@e-karakaya.bsky.social
#PHYSİCS #STEMToo
“Each time a woman stands up for herself, without knowing it possibly, without claiming it, she stands up for all women.” Maya Angelou
“Each time a woman stands up for herself, without knowing it possibly, without claiming it, she stands up for all women.” Maya Angelou
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Further unreliable research from @qutech.bsky.social and @msftresearch.bsky.social covered by @averyorrall.bsky.social from @retractionwatch.com. I shared details which I wanted to share within a confidential investigation of @tudelft.nl but it was shut down...
www.science.org/content/arti... 1/n
www.science.org/content/arti... 1/n
‘Data manipulations’ alleged in study that paved the way for Microsoft’s quantum chip
Internal emails from 2021 reveal tensions among researchers hunting for elusive Majorana particle
www.science.org
May 8, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Further unreliable research from @qutech.bsky.social and @msftresearch.bsky.social covered by @averyorrall.bsky.social from @retractionwatch.com. I shared details which I wanted to share within a confidential investigation of @tudelft.nl but it was shut down...
www.science.org/content/arti... 1/n
www.science.org/content/arti... 1/n
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“the techno-fascist assault on universities increasingly comes from within. (…) Far from offering genuine solutions, these technologies exacerbate social injustices and corrode the ecosystem of human knowledge.”
www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/a...
Open access link: archive.ph/ZHGCm
www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/a...
Open access link: archive.ph/ZHGCm
AI Is Hollowing Out Higher Education
Olivia Guest & Iris van Rooij urge teachers and scholars to reject tools that commodify learning, deskill students, and promote illiteracy.
www.project-syndicate.org
November 2, 2025 at 7:45 PM
“the techno-fascist assault on universities increasingly comes from within. (…) Far from offering genuine solutions, these technologies exacerbate social injustices and corrode the ecosystem of human knowledge.”
www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/a...
Open access link: archive.ph/ZHGCm
www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/a...
Open access link: archive.ph/ZHGCm
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Next talk from the #NaturalPhilosophy Symposium is Jennifer Nagel on The Natural Structure of Common Knowledge, with commentary by Steven Gross.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=uEiQ...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=uEiQ...
November 3, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Next talk from the #NaturalPhilosophy Symposium is Jennifer Nagel on The Natural Structure of Common Knowledge, with commentary by Steven Gross.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=uEiQ...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=uEiQ...
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My book The Biggest Ideas in the Universe: Space, Time, and Motion is the Dec. selection for the @scifri.bsky.social Book Club!
www.sciencefriday.com/sf-books/big...
And if you happen to be in NYC on Dec 5, a small in-person event with Ira Flatow and me:
www.sciencefriday.com/articles/sea...
www.sciencefriday.com/sf-books/big...
And if you happen to be in NYC on Dec 5, a small in-person event with Ira Flatow and me:
www.sciencefriday.com/articles/sea...
An Evening Of Physics And Philosophy With Dr. Sean M. Carroll
Host Ira Flatow will be joined by award-winning physicist Dr. Sean M. Carroll to discuss his book, “The Biggest Ideas in the Universe.”
www.sciencefriday.com
October 31, 2025 at 4:36 PM
My book The Biggest Ideas in the Universe: Space, Time, and Motion is the Dec. selection for the @scifri.bsky.social Book Club!
www.sciencefriday.com/sf-books/big...
And if you happen to be in NYC on Dec 5, a small in-person event with Ira Flatow and me:
www.sciencefriday.com/articles/sea...
www.sciencefriday.com/sf-books/big...
And if you happen to be in NYC on Dec 5, a small in-person event with Ira Flatow and me:
www.sciencefriday.com/articles/sea...
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'He routinely disables them for every app he uses — a task becoming more complex as tech companies embrace AI.
“It feels like a con to me"'
“It feels like a con to me"'
November 2, 2025 at 9:56 PM
'He routinely disables them for every app he uses — a task becoming more complex as tech companies embrace AI.
“It feels like a con to me"'
“It feels like a con to me"'
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And "The deskilling, denigration, and displacement of teachers and scholars have historically been central to fascist takeovers, since educators serve as bulwarks against propaganda, anti-intellectualism, and illiteracy."
“the techno-fascist assault on universities increasingly comes from within. (…) Far from offering genuine solutions, these technologies exacerbate social injustices and corrode the ecosystem of human knowledge.”
www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/a...
Open access link: archive.ph/ZHGCm
www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/a...
Open access link: archive.ph/ZHGCm
AI Is Hollowing Out Higher Education
Olivia Guest & Iris van Rooij urge teachers and scholars to reject tools that commodify learning, deskill students, and promote illiteracy.
www.project-syndicate.org
November 3, 2025 at 7:49 AM
And "The deskilling, denigration, and displacement of teachers and scholars have historically been central to fascist takeovers, since educators serve as bulwarks against propaganda, anti-intellectualism, and illiteracy."
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arXiv alert! 📄🚨
A review paper about the physics of news, rumors, and opinions
arxiv.org/abs/2510.15053
w @manlius.bsky.social @sarawalk.bsky.social Guido Cadarelli et al.
A review paper about the physics of news, rumors, and opinions
arxiv.org/abs/2510.15053
w @manlius.bsky.social @sarawalk.bsky.social Guido Cadarelli et al.
The Physics of News, Rumors, and Opinions
The boundaries between physical and social networks have narrowed with the advent of the Internet and its pervasive platforms. This has given rise to a complex adaptive information ecosystem where ind...
arxiv.org
October 20, 2025 at 6:32 AM
arXiv alert! 📄🚨
A review paper about the physics of news, rumors, and opinions
arxiv.org/abs/2510.15053
w @manlius.bsky.social @sarawalk.bsky.social Guido Cadarelli et al.
A review paper about the physics of news, rumors, and opinions
arxiv.org/abs/2510.15053
w @manlius.bsky.social @sarawalk.bsky.social Guido Cadarelli et al.
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Several English universities have introduced partial bans on staff-student relationships ahead of new regulations coming into force today, while Liverpool and Southampton have said that they will ‘discourage’, rather than prohibit, staff-student relationships
Me for @timeshighered.bsky.social
Me for @timeshighered.bsky.social
Universities resist relationship bans as new rules come in
Institutions including Liverpool and Southampton to continue to ‘discourage’, rather than prohibit, staff-student relationships despite new regulations, as others opt for partial bans
www.timeshighereducation.com
August 1, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Several English universities have introduced partial bans on staff-student relationships ahead of new regulations coming into force today, while Liverpool and Southampton have said that they will ‘discourage’, rather than prohibit, staff-student relationships
Me for @timeshighered.bsky.social
Me for @timeshighered.bsky.social
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Here's my take on new data on sexual violence and harassment released today from England's Office for Students.
wonkhe.com/blogs/what-o...
wonkhe.com/blogs/what-o...
What OfS’ data on harassment and sexual misconduct doesn’t tell us
Anna Bull explores the latest OfS findings on the prevalence of harassment and sexual misconduct — and why they're only one piece of a puzzle on student safety.
wonkhe.com
September 25, 2025 at 11:24 AM
Here's my take on new data on sexual violence and harassment released today from England's Office for Students.
wonkhe.com/blogs/what-o...
wonkhe.com/blogs/what-o...
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Very eager to dig into this and see if there's a tie in with Babbage's proto-computer being tied to plantation management and control of Black femme bodies, as described in logicmag.io/supa-dupa-sk...
October 15, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Very eager to dig into this and see if there's a tie in with Babbage's proto-computer being tied to plantation management and control of Black femme bodies, as described in logicmag.io/supa-dupa-sk...
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“The delegation of tasks to “tools & assistants” constitutes a methodological decision (…) Researchers should therefore be required to explain why they are trusting a black box that is neither open nor fair.”
— @altibel.bsky.social & @petertarras.bsky.social
www.leidenmadtrics.nl/articles/why...
— @altibel.bsky.social & @petertarras.bsky.social
www.leidenmadtrics.nl/articles/why...
Why AI transparency is not enough
Recently, a taxonomy to disclose the use of generative AI (genAI) in research outputs was presented as an approach that creates transparency and thereby supports responsible genAI use. In this post we...
www.leidenmadtrics.nl
October 15, 2025 at 11:57 PM
“The delegation of tasks to “tools & assistants” constitutes a methodological decision (…) Researchers should therefore be required to explain why they are trusting a black box that is neither open nor fair.”
— @altibel.bsky.social & @petertarras.bsky.social
www.leidenmadtrics.nl/articles/why...
— @altibel.bsky.social & @petertarras.bsky.social
www.leidenmadtrics.nl/articles/why...
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Ants! What can't they do?
Scientists revive old Bulgarian recipe to make yogurt with ants. Ants carry lactic and acetic acid bacteria that help coagulate milk, as well as formic acid to acidify it. They even partnered with Danish chefs to create three recipes using ant yogurt. arstechnica.com/science/2025...
Scientists revive old Bulgarian recipe to make yogurt with ants
Ants carry lactic and acetic acid bacteria that help coagulate milk, as well as formic acid to acidify it.
arstechnica.com
October 3, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Ants! What can't they do?
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Since last year Physics swallowed Computer Science whole and the Nobel was given for machine learning, my list of plausible prizes remains unaltered.
Physics Nobels I would be pleased by:
Quantum info (Bennett, Shor...)
CMB anisotropy measurements (not sure who)
LHC/Higgs discovery (Evans, Giannotti...)
Systems biophysics (West, Bialek...)
Not predictions! And of course many other areas I don't know enough about to guess.
Quantum info (Bennett, Shor...)
CMB anisotropy measurements (not sure who)
LHC/Higgs discovery (Evans, Giannotti...)
Systems biophysics (West, Bialek...)
Not predictions! And of course many other areas I don't know enough about to guess.
October 6, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Since last year Physics swallowed Computer Science whole and the Nobel was given for machine learning, my list of plausible prizes remains unaltered.
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After stretching a bit last year, this year the Nobel committee was determined to give the prize to the physicsiest physics that ever physicsed.
Breaking News: The Nobel Prize in Physics was awarded to John Clarke, Michel Devoret and John Martinis for their work in quantum mechanics.
Nobel Prize in Physics Is Awarded for Work in Quantum Physics
The prize was awarded to John Clarke, Michel H. Devoret and John M. Martinis.
nyti.ms
October 7, 2025 at 11:39 AM
After stretching a bit last year, this year the Nobel committee was determined to give the prize to the physicsiest physics that ever physicsed.
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Mirowski:"a new development seeks to monetize nearly all aspects of the research process...under the rubric of 'open science'....commercial interests behind top journal publishers are pursuing control over 'open science' by imposing the structures of 'platform capitalism' upon the research process."
Thick skin really needed as women in computational fields anyway, so a skill I had and have. But also this piece is a lodestar if anyone wants to be critical doi.org/10.1353/sor....
Especially the tables comparing the big publishers with AI companies
Especially the tables comparing the big publishers with AI companies
Project MUSE - The Evolution of Platform Science
doi.org
October 4, 2025 at 8:07 AM
Mirowski:"a new development seeks to monetize nearly all aspects of the research process...under the rubric of 'open science'....commercial interests behind top journal publishers are pursuing control over 'open science' by imposing the structures of 'platform capitalism' upon the research process."
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The myth of meritocracy inspires the implicit assumption that someone’s degree of success reflects their level of competence and skill.
I think that this is one of the most toxic myths of our time.
I think that this is one of the most toxic myths of our time.
October 3, 2025 at 4:36 PM
The myth of meritocracy inspires the implicit assumption that someone’s degree of success reflects their level of competence and skill.
I think that this is one of the most toxic myths of our time.
I think that this is one of the most toxic myths of our time.
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"live thru" you're so positive lolsob
October 4, 2025 at 9:20 AM
"live thru" you're so positive lolsob
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New preprint 🌟 Psychology is core to cognitive science, and so it is vital we preserve it from harmful frames. @irisvanrooij.bsky.social & I use our psych and computer science expertise to analyse and craft:
Critical Artificial Intelligence Literacy for Psychologists. doi.org/10.31234/osf...
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Critical Artificial Intelligence Literacy for Psychologists. doi.org/10.31234/osf...
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October 4, 2025 at 5:33 AM
New preprint 🌟 Psychology is core to cognitive science, and so it is vital we preserve it from harmful frames. @irisvanrooij.bsky.social & I use our psych and computer science expertise to analyse and craft:
Critical Artificial Intelligence Literacy for Psychologists. doi.org/10.31234/osf...
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Critical Artificial Intelligence Literacy for Psychologists. doi.org/10.31234/osf...
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There is absolutely no good faith reason to use the term “AI” for any technology one is selling.
It serves only for dazzling people into thinking the technology has capabilities that it doesn’t.
If one wants a technology to be trustworthy, just use a transparent, informative term without hype.
It serves only for dazzling people into thinking the technology has capabilities that it doesn’t.
If one wants a technology to be trustworthy, just use a transparent, informative term without hype.
September 26, 2025 at 10:31 PM
There is absolutely no good faith reason to use the term “AI” for any technology one is selling.
It serves only for dazzling people into thinking the technology has capabilities that it doesn’t.
If one wants a technology to be trustworthy, just use a transparent, informative term without hype.
It serves only for dazzling people into thinking the technology has capabilities that it doesn’t.
If one wants a technology to be trustworthy, just use a transparent, informative term without hype.
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This is dehumanisation. If you're interested start here Erscoi, L., Kleinherenbrink, A., & Guest, O. (2023). Pygmalion Displacement: When Humanising AI Dehumanises Women. SocArXiv. doi.org/10.31235/osf...
OSF
doi.org
September 27, 2025 at 7:33 AM
This is dehumanisation. If you're interested start here Erscoi, L., Kleinherenbrink, A., & Guest, O. (2023). Pygmalion Displacement: When Humanising AI Dehumanises Women. SocArXiv. doi.org/10.31235/osf...
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From Maria Vincent @themariavincent.bsky.social : In today’s bite, the author dives into this beloved classic to search for lessons it has for everyone in academic astronomy 🔭✨☄️
astrobites.org/2025/09/12/a...
astrobites.org/2025/09/12/a...
A Commentary on Academic Astronomy: From the perspective of The Little Prince
In today's bite, the author dives into this beloved classic to search for lessons it has for everyone in academic astronomy
astrobites.org
September 13, 2025 at 6:36 AM
From Maria Vincent @themariavincent.bsky.social : In today’s bite, the author dives into this beloved classic to search for lessons it has for everyone in academic astronomy 🔭✨☄️
astrobites.org/2025/09/12/a...
astrobites.org/2025/09/12/a...
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Exactly...it is super irritating that there has been so much uncritical adoption of genAI and that governments seem to have swallowed the industry hype.
the more you learn about genAI, the less likely you're to use it!!!
www.wsj.com/tech/ai/ai-a...
I've repeatedly said in the past that meaningful change to the current disastrous reality is via combating big tech narrative & rhetoric and critical public awareness, which enables refusal/resistance
www.wsj.com/tech/ai/ai-a...
I've repeatedly said in the past that meaningful change to the current disastrous reality is via combating big tech narrative & rhetoric and critical public awareness, which enables refusal/resistance
The Less You Know About AI, the More You Are Likely to Use It
AI can seem magical to those with low AI literacy, a new study finds. That, in turn, might make them more willing to try it.
www.wsj.com
September 4, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Exactly...it is super irritating that there has been so much uncritical adoption of genAI and that governments seem to have swallowed the industry hype.
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While “very few” PhD students and supervisors make formal complaints about each other, far fewer learn the outcomes, an Australian study has found
#AcademicSky
#AcademicSky
PhD students who complain about supervisors ‘never hear outcome’
‘A poor communicator who ghosts me’: disaffected research students and supervisors have similar grievances about each other, survey reveals
www.timeshighereducation.com
March 31, 2025 at 8:21 AM
While “very few” PhD students and supervisors make formal complaints about each other, far fewer learn the outcomes, an Australian study has found
#AcademicSky
#AcademicSky
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“correlations with human output mean little to substantiate claims of human-likeness, especially when the input to the AI models tested is the output of human cognition in the first place”
A truly incredible piece, so many amazing quotes. Well worth the read and a much needed counter.
A truly incredible piece, so many amazing quotes. Well worth the read and a much needed counter.
Finally! 🤩 Our position piece: Against the Uncritical Adoption of 'AI' Technologies in Academia:
doi.org/10.5281/zeno...
We unpick the tech industry’s marketing, hype, & harm; and we argue for safeguarding higher education, critical
thinking, expertise, academic freedom, & scientific integrity.
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doi.org/10.5281/zeno...
We unpick the tech industry’s marketing, hype, & harm; and we argue for safeguarding higher education, critical
thinking, expertise, academic freedom, & scientific integrity.
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September 8, 2025 at 2:56 AM
“correlations with human output mean little to substantiate claims of human-likeness, especially when the input to the AI models tested is the output of human cognition in the first place”
A truly incredible piece, so many amazing quotes. Well worth the read and a much needed counter.
A truly incredible piece, so many amazing quotes. Well worth the read and a much needed counter.