Well. So this happened.
As I told @benyt, I feel charmed that I get to do this: do my best to call things as I see it regardless of considerations of popularity. It's a privilege and an honor. Much gratitude to so many who supported me for so long.
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/23/business/media/how-zeynep-tufekci-keeps-getting-the-big-things-right.html …
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Also, as the NYT piece mentions I had a pretty rough childhood but I did have the best grandmother. She passed away last year (after a long and healthy life till almost the end). I wrote about her for my newsletter. One champion can make such a difference. https://tinyletter.com/zeynepnotes/letters/in-memory-of-my-grandmother-educate-your-girls-cherish-your-good-memories …
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I also want to add to this point, bringing back a piece I wrote about, uhh, Game of Thrones.(It was a good example!

) We're naturally drawn to individual narratives but they don't illuminate as much as one would hope. Similarly, institutional solutions are better than heroism.pic.twitter.com/E0YwX9ZzT6
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zeynep tufekci Retweeted zeynep tufekci
People to my work because of the NYT article (still
) may be wondering about my new "cause", ventilation. Here's a thread with my article and some updates since. Mitigations stack, and ventilation is an important layer that urgently needs more attention.https://twitter.com/zeynep/status/1288829829912113154 …zeynep tufekci added,
zeynep tufekciVerified account @zeynepWe urgently need to focus on ventilation. Six months into a respiratory pandemic, we're still not given sensible and practical guidance against short-range aerosol—airborne—transmission of COVID. I wrote about the science & what it means we should do now. https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2020/07/why-arent-we-talking-more-about-airborne-transmission/614737/ … pic.twitter.com/3W2NOs85tNShow this thread11 replies 69 retweets 277 likesShow this thread -
zeynep tufekci Retweeted Ben Smith
For many of you who kindly inquired:
@nytimes updated the article, calling me "Dr." instead of Ms. No strong personal feelings but in a world where women's—especially non-white women's—expertise and smarts is so easily dismissed, titles can be necessary.https://twitter.com/benyt/status/1297907751482544128 …zeynep tufekci added,
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zeynep tufekci Retweeted
Indeed. Ironic, but genuinely: the world we should strive for isn't the one focusing on the hero/billionaire/rouge agent but rather one where we build institutions that work, that we tend to, and and that we keep improving. For digital technology/AI too. https://twitter.com/pwnallthethings/status/1297906444587737088 …
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zeynep tufekci Retweeted Kingshuk Das
After a headline that says I keep getting things right, I'm surely going to screw up something big soon. No amount of
is enough to ward that off
. That's fine. I'm not a futurist. We should strive for deep & complex analyses, not nods to betting markets.https://twitter.com/kingshukdas/status/1297942473759547392 …zeynep tufekci added,
Kingshuk Das @kingshukdasI love true intellectualism as much as I hate preening puffery.@zeynep’s clear, non-arrogant, silo-busting thinking has been wondrous. Wish the NYT piece focused less on “Being Right” all the time — that’s like laying a trap — counting on her to disregard such imperatives! :) https://twitter.com/zeynep/status/1297699380045189120 …15 replies 35 retweets 410 likesShow this thread -
Hearing from many friends. Yes, I have other work, too. Role of business models; machine learning and AI (both implications and bias); automation/AI and work; election integrity; computer security etc. I'm gonna go put all my stuff on a page. (Yes, I should have years ago).

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I'm truly honored and lucky! I've also both experienced and witnessed how women's contributions get minimized. Happens all the time, no matter the track record. We should strive to value our own work along with that delicate balance of being open to challenge and with humility.
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People asking why my rent was in the article! It came up because my landlord is trying—imo, quite illegally—to evict me! Yes, in the middle of a pandemic! Yes, I'm paying my rent, he just has more lucrative plans and doesn't care. (So now need an eviction lawyer in Orange Co
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