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Grete Gansauer

@gretegans.bsky.social

Economic geography & policy analysis from/for peripheral regions. Resource economies, regional inequality, rural development, place-based policy, infrastructure. Asst. Prof, Sustainable Communities, University of Wyoming. Personal views expressed here.

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WyoFile@wyofile.com · 6mo ago

Wyoming's young people are leaving, and we're asking them why. Join us on Thursday, February 5, at Noon MST for Building Wyoming's Future: The Exit Interview, a virtual community conversation in partnership with WyoFile & ENGAGE WYO. 🔗 Register at wbc.pub/BWF_Youth

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Grete Gansauer@gretegans.bsky.social · 7mo ago

“The AI campus is expected to open with a capacity of 1.8 gigawatts of electricity, over five times more than the roughly 238,000 homes in Wyoming currently use, with the potential to scale up to 10 gigawatts…One gigawatt can power approximately 750,000 to one million average U.S. homes”

WyoFile@wyofile.com · 7mo ago

Project Jade could eventually use the same amount of electricity as produced by 10 nuclear power plants, boosting Wyoming's energy industry while challenging efforts to limit emissions and stressing water supplies.

Dr. Casey Fiesler@cfiesler.bsky.social · 8mo ago

Let me tell you a story. Perhaps you can guess where this is going... though it does have a bit of a twist. I was poking around Google Scholar for publications about the relationship between chatbots and wellness. Oh how useful: a systematic literature review! Let's dig into the findings. 🧵

The Psychological Impact of Digital Isolation: How AI-Driven Social Interactions Shape Human Behavior and Mental Well-Being Felix Eling 3697-3705 Apr 30, 2025 Education The Psychological Impact of Digital Isolation: How AI-Driven Social Interactions Shape Human Behavior and Mental Well-Being Felix Eling Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Pharmacy, Gulu College of Health Sciences, Gulu City, Northern Uganda DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.47772/IJRISS.2025.90400265 Received: 13 March 2025; Revised: 22 March 2025; Accepted: 25 March 2025; Published: 30 April 2025 ABSTRACT The increasing integration of artificial intelligence (AI) in social interactions has transformed how humans experience companionship, communication, and mental well-being. This review examines the psychological impact of AI-driven social interactions, focusing on virtual assistants, AI chatbots, and digital companions. It explores the benefits, risks, and ethical concerns associated with AI companionship. A systematic review methodology was employed, detailing inclusion criteria, databases searched, and analysis techniques. Findings suggest that while AI can offer emotional relief and support, over-reliance may disrupt real-world social bonding. Ethical concerns such as data privacy, emotional manipulation, and regulatory gaps are highlighted. The study underscores the need for balanced AI integration in human socialization. The study also addresses gaps in previous literature by examining AI’s influence on different demographic groups and cultural contexts.
WyoFile@wyofile.com · last yr.

Incarcerated people in Wyoming can't vote, but are counted as residents of the legislative district where they're incarcerated, not where they actually call home, a new report finds. Reform advocates say Wyoming's "miscounted districts" are among the worst in the nation.

Is Wyoming's 'prison gerrymandering' overrepresenting some districts while depriving prisoners of political representation? - WyoFile

Incarcerated people can’t vote, but are counted as residents of the legislative district where they're incarcerated, not where they actually call home, a new report finds.

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RSA Blog@rsablog.bsky.social · last yr.

🔥 What are the biggest pressures facing regional researchers today? Find out in this new RSA blog by @rsachiefexec.bsky.social & @gretegans.bsky.social, based on RSA’s 2024–25 focus groups. Read: bit.ly/406UEb9 Also✨ Rolling call for blogs = OPEN! 🌍 Summer blog series lands soon—watch this space.

Researching regions: The Professional Challenges Experienced By Regional Researchers - RSA Main

In 2024 and early 2025, a large number of Regional Studies Association (RSA) members participated in a series of focus group sessions convened by the RSA to understand the priorities of the regional s...

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Roosevelt Institute@rooseveltinstitute.org · last yr.

The so-called Department of Government Efficiency took a wrecking ball to the public sector. DOGE didn’t “save money.” It weakened science, consumer protections, and tax enforcement—while enriching billionaires. rooseveltinstitute.org/blog/w...

What Musk's DOGE Really Cut: Trust, Safety, and Democracy - Roosevelt Institute

The American public deserves a government that is fit for purpose and delivers on its promises. But Elon Musk never intended to create that. DOGE was built on the fiction of Musk’s mastery of all things, one of the many myths attributed to the ultra-wealthy. What it concealed was a public sector novice who failed to understand the basic mechanics of the institutions he railed against incessantly.

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Grete Gansauer@gretegans.bsky.social · last yr.

Look it’s me, feeling inspired from heaps of fascinating & high quality presentations at #GCEG2025. My thanks & congratulations to the organizers! For those interested in industrial strategy, consider our open special issue call w details below 😉 ed. w @prt1969.bsky.social @dgbailey.bsky.social

Phil Tomlinson@prt1969.bsky.social · last yr.

Engaging special session on #industrialstrategy co-hosted with @gretegans.bsky.social at #GCEG25 at Clark University. The call for our special issue of @cssjournal.bsky.social (co-edited with Lisa De Propris & @dgbailey.bsky.social) is still open at think.taylorandfrancis.com/special_issu...

Jon Freeman@freemanjb.bsky.social · last yr.

Want your NIH and NSF program officers and division directors to be fired and turned into political appointees? Deadline extended: 3 days left! Already 33,000+ public comments Comments can tank a proposed rule in court. 📣 Oppose the rule with a brief comment: shorturl.at/WKuBj

Jon Freeman@freemanjb.bsky.social · last yr.

🚨 A new rule would let career scientists like NSF/NIH program officers be replaced by political appointees Already 14,000+ public comments, deadline is Friday 📣 Comments can be short. Courts consider them—and scientists with NSF/NIH experience are especially impactful Speak up! shorturl.at/WKuBj

Grete Gansauer@gretegans.bsky.social · last yr.

Thank you @rural-reconcile.bsky.social ! TL;DR = The taxonomy identifies growth-oriented “booster” policies vs. equity-oriented “builder” policies, and means of intervention + types of regions which stand to benefit *differ* based on policy aims. Now you want to read? Check out the summary!

Rural Reconciliation Project@rural-reconcile.bsky.social · last yr.

How might we understand the place-based policy efforts of the Biden administration? Our digest on @gretegans.bsky.social‬'s taxonomy of ‘Bidenomics’ classifies 4 major policy types targeting regional inequality and is a great place to start:

Max Roessler@max-roessler.bsky.social · last yr.

Just published @regionalstudies.bsky.social! Markus Grillitsch, @miorner.bsky.social, Daniel Schiller and I examine the role of #narratives in place leadership, their influence on perceptions of opportunity spaces and introduce a multiple-phase framework for their analysis. 💭 doi.org/10.1080/0034...

Shaping opportunity spaces: the role of narratives in place leadership

This paper aims to identify micro-level processes shaping the narratives surrounding regional opportunity spaces. A process perspective is applied to examine how place leaders engage in shaping nar...

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