Kristen Witte

Wow, hello new followers! I'm Kristen (they/them)! Seems a lot of you found me from @FromPhDtoLife's thread on unconventional careers post academia. Inspired by that, let me kick off a 🧵about a day in my #museum life 😎

Since August of 2023, I've been working on a new kind of project, one that embodies connection and empathy through immersion. Curious? Stay tuned for more teasers, trailers, and updates. Project launch date is March 2024. I'm so excited to share it with you.

Incredible new transgender study was just published in the prestigious Journal of Adolescent Health. The study finds that puberty blockers significantly reduce anxiety, depression, and suicidal thoughts compared to those who did not receive blockers. They are lifesaving.

LOVE this ad for the divestment movement! Love Olivia Colman too.

@Kyatic Nailed. It. Great conclusion that captures the issue SO well.

Ergo copyrighted works are not safe from being used to train AI, ergo work is being fed into it without the consent of the creator, ergo this is an ethical issue re how AI models are trained and what they generate in relation to the data they've been fed. The end.

This is the best example I've found yet of how derivative AI 'art' is. The person who generated the image on the left asked Midjourney to generate 'an average woman of Afghanistan'. It produced an almost carbon copy of the 1984 photo of Sharbat Gula, taken by Steve McCurry. 1/

📢 Come work with me! We're hiring two project managers in our exhibits department, where you'll get to work with yours truly on some pretty kick ass exhibit projects. msichicago.applytojob.com/apply/r4vrhoNP… msichicago.applytojob.com/apply/mcfFcNyC…

Working on a unique audio journey/podcast-like project and looking for gender expansive folks of all ages and identities to share their trans experience. $ compensation. Must be Chicago-based or able to travel. DM me for more information. Please RT!

@slucy The transit blackhole that is Hyde Park. It's agonizing.

Had to run an errand in South Shore this morning. Options to get back to Hyde Park: - Metra, 13min, $2, but 45min wait (!!) - CTA, 22min, $2.25, ???? wait - Lyft, 12min, $12, 2min wait - e-Divvy, 19min, 2min walk, $10 ($4 w/ membership)

Because I'm blind, an airline is saying I have to sit alone. We booked side-by-side seats. But when they found out I'm blind, they separated us. They're claiming it's their policy 1/7 #RightsOnFlights

@AutisticCallum_ Autistics often struggle with boundaries bc we've spent so much time *not* listening to them. Tolerating poor treatment is part of that and I'd guess that this point is bc of repeated boundary crossings. It's also up to us to know and say what our boundaries are 💜

IDK if this is an Autistic thing, but I can tolerate a lot of poor treatment - until a point. Yet, when that point has been reached, I’m done for good. No amount of apologising/changing can win me over. It’s like there’s a switch, and when it’s been flicked, it can’t change back.

🌊 The ocean is at its tipping point, are you? Discover the impact of plastic pollution & how we can tackle it in #TheBlueParadox. Let's create a bluer future! 🌎 Included with Museum Entry. Presented by @SCJohnson in partnership with @conservationorg. msichicago.org/blueparadox

#TheBlueParadox opens on Saturday, July 1! 🌊 Dive below the ocean’s surface to explore the impact of plastic pollution on our planet’s largest ecosystem. Let’s ignite change for a more sustainable future. Presented by @SCJohnson in partnership with @conservationorg.

We even got swag 😎. That’s a no plastic hat, in case you’re wondering 😜 #theblueparadox

If you have the desire and the opportunity, I would be honored if you came to visit The Blue Paradox.

It was such a gift to not only see words I wrote throughout The Blue Paradox, but to experience the digital immersion breathing life into them, to feel them flow like water over me and the space.

“No blue, no green.” – Sylvia Earle Welcome to #TheBlueParadox, a “sub-mersive” experience unlike any other @msichicago

@LakeSuperior aaaaaand follow

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