Eric Gilbert

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Professor at Michigan. On sabbatical at the Berkman Klein Center. http://eegilbert.org

Screenshot of NYT breaking news that reads: Shawn McCreesh March 2, 2026, 11:58 a.m. ET2 hours ago Shawn McCreesh Reporting from the White House After just a few minutes, Trump has moved on from his war in Iran to the curtains he’s picked out for the White House and his new ballroom. “I picked those drapes in my first term,” he says. “I always liked gold.” There’s light chuckling in the room. Katie Rogers March 2, 2026, 11:58 a.m. ET2 hours ago Katie Rogers White House reporter Trump, in the middle of a Medal of Honor ceremony where he is explaining his rationale on deposing Iran’s supreme leader, starts talking about his White House ballroom project.
Bike propped up against a picnic table in the snow. A path on the right extends into the distance.
Screenshot of email to university of Michigan staff and students. Entire text reads: “Students, faculty and staff: The world’s brightest minds have long come to teach, study and research at the University of Michigan and Michigan Medicine. These individuals bring exceptional knowledge to our classrooms and laboratories, add a global perspective to our campus and enrich our community in countless ways. Our commitment to them – and to all members of our community – remains unwavering. The university has 7,704 enrolled international students and an additional 2,497 recent international graduates who have remained in the country legally for professional training and experience. We stepped up our support for them and our entire international community through frequent email updates, online webinars and one-on-one advising. Last month, we began hearing reports of student visas being terminated at other universities and we immediately increased our review of the government’s Student and Exchange Visitor Information System (SEVIS), which tracks the status of student visas.”
An apple pie with the Greek letter pi in the crust
Screenshot of Elon musk tweet describing a plan to post government cut ideas to X.
Screenshot of a quote from the linked article. The quote is: "Bluesky had a lot of great ideas. And they're ideas I believe in. I think the internet needs a decentralized protocol for social media. I think Elon needs it. I think X needs it. I think it removes liability for the company, to separate those layers."
Outdoor photo of the University of Michigan diag. There are some people calming hanging around. The encampment is in the background. An American flag occupies the center of the image.
Acknowledgements section of linked paper
Screenshot of abstract and Figure 1 of linked research paper.
Screenshot of the title, authors, and abstract of the linked paper pdf.
Cover of the book. Title is "Not My Type"; subtitle is "Automating Sexual Racism in Online Dating." There are 3 profile pictures at the bottom.
xkcd map of online communities
Red pillow and beanbag on a wood floor
Hand-drawn mural of meeting topics.
Bike handlebars are in the foreground. A trail runs away from the bike, and there are trees with yellow leaves in the background.
Flier that has a title that reads, “Want feedback on your Ph.D. application to the University of Michigan School of Information?” It then has text that asks, “What is the UMSI PhD Application Feedback Program?” Below that is a list describing the program. It says, the program is “Student run, and not formally affiliated with the University of Michigan”, “Aims to support underrepresented students, though open to all”, is “Accepting application materials on a rolling basis until November 15th at 11:59pm EST”, and “Offers one round of feedback on Ph.D. application materials from current Ph.D. student”. It then says that if you are interested in participating, to please fill out this form at http://bit.ly/UMSI-PhD-Feedback. It then says that if you have any questions, to contact please reach out to Wells Santo at ephemera[at]umich[dot]edu and/or Rahaf Alharbi at rmalharb[at]umich[dot]edu. The flier has images of people on laptops, reading books and writing in journals.
screenshot of the title, author list, and abstract of the linked paper
detail of browser inspection window showing CSS letter-spacing property
Minivan converted into a camper van at Zion national park