Alan Jurgens
@alanjurgens.bsky.social
Philosopher & academic in neurodiversity, social and ecological cognition. Partner and cat dad. Former yoga instructor and sandan kendōka.
https://alanjurgens.com/
https://alanjurgens.com/
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Philosophical Explorations has a new BlueSky account: @philexplorations.bsky.social
Please, follow it and share it with your colleagues!
Please, follow it and share it with your colleagues!
October 6, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Philosophical Explorations has a new BlueSky account: @philexplorations.bsky.social
Please, follow it and share it with your colleagues!
Please, follow it and share it with your colleagues!
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My only problem with @fractalecho.bsky.social's book is that now I have to figure out a different book to write. But while i sort that out, i can make everybody go read Rua's book. S go read it 😃
The e book is available link.springer.com/book/10.1007...
September 27, 2025 at 3:02 PM
My only problem with @fractalecho.bsky.social's book is that now I have to figure out a different book to write. But while i sort that out, i can make everybody go read Rua's book. S go read it 😃
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Just deleted my academia.edu account after 17 (!) years -- the company's exploitative new terms of use are outrageous, and it's a shame such a blatant commercial sell-out is able to operate under the .edu top-level domain. If you are still on academia.edu, please consider deleting your account too.
September 19, 2025 at 10:34 PM
Just deleted my academia.edu account after 17 (!) years -- the company's exploitative new terms of use are outrageous, and it's a shame such a blatant commercial sell-out is able to operate under the .edu top-level domain. If you are still on academia.edu, please consider deleting your account too.
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Just a reminder to check for your name in this list of books that OpenAI trained from. If your name is there, they probably owe you several thousand dollars.
OpenAI cried that if everyone eligible author files, the company will go bankrupt, so I'm alerting every author I have ever spoken to.
OpenAI cried that if everyone eligible author files, the company will go bankrupt, so I'm alerting every author I have ever spoken to.
Search LibGen, the Pirated-Books Database That Meta Used to Train AI
Millions of books and scientific papers are captured in the collection’s current iteration.
www.theatlantic.com
September 6, 2025 at 6:31 AM
Just a reminder to check for your name in this list of books that OpenAI trained from. If your name is there, they probably owe you several thousand dollars.
OpenAI cried that if everyone eligible author files, the company will go bankrupt, so I'm alerting every author I have ever spoken to.
OpenAI cried that if everyone eligible author files, the company will go bankrupt, so I'm alerting every author I have ever spoken to.
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So many billions spent on the build out of infrastructure for a product that hardly anyone is willing to pay to use.
pivot-to-ai.com/2025/07/04/o...
pivot-to-ai.com/2025/07/04/o...
August 2, 2025 at 1:08 PM
So many billions spent on the build out of infrastructure for a product that hardly anyone is willing to pay to use.
pivot-to-ai.com/2025/07/04/o...
pivot-to-ai.com/2025/07/04/o...
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DuckDuckGo has added a feature to filter out AI images from search results.
August 2, 2025 at 8:00 PM
DuckDuckGo has added a feature to filter out AI images from search results.
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I've uploaded a free preprint for a forthcoming article, Mad Pride in Revolutionary England: The Ranters as Mad Actvism. It will be published in History Workshop Journal next year. I'm proud of this and see it as the start of a new, much bigger project.
www.researchgate.net/publication/...
www.researchgate.net/publication/...
(PDF) Mad Pride in Revolutionary England: The Ranters as Mad Activism
PDF | Collective mental health patient organising in England is usually dated to the nineteenth century and seen as arising in response to the mass... | Find, read and cite all the research you need o...
www.researchgate.net
July 24, 2025 at 12:11 PM
I've uploaded a free preprint for a forthcoming article, Mad Pride in Revolutionary England: The Ranters as Mad Actvism. It will be published in History Workshop Journal next year. I'm proud of this and see it as the start of a new, much bigger project.
www.researchgate.net/publication/...
www.researchgate.net/publication/...
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This paper was another one long in the making. In it, I discuss the phenomena of self illness ambiguity and the impact of processes of social understanding on demarcating mental disorder experiences from the self
I hope that it’s an auspicious sign that in extra time, I’ve just found out my paper is finally published: link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Prescriptive ‘selves’ and self-illness ambiguity - Synthese
Recent work on the phenomenon of self-illness ambiguity has sought to not only understand how tensions arise between one’s experience of self and one’s disorder experiences, but also how best to resol...
link.springer.com
July 17, 2025 at 9:25 PM
This paper was another one long in the making. In it, I discuss the phenomena of self illness ambiguity and the impact of processes of social understanding on demarcating mental disorder experiences from the self
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@segundo-ortin.bsky.social and I were talking about ecological psychology with @thedissenteryt.bsky.social:
youtu.be/s6EwRYqmP64
www.thedissenter.net
youtu.be/s6EwRYqmP64
www.thedissenter.net
#1124 Miguel Segundo Ortín & Vicente Raja: Ecological Psychology
YouTube video by The Dissenter
youtu.be
July 17, 2025 at 9:23 PM
@segundo-ortin.bsky.social and I were talking about ecological psychology with @thedissenteryt.bsky.social:
youtu.be/s6EwRYqmP64
www.thedissenter.net
youtu.be/s6EwRYqmP64
www.thedissenter.net
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Q&A on AI and Disability - sharing the notes I made for an interview, in which I was trying to challenge the disability-washing of AI.
danmcquillan.org/ai_disabilty...
danmcquillan.org/ai_disabilty...
June 20, 2025 at 6:44 AM
Q&A on AI and Disability - sharing the notes I made for an interview, in which I was trying to challenge the disability-washing of AI.
danmcquillan.org/ai_disabilty...
danmcquillan.org/ai_disabilty...
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Proud to see AAHPSSS adopt the Equity & Diversity Principles I drafted as VP. Great collaboration with our executive team and membership to get this across the line.
Now for the implementation work! Policy available on our website.
#Leadership #EquityAndDiversity
Now for the implementation work! Policy available on our website.
#Leadership #EquityAndDiversity
Equity and Diversity Principles
AAHPSSS is committed to fostering a safe, inclusive, and equitable environment that celebrates diversity and encourages the participation of all individuals. We recognise the value that diverse per…
aahpsss.net.au
June 12, 2025 at 1:57 AM
Proud to see AAHPSSS adopt the Equity & Diversity Principles I drafted as VP. Great collaboration with our executive team and membership to get this across the line.
Now for the implementation work! Policy available on our website.
#Leadership #EquityAndDiversity
Now for the implementation work! Policy available on our website.
#Leadership #EquityAndDiversity
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“1.9 million tourists passed through Bosnia's borders in that same year, which is around 90% less [than Croatia]. But to miss out on this lesser-visited country is to miss out on such exquisite natural beauty, the historical monuments and breathtaking scenery.” www.express.co.uk/travel/artic...
Stop flying to Croatia – beautiful European country has 90% less tourists
Three decades since it was ravaged by the Balkan Wars, the country has risen from the ashes to become an underrated yet adored summer holiday hotspot
www.express.co.uk
May 25, 2025 at 7:32 PM
“1.9 million tourists passed through Bosnia's borders in that same year, which is around 90% less [than Croatia]. But to miss out on this lesser-visited country is to miss out on such exquisite natural beauty, the historical monuments and breathtaking scenery.” www.express.co.uk/travel/artic...
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"Narrating the Many Autisms is a reflective, careful investigation of Autism, identity, and humanity, one that draws primarily on the fields of critical psychology and anthropology." Thoughtful review of @annastenning.bsky.social's excellent book
May 19, 2025 at 11:02 AM
"Narrating the Many Autisms is a reflective, careful investigation of Autism, identity, and humanity, one that draws primarily on the fields of critical psychology and anthropology." Thoughtful review of @annastenning.bsky.social's excellent book
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last thing for the day before I log OFF but i keep thinking about the (bad) argument that genAI is good for disabled people, but ime true accommodations for disability are external. I don't need a tool to make me go faster; I need a society that gives me space to go slower.
May 15, 2025 at 11:11 AM
last thing for the day before I log OFF but i keep thinking about the (bad) argument that genAI is good for disabled people, but ime true accommodations for disability are external. I don't need a tool to make me go faster; I need a society that gives me space to go slower.
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'Artificial intelligence tools designed to speed up the research process by helping to extract data have led to a flood of “low-quality” research papers that threaten to damage the “foundations of scientific rigour”, according to a new study.' 1/2
Flood of AI-assisted research ‘weakening quality of science’
Wave of ‘low-quality’ papers threatening to overwhelm journals and peer reviewers, preventing them from assessing more meaningful research
www.timeshighereducation.com
May 12, 2025 at 6:43 AM
'Artificial intelligence tools designed to speed up the research process by helping to extract data have led to a flood of “low-quality” research papers that threaten to damage the “foundations of scientific rigour”, according to a new study.' 1/2
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Excited to say that "Neurodiversity: A Very Short Introduction" written by myself and @suereviews.bsky.social is finally ready to preorder! Afaik the first general academic introduction covering the ND movement, ND studies, and applications of ND theory in practice.
global.oup.com/academic/pro...
global.oup.com/academic/pro...
May 5, 2025 at 9:48 AM
Excited to say that "Neurodiversity: A Very Short Introduction" written by myself and @suereviews.bsky.social is finally ready to preorder! Afaik the first general academic introduction covering the ND movement, ND studies, and applications of ND theory in practice.
global.oup.com/academic/pro...
global.oup.com/academic/pro...
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New post: "driven by the development of new neurodiversity research industries and the increasing prestige of neurodiversity paradigm expertise, we see a second wave of neurodiversity lite, one that has evolved to become more complex, more subtle"
open.substack.com/pub/neurodiv...
open.substack.com/pub/neurodiv...
Neurodiversity lite is still evolving
When we talk about “neurodiversity lite” in academia or research, we're usually talking about psychologists or psychiatrists who appropriate neurodiversity paradigm terminology while failing to adhere...
open.substack.com
May 3, 2025 at 2:59 PM
New post: "driven by the development of new neurodiversity research industries and the increasing prestige of neurodiversity paradigm expertise, we see a second wave of neurodiversity lite, one that has evolved to become more complex, more subtle"
open.substack.com/pub/neurodiv...
open.substack.com/pub/neurodiv...
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Fewer women use AI for the same reason fewer women use crypto or FanDuel— women are better at detecting scams
Bit of an odd story this one - the main analysis says women don't use AI because they lack STEM skills, confidence and value in the workplace. Yet the anecdotes suggest that women excel at communication, whether writing or interpersonal, and can spot ChatGPT's flaws
www.bbc.co.uk/news/busines...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/busines...
Why are fewer women using AI than men?
The use of artificial intelligence appears to have a significant gender imbalance.
www.bbc.co.uk
May 3, 2025 at 12:33 PM
Fewer women use AI for the same reason fewer women use crypto or FanDuel— women are better at detecting scams
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Following public false claims on autism causation and attacks on science, INSAR has released a statement that people are “born with autism”
www.autism-insar.org/page/insarst.... Autism as innate and lifelong is the focus my new free paper (long thread incoming): www.frontiersin.org/journals/int...
www.autism-insar.org/page/insarst.... Autism as innate and lifelong is the focus my new free paper (long thread incoming): www.frontiersin.org/journals/int...
April 25, 2025 at 12:55 AM
Following public false claims on autism causation and attacks on science, INSAR has released a statement that people are “born with autism”
www.autism-insar.org/page/insarst.... Autism as innate and lifelong is the focus my new free paper (long thread incoming): www.frontiersin.org/journals/int...
www.autism-insar.org/page/insarst.... Autism as innate and lifelong is the focus my new free paper (long thread incoming): www.frontiersin.org/journals/int...
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Thanks so much to @theguardian.com for having me, and especially @estelletang.bsky.social for her fastidious edits. www.theguardian.com/global/2025/...
The US right is coming for disabled people. Here’s why that threatens everyone
Trump’s administration is dismantling disability rights and education. History has shown this can be a warning sign for all civil liberties
www.theguardian.com
March 27, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Thanks so much to @theguardian.com for having me, and especially @estelletang.bsky.social for her fastidious edits. www.theguardian.com/global/2025/...
Mads & I published our article on Enactive Approaches to Disability in the Palgrave Encyclopedia of Disability. The published version may be a bit hard to access but a draft version is available here and you can DM me if you want the published version.
www.researchgate.net/publication/...
www.researchgate.net/publication/...
(PDF) Enactive Approaches to Disability
PDF | The enactive framework comprises a broad array of theoretical approaches that view action and interactive engagement as foundational to minds and... | Find, read and cite all the research you ne...
www.researchgate.net
March 25, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Mads & I published our article on Enactive Approaches to Disability in the Palgrave Encyclopedia of Disability. The published version may be a bit hard to access but a draft version is available here and you can DM me if you want the published version.
www.researchgate.net/publication/...
www.researchgate.net/publication/...
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This seems to me to be an excellent list of principles
January 30, 2025 at 7:53 AM
This seems to me to be an excellent list of principles
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If anyone hasn't seen this, here is our critical neurodiversity studies conference call for abstracts.
"We will focus on scholarship that synthesises a concern for neurodivergent liberation with other critical traditions and liberation movements globally."
medhumsplatform.org/call-for-abs...
"We will focus on scholarship that synthesises a concern for neurodivergent liberation with other critical traditions and liberation movements globally."
medhumsplatform.org/call-for-abs...
Call for Abstracts: Critical Neurodiversity Studies, 24–26 June 2025, Durham, UK
Submissions for Critical Neurodiversity Studies: Directions/Intersections/Contradictions close 28 February 2025.
medhumsplatform.org
January 29, 2025 at 10:22 AM
If anyone hasn't seen this, here is our critical neurodiversity studies conference call for abstracts.
"We will focus on scholarship that synthesises a concern for neurodivergent liberation with other critical traditions and liberation movements globally."
medhumsplatform.org/call-for-abs...
"We will focus on scholarship that synthesises a concern for neurodivergent liberation with other critical traditions and liberation movements globally."
medhumsplatform.org/call-for-abs...
A few days late, but I'm excited to announce that I started a new continuing full-time position as an Associate Lecturer at UOW for the Master of Autism and Neurodivergent Studies program.
It's an honor to be working with such great staff and students, and it's a relief to be off the job market.
It's an honor to be working with such great staff and students, and it's a relief to be off the job market.
Master of Autism - University of Wollongong – UOW
UOW's Master of Autism takes a social justice perspective to supporting autistic and neurodivergent individuals. Find out more or apply now to study in 2023.
www.uow.edu.au
January 23, 2025 at 11:43 PM
A few days late, but I'm excited to announce that I started a new continuing full-time position as an Associate Lecturer at UOW for the Master of Autism and Neurodivergent Studies program.
It's an honor to be working with such great staff and students, and it's a relief to be off the job market.
It's an honor to be working with such great staff and students, and it's a relief to be off the job market.