Chris Wolff
@cbwolff.bsky.social
Archaeologist, Professor, Musician, Writer, Father, Husband, Evil Twin. All opinions are my own.
I blame @theauthorguy.bsky.social for this: www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/s...
Squirrels Are Displaying 'Widespread Carnivorous Behavior' for the First Time in a California Park, New Study Finds
The familiar rodents, known for eating nuts and seeds, have been spotted hunting and decapitating voles in a gruesome dietary adaptation. Scientists say it might signal resiliency in face of future en...
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Good bookmail today. Looking forward to learning about what’s been happening in Amityville since we last heard from that quiet little burg.
My kid (an artist) was told, by an art history professor on the first day of class that if they don’t use AI then they should learn to serve tables. Someone that teaches about the creativity and work of artists! Just gross.
Started my 10th year of teaching at my university today (15th in a tenure track position). I have mixed feelings, but I always look forward to talking about archaeology and science with students regardless of the rest.
Hey Archaeologists, I'm doing a new class in the Fall on Collaborative and Community Archaeology and I was hoping y'all could turn me on to some articles or chapters that I could assign for my class to read. I have a good start, but would love to learn about more. 🏺
AI makes everything less interesting to me: music, writing, art, thinking (or lack of), and most importantly the people who use it. It is the experiences we have that make us interesting and when you give those experiences over to a computer you immediately become less interesting.
My kid is a published author! Check out their (Trace Wolff) story, 100 Planes, under fiction at this link. It's a beautiful story. So proud of them! www.gandydancer.org
VOL. 14 NO. 2 - Gandy Dancer
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Any other archaeologists going to the SAAs going to put a "this presentation made by hand using no AI" statement in their talk or poster? I think I will. 🏺
I prefer my intelligence to be human-sourced and organic. :)
We teach our students not to use people’s work without citing them (plagiarism) yet we increasingly allow AI to do just that. In fact, many teachers and professors have encouraged its use. G-AI is mimicry and plagiarism with enough distance from creators to provide its users plausible deniability.
Everyone should read NK Jemisin’s “Emergency Skin” to know how I feel about how we’d be if everyone in the files were prosecuted.
I think I'll root for the team that isn't owned by someone who hangs out with convicted sex offenders and bigots (at least that I know of). Go Seahawks!
I have been lucky enough to travel to Greenland a few times. It is a beautiful land with beautiful people. They don't deserve this kind of worry and fear. Just leave them alone and let the Kalaallit rule themselves and their traditional lands.
Good discounts on our book today for the archaeologically minded of you out there. Find it here 🏺: #archaeology www.berghahnbooks.com/title/Bebber...
From Hard Rock to Heavy Metal: Metal Tool Production and Use by Indigenous Hunter-Gatherers of North America | Berghahn Books
Independent Publishing since 1994
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Post a perfect album from the 90s that isn't Nirvana, Soundgarden, Pearl Jam, or Alice in Chains.
Todd Keisling@toddkeisling.com · 10mo agoPost a perfect album from the 90s that isn't Nirvana, Soundgarden, Pearl Jam, or Alice in Chains.
The whole movie One Battle After Another was great, but the way they filmed the car chase was cinematic genius.
This is probably my favorite Xmas song. youtu.be/XeTpvQMVt8E?...
Christmas Eve Can Kill You
YouTube video by The Everly Brothers - Topic
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Taught my last class of the semester yesterday, nothing but the grading left. It was a mixed bag, with some M & Ms and a few raisins.
Got to see my favorite movie, The Warriors (1979), on the big screen last night. I was too young when it came out in theaters originally, so it was a great to finally see it in that venue. Still think the Baseball Furies should've been better with their bats than they were.
Agency scientists speak out about the irreplaceable facilities, institutional knowledge and training opportunities that the USA is losing go.nature.com/3WB8bFS
Dismantling of US federal agencies will ‘destroy science’
From NASA to the National Institutes of Health, federal agencies conduct research that universities cannot. Agency scientists speak out about the irreplaceable facilities, institutional knowledge and training opportunities that the country is losing.
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