Bennett
@bennettmcintosh.com
Science & Technology Studies | History of Sci & Tech || How do data & scientific communities make each other? Current projects on: social genomics; environmental regulation
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Bennett
@bennettmcintosh.com
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In v2 of our preprint on "Adversarial Reanalysis," Kelsey Ichikawa, @nicolecnelson.bsky.social, & added our take on Gold Standard Science as an example of how #OpenData challenges science's existing tools for self-governance
osf.io/preprints/me... #sts #metascience
osf.io/preprints/me... #sts #metascience
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BREAKING: In AAUP et al v. Trump (wall-to-wall union lawsuit challenging the administration’s unlawful use of TItle VI to reshape the University of California system), the faculty and staff of the UC system WON!!!
We were granted our preliminary injunction! @aaup.org
We were granted our preliminary injunction! @aaup.org
November 14, 2025 at 11:55 PM
BREAKING: In AAUP et al v. Trump (wall-to-wall union lawsuit challenging the administration’s unlawful use of TItle VI to reshape the University of California system), the faculty and staff of the UC system WON!!!
We were granted our preliminary injunction! @aaup.org
We were granted our preliminary injunction! @aaup.org
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Today is the day! Our reply to the two concurrent critiques (from the same set of authors) is now published in the journal Intelligence 🧵 1/
November 12, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Today is the day! Our reply to the two concurrent critiques (from the same set of authors) is now published in the journal Intelligence 🧵 1/
Is Michael Gordin on here? Saw a good talk where he laid out how post-Soviet Russian science was kinda recovering from the chaos of the 1990s and then Putin's "foreign agents" restrictions just completely suffocated it, because science *is* global collaboration
think about that a lot nowadays
think about that a lot nowadays
“The prohibited activities would include joint research, co-authorship on papers, and advising a foreign graduate student or postdoctoral fellow. The language is retroactive, meaning any interactions during the previous 5 years could make a scientist ineligible for future federal funding.”
U.S. Congress considers sweeping ban on Chinese collaborations
Researchers speak out against proposal that would bar funding for U.S. scientists working with Chinese partners or training Chinese students
www.science.org
November 14, 2025 at 5:03 AM
Is Michael Gordin on here? Saw a good talk where he laid out how post-Soviet Russian science was kinda recovering from the chaos of the 1990s and then Putin's "foreign agents" restrictions just completely suffocated it, because science *is* global collaboration
think about that a lot nowadays
think about that a lot nowadays
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Can confirm. I am okay and more motivated than ever to speak up.
Nothing scares this administration more. Their power lies in our silence.
Nothing scares this administration more. Their power lies in our silence.
NIH program officer @jenna-m-norton.bsky.social has been placed on admin leave, sources say.
Norton has been outspoken about the Trump administration's dismantling of science, and she signed the Bethesda Declaration.
Bhattacharya has said that "science is dead without free speech".
Norton has been outspoken about the Trump administration's dismantling of science, and she signed the Bethesda Declaration.
Bhattacharya has said that "science is dead without free speech".
November 14, 2025 at 2:37 AM
Can confirm. I am okay and more motivated than ever to speak up.
Nothing scares this administration more. Their power lies in our silence.
Nothing scares this administration more. Their power lies in our silence.
I appreciate @adamrutherford.bsky.social using Hitler's genetics as a chance to talk about the ironies of history rather than what (little!) we can learn from one man's genome
However, my brain autocompleted the hed to "Junk DNA" which left me… unprepared!
arutherford.substack.com/p/the-irony-...
However, my brain autocompleted the hed to "Junk DNA" which left me… unprepared!
arutherford.substack.com/p/the-irony-...
The Irony of Hitler’s Junk
A slightly different take on the news that Hitler’s DNA reveals some genetic anomalies. The most interesting thing to me is that history has a profound capability for irony.
arutherford.substack.com
November 14, 2025 at 4:29 AM
I appreciate @adamrutherford.bsky.social using Hitler's genetics as a chance to talk about the ironies of history rather than what (little!) we can learn from one man's genome
However, my brain autocompleted the hed to "Junk DNA" which left me… unprepared!
arutherford.substack.com/p/the-irony-...
However, my brain autocompleted the hed to "Junk DNA" which left me… unprepared!
arutherford.substack.com/p/the-irony-...
"Proctorio’s claim that they…thought YouTube was an appropriate place to share 'confidential' information raises serious concerns about their ability to safeguard personal information"
Congrats to @linkletter.org on putting Proctorio's ridiculous lawsuit behind him!
linkletter.org/update-33-th...
Congrats to @linkletter.org on putting Proctorio's ridiculous lawsuit behind him!
linkletter.org/update-33-th...
Update #33: The lawsuit is over! | Stand Against Proctorio's SLAPP!
linkletter.org
November 14, 2025 at 4:15 AM
"Proctorio’s claim that they…thought YouTube was an appropriate place to share 'confidential' information raises serious concerns about their ability to safeguard personal information"
Congrats to @linkletter.org on putting Proctorio's ridiculous lawsuit behind him!
linkletter.org/update-33-th...
Congrats to @linkletter.org on putting Proctorio's ridiculous lawsuit behind him!
linkletter.org/update-33-th...
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Sidenote: Grokipedia includes more than 1,000 citations to conversations between X users and Grok. The seventh citation for the entry on former Belgian Prime Minister Guy Verhofstadt points to this chat asking Grok to "dig up some dirt" on Verhofstadt
indicator.media/p/grokipedia...
indicator.media/p/grokipedia...
November 13, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Sidenote: Grokipedia includes more than 1,000 citations to conversations between X users and Grok. The seventh citation for the entry on former Belgian Prime Minister Guy Verhofstadt points to this chat asking Grok to "dig up some dirt" on Verhofstadt
indicator.media/p/grokipedia...
indicator.media/p/grokipedia...
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With sequencing of Hitler's DNA making headlines, time for a reminder: analysing a polygenic score from a dead historically-significant figure won't give new insights into that person's behaviour. In a brief paper last year, we used Beethoven's genome to directly illustrate the fallacies involved.🧪👇
Notes from Beethoven’s genome
Wesseldijk et al. compare the genomic information collected from Ludwig van Beethoven
with population-based datasets used to quantify musical achievement.
www.cell.com
November 13, 2025 at 11:26 AM
With sequencing of Hitler's DNA making headlines, time for a reminder: analysing a polygenic score from a dead historically-significant figure won't give new insights into that person's behaviour. In a brief paper last year, we used Beethoven's genome to directly illustrate the fallacies involved.🧪👇
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For folks (and journalists) who want to search the Oversight Committee email texts, I made a database for searching the 20k text files:
splendorous-chaja-f79791.netlify.app
splendorous-chaja-f79791.netlify.app
Epstein Document Search
splendorous-chaja-f79791.netlify.app
November 13, 2025 at 1:12 AM
For folks (and journalists) who want to search the Oversight Committee email texts, I made a database for searching the 20k text files:
splendorous-chaja-f79791.netlify.app
splendorous-chaja-f79791.netlify.app
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I mean, i think the argument has been that the economy of words, that terse muscularity, is a/of value for elites; it signals their place in a hierarchy and their relative power. Think executive summary.
Can none of these millionaires sex criminals write in full sentences? Have you heard of paragraphs? Punctuation? No wonder ChatGPT sounds like a genius to these clowns.
November 13, 2025 at 12:50 AM
I mean, i think the argument has been that the economy of words, that terse muscularity, is a/of value for elites; it signals their place in a hierarchy and their relative power. Think executive summary.
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Every @highcountrynews.org I get in the mail is a delight and a reminder that the mountain west isn't just worth covering, it's being covered in a worthwhile way
Last thing I’ll say about this for now:
What is the _actually existing publication_ that you evangelize for? That you consistently hype when they do good things, urge people to support, and are a sustaining donor or subscriber to?
This isn’t a prompt; it’s a reminder to hold yourself accountable.
What is the _actually existing publication_ that you evangelize for? That you consistently hype when they do good things, urge people to support, and are a sustaining donor or subscriber to?
This isn’t a prompt; it’s a reminder to hold yourself accountable.
November 12, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Every @highcountrynews.org I get in the mail is a delight and a reminder that the mountain west isn't just worth covering, it's being covered in a worthwhile way
as much as I resent it when Musk makes the connections between my hobbies and my research newsworthy, Serwer handles this better than most; neither excusing what's wrong with Tolkein/Gygax nor erasing how countless fans/players since have built upon what's right
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
Why Elon Musk Needs Dungeons & Dragons to Be Racist
The fantastical roots of “scientific racism”
www.theatlantic.com
November 13, 2025 at 12:40 AM
as much as I resent it when Musk makes the connections between my hobbies and my research newsworthy, Serwer handles this better than most; neither excusing what's wrong with Tolkein/Gygax nor erasing how countless fans/players since have built upon what's right
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
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POSTDOC ALERT: in 2026-27, James Mulholland (NCSU) and I are running a Mellon Sawyer Seminar on “Sharing Ground: Humanities, Academic Freedom, and the Future of the University.” The position is for a Humanist-in-Residence and the job is live on AJO: academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/31122
Duke University, English Department
Job #AJO31122, Postdoctoral Associate, English Department, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, US
academicjobsonline.org
November 11, 2025 at 8:50 PM
POSTDOC ALERT: in 2026-27, James Mulholland (NCSU) and I are running a Mellon Sawyer Seminar on “Sharing Ground: Humanities, Academic Freedom, and the Future of the University.” The position is for a Humanist-in-Residence and the job is live on AJO: academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/31122
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PSA: tips to protect yourself from scams on Signal.
Every major comms platform has to contend w phishing, impersonation, & scams. Sadly.
Signal is major, and as we've grown we've heard about more of these attacks--scammy people pretending to be something or someone to trick and abuse others. 1/
Every major comms platform has to contend w phishing, impersonation, & scams. Sadly.
Signal is major, and as we've grown we've heard about more of these attacks--scammy people pretending to be something or someone to trick and abuse others. 1/
November 11, 2025 at 6:13 PM
PSA: tips to protect yourself from scams on Signal.
Every major comms platform has to contend w phishing, impersonation, & scams. Sadly.
Signal is major, and as we've grown we've heard about more of these attacks--scammy people pretending to be something or someone to trick and abuse others. 1/
Every major comms platform has to contend w phishing, impersonation, & scams. Sadly.
Signal is major, and as we've grown we've heard about more of these attacks--scammy people pretending to be something or someone to trick and abuse others. 1/
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The Philosophy of Science Association is running its annual fund drive. Please, if you can donate, consider doing so. The PSA has historically relied on government funding to provide travel support for students. That funding is in question and now, more than ever, we need philosophy of science.
🌍 The PSA’s first Annual Fund is here! Your gifts fuel PSA Around the World, DEI, grad/early-career support, student travel, and more. Track our progress on the donation thermometer & help us reach $15K. Every contribution matters!
philsci.org/donate.php
philsci.org/donate.php
November 11, 2025 at 9:40 PM
The Philosophy of Science Association is running its annual fund drive. Please, if you can donate, consider doing so. The PSA has historically relied on government funding to provide travel support for students. That funding is in question and now, more than ever, we need philosophy of science.
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We used to have the Bureau of Labor Statistics collect inflation data but under Trump we’ve outsourced it to DoorDash
November 12, 2025 at 1:09 AM
We used to have the Bureau of Labor Statistics collect inflation data but under Trump we’ve outsourced it to DoorDash
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Everyone knows the famous inscription on the Statue of Liberty:
“Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, unless they’re from FUCKING OHIO”
“Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, unless they’re from FUCKING OHIO”
I am begging the entire klal to go immediately to therapy.
November 8, 2025 at 5:53 AM
Everyone knows the famous inscription on the Statue of Liberty:
“Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, unless they’re from FUCKING OHIO”
“Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, unless they’re from FUCKING OHIO”
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*Globalizing Wildlife*, a book edited by @vbateman.bsky.social, Tom Quick, and myself, is now available for pre-order with @uncpress.bsky.social!
Using code 01SOCIAL30 at checkout, you can save 30%
www.uncpress.org/book/9781469...
Using code 01SOCIAL30 at checkout, you can save 30%
www.uncpress.org/book/9781469...
Globalizing Wildlife
Humans have always incorporated wildlife into processes of work, capture, and exchange. During the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, globalization became t...
www.uncpress.org
November 7, 2025 at 8:43 AM
*Globalizing Wildlife*, a book edited by @vbateman.bsky.social, Tom Quick, and myself, is now available for pre-order with @uncpress.bsky.social!
Using code 01SOCIAL30 at checkout, you can save 30%
www.uncpress.org/book/9781469...
Using code 01SOCIAL30 at checkout, you can save 30%
www.uncpress.org/book/9781469...
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We are also currently hiring a curatorial fellow to work with the papers of Rosalind Franklin and others in the History of Molecular Biology Collection!
This is a 2-year staff position in the archive with a salary of $55k/year and full benefits:
www.sciencehistory.org/research/fel...
This is a 2-year staff position in the archive with a salary of $55k/year and full benefits:
www.sciencehistory.org/research/fel...
For those with a scholarly interest in Franklin, Watson, and other pioneering researchers in molecular biology, @sciencehistory.org has just opened our new landmark collection of their papers, and applications for research fellowships are currently open:
www.sciencehistory.org/hmbc
www.sciencehistory.org/hmbc
History of Molecular Biology Collection
This unparalleled collection includes Rosalind Franklin's historic 'Photo 51,' which revealed the double-helix structure of DNA.
www.sciencehistory.org
November 8, 2025 at 3:45 PM
We are also currently hiring a curatorial fellow to work with the papers of Rosalind Franklin and others in the History of Molecular Biology Collection!
This is a 2-year staff position in the archive with a salary of $55k/year and full benefits:
www.sciencehistory.org/research/fel...
This is a 2-year staff position in the archive with a salary of $55k/year and full benefits:
www.sciencehistory.org/research/fel...
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Proponents of animal welfare point to survey after survey showing Americans care about animal welfare, but while that's the case, Americans tend to know next to nothing about the food system. That's why "humane," "free-range," and other claims appeal, because they seem like viable options.
Proponents of animal welfare point to survey after survey showing Americans care about animal welfare, but while that's the case, Americans tend to know next to nothing about the food system. That's why "humane," "free-range," and other claims appeal, because they seem like viable options.
November 9, 2025 at 9:06 PM
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Proponents of animal welfare point to survey after survey showing Americans care about animal welfare, but while that's the case, Americans tend to know next to nothing about the food system. That's why "humane," "free-range," and other claims appeal, because they seem like viable options.
Proponents of animal welfare point to survey after survey showing Americans care about animal welfare, but while that's the case, Americans tend to know next to nothing about the food system. That's why "humane," "free-range," and other claims appeal, because they seem like viable options.
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The administration is deliberately starving poor people so that Dems will agree to radically slash the healthcare available to poor people.
Do not let its familiarity dull your outrage. This is monstrous, unforgivable shit.
Do not let its familiarity dull your outrage. This is monstrous, unforgivable shit.
The Trump administration told states that they must “immediately undo” any actions to provide full food stamp benefits to low-income families, in a move that added to the chaos surrounding the nation’s largest anti-hunger program during the government shutdown. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/09/b...
November 9, 2025 at 7:56 PM
The administration is deliberately starving poor people so that Dems will agree to radically slash the healthcare available to poor people.
Do not let its familiarity dull your outrage. This is monstrous, unforgivable shit.
Do not let its familiarity dull your outrage. This is monstrous, unforgivable shit.
Gov. Tony Evers of Wisconsin rushed to get SNAP benefits out to Wisconsin families—so their cards now have full Nov. balances. The Trump USDA is now telling him to undo that, and refusing to reimburse grocers where these cards are used. #SNAP #WiPol
www.jsonline.com/story/news/p...
www.jsonline.com/story/news/p...
Trump administration tells Wisconsin to 'undo' full FoodShare payments. Evers says 'No'
The Trump administration late Saturday told Wisconsin state officials to "undo" their fulfillment of food assistance benefits.
www.jsonline.com
November 9, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Gov. Tony Evers of Wisconsin rushed to get SNAP benefits out to Wisconsin families—so their cards now have full Nov. balances. The Trump USDA is now telling him to undo that, and refusing to reimburse grocers where these cards are used. #SNAP #WiPol
www.jsonline.com/story/news/p...
www.jsonline.com/story/news/p...
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Trump may have banned hundreds of terms, but he can never dictate what we cover and what we don't cover.
Tell a friend about NewsMatch: from now until the end of the year, your new monthly donation is matched 36x (or your one-time donation QUADRUPLED!), up to $1,000.
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Tell a friend about NewsMatch: from now until the end of the year, your new monthly donation is matched 36x (or your one-time donation QUADRUPLED!), up to $1,000.
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November 3, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Trump may have banned hundreds of terms, but he can never dictate what we cover and what we don't cover.
Tell a friend about NewsMatch: from now until the end of the year, your new monthly donation is matched 36x (or your one-time donation QUADRUPLED!), up to $1,000.
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Tell a friend about NewsMatch: from now until the end of the year, your new monthly donation is matched 36x (or your one-time donation QUADRUPLED!), up to $1,000.
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We're hiring in history of science at UW Madison! TT Assistant Professorship with a focus on water. Joint appointment between the History and Integrated Liberal Studies depts, and part of a university-wide hiring cluster on earth/sustainability science. jobs.wisc.edu/jobs/profess... #STS #HSMT
Professor of History - Madison, Wisconsin, United States
Current Employees: If you are currently employed at any of the Universities of Wisconsin, log in to Workday to apply through the internal application process.Job Category:FacultyEmployment Type:Regula...
jobs.wisc.edu
November 6, 2025 at 7:37 PM
We're hiring in history of science at UW Madison! TT Assistant Professorship with a focus on water. Joint appointment between the History and Integrated Liberal Studies depts, and part of a university-wide hiring cluster on earth/sustainability science. jobs.wisc.edu/jobs/profess... #STS #HSMT