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Professor of Internet Use & Society, University of Zurich William Allan Neilson Professor, Smith College (Fall 2024) Formerly: Northwestern U, Princeton U eszter.com

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Eszter Hargittai is a communication studies scholar and Professor at the University of Zurich.

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Eszter Hargittai @eszter.com · Sep 5

the book is officially launched :-) had a great time discussing our joint work with @palfrey.org at @bookends.bsky.social last night, wonderful turnout, great questions, fun celebration!

bit.ly/wiredwisdom tx @uchicagopress.bsky.social

photo collage of book launch event for Wired Wisdom by Eszter Hargittai and John Palfrey; photos are of the event at Bookends & Beginnings in Evanston with Eszter and John discussing the book

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Eszter Hargittai @eszter.com · 20d

I'm excited to be part of this panel at Labyrinth Books in Princeton in two weeks

Graduate Alumni Authors' Roundtable, Many Minds Many Stripes graduate alum conference at Princeton University, event will take place at Labyrinth Books 1:30-3pm

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chigeek.bsky.social @chigeek.bsky.social · 22d

The annual pumpkin display at the entrance of Governor Pritzker’s personal residence on Astor Street. He is the pumpkin king. Illinois produces the most pumpkins, including canned, than any other state in the U.S., twice as many as the next five states combined.

My photo taken last year of Governor J.B. Pritzker’s personal residence on Chicago’s Astor Street showcasing an impressive pumpkin and gourd display.

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Eszter Hargittai @eszter.com · Sep 10

today I will be discussing Wired Wisdom: How to age better online with Dr. Nina Blachman on SiriusXM channel 110 at 2-3pm US ET @nyudocs.bsky.social

Eszter Hargittai @eszter.com · Aug 12

Wired Wisdom is now also available in audio format!
bit.ly/wiredwisdomaudio

Wired Wisdom: How to Age Better Online by Eszter Hargittai, John Palfrey - Audiobooks on Google Play

Wired Wisdom: How to Age Better Online audiobook written by Eszter Hargittai, John Palfrey. AI-narrated by Mary (from Google). Get instant access to all your favorite books. No monthly commitment. Lis...

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Karsten Donnay @karstendonnay.bsky.social · Oct 4

🚨 I have an opening for a PhD position (4-year) in my team in the Department of Political Science, University of Zurich, starting Jan 1, 2024. Join our vibrant research environment and come to beautiful Zurich, Switzerland! Focus of the position is on studying the #digitaltransformation of politics.

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Dana R. Fisher (aka the Apocalyptic Optimist) @fisherdanar.bsky.social · Oct 16

What is common knowledge in your field but shocks outsiders?

30+ years into the climate regime, climate action to date has been woefully insufficient to address the climate crisis (and it's still getting worse)

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Alessandro Nai @alessandronai.bsky.social · Nov 8

🚨 PEER REVIEW STUDY ALERT 🚨

We are about to launch a (very) large-scale survey on peer review in social sciences

150,000+ scholars worldwide will receive an invitation to participate via email. You might be one of them!

Wanna know more? peerreviewstudy.com

Plz repost!

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Linards Udris @linardsudris.bsky.social · Jan 8

*** Assistant Professorship in Political Communication with Tenure Track ***

Our department (IKMZ - University of Zurich) is hiring!

More info:
jobs.uzh.ch/offene-stell...

Thank you for spreading the word and/or applying!

UZH: Assistant Professorship with Tenure Track in Political Communication

The University of Zurich invites applications for a tenure-track assistant professorship in political communication to begin on 1 February 2025. After two three-year appointments, promotion to a perma...

jobs.uzh.ch

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John Palfrey @palfrey.org · Jul 9

I have spotted my first few copies of Wired Wisdom out in the wild today!!! Happy Pub day, @eszter.com!!!

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Eszter Hargittai @eszter.com · Jul 23

not sure if this is humblebrag or simply brag, but I just did a 30-minute interview with a journalist from @franceculture.fr in French and was surprised by how well it went (not perfectly, but entirely comprehensibly); I don't know where this comes from given that sadly I never use French these days

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Eszter Hargittai @eszter.com · Jul 17

This could make sense, but not when you've already seen it several times and decided not to interact with the post. Why keep pushing it then? The algo needs more tweaking, me thinks.

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Eszter Hargittai @eszter.com · Jul 17

I just love seeing copies of our book out in the world! What a fantastic experience it was to write this with John @palfrey.org. I love the tone that our blended work struck.
press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/bo...

John Palfrey @palfrey.org · Jul 9

I have spotted my first few copies of Wired Wisdom out in the wild today!!! Happy Pub day, @eszter.com!!!

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Eszter Hargittai @eszter.com · Jun 12

#ica25 the Cultural Complex with the Denver Art Museum & Denver Public Library are super close to the ICA hotels & well worth a visit

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Eszter Hargittai @eszter.com · Jun 12

#ica25 grab some yummy food at Civic Center Park, a few blocks from the Hyatt, food trucks there until 2pm Thursday

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Eszter Hargittai @eszter.com · Mar 17

I'm hiring for a postdoc! 🌟 pls help spread the word
Senior Research and Teaching Associate (PostDoc)
with a focus on Internet Use and Society
details here: webuse.org/postdoc/

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Carolyn Ibberson @cbibberson.bsky.social · Feb 22

We are crowd sourcing reductions in graduate admissions and hiring freezes across biomedical research and higher ed in response to pauses in NIH funding and EO’s. If you have information if you could add to this spreadsheet, it would be greatly appreciated!: docs.google.com/spreadsheets...

Graduate Reductions Across Biomedical Sciences (2025)

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Dr. Rebecca Barnes (she/her) @waterbarnes.bsky.social · Feb 19

This is amazing 😍😍 @500womensci.bsky.social has made cards for each state on funding for NSF and NIH avail for download bit.ly/NSF_bystate & bit.ly/NIH_bystate if they are helpful for folks

NSF state cards - Google Drive

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Eszter Hargittai @eszter.com · Dec 10

I'm so impressed, a school just asked me to do a promotion review due.. not in January.. not in February... but in August! Yes, when you're this on top of it, I can add it to my schedule. (This is not an invitation to send me a bunch of requests, just to clarify. ;-)

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Scott Gottlieb, MD @scottgottliebmd.bsky.social · Nov 23

🧵Growing outbreaks of vaccine preventable, severe disease in kids:

A grim thread

“As of Nov 9, which marks the latest data available from the CDC, there were more than 23,500 cases of whooping cough reported so far this year. That’s far and above the roughly 5,000 cases confirmed in all of 2023”

Whooping cough cases have quintupled. These states have it worst

Pertussis – a disease commonly referred to as whooping cough – is spreading quickly, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warns. The U.S. has seen five times more cases in 2024 than we di…

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Eszter Hargittai @eszter.com · Nov 21

car packed, with fond memories of all those hours playing Tetris in college

Photo of a car trunk with items organized well

Eszter Hargittai @eszter.com · Nov 19

reminder to tell ppl who’ve been a positive force in your life how much you appreciate them: yesterday I had the opportunity to have coffee with my college studio art prof & tell him just how much I appreciated his Design I class (>30 yrs ago), I still think about that class, so inspiring 💙💛

Eszter Hargittai @eszter.com · Nov 18

still with my Aeron from over 20 years ago, whenever I'm visiting somewhere & have to use something else, I notice the difference (not good) immediately

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Dylan Thomas Doyle, PhD. @dylantdoyle.bsky.social · Nov 18

WE HAVE LAUNCHED A NEW CLINIC FOR END-OF-LIFE TECHNOLOGY SUPPORT! Led by Dr. Jed Brubaker, our research team at CU Boulder now offers free consultation for anyone doing end-of-life planning for their own data or managing data of their loved ones. Please share! 🎉

www.colorado.edu/today/2024/1...

Are your digital affairs in order? A new pro-bono clinic can help

CU’s Digital Legacy Clinic helps people take steps to preserve their own legacy or manage the virtual heirlooms of loved ones who have died.

www.colorado.edu

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