Jenn Goddu
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There are two sides of every coin — even a birthday one. In going through birthday themed news articles recently,… Read more.
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Birthday generosity makes me happy. So forgive me for sharing yet more examples of people doing good deeds with their… Read more.
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Reading the novel The Hate U Give this year, which I didn’t even think of as a young adult book,… Read more.
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Photo credit: Kid’s Birthday Parties via Foter.com/ CC BY Birthdays are often an excuse for extravagance. Celebrities might spend $5,000 on… Read more.
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In unhappy birthday news, there was predictable social media outrage last month over the news of a couple being kicked… Read more.
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A friend of mine, growing up in the Dominican Republic, would awaken on her birthday to the song Las Mañanitas… Read more.
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Birthdays are for celebrating with fun, flair, love and laughter. If I didn’t believe this, I probably wouldn’t have a… Read more.
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It’s June! Did you know that June birthdays are associated with cultured pearl, moonstones, or alexandrite? This month is also… Read more.
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There’s a Mother Goose poem that suggests the date of your birth impacts your personality: Monday’s child is fair of face, Tuesday’s… Read more.
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There are still some of us in the world that buy and send birthday cards. Judging by the size of… Read more.
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Methods
- Weekly field observations along fixed routes.
- Short interviews using a consistent guide.
- Sensor readings checked at the start of each session.
- Cleaning decisions documented as a changelog.
- Processing: normalized timestamps; flagged gaps; spot-checked outliers.
- Limits: some missing intervals during battery replacement.
Data & Ethics
Data
Upon request, sensitive locations have been removed from the public files. License: CC BY 4.0 for shared materials.
Ethics
Consent protocols used where applicable.
Contact
fieldnoteslab@ucc.ie