Vanessa Bentley (she/her)
@piratev.bsky.social
Philosopher of science (neuroscience). Experiment, science & values, neuroethics, and feminist philosophy of science. University of Central Oklahoma
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I'd watch a muppet show movie where the muppets infiltrate an academic conference.
February 9, 2026 at 3:40 AM
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Spent my Sunday afternoon writing scholarship recommendation letters for 3 stellar students. I hope they’re all successful!
February 8, 2026 at 9:54 PM
Spent my Sunday afternoon writing scholarship recommendation letters for 3 stellar students. I hope they’re all successful!
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More from the annals of 'no one asked for this' ~
SpaceX adding a *million* satellites & data centers to orbit means seeing oligarchs' mess even in the heavens
That's a 6800% increase in #astronomy (& beauty) -killing space junk from today's < 15,000 satellites
Public comment period is open:
SpaceX adding a *million* satellites & data centers to orbit means seeing oligarchs' mess even in the heavens
That's a 6800% increase in #astronomy (& beauty) -killing space junk from today's < 15,000 satellites
Public comment period is open:
FCC opens Musk’s 1M-satellite DC plan for public comment
: The FCC is taking public comments - now’s your chance to tell them this plan is bonkers
www.theregister.com
February 5, 2026 at 7:39 PM
More from the annals of 'no one asked for this' ~
SpaceX adding a *million* satellites & data centers to orbit means seeing oligarchs' mess even in the heavens
That's a 6800% increase in #astronomy (& beauty) -killing space junk from today's < 15,000 satellites
Public comment period is open:
SpaceX adding a *million* satellites & data centers to orbit means seeing oligarchs' mess even in the heavens
That's a 6800% increase in #astronomy (& beauty) -killing space junk from today's < 15,000 satellites
Public comment period is open:
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AAUP President Todd Wolfson issued the following statement in response to Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt's Executive Order issued today immediately eliminating academic tenure at the state’s public regional universities and community colleges.
AAUP President on the Elimination of Tenure at Oklahoma Regional Universities and Community Colleges.
WASHINGTON—AAUP President Todd Wolfson issued the following statement in response to the Governor of Oklahoma’s signing of Executive Order 2026-07, which immediately eliminates the conferral of academ...
www.aaup.org
February 6, 2026 at 12:40 AM
AAUP President Todd Wolfson issued the following statement in response to Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt's Executive Order issued today immediately eliminating academic tenure at the state’s public regional universities and community colleges.
Hoooooly crap. The Chronicle article is paywalled, but here’s the executive order: www.sos.ok.gov/documents/ex...
February 6, 2026 at 1:10 AM
Hoooooly crap. The Chronicle article is paywalled, but here’s the executive order: www.sos.ok.gov/documents/ex...
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"We would have lost so much if we'd driven him away" is the justification.
But we lost all those girls. We lost the women they would have become. We lost the work they would have done. Why was his future work so much more valuable than theirs?
But we lost all those girls. We lost the women they would have become. We lost the work they would have done. Why was his future work so much more valuable than theirs?
February 5, 2026 at 9:02 PM
"We would have lost so much if we'd driven him away" is the justification.
But we lost all those girls. We lost the women they would have become. We lost the work they would have done. Why was his future work so much more valuable than theirs?
But we lost all those girls. We lost the women they would have become. We lost the work they would have done. Why was his future work so much more valuable than theirs?
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Job posting: Associate Director for Curatorial Affairs @ Smithsonian American Women's History Museum. Closing date: 02/18/2026; Salary GS14 $143,913- $187,093/yr Onsite, Washington, DC
Role leads and supervises the Museum's historical research, collections, and archives functions.
Role leads and supervises the Museum's historical research, collections, and archives functions.
USAJOBS connects job seekers with federal jobs across the United States and around the world as the official employment site for the federal government
<p>The Smithsonian Institution is the world’s largest museum, education, and research complex, with 21 museums and the National Zoo. This position is located in organizationally in Collect...
www.usajobs.gov
February 3, 2026 at 1:41 AM
Job posting: Associate Director for Curatorial Affairs @ Smithsonian American Women's History Museum. Closing date: 02/18/2026; Salary GS14 $143,913- $187,093/yr Onsite, Washington, DC
Role leads and supervises the Museum's historical research, collections, and archives functions.
Role leads and supervises the Museum's historical research, collections, and archives functions.
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Academics vying for a spot in Epstein‘s world. There are so many. I feel the need to make a thread, so I don’t keep confusing them. 1/
January 31, 2026 at 9:02 PM
Academics vying for a spot in Epstein‘s world. There are so many. I feel the need to make a thread, so I don’t keep confusing them. 1/
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GET IN, DORKS!
The stakes are high and we have a LOT to stand up for in 2026.
Join us on March 7th, 2026! www.standupforscience.net/march7
Want to host an event in your area? Sign up here: fight2win.standupforscience.net/sign_up/14434/
#Standupforscience #takebackourscience
The stakes are high and we have a LOT to stand up for in 2026.
Join us on March 7th, 2026! www.standupforscience.net/march7
Want to host an event in your area? Sign up here: fight2win.standupforscience.net/sign_up/14434/
#Standupforscience #takebackourscience
January 29, 2026 at 2:04 PM
GET IN, DORKS!
The stakes are high and we have a LOT to stand up for in 2026.
Join us on March 7th, 2026! www.standupforscience.net/march7
Want to host an event in your area? Sign up here: fight2win.standupforscience.net/sign_up/14434/
#Standupforscience #takebackourscience
The stakes are high and we have a LOT to stand up for in 2026.
Join us on March 7th, 2026! www.standupforscience.net/march7
Want to host an event in your area? Sign up here: fight2win.standupforscience.net/sign_up/14434/
#Standupforscience #takebackourscience
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TODAY: the myth
the icon
the legend
the peanut butter and jelly sandwich
on the making of a myth, and how it became ubiquitous
(alas, george washington carver did not invent peanut butter)
buttondown.com/theswordandt...
the icon
the legend
the peanut butter and jelly sandwich
on the making of a myth, and how it became ubiquitous
(alas, george washington carver did not invent peanut butter)
buttondown.com/theswordandt...
Notable Sandwiches #136: Peanut Butter & Jelly
Welcome back to Notable Sandwiches, the feature where David & I traipse through the garden of earthly delights that is Wikipedia’s List of Notable...
buttondown.com
January 30, 2026 at 6:53 PM
TODAY: the myth
the icon
the legend
the peanut butter and jelly sandwich
on the making of a myth, and how it became ubiquitous
(alas, george washington carver did not invent peanut butter)
buttondown.com/theswordandt...
the icon
the legend
the peanut butter and jelly sandwich
on the making of a myth, and how it became ubiquitous
(alas, george washington carver did not invent peanut butter)
buttondown.com/theswordandt...
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New Book on Women and Republicanism
Just out on Oxford Academic Online and in print in March or June (depending where you are in the world), this book features eleven chapters on women political philosophers who engaged with republican thought from the 18th to the early 20th century, in Brazil,…
Just out on Oxford Academic Online and in print in March or June (depending where you are in the world), this book features eleven chapters on women political philosophers who engaged with republican thought from the 18th to the early 20th century, in Brazil,…
New Book on Women and Republicanism
Just out on Oxford Academic Online and in print in March or June (depending where you are in the world), this book features eleven chapters on women political philosophers who engaged with republican thought from the 18th to the early 20th century, in Brazil, Britain, France, Italy, Turkey, and the US. Abstract The aim of this volume is both to introduce readers to the deep, varied, and theoretically rich history of women writing within the republican political tradition, and to produce cutting-edge research on the philosophical contribution that women have made.
feministhistoryofphilosophy.wordpress.com
January 29, 2026 at 1:03 PM
New Book on Women and Republicanism
Just out on Oxford Academic Online and in print in March or June (depending where you are in the world), this book features eleven chapters on women political philosophers who engaged with republican thought from the 18th to the early 20th century, in Brazil,…
Just out on Oxford Academic Online and in print in March or June (depending where you are in the world), this book features eleven chapters on women political philosophers who engaged with republican thought from the 18th to the early 20th century, in Brazil,…
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Overflow attendance at the OKC city council meeting, where there was discussion of a proposed ICE facility. None of the people making public comments expressed support.
www.koco.com/article/okla...
www.koco.com/article/okla...
City leaders exploring legal ways to stop ICE facility from opening in Oklahoma City
Not one person who took the podium Tuesday voiced any support for the ICE center.
www.koco.com
January 28, 2026 at 3:06 AM
Overflow attendance at the OKC city council meeting, where there was discussion of a proposed ICE facility. None of the people making public comments expressed support.
www.koco.com/article/okla...
www.koco.com/article/okla...
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The fuck did you just say to us
January 25, 2026 at 1:06 AM
The fuck did you just say to us
My daughter and I have a snow day tomorrow and I’m as giddy as a schoolgirl! (Though the snow won’t really start for us until the evening… but Saturday will be snow much fun!)
January 22, 2026 at 11:19 PM
My daughter and I have a snow day tomorrow and I’m as giddy as a schoolgirl! (Though the snow won’t really start for us until the evening… but Saturday will be snow much fun!)
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I just created a series of seven deep-dive videos about AI, which I've posted to youtube and now here. 😊
Targeted to laypeople, they explore how LLMs work, what they can do, and what impacts they have on learning, well-being, disinformation, the workplace, the economy, and the environment.
Targeted to laypeople, they explore how LLMs work, what they can do, and what impacts they have on learning, well-being, disinformation, the workplace, the economy, and the environment.
Part 1: How do LLMs work?
YouTube video by Andrew Perfors
www.youtube.com
January 22, 2026 at 12:45 AM
I just created a series of seven deep-dive videos about AI, which I've posted to youtube and now here. 😊
Targeted to laypeople, they explore how LLMs work, what they can do, and what impacts they have on learning, well-being, disinformation, the workplace, the economy, and the environment.
Targeted to laypeople, they explore how LLMs work, what they can do, and what impacts they have on learning, well-being, disinformation, the workplace, the economy, and the environment.
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"Figure out pithy and original ways to write the comment, 'you need to support your claims, ' in the margins of 72 term papers."
Action Items On Your Radical Professor’s Liberal Agenda
Figure out pithy and original ways to write the comment “you need to support your claims” in the margins of 72 term papers. - - -Debate how old the...
buff.ly
January 16, 2026 at 6:20 PM
"Figure out pithy and original ways to write the comment, 'you need to support your claims, ' in the margins of 72 term papers."
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Unions and community orgs are calling for a Minnesota-wide shutdown in 10 days to protest the ferocious assault by federal immigration agents. They're saying on Jan 23, no work, no school, no shopping. SEIU Local 26, UNITE HERE Local 17, & others are supporting, w/ more to join. By me, Amie Stager
“We Are Facing a Tsunami of Hate”: Amid ICE Crackdown, Unions and Community Groups Call for Minnesota Shutdown in 10 Days
Following the ICE murder of Renee Good and an assault on the state by federal immigration forces, a labor-community coalition is calling for residents to refuse to work, shop or go to school on Januar...
inthesetimes.com
January 13, 2026 at 10:30 PM
Unions and community orgs are calling for a Minnesota-wide shutdown in 10 days to protest the ferocious assault by federal immigration agents. They're saying on Jan 23, no work, no school, no shopping. SEIU Local 26, UNITE HERE Local 17, & others are supporting, w/ more to join. By me, Amie Stager
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Laura Fumagalli has created a virtual BJA issue on the aesthetic appreciation of nature. It includes BJA papers ranging from 1963 to 2024. Check it out here. academic.oup.com/bjaesthetics... #philsky
The Aesthetic Appreciation of Nature
This collection highlights twelve contributions from the BJA archives, showing various approaches to the aesthetics of nature. The appreciation of nature was a
academic.oup.com
January 16, 2026 at 3:14 PM
Laura Fumagalli has created a virtual BJA issue on the aesthetic appreciation of nature. It includes BJA papers ranging from 1963 to 2024. Check it out here. academic.oup.com/bjaesthetics... #philsky
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🔥 My book Conversations on Rational Choice is finally out: Conversation partners include Kenneth Arrow, Gary Becker, C. Bicchieri, D. Kahneman, P. Suppes, Christian List, Vernon Smith, Tom Schelling, L.A.Paul, C. Camerer, Martin Shubik, R. Kranton, and many others. www.cambridge.org/core/books/c...
Conversations on Rational Choice
Cambridge Core - Economic Thought, Philosophy and Methodology - Conversations on Rational Choice
www.cambridge.org
January 16, 2026 at 8:13 PM
🔥 My book Conversations on Rational Choice is finally out: Conversation partners include Kenneth Arrow, Gary Becker, C. Bicchieri, D. Kahneman, P. Suppes, Christian List, Vernon Smith, Tom Schelling, L.A.Paul, C. Camerer, Martin Shubik, R. Kranton, and many others. www.cambridge.org/core/books/c...
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Great news! "Atomic Backfires: When Nuclear Policies Fail" is now #OpenAccess so that everyone can read it online. Thanks to generous support from @mitpress.bsky.social Direct to Open (D20). @managingtheatom.bsky.social @belfercenter.bsky.social
Check it out here:
doi.org/10.7551/mitp...
Great news! "Atomic Backfires: When Nuclear Policies Fail" is now #OpenAccess so that everyone can read it online. Thanks to generous support from @mitpress.bsky.social Direct to Open (D20). @managingtheatom.bsky.social @belfercenter.bsky.social
Check it out here:
doi.org/10.7551/mitp...
January 16, 2026 at 3:37 PM
1/5
Great news! "Atomic Backfires: When Nuclear Policies Fail" is now #OpenAccess so that everyone can read it online. Thanks to generous support from @mitpress.bsky.social Direct to Open (D20). @managingtheatom.bsky.social @belfercenter.bsky.social
Check it out here:
doi.org/10.7551/mitp...
Great news! "Atomic Backfires: When Nuclear Policies Fail" is now #OpenAccess so that everyone can read it online. Thanks to generous support from @mitpress.bsky.social Direct to Open (D20). @managingtheatom.bsky.social @belfercenter.bsky.social
Check it out here:
doi.org/10.7551/mitp...
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🔔 We're launching our Bluesky account today! Can you help us spread the word by retweeting this post? 😀
#Theoria #diamondopenaccessjournal
#Theoria #diamondopenaccessjournal
January 12, 2026 at 3:50 PM
🔔 We're launching our Bluesky account today! Can you help us spread the word by retweeting this post? 😀
#Theoria #diamondopenaccessjournal
#Theoria #diamondopenaccessjournal
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Sometimes I reflect on the fact that I worked on humanoid (from the waist up at least) robots in 2008 and since then I met my husband, married him, produced two children, and raised them to an age where they are more capable of loading/unloading a dishwasher and doing laundry than any humanoid robot
January 11, 2026 at 1:54 AM
Sometimes I reflect on the fact that I worked on humanoid (from the waist up at least) robots in 2008 and since then I met my husband, married him, produced two children, and raised them to an age where they are more capable of loading/unloading a dishwasher and doing laundry than any humanoid robot
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who's published the best public-facing stuff on global political realism and the recent actions of the Trump regime? looking for accessible week 1 content for a course on global justice #polisky #poltheory #InternationalRelations
January 6, 2026 at 4:29 PM
who's published the best public-facing stuff on global political realism and the recent actions of the Trump regime? looking for accessible week 1 content for a course on global justice #polisky #poltheory #InternationalRelations