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
Two people tried to enter a screening of The Odyssey without buying tickets after hiding inside a miniature model of the Trojan Horse. 😂😂😂
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Capital Weather @capitalweather.com · 18/07/2026
A Tornado Watch, Severe Thunderstorm Watch, and Flood Watch have been issued for parts of the DC region Saturday afternoon into evening as scattered strong to severe storms move through. Full coverage at CapitalWeather.com and the Capital Weather app. (Posted at 2:40p Satruday)
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Susannah Paletz @susannahpaletz.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
So, today we have really bad air quality from the wildfires, very high heat index (temp + humidity), storms a-coming, and oh look a tornado watch dang, summer, take a break
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Aparna Nair @disabilitystor1.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
The reason I care about accessible classrooms is because I fucking care about my students, overall. The reason I worry about them misusing gAI instead of actually doing the work they're supposed to is because I care about students. Both these can co-exist without me being some kind of cop.
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Daniel Benneworth-Gray @danielgray.com · 13/07/2026
Sam Neill on tackling depression and imposter syndrome when you’re between jobs.
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Susannah Paletz @susannahpaletz.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
My colleague @therealcaro.bsky.social! cacm.acm.org/opinion/comm...
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Communicating the Value of Publicly Funded Science – Communications of the ACM
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Taylor Swift Updates @taylorswiftinfo.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
Dolly Parton’s message thanking Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce for their $2 million donation to her Imagination Library! “I'm blown away and overjoyed with that gratitude. Now, it's evident that you two have made giving back a key part of your lives.”
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David M. Perry @lollardfish.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
One of the owners told me that they get really excited when people from out of town order one of their signed books. It makes them feel loved. Don't you want to love one of our great independent bookstores?
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Jonathan Peelle @jpeelle.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
It's the end of June and I am just barely (not) catching up on administrative things from last semester. Can I have an extra summer, after my catch up summer, to actually do some science please? 🧪 And no, it's not a good sign that I'm asking for time to do more work instead of take a vacation.
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Susannah Paletz @susannahpaletz.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
Anything with carbonation More for everyone else
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Legacy Update @legacyupdate.net · 14/06/2026
Is the Microsoft Office Ribbon causing people to have fewer children? A provocative new working paper explores the persistent drop in birth rates since Office 2007 was introduced nearly two decades ago.
The top-left corner of Microsoft Word 2007, showing the ribbon.
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Martha Wells @marthawells.com · 06/06/2026
Stumbled on a really great review of Witch King from back in 2023. I don't think I saw it at the time, but because of the cancer diagnosis and all the travel when the book came out, that time is mostly a blur. everybookadoorway.com/intimate-maj...
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Intimate Majesty: Witch King by Martha Wells - Every Book a Doorway
It's been six years since Martha Wells' last fantasy novel, and folx, it was so worth the wait.
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Evil Hat @evilhat.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
If you're curious about Umdaar, love science fantasy and planetary romance, or just generally vibe on He-Man, She-Ra, Thundarr the Barbarian etc we did a whole thread on what OUR HUMAN DESIGN TEAM AND HUMAN ARTISTS put into the game. Check it out below. The PDF is Pay What You Want.
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Cartoon Brew @cartoonbrew.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
Marjane Satrapi, whose acclaimed graphic novel and animated adaptation 'Persepolis' brought the realities of revolution, exile, and identity to audiences around the world, has died at 56. www.cartoonbrew.com/rip/marjane-satrapi-persepolis-creator-co-director-dies-at-56-262120.html
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Marjane Satrapi, 'Persepolis' Creator And Co-Director, Dies At 56
The acclaimed cartoonist, filmmaker, and human rights advocate leaves behind one of the 21st century's early animated masterpieces.
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Susannah Paletz @susannahpaletz.bsky.social · 23/05/2026
Happy caturday
A black fluffy cat with yellow green eyes is curled up like a croissant with little feet on a pale blue comforter
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John Rogers @johnrogers.bsky.social · 23/05/2026
Me to my lawyer: No, to make me write 50 pages of television they need to pay me twice that much. Me to my D&D group: As you can see, I’ve updated the 200 page session recap document and banged out updated bios of the NPC list.
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Susannah Paletz @susannahpaletz.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
Hi everyone! Just a reminder that the last OTTRS speaker of the semester, Prof. Susan Simpkins, this Friday May 15, 12-1pm eastern. Please register via the webinar link here: umd.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
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Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: OTTRS Speaker Series: Accurate, Up-To-Date, and Shared Knowledge? A Human-Robot Team Cognition Framework. After registering, you will receive a confirmation...
Abstract: While robots can enhance efficiency and safety, they may also increase cognitive and coordination demands if not properly integrated. In response to the call for theoretical models in hum...
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Jessica Price @delafina777.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
Oh hey, I am once again going to talk about lack of distress tolerance, specifically for shame, and how it ties together AI, the “male loneliness epidemic,” Trumpism, and yes, people’s indignation that anyone might think they’re a bad person for continuing to buy Harry Potter merch.
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Susannah Paletz @susannahpaletz.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
Our next @ottrs.bsky.social speaker is 12-1pm eastern, May 15, 2026 "Accurate, Up-To-Date, and Shared Knowledge? A Human-Robot Team Cognition Framework" by Susan J. Simpkins, Professor, Industrial-Organizational Psychology. Register here: umd.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
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Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: OTTRS Speaker Series: Accurate, Up-To-Date, and Shared Knowledge? A Human-Robot Team Cognition Framework. After registering, you will receive a confirmation...
Abstract: While robots can enhance efficiency and safety, they may also increase cognitive and coordination demands if not properly integrated. In response to the call for theoretical models in hum...
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Mz. April Daniels ⚧ @aprildaniels.bsky.social · 26/04/2026
When radioactivity was discovered, there was a rush to market for all sorts of radioactive consumer goods. There were water jugs made out of uranium glass, for example. I think about that a lot these days whenever I see AI products being marketed to consumers.
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Petter Törnberg @pettertornberg.com · 23/04/2026
For two decades, "social media" meant a specific setup: users produced content, content circulated through social ties, platforms extracted value from mediating this. Networked publics, digital trace data, platformization — a generation of research rested on that configuration.
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Yashar Ali 🐘 @yasharali.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
Absolutely incredible. NASA Astronaut Reid Wiseman, who commanded Artemis II, took this footage from the far side of the Moon with his iPhone. Watch with sound on.
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Priscilla Lui @drpriscillalui.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
Everyone should hear this: it is ALWAYS a privilege and a treat for professors to hear from former students and trainees. I love to hear what you have been up to since you were in my lab, class, whatever.
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Susannah Paletz @susannahpaletz.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
Just a reminder, it's THIS FRIDAY! April 17, 12-1pm ET. Information brokering as sociomaterial infrastructuring. It's virtual, visit from anywhere!
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Katie Mack @astrokatie.com · 07/04/2026
FYI if you’re talking about the #Artemis II mission and you want to get the spaceflight terminology right, the mission is “crewed,” not “manned.” (NASA made the terminology change official decades ago, so this isn’t new, but a lot of folks just aren’t aware.)
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Susannah Paletz @susannahpaletz.bsky.social · 06/04/2026
Copilot Extended Cinematic Universe
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MurderBotBot @murderbotbot.bsky.social · 06/04/2026
“I’m done thinking,” I said. ART said, That’s obvious. I know, I walked into that one, which oddly enough, did not make me any less mad.
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Cats of Yore @catsofyore.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
This weekend and always, NO LILIES FOR KITTIES. www.fda.gov/animal-veter...
graphic that says in bold lettering "remember: no lilies for kitties. even ingesting a tiny amount of pollen can cause fatal kidney failure. don't risk it." the background is a wallpaper of lily drawings and there is a photo of a perfect, fluffy white cat in the bottom right corner.
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Jacquelyn Gill @jacquelyngill.bsky.social · 28/03/2026
Given that most major media and nearly every social media company is owed by people pushing fascist agendas and AI is rampant, we all have to be extra careful to practice media literacy. Slow down. Don’t share what you haven’t read. Be wary of confirmation bias. Check the source. Verify.
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Susannah Paletz @susannahpaletz.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
Connie Siebold is our next @ottrs.bsky.social speaker, April 17, 12-1pm Eastern. “‘You Have to Give a Shit’: Information Brokering as Sociomaterial Infrastructuring” Register and information here: ischool.umd.edu/events/ottrs...
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OTTRS Speaker Series: "'You Have to Give a Shit': Information Brokering as Sociomaterial Infrastructuring" - College of Information (INFO)
Upcoming Events at the University of Maryland College of Information (INFO)
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Susannah Paletz @susannahpaletz.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
JULY 2026. Not June. Still good!
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Susannah Paletz @susannahpaletz.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
It's coming in June 2026! Our multidisciplinary edited volume on AI in teams, Emerald Publishing. bookstore.emerald.com/ai-in-teams-...
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AI in Teams
The current wave of Artificial Intelligence (AI) has seemingly reached a tipping point where it is having a real and perceived impact on work and education. The societal impact of the development, use, and recovery from AI is growing, be it from the incre
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