Heather Randell
@heatherrandell.bsky.social
Assistant professor in the Humphrey School of Public Affairs, University of Minnesota. Sociologist/demographer studying the health impacts of climate change and dams, with a focus on Brazil and East Africa.
https://sites.google.com/umn.edu/heatherrandell
https://sites.google.com/umn.edu/heatherrandell
My 7 year old is starting guitar lessons, so at least I can live vicariously through him 😂
November 20, 2025 at 12:36 AM
My 7 year old is starting guitar lessons, so at least I can live vicariously through him 😂
Faculty and staff too! Would be a great way to boost connection and camaraderie in our post-pandemic work-from-home world.
November 19, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Faculty and staff too! Would be a great way to boost connection and camaraderie in our post-pandemic work-from-home world.
That is a beautiful lecture hall!
November 19, 2025 at 12:51 PM
That is a beautiful lecture hall!
I sure do hope students take advantage of this delightful resource.
November 19, 2025 at 3:38 AM
I sure do hope students take advantage of this delightful resource.
Also, this. The Irish music was beautiful and entrancing too, and reflects Coogler’s genuine interest in it.
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One of the many high points of Coogler's promotional tour for Sinners was hearing him talk about his love of Irish music to people who thought he was only using it for humorous contrast in the movie. A thoughtful enthusiast is a joyous educator.
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Why Is There Irish Music in the Very Bluesy ‘Sinners’? Ryan Coogler Explains
“Sinners” filmmaker Ryan Coogler tells IndieWire about his reverence for Irish music and its narrative importance in his vampire film.
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November 17, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Also, this. The Irish music was beautiful and entrancing too, and reflects Coogler’s genuine interest in it.
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Yep, this damn country. A few years ago we traded in our beloved (and tiny, yet spacious) Honda Fit when we got an EV. Honda no longer makes Fits and every time I see one I get mad about that. It’s all SUVs all the time.
November 15, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Yep, this damn country. A few years ago we traded in our beloved (and tiny, yet spacious) Honda Fit when we got an EV. Honda no longer makes Fits and every time I see one I get mad about that. It’s all SUVs all the time.
Yep, spot on. Ugh.
November 15, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Yep, spot on. Ugh.
The best solution to the hazards of cars is not self-driving cars of course, but better transit and thus fewer cars on the road in general. This has the double benefit of being good for the climate. But alas, the US is not so into this idea.
November 15, 2025 at 3:07 PM
The best solution to the hazards of cars is not self-driving cars of course, but better transit and thus fewer cars on the road in general. This has the double benefit of being good for the climate. But alas, the US is not so into this idea.
My friend’s 5 year old got run over by a car as they were crossing the street last month because “the sun was in the driver’s eye”. The car ran over his pelvis and luckily missed his internal organs, and he’s doing ok. These “accidents” happen all the time with human drivers.
November 15, 2025 at 2:22 PM
My friend’s 5 year old got run over by a car as they were crossing the street last month because “the sun was in the driver’s eye”. The car ran over his pelvis and luckily missed his internal organs, and he’s doing ok. These “accidents” happen all the time with human drivers.
Ha apparently summer 2022 had absolutely perfect air quality! But I suspect it’s a missing data issue…
November 14, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Ha apparently summer 2022 had absolutely perfect air quality! But I suspect it’s a missing data issue…
Thanks for the gift link! I really need to subscribe to the Strib.
November 14, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Thanks for the gift link! I really need to subscribe to the Strib.
Another incredible use of machine learning (marketed as “AI”), this time to assess a person’s risk of developing future breast cancer using mammogram data. Science is cool.
www.bcrf.org/blog/clairit...
www.bcrf.org/blog/clairit...
Clairity Breast FDA Approved | Breast Cancer Research Foundation
The FDA has granted De Novo authorization to Clairity Breast, the first-ever AI-powered platform that predicts a woman’s risk of developing breast cancer over the next five years using only a standard...
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November 13, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Another incredible use of machine learning (marketed as “AI”), this time to assess a person’s risk of developing future breast cancer using mammogram data. Science is cool.
www.bcrf.org/blog/clairit...
www.bcrf.org/blog/clairit...