Jared Smith
@jaredsmith.bsky.social
Personal account. Silly guy.
philosopher, clinical ethicist. Interested in OCD, bipolar disorder, bioethics, agency, psychiatry, clinical ethics, and AI/ML in medicine.
Views are my own and do not represent those of my employer etc.
philosopher, clinical ethicist. Interested in OCD, bipolar disorder, bioethics, agency, psychiatry, clinical ethics, and AI/ML in medicine.
Views are my own and do not represent those of my employer etc.
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🧠🗺️🤯 @uclengineering.bsky.social & @csail.mit.edu researchers have created the most detailed atlas of the human brain... ever.
NextBrain was built using AI-powered alignment of 10,000 human post-mortem brain slices, creating a precise 3D map of 333 distinct brain regions.
🧪 #neuroskyence
NextBrain was built using AI-powered alignment of 10,000 human post-mortem brain slices, creating a precise 3D map of 333 distinct brain regions.
🧪 #neuroskyence
A new AI-assisted brain atlas that can visualise the human brain in unprecedented detail has been developed by a team led by Dr Juan Eugenio Iglesias @uclengineering.bsky.social & Dr Zane Jaunmuktane @uclbrainscience.bsky.social, in a major advance in neuroimaging
www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2025/no...
www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2025/no...
New brain atlas offers unprecedented detail in MRI scans
A new AI-assisted brain atlas that can help visualise the human brain in unprecedented detail has been developed by UCL researchers, in a major step forward for neuroscience and neuroimaging.
www.ucl.ac.uk
November 10, 2025 at 4:53 PM
🧠🗺️🤯 @uclengineering.bsky.social & @csail.mit.edu researchers have created the most detailed atlas of the human brain... ever.
NextBrain was built using AI-powered alignment of 10,000 human post-mortem brain slices, creating a precise 3D map of 333 distinct brain regions.
🧪 #neuroskyence
NextBrain was built using AI-powered alignment of 10,000 human post-mortem brain slices, creating a precise 3D map of 333 distinct brain regions.
🧪 #neuroskyence
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A new collaboration between The Hastings Center for Bioethics and Rockefeller University is working to expand global access to emerging medical technologies. 🌍🧬
🔗Learn more, https://bit.ly/4qTn4Be
#GlobalHealth #Bioethics #MedicalInnovation #HealthEquity
🔗Learn more, https://bit.ly/4qTn4Be
#GlobalHealth #Bioethics #MedicalInnovation #HealthEquity
November 10, 2025 at 9:08 PM
A new collaboration between The Hastings Center for Bioethics and Rockefeller University is working to expand global access to emerging medical technologies. 🌍🧬
🔗Learn more, https://bit.ly/4qTn4Be
#GlobalHealth #Bioethics #MedicalInnovation #HealthEquity
🔗Learn more, https://bit.ly/4qTn4Be
#GlobalHealth #Bioethics #MedicalInnovation #HealthEquity
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"For every person arrested whose name and story we’ve learned, there are thousands we haven’t heard about." @caitlindickerson.bsky.social via @theatlantic.com ⬇️
www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
Hundreds of Thousands of Anonymous Deportees
Amid the president’s fast-moving deportation campaign, the stories of most people being swept up are missed.
www.theatlantic.com
November 9, 2025 at 4:26 PM
"For every person arrested whose name and story we’ve learned, there are thousands we haven’t heard about." @caitlindickerson.bsky.social via @theatlantic.com ⬇️
www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
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“Federal authorities told demonstrators Friday that there would be ‘no more prayer’ in front of or inside the Broadview ICE facility, in a move that mystified local leaders and raised legal questions.” blockclubchicago.org/2025/11/07/f...
Feds Tell Faith Leaders 'No More Prayer' Outside Broadview Facility
In a possible violation of the First Amendment, federal officials instructed demonstrators to stop holding religious gatherings outside the immigration processing facility in suburban Broadview after ...
blockclubchicago.org
November 8, 2025 at 12:04 PM
“Federal authorities told demonstrators Friday that there would be ‘no more prayer’ in front of or inside the Broadview ICE facility, in a move that mystified local leaders and raised legal questions.” blockclubchicago.org/2025/11/07/f...
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Aw shit, it’s that time again. In light of Link’s continued unjust banning, I am once again doing Fund Me Friday.
Drop your links below and be sure to check the previous post for unmet needs.
Also, y’all should check out other posts that take up Link’s good work.
Drop your links below and be sure to check the previous post for unmet needs.
Also, y’all should check out other posts that take up Link’s good work.
Fund Me Fridays is back!
In honor of Link, who remains unjustly banned, I will be reposting mutual aid links under this thread.
Drop your links and let’s meet some needs!
In honor of Link, who remains unjustly banned, I will be reposting mutual aid links under this thread.
Drop your links and let’s meet some needs!
November 7, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Aw shit, it’s that time again. In light of Link’s continued unjust banning, I am once again doing Fund Me Friday.
Drop your links below and be sure to check the previous post for unmet needs.
Also, y’all should check out other posts that take up Link’s good work.
Drop your links below and be sure to check the previous post for unmet needs.
Also, y’all should check out other posts that take up Link’s good work.
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if you are an object in motion STAY IN MOTION
November 7, 2025 at 3:00 PM
if you are an object in motion STAY IN MOTION
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Good news everyone: #Duke Summer Seminars in Neuroscience and Philosophy (SSNAP) are back!! We are now accepting applications for SSNAP 2026, which will take place from May 26 to June 6, 2026. #neuroscience #philosophy #brain Please spread the word! ssnap.submittable.com/submit
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November 7, 2025 at 11:58 AM
Good news everyone: #Duke Summer Seminars in Neuroscience and Philosophy (SSNAP) are back!! We are now accepting applications for SSNAP 2026, which will take place from May 26 to June 6, 2026. #neuroscience #philosophy #brain Please spread the word! ssnap.submittable.com/submit
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SNAP recipients go without food after benefits delay www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
Balance zero: SNAP recipients go without food after benefits don't arrive
November payments have been significantly delayed, forcing families to go hungry. A federal judge ordered the Trump administration to distribute benefits in full by Friday.
www.nbcnews.com
November 7, 2025 at 2:42 AM
SNAP recipients go without food after benefits delay www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
“The paper…analyzed neighborhoods by census tracts using a measure of structural racism…[and] found that areas with the highest measure of structural racism had disproportionately elevated rates of high blood pressure, obesity, and diabetes.”
Amid attacks on such work, NIH-led research links structural racism to increased heart disease
NIH-led research on structural racism was published Friday, even as the Trump administration has cancelled and discredited such work.
www.statnews.com
November 7, 2025 at 2:42 AM
“The paper…analyzed neighborhoods by census tracts using a measure of structural racism…[and] found that areas with the highest measure of structural racism had disproportionately elevated rates of high blood pressure, obesity, and diabetes.”
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Inside the Marketplace for Vaccine Medical Exemptions: A shady organization sells exemptions, some signed by an unlicensed doctor, using questionable legal strategies. undark.org/2025/10/31/f... via @undark.org
Inside the Marketplace for Vaccine Medical Exemptions
The organization Frontline Health Advocates provides medical exemption notes — for a fee. What exactly are they selling?
undark.org
November 6, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Inside the Marketplace for Vaccine Medical Exemptions: A shady organization sells exemptions, some signed by an unlicensed doctor, using questionable legal strategies. undark.org/2025/10/31/f... via @undark.org
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Many thanks to the Houston Public Library for this exciting new role, I’m thrilled to join some amazing colleagues!
houstonlibraryfoundation.org/blog/houston...
houstonlibraryfoundation.org/blog/houston...
Houston Public Library to Install Five Inaugural Fellows - Houston Public Library Foundation
The Houston Public Library will honor five outstanding individuals as part of the inaugural Honorary Fellows program. The program honors exceptional individuals whose work, leadership, and contributi...
houstonlibraryfoundation.org
November 5, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Many thanks to the Houston Public Library for this exciting new role, I’m thrilled to join some amazing colleagues!
houstonlibraryfoundation.org/blog/houston...
houstonlibraryfoundation.org/blog/houston...
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The IRS is reportedly not offering its Direct File program next year. Here’s a look back at how TurboTax owner Intuit spent two decades fighting to prevent Americans from filing their taxes online for free:
(Published 2019)
(Published 2019)
Inside TurboTax’s 20-Year Fight to Stop Americans From Filing Their Taxes for Free
Using lobbying, the revolving door and “dark pattern” customer tricks, Intuit fended off the government’s attempts to make tax filing free and easy, and created its multi-billion-dollar franchise.
www.propublica.org
November 5, 2025 at 12:03 AM
The IRS is reportedly not offering its Direct File program next year. Here’s a look back at how TurboTax owner Intuit spent two decades fighting to prevent Americans from filing their taxes online for free:
(Published 2019)
(Published 2019)
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Reminder that #OCDTalkHour is today (Wednesday) at 7pm UK time and @harmlesslife.bsky.social is hosting!
See you there 😀
See you there 😀
November 5, 2025 at 8:59 AM
Reminder that #OCDTalkHour is today (Wednesday) at 7pm UK time and @harmlesslife.bsky.social is hosting!
See you there 😀
See you there 😀
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Six months after ICE apprehended 47 people, including nine kids, in Hays County, Tex., County Judge Ruben Becerra says DHS has ignored his attempts to get answers:
“We’re not told why they took them, and we’re not told where they took them. By definition, that’s a kidnapping.”
“We’re not told why they took them, and we’re not told where they took them. By definition, that’s a kidnapping.”
How Trump is Building a Violent, Shadowy Federal Police Force
Trump’s DHS appointees have dismantled civil rights guardrails, protected agents’ anonymity and encouraged them to wear masks, threatened groups that stood in their way, and overwhelmed legal challeng...
www.propublica.org
November 4, 2025 at 4:15 AM
Six months after ICE apprehended 47 people, including nine kids, in Hays County, Tex., County Judge Ruben Becerra says DHS has ignored his attempts to get answers:
“We’re not told why they took them, and we’re not told where they took them. By definition, that’s a kidnapping.”
“We’re not told why they took them, and we’re not told where they took them. By definition, that’s a kidnapping.”
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I was laid off from Teen Vogue this week, alongside multiple other phenomenal team members.
At our Summit, I was asked how it felt to be 1 of 2 Black women left and what that meant for representation. Now, there are no Black women at Teen Vogue and that is incredibly painful to think about.
At our Summit, I was asked how it felt to be 1 of 2 Black women left and what that meant for representation. Now, there are no Black women at Teen Vogue and that is incredibly painful to think about.
November 3, 2025 at 11:57 PM
I was laid off from Teen Vogue this week, alongside multiple other phenomenal team members.
At our Summit, I was asked how it felt to be 1 of 2 Black women left and what that meant for representation. Now, there are no Black women at Teen Vogue and that is incredibly painful to think about.
At our Summit, I was asked how it felt to be 1 of 2 Black women left and what that meant for representation. Now, there are no Black women at Teen Vogue and that is incredibly painful to think about.
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#Bioethics Seminar - Mary Catherine Beach, "Reducing Stigmatizing Language in Patient Health Records to Promote Respect for Patients" - Mon, Nov 10, Noon. Open to all, attend in-person, lunch provided, Feinstone Hall, @johnshopkinssph.bsky.social - Link for more info: mailchi.mp/jhu/bioethic...
November 3, 2025 at 9:12 PM
#Bioethics Seminar - Mary Catherine Beach, "Reducing Stigmatizing Language in Patient Health Records to Promote Respect for Patients" - Mon, Nov 10, Noon. Open to all, attend in-person, lunch provided, Feinstone Hall, @johnshopkinssph.bsky.social - Link for more info: mailchi.mp/jhu/bioethic...
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Now accepting applications - Ruth R Faden Professorship of Education in Bioethics: Seeking a proven leader in bioethics education, with a track record of excellence and innovation in bioethics education. Link for more information and to apply, deadline - December 15 apply.interfolio.com/175471
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November 3, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Now accepting applications - Ruth R Faden Professorship of Education in Bioethics: Seeking a proven leader in bioethics education, with a track record of excellence and innovation in bioethics education. Link for more information and to apply, deadline - December 15 apply.interfolio.com/175471
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I give this feedback all the time when reviewing qualitative research, but the quotes you present are meant to ILLUSTRATE your point, not MAKE it. Don’t make readers guess how you see the quote tying back to the point you’re trying to make. The quote should be set up and explained thoroughly.
November 2, 2025 at 10:28 PM
I give this feedback all the time when reviewing qualitative research, but the quotes you present are meant to ILLUSTRATE your point, not MAKE it. Don’t make readers guess how you see the quote tying back to the point you’re trying to make. The quote should be set up and explained thoroughly.
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"Affordable Care Act premiums are set to rise by 35.2%, on average, in Texas when open enrollment begins Nov 1...The sticker shock from this percent increase will be more pronounced in Texas than in all but five states."
Texas ACA insurers hike monthly premiums by 35%
The amount Texans will pay toward their ACA premiums will likely rise more steeply, with enhanced subsidies set to expire.
www.texastribune.org
November 2, 2025 at 10:01 PM
"Affordable Care Act premiums are set to rise by 35.2%, on average, in Texas when open enrollment begins Nov 1...The sticker shock from this percent increase will be more pronounced in Texas than in all but five states."
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Another casualty of the LLM revolution.
In "arXiv’s CS category, review articles and position papers must now be accepted at a journal or a conference and complete successful peer review."
In "arXiv’s CS category, review articles and position papers must now be accepted at a journal or a conference and complete successful peer review."
Attention Authors: Updated Practice for Review Articles and Position Papers in arXiv CS Category – arXiv blog
blog.arxiv.org
November 2, 2025 at 4:58 AM
Another casualty of the LLM revolution.
In "arXiv’s CS category, review articles and position papers must now be accepted at a journal or a conference and complete successful peer review."
In "arXiv’s CS category, review articles and position papers must now be accepted at a journal or a conference and complete successful peer review."
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“I'm not saying these are glasses for creeps, but I can't help but feel like one while wearing them.”
Reader, they are for creeps.
Reader, they are for creeps.
I Can't Help Feeling Like a Creep Wearing Meta's New Gen 2 Glasses
Meta's new display-less smart glasses are quite good, but the vibes are off.
www.wired.com
November 2, 2025 at 12:16 PM
“I'm not saying these are glasses for creeps, but I can't help but feel like one while wearing them.”
Reader, they are for creeps.
Reader, they are for creeps.
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I really wish more publications would run opinion pieces/analysis of what's happening with the state of disability education by adults who had IEPs and 504s, not just parents of disabled kids.
November 1, 2025 at 8:28 PM
I really wish more publications would run opinion pieces/analysis of what's happening with the state of disability education by adults who had IEPs and 504s, not just parents of disabled kids.
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