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Hannah M. Ridge
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Assist. Prof. @ Chapman Uni. Postdoc @ UChicago. PhD @ Duke Polisci.
Public opinion, democracy, religion, & MENA politics
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"Defining Democracy" https://tinyurl.com/mry5ahsc
"Contours of Israeli Politics" https://tinyurl.com/2ererfhm
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Thucydides tells us Athens had extensive public debate about whether or not to commit war crimes. Also, Athens lost the Peloponnesian War -- and its democracy.
September 15, 2025 at 5:57 PM
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The trick to getting a PhD is to be the first person ever to find fascination in a deeply, insanely boring thing.
July 23, 2025 at 11:36 AM
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“Massive #s of students are going to emerge... who are essentially illiterate. Both in the literal sense and in the sense of being historically illiterate + having no knowledge of their own culture, much less anyone else’s.”

This isn't the only reason AI is bad, but it's why it is bad for students.
It isn’t as if cheating is new. But now, as one student put it, “the ceiling has been blown off.” Who could resist a tool that makes every assignment easier with seemingly no consequences? After spending the better part of the past two years grading AI-generated papers, Troy Jollimore, a poet, philosopher, and Cal State Chico ethics professor, has concerns. “Massive numbers of students are going to emerge from university with degrees, and into the workforce, who are essentially illiterate,” he said. “Both in the literal sense and in the sense of being historically illiterate and having no knowledge of their own culture, much less anyone else’s.” That future may arrive sooner than expected when you consider what a short window college really is. Already, roughly half of all undergrads have never experienced college without easy access to generative AI. “We’re talking about an entire generation of learning perhaps significantly undermined here,” said Green, the Santa Clara tech ethicist. “It’s short-circuiting the learning process, and it’s happening fast.”
May 7, 2025 at 1:13 PM