Ann-Sophie Barwich
@smellosopher.bsky.social
Mary Bunting Fellow, Radcliffe/Harvard
Associate Prof, Indiana U Bloomington (open to work)
Philosophy & Neuroscience (EEG)
Book www.hup.harvard.edu/books/9780674278721
Web www.smellosophy.com
Lab thestinktank.weebly.com
Art https://as-barwich.medium.com
Associate Prof, Indiana U Bloomington (open to work)
Philosophy & Neuroscience (EEG)
Book www.hup.harvard.edu/books/9780674278721
Web www.smellosophy.com
Lab thestinktank.weebly.com
Art https://as-barwich.medium.com
Pinned
New paper by @gjseverino.bsky.social!
(HE'S ON THE MARKET, JUST SAYIN'...)
"Social contingency in embodied neural networks relies on co-constructed dynamical mechanisms"
Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B @royalsociety.org
OA: royalsocietypublishing.org/rstb/article...
(HE'S ON THE MARKET, JUST SAYIN'...)
"Social contingency in embodied neural networks relies on co-constructed dynamical mechanisms"
Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B @royalsociety.org
OA: royalsocietypublishing.org/rstb/article...
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This is why I can’t stand LinkedIn.
February 11, 2026 at 9:07 PM
This is why I can’t stand LinkedIn.
What is it with this week? My kettle broke (boiling water for my coffee like it's 1929... at 5 am that is not fun). My headphones are lost (ze ears are naked!). Now my phone is in its throes. It has been dying for about a year now. But this is the green screen flickering of the final kiss. In Tosca.
February 12, 2026 at 1:48 AM
What is it with this week? My kettle broke (boiling water for my coffee like it's 1929... at 5 am that is not fun). My headphones are lost (ze ears are naked!). Now my phone is in its throes. It has been dying for about a year now. But this is the green screen flickering of the final kiss. In Tosca.
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My initial impression of this list is it demonstrates two things:
1. The continued overselling of AI and grandiose wishcasting about what it is/will be capable of doing
2. The wild misunderstanding of what these jobs actually do, by smug techbros who don't care about what they don't know
1. The continued overselling of AI and grandiose wishcasting about what it is/will be capable of doing
2. The wild misunderstanding of what these jobs actually do, by smug techbros who don't care about what they don't know
Microsoft released a study showing the 40 jobs most at risk by AI:
February 11, 2026 at 2:14 PM
My initial impression of this list is it demonstrates two things:
1. The continued overselling of AI and grandiose wishcasting about what it is/will be capable of doing
2. The wild misunderstanding of what these jobs actually do, by smug techbros who don't care about what they don't know
1. The continued overselling of AI and grandiose wishcasting about what it is/will be capable of doing
2. The wild misunderstanding of what these jobs actually do, by smug techbros who don't care about what they don't know
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Highlighting the work of Maxine Sheets-Johnstone on kinesthetic consciousness here. Her work, including the phenomenology of dance, has been phenomenal but overlooked in the dudebro consciousness club. (She's also not in the Epstein files.)
benjamins.com/catalog/aicr...
benjamins.com/catalog/aicr...
February 10, 2026 at 11:30 AM
Highlighting the work of Maxine Sheets-Johnstone on kinesthetic consciousness here. Her work, including the phenomenology of dance, has been phenomenal but overlooked in the dudebro consciousness club. (She's also not in the Epstein files.)
benjamins.com/catalog/aicr...
benjamins.com/catalog/aicr...
East Coast Cog Sci/Cog Neuro/Phil Mind scholars are veeeeeery quiet about the whole Epstein file opening. Maybe Epstein should have mentioned Panpsychism. 😬
February 11, 2026 at 12:54 PM
East Coast Cog Sci/Cog Neuro/Phil Mind scholars are veeeeeery quiet about the whole Epstein file opening. Maybe Epstein should have mentioned Panpsychism. 😬
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"Women have been mapping the world for centuries – and now they’re speaking up for the people left OUT of those maps"
theconversation.com/women-have-b... AND
coffeewithclaude.com/post.php?slu...
#GISchat ⚒️ 🧪 🌊
theconversation.com/women-have-b... AND
coffeewithclaude.com/post.php?slu...
#GISchat ⚒️ 🧪 🌊
Women have been mapping the world for centuries – and now they’re speaking up for the people left out of those maps
Women have moved from mapmakers using their bodies to depict maps to being leaders shaping the field of cartography.
theconversation.com
February 10, 2026 at 10:56 PM
"Women have been mapping the world for centuries – and now they’re speaking up for the people left OUT of those maps"
theconversation.com/women-have-b... AND
coffeewithclaude.com/post.php?slu...
#GISchat ⚒️ 🧪 🌊
theconversation.com/women-have-b... AND
coffeewithclaude.com/post.php?slu...
#GISchat ⚒️ 🧪 🌊
“For the public that might have forgotten, Bad Bunny climbing the poles gave voice and visibility to an unforgettable instance of being powerless in Puerto Rico in a very literal sense”
Diana Hernández (@rad-institute.bsky.social & Columbia Center for Global Energy Policy)
san.com/cc/why-did-b...
Diana Hernández (@rad-institute.bsky.social & Columbia Center for Global Energy Policy)
san.com/cc/why-did-b...
Why did Bad Bunny climb a utility pole? A deep dive into Puerto Rico’s power grid
When Bad Bunny climbed a utility pole during the Super Bowl LX Halftime Show, he reminded us that Puerto Rico’s power grid isn’t fixed.
san.com
February 11, 2026 at 2:05 AM
“For the public that might have forgotten, Bad Bunny climbing the poles gave voice and visibility to an unforgettable instance of being powerless in Puerto Rico in a very literal sense”
Diana Hernández (@rad-institute.bsky.social & Columbia Center for Global Energy Policy)
san.com/cc/why-did-b...
Diana Hernández (@rad-institute.bsky.social & Columbia Center for Global Energy Policy)
san.com/cc/why-did-b...
This is the insect version of: be careful what you wish for.
www.cell.com/cell/abstrac...
www.cell.com/cell/abstrac...
Symbiotic entrenchment through ecological Catch-22
A symbiotic rove beetle develops a stealth phenotype by silencing production of its
hydrocarbon pheromones, enabling it to infiltrate ant colonies, steal ant pheromones,
and achieve social acceptance ...
www.cell.com
February 11, 2026 at 12:28 AM
This is the insect version of: be careful what you wish for.
www.cell.com/cell/abstrac...
www.cell.com/cell/abstrac...
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For all the slack Dewey gets about his writing, the below quote-as ode to the realities of social life-is quite touchingly reminiscent of Tennyson's most famous canto:
I hold it true, whate'er befall;
I feel it when I sorrow most;
'Tis better to have loved and lost
Than never to have loved at all.
I hold it true, whate'er befall;
I feel it when I sorrow most;
'Tis better to have loved and lost
Than never to have loved at all.
"Better it is for philosophy to err in active participation in the living struggles and issues of its own age and times than to maintain an immune monastic impeccability, without relevancy and bearing in the generating ideas of its contemporary present."
- John Dewey, 1908.
- John Dewey, 1908.
February 10, 2026 at 11:10 AM
For all the slack Dewey gets about his writing, the below quote-as ode to the realities of social life-is quite touchingly reminiscent of Tennyson's most famous canto:
I hold it true, whate'er befall;
I feel it when I sorrow most;
'Tis better to have loved and lost
Than never to have loved at all.
I hold it true, whate'er befall;
I feel it when I sorrow most;
'Tis better to have loved and lost
Than never to have loved at all.
Highlighting the work of Maxine Sheets-Johnstone on kinesthetic consciousness here. Her work, including the phenomenology of dance, has been phenomenal but overlooked in the dudebro consciousness club. (She's also not in the Epstein files.)
benjamins.com/catalog/aicr...
benjamins.com/catalog/aicr...
February 10, 2026 at 11:30 AM
Highlighting the work of Maxine Sheets-Johnstone on kinesthetic consciousness here. Her work, including the phenomenology of dance, has been phenomenal but overlooked in the dudebro consciousness club. (She's also not in the Epstein files.)
benjamins.com/catalog/aicr...
benjamins.com/catalog/aicr...
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"The Epstein files reveal a patriarchy in action. This is a world where the men are rich and powerful, and the women are not."
"Women feature as objects to be looked at and improved – teeth seen to, weight lost, STDs treated, features fixed."
Enablers of this, of any gender, deserve punishment.
"Women feature as objects to be looked at and improved – teeth seen to, weight lost, STDs treated, features fixed."
Enablers of this, of any gender, deserve punishment.
'The Epstein files reveal a patriarchy in action. This is a world where the men are rich and powerful, and the women are not. The emails showcase the private behaviour of a male ruling class, as they network, joke and trade information.'
Sex and snacks, but no seat at the table: the role of women in Epstein’s sordid men’s club
Files reveal a world of flattery and fratboy tones, where rich men are cultivated and women provide services
www.theguardian.com
February 10, 2026 at 11:19 AM
"The Epstein files reveal a patriarchy in action. This is a world where the men are rich and powerful, and the women are not."
"Women feature as objects to be looked at and improved – teeth seen to, weight lost, STDs treated, features fixed."
Enablers of this, of any gender, deserve punishment.
"Women feature as objects to be looked at and improved – teeth seen to, weight lost, STDs treated, features fixed."
Enablers of this, of any gender, deserve punishment.
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Bingo! That chemical brain can do several kinds of learning:
www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/24...
www.cell.com/iscience/ful...
w/ positive feedback loop with causal emergence:
www.nature.com/articles/s42...
also see www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/38372...
and problem-solving: www.cell.com/iscience/ful...
www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/24...
www.cell.com/iscience/ful...
w/ positive feedback loop with causal emergence:
www.nature.com/articles/s42...
also see www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/38372...
and problem-solving: www.cell.com/iscience/ful...
February 10, 2026 at 11:04 AM
Bingo! That chemical brain can do several kinds of learning:
www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/24...
www.cell.com/iscience/ful...
w/ positive feedback loop with causal emergence:
www.nature.com/articles/s42...
also see www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/38372...
and problem-solving: www.cell.com/iscience/ful...
www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/24...
www.cell.com/iscience/ful...
w/ positive feedback loop with causal emergence:
www.nature.com/articles/s42...
also see www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/38372...
and problem-solving: www.cell.com/iscience/ful...
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I recommend this as a great summary of the debates and the state of play in eukaryotic regulation. I particularly commend the discussion of causation.
For historical and conceptual context of understanding the genome as a dynamic reactive system, may I suggest our paper in @biologicaltheory.bsky.social link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Back to Chromatin: ENCODE and the Dynamic Epigenome - Biological Theory
The “Encyclopedia of DNA Elements” (ENCODE) project was launched by the US National Human Genome Research Institute in the aftermath of the Human Genome Project (HGP). It aimed to systematically map t...
link.springer.com
January 30, 2026 at 11:50 AM
I recommend this as a great summary of the debates and the state of play in eukaryotic regulation. I particularly commend the discussion of causation.
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“Like novels, great memoirs…will enter the reader’s inner life if the dramatization achieves something more significant than the accumulation of its incidents and becomes, in fact, metaphorical.” —Vivian Gornick on Arundhati Roy’s new memoir
Mother Trouble | Vivian Gornick
In her new memoir, Arundhati Roy tries to find the language to grapple with the shadow of her formidable, extraordinary mother.
www.nybooks.com
February 10, 2026 at 11:24 AM
“Like novels, great memoirs…will enter the reader’s inner life if the dramatization achieves something more significant than the accumulation of its incidents and becomes, in fact, metaphorical.” —Vivian Gornick on Arundhati Roy’s new memoir
Sean Christopher - Indigo Blue
www.youtube.com/watch?v=b28r...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=b28r...
Sean Christopher - Indigo Blue (Official Video)
YouTube video by Sean Christopher Official
www.youtube.com
February 10, 2026 at 10:46 AM
Sean Christopher - Indigo Blue
www.youtube.com/watch?v=b28r...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=b28r...
Another cool fellow @rad-institute.bsky.social fellow: Kelly Wisecup!
Now online and accepting applications. The 2026 AAS Summer Seminar in the History of the Book— “Paper Relations: Hisrories and Futures of Indigenous Print Cultures” Led by Katie Walkiewicz and Kelly Wisecup. Deadline to apply is April 3!
February 9, 2026 at 11:52 PM
Another cool fellow @rad-institute.bsky.social fellow: Kelly Wisecup!
“But the beauty is in the walking – we are betrayed by destinations.” (Gwyn Thomas)
February 9, 2026 at 11:04 PM
“But the beauty is in the walking – we are betrayed by destinations.” (Gwyn Thomas)
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1/ ProPublica collected handwritten letters in mid-January from children held at the Dilley Immigration Processing Center, the same facility where 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos was taken.
Hundreds of kids are still detained.
We’ll let the children’s words speak for themselves. 🧵
Hundreds of kids are still detained.
We’ll let the children’s words speak for themselves. 🧵
February 9, 2026 at 12:25 PM
1/ ProPublica collected handwritten letters in mid-January from children held at the Dilley Immigration Processing Center, the same facility where 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos was taken.
Hundreds of kids are still detained.
We’ll let the children’s words speak for themselves. 🧵
Hundreds of kids are still detained.
We’ll let the children’s words speak for themselves. 🧵
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My paper on experts and trespassers that is part of a special issue 'Gatekeeping in science' edited by Eric Winsberg @ewinsberg.bsky.social and Katherine Dormandy is now out! link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Experts and trespassers: origins of experimental method, ‘craftization’ of science, and scientific expertise - Synthese
Synthese - Epistemic trespassers are often defined as individuals who have the expertise in one field but pass judgments, make assertions, and hold beliefs about the research and findings in...
link.springer.com
February 9, 2026 at 10:50 AM
My paper on experts and trespassers that is part of a special issue 'Gatekeeping in science' edited by Eric Winsberg @ewinsberg.bsky.social and Katherine Dormandy is now out! link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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*Green card application in process and work permit, married to US citizen
*Lived in US for 20 years, no criminal record
*In detention for five months with no charge, despite judge approving release
*He disputes ICE claim that he signed forms agreeing to deportation
*Lived in US for 20 years, no criminal record
*In detention for five months with no charge, despite judge approving release
*He disputes ICE claim that he signed forms agreeing to deportation
And here is my story: ‘Absolute hell’: Irishman with valid US work permit held by Ice since September
www.irishtimes.com/world/us/202...
www.irishtimes.com/world/us/202...
‘Absolute hell’: Irishman with valid US work permit held by Ice since September
Seamus Culleton has been in a detention facility in Texas for nearly five months despite having no criminal record
www.irishtimes.com
February 9, 2026 at 12:29 PM
*Green card application in process and work permit, married to US citizen
*Lived in US for 20 years, no criminal record
*In detention for five months with no charge, despite judge approving release
*He disputes ICE claim that he signed forms agreeing to deportation
*Lived in US for 20 years, no criminal record
*In detention for five months with no charge, despite judge approving release
*He disputes ICE claim that he signed forms agreeing to deportation
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ethics professor here, can confirm
"should the government kidnap 5 year olds and deport them? We asked seventeen ethics professors and they all just screamed"
February 8, 2026 at 5:59 PM
ethics professor here, can confirm
... and you won't find me in the Epstein files.
Maybe I should put this on my CV.
Maybe I should put this on my CV.
February 8, 2026 at 4:55 PM
... and you won't find me in the Epstein files.
Maybe I should put this on my CV.
Maybe I should put this on my CV.
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"This is a fundamentally different kind of work. Creating is energizing. Reviewing is draining. (..) Generative work gives you flow states. Evaluative work gives you decision fatigue."
siddhantkhare.com/writing/ai-f...
siddhantkhare.com/writing/ai-f...
AI fatigue is real and nobody talks about it | Siddhant Khare
You're using AI to be more productive. So why are you more exhausted than ever? The paradox every engineer needs to confront.
siddhantkhare.com
February 8, 2026 at 4:36 PM
"This is a fundamentally different kind of work. Creating is energizing. Reviewing is draining. (..) Generative work gives you flow states. Evaluative work gives you decision fatigue."
siddhantkhare.com/writing/ai-f...
siddhantkhare.com/writing/ai-f...
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Oh man, this one hurts.
Are there moral limits to advancing a research career?
"Antonio Damasio..the director of USC’s Brain and Creativity Institute approached Jeffrey Epstein in 2013 and asked the convicted child sex offender to fund robotics neuroscience research"
#AcademicSky
www.uscannenbergmedia.com/2026/02/02/u...
"Antonio Damasio..the director of USC’s Brain and Creativity Institute approached Jeffrey Epstein in 2013 and asked the convicted child sex offender to fund robotics neuroscience research"
#AcademicSky
www.uscannenbergmedia.com/2026/02/02/u...
February 8, 2026 at 2:35 AM
Oh man, this one hurts.
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February 7, 2026 at 6:48 PM