Hey, Kimberly. You actually are not in a good position right now to do an in-depth analysis of every mention or example of social science in the Star Trek franchise, so settle down. 🖖

🔖 Read It’s Called Acting: Learning to Fight for the Stage. 🎭

🔖 Read Network sitcoms are actually good again. 📺

🍿 Watched Phineas and Ferb The Movie: Candace Against the Universe and I definitely cried twice because I’m a big sister and there were some beautiful sibling moments.

🔖 Read Is it time to live with COVID-19? Some scientists warn of ‘endemic delusion’

“I don’t particularly want to be in a future where I get COVID twice a year,” Pagel adds.

Me either, Professor Pagel. Me either.

It can feel like Social Science Communication isn’t a thing, but here are some people doing it:

• Dr. Tressie McMillan Cottom
• Dr. Zeynep Tufecki
• Dr. Sarah Kendzior

Who else?

🔖 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.