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pdotsamp.bsky.social
p. sampson
@pdotsamp.bsky.social
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phd student-worker at penn, nsf grfp fellow, spelman alum. autonomy and identity in algorithmic systems.
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becoming one of those computer scientists who won't stop yapping about my analog hobby of choice.

(canon ae-1 · kodak ultramax 400)
Penn's Landing sign in Old City, taken at golden hour. A #firstoftheroll shot with an artsy light leak on the lefthand side. Brick rowhome style apartments in Old City, shot at late golden hour. The buildings have fun moody yellow detail, with a tree standing shadowed in the foreground. Pennsylvania Hospital rises just into view in the far background. Closeup of ivy and other greenery growing along/trailing off the pillar of a short, weathered grey/beige brick wall. The far sunlit interior of a garden in focus, shot past a wrought iron fence and long pine needles in soft focus in the foreground.
September 25, 2025 at 5:01 PM
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me trying to dine outdoors whilst actively aggravated that one of the biggest publications in the world felt the need to do a hit piece on masking as the CDC is being gutted in the midst of multiple public health crises
meme of Zendaya in a black trenchcoat and opaque sunglasses. she’s sitting on the patio of an Italian restaurant, hands clasped firmly on the tabletop. she has an impassable expression towards whatever her dinner partner is saying (or she’s just hungry and ready to order!)
April 2, 2025 at 3:19 PM
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Jocelyn Wilson’s faculty listing on Spelman’s website. In her picture she was a light brown skinned woman with a bob and a nice smile. Portion of Senior Instructor Jocelyn Wilson’s obituary: “Before coming to Spelman, Wilson was an instructor at Howard University and American University in Washington, D.C. During her tenure at Spelman, she contributed to several federally funded grants and was a dedicated leader in numerous programs aimed at empowering and mentoring students in STEM fields. Notably, she served as the program director for the Spelman/Salem STEM (S3) Mentoring Program and the Women in Science, Technology, Mathematics, and Engineering Program. She also served as interim director of the Dual Degree program. Most recently, she served as co-principal investigator and program director for the Mathematics Research and Mentoring Program, an NSF Division of Mathematical Sciences-funded initiative.”
February 11, 2025 at 5:03 PM
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thank you to the CNTR@Brown for inviting me to speak at their tech&society seminar, and to Rui-Jie and @geomblog.bsky.social for being such welcoming hosts! 🤩🐻
Princess and Rui-Jie smile for the camera. They are dressed for cold weather but Princess is on-brandedly holding an iced matcha latte. Princess and the tech&society seminar attendees seated around a conference table. Princess is emphasizing some point with their hands rather emphatically.
December 5, 2024 at 8:10 PM
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baby's first tech prom hehe 💫
Princess in a black knit evening dress embellished with silver rhinestones and a purple shawl, smiling behind their black KN100 mask as they stand beside a neon sign reading CDT. They're attending the Center for Democracy and Technology's annual tech policy benefit.
November 18, 2024 at 8:44 PM
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📍 nmaahc
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Glowing entryway to the “Afrofuturism: A History of Black Futures“ exhibit at the Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History & Culture Selfie of Princess (Black young adult with medium brown skin, almond shaped eyes, tapered natural hair) wearing a beanie over finger coils and a mask, standing next to an N.K. Jemisin quote: “I think one of the most radical things that anyone in this world can do is imagine that Black people have a future.”
August 4, 2023 at 4:57 PM