Babak Farshchian
@babakfarshchian.bsky.social
Vintage camera collector.
Interesting and largely recognizable "accidents" at academic work.
My mental health protocol: a glossary for the frustrated contemporary researcher – The Research Whisperer
My mental health protocol: a glossary for the frustrated contemporary researcher – The Research Whisperer
My mental health protocol: a glossary for the frustrated contemporary researcher
Photo by Randy Fath on Unsplash. At times, I feel exhausted and irritable. I might get angry at a petty request to sign another PDF or because I have to send another reminder. I end up trapped betw…
researchwhisperer.org
December 3, 2025 at 9:57 AM
Interesting and largely recognizable "accidents" at academic work.
My mental health protocol: a glossary for the frustrated contemporary researcher – The Research Whisperer
My mental health protocol: a glossary for the frustrated contemporary researcher – The Research Whisperer
AP "omgjorde" SP-ministerens beslutning om å ta betalt for studenter fra utenfor EØS. Men nå ser situasjonen til å være verre enn SPs forslag: Universiteter må dekke utgiftene selv. I tillegg har UD fjernet stipendordningen innført under SP. AP er kanskje ikke så solidaristisk som de hevder å være.
Rektor advarer: - NTNU har ikke råd til å subsidere dyre studieplasser
Regjeringen vil myke opp regelverket for studieavgift, men lar universitetene ta kostnaden selv. Rektor Tor Grande sier det bare i enkelte tilfeller vil være bærekraftig å ta regningen.
www.universitetsavisa.no
November 13, 2025 at 8:32 AM
AP "omgjorde" SP-ministerens beslutning om å ta betalt for studenter fra utenfor EØS. Men nå ser situasjonen til å være verre enn SPs forslag: Universiteter må dekke utgiftene selv. I tillegg har UD fjernet stipendordningen innført under SP. AP er kanskje ikke så solidaristisk som de hevder å være.
Making a black list containing all the brands that disturb my listening to podcasts.
November 3, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Making a black list containing all the brands that disturb my listening to podcasts.
Finnes det noe mer irriterende enn folk som sniker seg i køen?
Ikke kødd med køen. Da kødder du med den mest grunnleggende solidariteten mellom mennesker.
(+) Muligheten til å kjøpe seg forbi køer er et angrep på samfunnslimet
Det er riktig å gi økonomiske insentiver til adferd og valg man anser som gavnlige for fellesskapet, men ikke kødd med køen, skriver Bernhard Ellefsen.
www.morgenbladet.no
October 28, 2025 at 7:51 AM
Finnes det noe mer irriterende enn folk som sniker seg i køen?
What does it mean to be good enough in academia?
Under pressure: Becoming the good enough academic - Milena Tekeste, 2025 - journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...
Under pressure: Becoming the good enough academic - Milena Tekeste, 2025 - journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...
Under pressure: Becoming the good enough academic - Milena Tekeste, 2025
Early Career Researchers (ECRs) often face enormous pressures in academia, particularly in the relentless pursuit of being perceived as a “good” academic. Drawi...
journals.sagepub.com
October 27, 2025 at 9:22 PM
What does it mean to be good enough in academia?
Under pressure: Becoming the good enough academic - Milena Tekeste, 2025 - journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...
Under pressure: Becoming the good enough academic - Milena Tekeste, 2025 - journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...
OpenAI Catches Up to AI Market Reality: People Are Horny - www.404media.co/openai-sam-a...
OpenAI Catches Up to AI Market Reality: People Are Horny
Just two months ago, Sam Altman acknowledged that putting a “sex bot avatar” in ChatGPT would be a move to “juice growth.” Something the company had been tempted to do, he said, but had resisted.
www.404media.co
October 25, 2025 at 11:14 AM
OpenAI Catches Up to AI Market Reality: People Are Horny - www.404media.co/openai-sam-a...
arstechnica.com/ai/2025/09/e...
".. one of the report's 110 recommendations specifically states the provincial government should 'provide learners and educators with essential AI knowledge, including ethics, data privacy, and responsible technology use'."
".. one of the report's 110 recommendations specifically states the provincial government should 'provide learners and educators with essential AI knowledge, including ethics, data privacy, and responsible technology use'."
Education report calling for ethical AI use contains over 15 fake sources
Experts find fake sources in Canadian government report that took 18 months to complete.
arstechnica.com
September 15, 2025 at 9:37 AM
arstechnica.com/ai/2025/09/e...
".. one of the report's 110 recommendations specifically states the provincial government should 'provide learners and educators with essential AI knowledge, including ethics, data privacy, and responsible technology use'."
".. one of the report's 110 recommendations specifically states the provincial government should 'provide learners and educators with essential AI knowledge, including ethics, data privacy, and responsible technology use'."
Reposted by Babak Farshchian
RFK Jr. Warns Mistress That Condoms Cause Autism
RFK Jr. Warns Mistress That Condoms Cause Autism
WASHINGTON—Claiming that 100% of users experienced dangerous side effects as a result of wearing the contraceptive device, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. reportedly paused an amorous moment Thursday to issue a...
theonion.com
September 14, 2025 at 6:00 PM
RFK Jr. Warns Mistress That Condoms Cause Autism
Reposted by Babak Farshchian
Baby Loses Train Of Thought
September 13, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Baby Loses Train Of Thought
Wonderful dialog between ChatGPT and a professor of philosophy.
When the Parrot Talks Back, Part One
hedgehogreview.com
August 6, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Wonderful dialog between ChatGPT and a professor of philosophy.
Reposted by Babak Farshchian
Who could've predicted that appointing highly unqualified and scientifically illiterate individuals into roles overseeing health policy in the US would result in what appears to be AI-generated nonsense? #RAdminSky #AcademicSky
www.forbes.com/sites/sarado...
www.forbes.com/sites/sarado...
White House Blames Fictitious Studies In RFK Jr.’s ‘MAHA’ Report On ‘Formatting’
Kennedy’s “Make America Healthy Again” Commission report on childhood chronic disease highlights several studies that don’t appear to exist and misinterprets others, NOTUS reported earlier Thursday.
www.forbes.com
May 29, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Who could've predicted that appointing highly unqualified and scientifically illiterate individuals into roles overseeing health policy in the US would result in what appears to be AI-generated nonsense? #RAdminSky #AcademicSky
www.forbes.com/sites/sarado...
www.forbes.com/sites/sarado...