#publicpolicy — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #publicpolicy, aggregated by home.social.
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subject to the cloud act...?
seems likely
'Unnamed companies are looking at setting up six data centres in Tasmania, a document tabled by the state government in parliament reveals'
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Whoever owns the compute owns the world?
In my latest post, I argue that governments should own or co-own part of the infrastructure behind AI. Regulation and taxation matter, but neither gives us the control we need.
We Need Public Ownership of AI Infrastructure
https://marcpuricelli.cv/posts/we-need-public-ownership-of-ai-infrastructure.html -
Whoever owns the compute owns the world?
In my latest post, I argue that governments should own or co-own part of the infrastructure behind AI. Regulation and taxation matter, but neither gives us the control we need.
We Need Public Ownership of AI Infrastructure
https://marcpuricelli.cv/posts/we-need-public-ownership-of-ai-infrastructure.html -
Whoever owns the compute owns the world?
In my latest post, I argue that governments should own or co-own part of the infrastructure behind AI. Regulation and taxation matter, but neither gives us the control we need.
We Need Public Ownership of AI Infrastructure
https://marcpuricelli.cv/posts/we-need-public-ownership-of-ai-infrastructure.html -
Whoever owns the compute owns the world?
In my latest post, I argue that governments should own or co-own part of the infrastructure behind AI. Regulation and taxation matter, but neither gives us the control we need.
We Need Public Ownership of AI Infrastructure
https://marcpuricelli.cv/posts/we-need-public-ownership-of-ai-infrastructure.html -
Whoever owns the compute owns the world?
In my latest post, I argue that governments should own or co-own part of the infrastructure behind AI. Regulation and taxation matter, but neither gives us the control we need.
We Need Public Ownership of AI Infrastructure
https://marcpuricelli.cv/posts/we-need-public-ownership-of-ai-infrastructure.html -
'University of Melbourne architect and the lead author of the study, said animals were seeking out buildings as substitute habitats as their natural homes and hollows disappeared'
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How has time spent alone changed by age over the last decade, and what does it mean for wellbeing?
Parth Pandya explores this question in a new #ResolutionFoundation spotlight, in collaborative work with the #ESRC Centre for Population Change and Connecting Generations: https://www.cpc.ac.uk/news/latest_news/?story_id=816
#YoungAdults #Loneliness #SocialChange #Demography #Population #SocialScience #Generations #Ageing #WFH #Society #PopulationChange #WorkingFromHome #PublicPolicy #LabourMarket #Wellbeing #TimeUse
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The #indiehacker economy keeps building tools for itself. But the most interesting version of this story happens when #civilservice starts absorbing these #opensource solutions into #publicpolicy infrastructure. The library and the museum, the universities, the local government clerk — they all have the same broken spreadsheet problem. The tools already exist, they're open, and they could power real #digitalsovereignty. The adoption just hasn't caught up.
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Lehigh County Controller Mark Pinsley recommends requiring new data centers to cover their eventual decommissioning costs. That makes absolute sense: taxpayers should not inherit the cost of dismantling abandoned industrial infrastructure.
Video:
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DbOMvv0jlAt/Provision text:
https://salemdata.net/CityOfSalem/other/BradfordCounty_Decommissioning_Provision_Corrected.txt#DataCenter #DataCenters #Decommissioning #TaxpayerProtection #LocalGovernment #PublicPolicy #LandUse #EnergyPolicy #Accountability #SalemOR
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RE: https://aus.social/@oscarjiminy/116966632849982993
My local library in Port Philip's always been a real pride of the community. Was designed by a bit of a rockstar architect and it's a kind of keystone community structure in the way that all libraries are but the design really embeds that dynamic in stone and glass.
This place was always, in my memory, really busy. Folks walking the shelves, sitting reading, standing reading, studying etc etc, all the things folks do in libraries.
Lately, someone decided to redesign the layout and part of that redesign was to allocate restricted areas. There is now (I would estimate) about 50% of the seating restricted and if you sit there unknowingly (signage is really minimal) you will be asked to move within about ten minutes of having sat down.
I may be cynical (it's been said before) but it strikes me as pandering to rate payers in an area with a population lousy with renters, though with the massive density developments happening here over the past 20 years I guess we're becoming a minority.
The point is (for me) that libraries can't afford to be alienating their demographic and I can say anecdotally that ever since the layout adjustments the traffic in this library has fallen off a cliff
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The NEW Soylent Green
A Moses-like figure stands before the mic at an NRA convention and thunders, “I will give you my gun when you pry it from my cold, dead fingers.”
At the end of the sci-fi film Soylent Green, that same actor implores his detective boss to spread the news, “Soylent Green is people!”
In the movie, as the corpses pile up from an overcrowded, miserable earth, they are carted away in garbage trucks, secretly converted to Soylent Green, and fed back to the living. Soylent Green is better than the old Red and Yellow varieties, but it is scarce, so there are riots. A detective played by Charlton Heston discovers the deception. In a word, humanity has become cannibals, feeding upon itself, in a state-sanctioned system of cyclical violence.
Such is the world created by the NRA. It plays upon the irrational fears of a few to continue to thwart common sense gun legislation. Its largely successful lobbying over the years has distorted the original intention of the Second Amendment so much so that it has become almost impossible to pass laws more in keeping with the Founders’ intent.
When the bodies continue to pile up as a result of gun violence, and there is no legislative change primarily due to the lobbying of the NRA and the like, we are in every sense of the word disrespecting the dead and feeding upon ourselves.
In a state-sanctioned system of cyclical violence.
Like in Soylent Green.
And like the movie, the end result is not very pretty.
But go ahead. Watch the news.
Take another bite.
June 23, 2014
#2ndAmmendment #AmericanGunCulture #cannibalisticSociety #CharltonHeston #commonSenseGunLaws #cultureOfFear #cyclicalViolence #deathAndPolitics #Dystopia #Film #gunControl #GunViolence #legislativeParalysis #massShootings #moralOutrage #newsCommentary #NRA #politicalLobbying #propheticWriting #publicPolicy #Satire #SecondAmendment #socialCritique #socialDecay #SoylentGreen #stateSanctionedViolence #Violence #violenceInAmerica -
Millions Lose Food Stamps Under Trump Cuts as Arizona Becomes Ground Zero
Millions Lose Food Stamps Under Trump Cuts as more than 4.7 million Americans lose SNAP benefits and Arizona sees the nation’s steepest decline.https://thedemocracyadvocate.com/economy-and-labor/millions-lose-food-stamps-under-trump-cuts/
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Millions Lose Food Stamps Under Trump Cuts as Arizona Becomes Ground Zero
Millions Lose Food Stamps Under Trump Cuts as more than 4.7 million Americans lose SNAP benefits and Arizona sees the nation’s steepest decline.https://thedemocracyadvocate.com/economy-and-labor/millions-lose-food-stamps-under-trump-cuts/
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Millions Lose Food Stamps Under Trump Cuts as Arizona Becomes Ground Zero
Millions Lose Food Stamps Under Trump Cuts as more than 4.7 million Americans lose SNAP benefits and Arizona sees the nation’s steepest decline.https://thedemocracyadvocate.com/economy-and-labor/millions-lose-food-stamps-under-trump-cuts/
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Millions Lose Food Stamps Under Trump Cuts as Arizona Becomes Ground Zero
Millions Lose Food Stamps Under Trump Cuts as more than 4.7 million Americans lose SNAP benefits and Arizona sees the nation’s steepest decline.https://thedemocracyadvocate.com/economy-and-labor/millions-lose-food-stamps-under-trump-cuts/
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This new book explains why your elderly parents’ retirement home, the nursery where you drop your children, or the company that pipes water into your kitchen is taken over by an increasingly intricate and deregulated industry.
If a private equity fund is "buying something using a lot a debt, [then] all of that debt is loaded onto the company that the private equity fund has acquired."
"Private equity has moved into care homes, housing, water, nurseries and other essential services."
"We have the power for it to be done otherwise."Hettie O’Brien: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gAJKiVQZaks via @oscarjiminy
#mortality #publicHealth #housing #publicServices #retirement #careHomes #hospital #expansion #development #LBO #privateFinance #finance #privateFinance #privateEquity #capitalism #publicPolicy #assets #England #Wales #Scotland #privateSector #UK #Britain #Blackstone #property #realEstate #buildToRent #Macquarie #childCare #careIndustry #taxBreaks #pensions #extraction
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Medicaid Provider Cuts Could Impact Disability Services Nationwide: What Raleigh Residents Should Know
A recent report from Disability Scoop highlights growing concerns about Medicaid access and disability services after one state temporarily cut ties with thousands of Medicaid providers in an effort to comply with new federal funding requirements. The move is raising alarms among disability advocates and healthcare providers across the country who fear similar actions could affect access to critical services for people with disabilities. (Disability Scoop)
What Happened?
According to Disability Scoop, state officials reviewing Medicaid providers terminated or suspended relationships with nearly two-thirds of the providers under review while attempting to meet federal oversight and funding requirements. The action was described as temporary, but it immediately created uncertainty for providers and the individuals who depend on their services. (LinkedIn)
The situation comes as states nationwide face increasing pressure to comply with evolving Medicaid regulations while maintaining access to federal funding. Medicaid remains the primary source of funding for many disability support programs, including home and community-based services, personal care assistance, transportation, and healthcare coordination. (KFF)
Why Disability Advocates Are Concerned
Advocates worry that aggressive provider reviews, funding reductions, and administrative changes could reduce access to services for people with intellectual, developmental, and physical disabilities. Even temporary disruptions can create major challenges for individuals who rely on consistent support services to live independently and participate in their communities. (Disability Belongs™)
Many disability organizations have already expressed concerns about broader Medicaid policy changes scheduled to take effect over the next several years. Experts warn that states facing budget pressures may struggle to maintain provider networks, especially for home and community-based services that help individuals avoid institutional care. (KFF)
What This Could Mean for North Carolina
While the Disability Scoop report focuses on actions taken in another state, the issue has relevance for North Carolina residents. Medicaid is a critical lifeline for thousands of North Carolinians with disabilities, seniors, and low-income families.
If provider participation decreases or administrative requirements become more burdensome, residents could experience:
- Longer wait times for services
- Reduced provider availability
- Challenges accessing specialty care
- Increased strain on caregivers and families
- Delays in home and community-based support programs
North Carolina has expanded Medicaid in recent years, increasing access to healthcare coverage for many residents. However, disability advocates continue to monitor federal and state policy changes that could affect long-term service delivery and funding stability. (KFF)
The Bigger Picture
The Medicaid debate is increasingly focused on balancing fiscal accountability with access to care. Supporters of stricter oversight argue that states must ensure providers meet program requirements and prevent waste, fraud, and abuse. Critics counter that broad provider removals and funding restrictions can unintentionally harm vulnerable populations who depend on Medicaid-funded services every day. (KFF)
For people with disabilities, Medicaid is more than health insurance. It often funds the support systems that allow individuals to work, attend school, live independently, and remain connected to their communities. Any disruption in provider networks can have significant consequences for quality of life and independence. (Disability Belongs™)
What Raleigh Residents Should Watch
As federal Medicaid policies continue to evolve, disability advocates, healthcare providers, and community organizations will be watching closely for any changes that could affect service access in North Carolina.
Residents who rely on Medicaid services should stay informed about policy updates, provider network changes, and public comment opportunities that may affect disability services and healthcare access in the years ahead.
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Published by Bryan Tomlinson | DoRaleigh.com
#DevelopmentalDisabilities #disabilityAdvocacy #DisabilityRights #DisabilityServices #DoRaleigh #HealthcareAccess #HealthcareNews #Medicaid #MedicaidFunding #MedicaidProviders #News #NorthCarolinaHealthcare #NorthCarolinaMedicaid #PublicPolicy #RaleighCommunityNews #RaleighNC -
Children’s privacy is now critical infrastructure in the AI era
#AI #Tech #ChildPrivacy #DigitalRights #AIRegulation #DataProtection #PublicPolicy #CanadaPolicy #EdTech #UNICEF #OECD #CyberSafety #PrivacyLaw #Media #Culture #Privacy #Education #Social
https://the-14.com/childrens-privacy-is-now-critical-infrastructure-in-the-ai-era/ -
TVs get cheaper every year. So does fast fashion. But rent, healthcare, and college tuition keep climbing. Baumol explained this in 1966. We're still living it. by @daylightatheism.bsky.social
https://onlys.ky/cost-disease/
#Economics #CostOfLiving #Inequality #LaborEconomics #PublicPolicy
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⚠️📚 TOP 7 Best-Selling Books in Political Corruption & Misconduct
If you study:
✔️ Political Science
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— scandals, institutions, and governance📩 DM “POLITICS” for lower-cost academic access and study guidance.
#PoliticalScience #PublicPolicy #LawStudents #GovernmentStudies #StudySmarter #DiGiBOKA #DigitalLearning
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How to keep plant-based foods on the table now that Veganuary is over
#Food #PlantBased #SustainableFood #PublicPolicy #Hospitals #HealthyEating #FoodSystems #ClimateAction #InstitutionalChange #Nutrition #Universities #LowCarbon #Sustainability #Veganuary
https://the-14.com/how-to-keep-plant-based-foods-on-the-table-now-that-veganuary-is-over/ -
Why Canada needs better data on strikes, unions and other labour issues
#Canada #LabourRelations #Unions #Strikes #Business #WorkplaceConflict #PublicPolicy #StatisticsCanada #Labour #LabourData #TradeUnions #WorkersRights #Unionization #LabourUnions
https://the-14.com/why-canada-needs-better-data-on-strikes-unions-and-other-labour-issues/ -
Mutual aid saved my life. Now, I’m paying it forward
https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.advocate.com/voices/the-okra-project
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दिल्ली में दिवाली‑के‑बाद छठ पूजा की तैयारियाँ, छठ पूजा पर भी सियासत तेज़।
https://aliyesha.com/sub/articles/news/display/nd_politics_chhath_pooja_2025
#delhi #newdelhi #india #news #press #Chhath #Chhath2025 #Festivals #CulturalHeritage #UrbanPlanning #PoliticalDebate #YamunaRiver #Yamuna #CommunityEvents #HeritagePreservation #PublicPolicy #BJP #AAP
Enjoy tracker free reading with us. #privacy #privacymatters
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🎙️Today, I delivered an institutional #keynote at
@parlamentoNA
, addressing the role of #AI & digital transformations in foral governance & #LORAFNA✅ Data sovereignty & #AI in #policymaking
✅ Algorithmic governance
✅ Regional digitalization#Video https://grabaciones.parlamentodenavarra.es/watch?id=Yjg2ZWE1YjgtNjA3Ny00ODRjLThhZWYtNDZiZWJhYWQ2NzYw&start=0
#LORAFNA #AI #DigitalSovereignty #AlgorithmicGovernance #PublicPolicy #Science4Policy #AI4SI #AIAct #AlgorithmicNations
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The 2023 US 50-State National Seismic Hazard Model - Overview And Implications
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https://www.usgs.gov/programs/earthquake-hazards/science/2023-national-seismic-hazard-model-whats-shaking <-- USGS technical article
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https://doi.org/10.1177/87552930231215428 <-- shared paper
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #earthquake #seismichazard #risk #hazard #shakemap #cost #economics #geology #engineeringgeology #hazardmodel #model #modeling #seismicity #faultruptures #groundmotions #probabilistic #probability #geostatistics #engineering #planning #management #mitigation #NSHM #forecast #infrastructure #publicsafety #hazardassessment #fault #faulting #structuralgeology #intensity #mercalli #buildingcode #design #publicpolicy #shakemap #engineeringrisk #future
@USGS @FEMA -
The 2023 US 50-State National Seismic Hazard Model - Overview And Implications
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https://www.usgs.gov/programs/earthquake-hazards/science/2023-national-seismic-hazard-model-whats-shaking <-- USGS technical article
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https://doi.org/10.1177/87552930231215428 <-- shared paper
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #earthquake #seismichazard #risk #hazard #shakemap #cost #economics #geology #engineeringgeology #hazardmodel #model #modeling #seismicity #faultruptures #groundmotions #probabilistic #probability #geostatistics #engineering #planning #management #mitigation #NSHM #forecast #infrastructure #publicsafety #hazardassessment #fault #faulting #structuralgeology #intensity #mercalli #buildingcode #design #publicpolicy #shakemap #engineeringrisk #future
@USGS @FEMA -
The 2023 US 50-State National Seismic Hazard Model - Overview And Implications
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https://www.usgs.gov/programs/earthquake-hazards/science/2023-national-seismic-hazard-model-whats-shaking <-- USGS technical article
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https://doi.org/10.1177/87552930231215428 <-- shared paper
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #earthquake #seismichazard #risk #hazard #shakemap #cost #economics #geology #engineeringgeology #hazardmodel #model #modeling #seismicity #faultruptures #groundmotions #probabilistic #probability #geostatistics #engineering #planning #management #mitigation #NSHM #forecast #infrastructure #publicsafety #hazardassessment #fault #faulting #structuralgeology #intensity #mercalli #buildingcode #design #publicpolicy #shakemap #engineeringrisk #future
@USGS @FEMA -
The 2023 US 50-State National Seismic Hazard Model - Overview And Implications
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https://www.usgs.gov/programs/earthquake-hazards/science/2023-national-seismic-hazard-model-whats-shaking <-- USGS technical article
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https://doi.org/10.1177/87552930231215428 <-- shared paper
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #earthquake #seismichazard #risk #hazard #shakemap #cost #economics #geology #engineeringgeology #hazardmodel #model #modeling #seismicity #faultruptures #groundmotions #probabilistic #probability #geostatistics #engineering #planning #management #mitigation #NSHM #forecast #infrastructure #publicsafety #hazardassessment #fault #faulting #structuralgeology #intensity #mercalli #buildingcode #design #publicpolicy #shakemap #engineeringrisk #future
@USGS @FEMA -
The 2023 US 50-State National Seismic Hazard Model - Overview And Implications
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https://www.usgs.gov/programs/earthquake-hazards/science/2023-national-seismic-hazard-model-whats-shaking <-- USGS technical article
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https://doi.org/10.1177/87552930231215428 <-- shared paper
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #earthquake #seismichazard #risk #hazard #shakemap #cost #economics #geology #engineeringgeology #hazardmodel #model #modeling #seismicity #faultruptures #groundmotions #probabilistic #probability #geostatistics #engineering #planning #management #mitigation #NSHM #forecast #infrastructure #publicsafety #hazardassessment #fault #faulting #structuralgeology #intensity #mercalli #buildingcode #design #publicpolicy #shakemap #engineeringrisk #future
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The #BCGreenParty made the first big splash of the 2024 provincial #election campaign with a major commitment to expand #PublicTransit, including a promise of “free public transit, province-wide” that has been widely criticized as being too costly.
While shifting to #FreeTransit for everyone, everywhere could be fiscally and logistically challenging in the short run, BC needs bold solutions to address the congestion clogging up our cities, shrink our societal dependence on cars and improve affordability of #transportation.
Free transit would need to be combined with major transportation investments to bolster local #transit systems and interconnect them across the province, as recommended in our recent #ConnectingBC report. In that report we call for doubling the number of buses in BC within five years and tripling within 10 (both of which are echoed in the #GreenParty platform), in addition to new #rail and #ferry infrastructure and expansion of free transit.
https://www.policynote.ca/free-transit
#BCpoli #CDNpoli #BCElection2024 #BCVotes2024 #Election2024 #ElectionsBC #PublicPolicy #TheFutureIsGreen #Environmental #Infrastructure #FreeTransitForAll #PublicTransportation #BusTransport #BritishColumbia #VancouverIsland #BCGreens
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Talking housing in Cedar Rapids, touching delicately on touchy subjects: https://brucefnesmith.blogspot.com/2024/02/metro-housing-update.html #Urbanism #CedarRapids #MarionIowa #housing #PublicPolicy #LocalGovernment
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Talking housing in Cedar Rapids, touching delicately on touchy subjects: https://brucefnesmith.blogspot.com/2024/02/metro-housing-update.html #Urbanism #CedarRapids #MarionIowa #housing #PublicPolicy #LocalGovernment
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@danbrotherston @wollman @RM_Transit the #gambling is going to happen no matter what. I'd rather have state or provincial authorities regulating and monitoring it locally rather than have internet gambling "regulated" by with tax diverted to #Jersey / #Guernsey / #IsleOfMan or whatever.
#federalism #taxPolicy #publicPolicy #sportsBetting #onlineGambling #OnlineCasinos #GamblingAddiction
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Just a quick #introduction #introductions for newcomers
I'm a Paris-based journalist, currently senior news editor/executive producer at France 24
Focusing mainly on #geopolitics #economics #publicpolicy #regulation and all things #EUDowntime is all for #cats #dogs #boardgames #gardening #WorldCuisine #SciFi #progrock #psychedelicrock #stonerrock #bluesrock
Below you'll find lists of journalists and scholars that you can follow
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I'm an #academic interested in the #marketing & #publicpolicy interface around issues of #marketplace #justice. My #consumerresearch has focused on #sustainable #consumption, #mindfulness, and the #cashlesseconomy. My research methods are largely #surveys and #experiments but, with #tenure privilege, I'm pivoting to #qualitative methods.
Expect posts about things other than research (e.g. I'm neurodivergent, current affairs-obsessed, and #specialtycoffee is my "special interest"). #introduction
