bacigalupe
@bacigalupe.bsky.social
Professor of counseling psychology at UMASS Boston, psychotherapist, painter, transnational, public health, environmentalist and climate justice activist. Writing and building an art studio next to the ocean. Personal account, not institutional.
Is this #COP30 another one of those large meetings in which officers perform? Is it one of those large events packed with observers from wealthy institutions in the north hemisphere that feel good about a vacuous commitment to nature?
November 12, 2025 at 12:59 AM
Is this #COP30 another one of those large meetings in which officers perform? Is it one of those large events packed with observers from wealthy institutions in the north hemisphere that feel good about a vacuous commitment to nature?
The problem isn’t just lenient grading, it’s a system that’s come to value satisfaction over struggle. Rising tuition and competitive admissions have turned students into customers, universities into brands, and grades into deliverables. www.linkedin.com/pulse/perver...
The perverse consequences of the easy A
Grade inflation isn’t new—but it’s getting harder to ignore. At Harvard, more than 60 percent of undergraduate grades are now A’s, up from 25 percent two decades ago.
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November 10, 2025 at 10:33 PM
The problem isn’t just lenient grading, it’s a system that’s come to value satisfaction over struggle. Rising tuition and competitive admissions have turned students into customers, universities into brands, and grades into deliverables. www.linkedin.com/pulse/perver...
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NYC - Zohran Mamdani (D) is projected to win the NYC mayoral election
November 5, 2025 at 2:08 AM
NYC - Zohran Mamdani (D) is projected to win the NYC mayoral election
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this is what we're up against
November 3, 2025 at 1:34 PM
this is what we're up against
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COVID-19 mRNA vaccines could unlock the next revolution in cancer treatment – new research
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COVID-19 mRNA vaccines could unlock the next revolution in cancer treatment – new research
The researchers found that mRNA-based COVID-19 vaccines could potentially help patients whose tumors don’t respond well to traditional immunotherapy.
theconversation.com
November 1, 2025 at 1:24 AM
COVID-19 mRNA vaccines could unlock the next revolution in cancer treatment – new research
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The evidence and the news
November 3, 2025 at 1:38 PM
The evidence and the news
No, he is not a detective. Just someone walking by. No, no es el l detective del robo del Louvre. Es un simple transeúnte en París. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/23/s...
Is This Dapper Man Going to Crack the Louvre Heist Case?
www.nytimes.com
October 25, 2025 at 11:30 AM
No, he is not a detective. Just someone walking by. No, no es el l detective del robo del Louvre. Es un simple transeúnte en París. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/23/s...
After the demolition of this historical building, Mar-a-Largo 2.0 un under construction in DC.
October 24, 2025 at 2:09 PM
After the demolition of this historical building, Mar-a-Largo 2.0 un under construction in DC.
White House East Wing demolished. abcnews.go.com/Politics/new...
White House East Wing demolished, new images appear to show
Trump first said the project wouldn't interfere with the existing White House, but on Thursday satellite images appeared to show the entire East Wing reduced to rubble.
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October 23, 2025 at 9:52 PM
White House East Wing demolished. abcnews.go.com/Politics/new...
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It shouldn't be lost that the East Wing held all the offices of the first lady and the social secretary. They tore down the offices typically reserved for women to build this gaudy wannabe Versailles ballroom.
NEW: After The Washington Post reported Monday on the demolition of the "East Wing facade," a new picture obtained by Law Dork that was taken on Tuesday shows that a substantial portion of the entirety of the East Wing has been demolished.
October 21, 2025 at 9:06 PM
It shouldn't be lost that the East Wing held all the offices of the first lady and the social secretary. They tore down the offices typically reserved for women to build this gaudy wannabe Versailles ballroom.
It is because of courageous leaderships like Sally Kornbluth that I am proud of being a professor.
I am proud to say that MIT has rejected Trump's poison compact. MIT President Sally Kornbluth: "Therefore, with respect, we cannot support the proposed approach to addressing the issues facing higher education."
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Regarding the Compact
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October 11, 2025 at 6:37 PM
It is because of courageous leaderships like Sally Kornbluth that I am proud of being a professor.
Those of us with an autoimmune disorder should celebrate this #nobelprize2025!
Peripheral tolerance in celiac disease, for example, is about the abreakdown in the immune system's ability to prevent an autoimmune response to gluten, leading to damage in the small intestine.
Peripheral tolerance in celiac disease, for example, is about the abreakdown in the immune system's ability to prevent an autoimmune response to gluten, leading to damage in the small intestine.
October 6, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Those of us with an autoimmune disorder should celebrate this #nobelprize2025!
Peripheral tolerance in celiac disease, for example, is about the abreakdown in the immune system's ability to prevent an autoimmune response to gluten, leading to damage in the small intestine.
Peripheral tolerance in celiac disease, for example, is about the abreakdown in the immune system's ability to prevent an autoimmune response to gluten, leading to damage in the small intestine.
El periodismo de los likes.
September 29, 2025 at 2:23 AM
El periodismo de los likes.
Have you deleted your academia.edu profile? You better do.
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September 29, 2025 at 12:21 AM
Have you deleted your academia.edu profile? You better do.
AI and BS writing open.substack.com/pub/bibliora...
Bullsh*t Writing
A deleted chapter from More Than Words: How to Think About Writing in the Age of AI
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September 28, 2025 at 4:24 PM
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Canal Red es un medio modesto que, sin embargo, es capaz de entrevistar al líder de la izquierda francesa —la más fuerte de Europa— y generar un documento que es un manual de praxis política.
@pabloiglesias78.bsky.social y @jlmelenchon.bsky.social tête à tête ⬇️
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@pabloiglesias78.bsky.social y @jlmelenchon.bsky.social tête à tête ⬇️
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Pablo Iglesias entrevista Jean-Luc Mélenchon en Exclusiva en Canal Red
YouTube video by Canal Red
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September 25, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Canal Red es un medio modesto que, sin embargo, es capaz de entrevistar al líder de la izquierda francesa —la más fuerte de Europa— y generar un documento que es un manual de praxis política.
@pabloiglesias78.bsky.social y @jlmelenchon.bsky.social tête à tête ⬇️
www.youtube.com/watch?v=zLYV...
@pabloiglesias78.bsky.social y @jlmelenchon.bsky.social tête à tête ⬇️
www.youtube.com/watch?v=zLYV...
How does AI affect how we learn? A cognitive psychologist explains why you learn when the work is hard
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How does AI affect how we learn? A cognitive psychologist explains why you learn when the work is hard
Chatbots can facilitate ‘cognitive offloading,’ or taking shortcuts when learning. But emerging research on AI and cognitive science shows that learning is like a workout.
theconversation.com
September 23, 2025 at 8:48 PM
How does AI affect how we learn? A cognitive psychologist explains why you learn when the work is hard
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theconversation.com/how-does-ai-...
Ignoring medical conditions such as fever that could be treated with acetaminophen during pregnancy is "far more dangerous than theoretical concerns based on inconclusive reviews of conflicting science" www.politifact.com/article/2025...
September 23, 2025 at 12:37 PM
Ignoring medical conditions such as fever that could be treated with acetaminophen during pregnancy is "far more dangerous than theoretical concerns based on inconclusive reviews of conflicting science" www.politifact.com/article/2025...
Trump links autism and Tylenol: is there any truth to it?
The US president repeatedly advised people, “Don't take Tylenol,” but scientists say that strong evidence between the medication and autism is lacking.
@nature www.nature.com/articles/d41...
The US president repeatedly advised people, “Don't take Tylenol,” but scientists say that strong evidence between the medication and autism is lacking.
@nature www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Trump links autism and Tylenol: is there any truth to it?
The US president repeatedly advised people, “Don't take Tylenol,” but scientists say that strong evidence between the medication and autism is lacking.
www.nature.com
September 23, 2025 at 12:33 PM
Trump links autism and Tylenol: is there any truth to it?
The US president repeatedly advised people, “Don't take Tylenol,” but scientists say that strong evidence between the medication and autism is lacking.
@nature www.nature.com/articles/d41...
The US president repeatedly advised people, “Don't take Tylenol,” but scientists say that strong evidence between the medication and autism is lacking.
@nature www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Trump makes unfounded claims about Tylenol and repeats discredited link between vaccines and autism apnews.com/article/tyle...
Trump makes unfounded claims about Tylenol and repeats discredited link between vaccines and autism
President Donald Trump is using the platform of the presidency to promote unproven ties between Tylenol, vaccines and autism.
apnews.com
September 23, 2025 at 2:53 AM
Trump makes unfounded claims about Tylenol and repeats discredited link between vaccines and autism apnews.com/article/tyle...
Is there a climate generation gap? The age groups are aligned in mission, but not necessarily in tactics www.anthropocenemagazine.org/2025/09/is-t...
Is there a climate generation gap?
The age groups are aligned in mission, but not necessarily in tactics
www.anthropocenemagazine.org
September 22, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Is there a climate generation gap? The age groups are aligned in mission, but not necessarily in tactics www.anthropocenemagazine.org/2025/09/is-t...
We used to have freedom of speech, we don't anymore, us, professors.
September 22, 2025 at 1:07 PM
We used to have freedom of speech, we don't anymore, us, professors.