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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
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
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
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.
) 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.
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
) 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
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
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
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
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
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).
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.
