🔖 Loved reading what Kathy Tabbutt had to say about Social Science Communication in the January 23 Fancy Comma newsletter. I’ve been thinking through what #socscicomm can be for a few years and am still in process. If you’re interested in this, too, let’s connect!

🔖 Read Curing Coronavirus Isn’t a Job for Social Scientists. (This article is from May 2020, which is probably why it has the word “curing” in the title when that seems like, you know, not a thing that is possible.)

🔖 Read Why does social science have such a hard job explaining itself?.

It IS great news that’s my mom’s leukemia is in remission. It’s important to me to remember that there is a long road ahead, with monthly inpatient chemo and other treatment. Thank you everyone for your kind words.

My mom’s leukemia is in remission.

Please listen to Gaslit Nation, where Sarah Kendzior & Andrea Chalupa “take a deep dive on the news, skipping outrage to deliver analysis, history, context, and sharp insight on global affairs.”

I am scared and overwhelmed. Here’s what I’m doing about it:

1. Making sure I take my meds and supplements
2. Reading and following the Gaslit Nation Action Guide
3. Planning to spend some time today crafting

Working through Project READY and I wrote an “I am” poem [PDF]. I don’t want to share the whole thing but in case you’re wondering how I define myself, the first line/refrain is:

I am smart and loving

That feeling when your new job pays you to work through the professional development curriculum you created as part of your old job.

Not sure what my dream casting for most of the roles in Ninth House would be, but @may_wise Mary Wiseman for Pamela Dawes please, okay bye.