J. H. Radley 🌻
@jhradley.bsky.social
Homeschooling mother of six turned philosophy student. BA (finally) in ’25, now on to MA & PhD. Interested in the intersection of language, law & AI. Also on X
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In today's college courses, “both reading and writing no longer function properly.” Still, one professor has managed to create a remarkable learning environment in his philosophy course. Here, he shares what he has done.
When You and Your Students Write the Book of Your Course (guest post) - Daily Nous
Some people have the ability to look at a mess and see the makings of something beautiful. I don't know David Kishik personally, but judging from what he is doing in the classroom, it seems like he is...
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December 22, 2025 at 7:14 PM
I love this. Really love it.
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In today's college courses, “both reading and writing no longer function properly.” Still, one professor has managed to create a remarkable learning environment in his philosophy course. Here, he shares what he has done.
When You and Your Students Write the Book of Your Course (guest post) - Daily Nous
Some people have the ability to look at a mess and see the makings of something beautiful. I don't know David Kishik personally, but judging from what he is doing in the classroom, it seems like he is...
dailynous.com
December 22, 2025 at 4:45 PM
In today's college courses, “both reading and writing no longer function properly.” Still, one professor has managed to create a remarkable learning environment in his philosophy course. Here, he shares what he has done.
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November 17, 2025 at 11:38 AM
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Really! 🔗 link in bio if you’re curious.
November 20, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Really! 🔗 link in bio if you’re curious.
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"Passionate Leninist that he was, he was critical, though not explicitly, of the Stalinist line and he proposed a new line."
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The Best Books About Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
The best books on Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, the Soviet dissident and winner of the 1970 Nobel prize for literature, as recommended by Michael Nicholson
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November 7, 2025 at 2:03 PM
"Passionate Leninist that he was, he was critical, though not explicitly, of the Stalinist line and he proposed a new line."
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y'all seem to really like baseball bsky.social/about/blog/1...
The World Series Was Electric — So Was Bluesky - Bluesky
“How can you not be romantic about baseball?” — Moneyball 2011
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November 6, 2025 at 9:58 PM
y'all seem to really like baseball bsky.social/about/blog/1...
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France has warned the Chinese retailer Shein that it could be barred from the country after authorities accused the company of selling “sex dolls with a childlike appearance.”
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November 4, 2025 at 4:44 AM
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An elegy for the latest season of the greatest game:
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A Perfect Game - First Things
In his later philosophy, Heidegger liked to indulge in eccentric etymologies because he was certain that there are truths deeply hidden in language. It is one of the more...
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November 2, 2025 at 4:36 AM
An elegy for the latest season of the greatest game:
firstthings.com/a-perfect-ga...
firstthings.com/a-perfect-ga...
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This must be what it’s like to meet Odin when you enter Valhalla. www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/...
October 28, 2025 at 12:04 PM
This must be what it’s like to meet Odin when you enter Valhalla. www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/...
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Among nearly 1,000 patients studied, vaccinated lung cancer patients were almost twice as likely to survive three years after treatment began. Flu and other non-mRNA vaccines did not produce the same effect.
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October 27, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Among nearly 1,000 patients studied, vaccinated lung cancer patients were almost twice as likely to survive three years after treatment began. Flu and other non-mRNA vaccines did not produce the same effect.
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Don’t miss Dr. Kris McDaniel, who joins us from Notre Dame on October 24 (that's TOMORROW) at 3:30 PM, to present "The Metaphysics of Time in Edith Stein's Finite and Eternal Being" in the English Room at the Union. Link in bio!
October 23, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Don’t miss Dr. Kris McDaniel, who joins us from Notre Dame on October 24 (that's TOMORROW) at 3:30 PM, to present "The Metaphysics of Time in Edith Stein's Finite and Eternal Being" in the English Room at the Union. Link in bio!
Such a gift to get to watch Shohei Ohtani play ball
October 18, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Such a gift to get to watch Shohei Ohtani play ball
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Today, from the Metaphilosophy Project: Mark Balaguer, "How to Be a One-Thinger". Noon (eastern time, US), via Zoom. All are welcome. Contact Boran Berčić at boran.bercic@ri.t-com.hr for the meeting code and password.
October 16, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Today, from the Metaphilosophy Project: Mark Balaguer, "How to Be a One-Thinger". Noon (eastern time, US), via Zoom. All are welcome. Contact Boran Berčić at boran.bercic@ri.t-com.hr for the meeting code and password.
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"Sora 2, an elaborate regency romance where everyone is wearing a live duck for a hat (each duck is also wearing a hat) , prestige drama"
October 10, 2025 at 7:32 PM
"Sora 2, an elaborate regency romance where everyone is wearing a live duck for a hat (each duck is also wearing a hat) , prestige drama"
A story for all of us mandatory reporters:
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www.kansascity.com/news/local/a...
She says football player sexually assaulted her at 17. She questions KU’s response
In 2021, KU staff was told a 17-year-old may have been sexually assaulted on campus. Documents suggest KU didn’t follow its policy of reporting to police.
www.kansascity.com
September 24, 2025 at 5:44 PM
A story for all of us mandatory reporters:
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www.kansascity.com/news/local/a...
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The De George Lecture is here! 🎉 Join us next Wednesday, September 17, when Michael Otsuka of Rutgers will present "How Non-Existence Is Worse for Us" at 5pm in Strong 330.
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September 12, 2025 at 8:49 PM
The De George Lecture is here! 🎉 Join us next Wednesday, September 17, when Michael Otsuka of Rutgers will present "How Non-Existence Is Worse for Us" at 5pm in Strong 330.
🔗 link in bio…
🔗 link in bio…
“We are not enemies, but friends. We must not be enemies. Though passion may have strained, it must not break our bonds of affection.
September 12, 2025 at 12:38 AM
“We are not enemies, but friends. We must not be enemies. Though passion may have strained, it must not break our bonds of affection.
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“The authors identified a class of lithium compounds that can evade capture by amyloid beta. Treating mice with the most potent amyloid-evading compound, called lithium orotate, reversed Alzheimer’s disease pathology, prevented brain cell damage, and restored memory.”
Could Lithium Explain — and Treat — Alzheimer’s Disease?
Study: Lithium loss ignites Alzheimer’s, but lithium compound can reverse disease in mice
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August 7, 2025 at 12:27 AM
“The authors identified a class of lithium compounds that can evade capture by amyloid beta. Treating mice with the most potent amyloid-evading compound, called lithium orotate, reversed Alzheimer’s disease pathology, prevented brain cell damage, and restored memory.”
Proof that philosophy is the best major. As if you didn’t know.
New research on the question of whether studying philosophy makes students better thinkers...
Studying Philosophy Makes People Better Thinkers: Further Data - Daily Nous
A new study "offers the strongest evidence to date that studying philosophy does indeed make people better thinkers." Readers may recall the previous research of Michael Prinzing (Baylor) & Michael Va...
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July 14, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Proof that philosophy is the best major. As if you didn’t know.
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Paradise on Byzantine Law, buff.ly/O7kdHeg - randon L. Paradise (Rutgers Law School - Newark) has posted Agape and Law in Byzantium on SSRN.
July 3, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Paradise on Byzantine Law, buff.ly/O7kdHeg - randon L. Paradise (Rutgers Law School - Newark) has posted Agape and Law in Byzantium on SSRN.
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If you haven't yet, please take the brief poll about faculty participation in department events at the end of this post. Thanks!
Philosophy Departments as Sites of Collective Intellectual Activities: a Decline? (guest post & poll) - Daily Nous
Has there been "a marked decline in faculty participation in seminars, colloquia, reading groups, and other intellectual gatherings that once formed the core of academic life"? Annalisa Costella (Vrij...
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July 2, 2025 at 12:39 PM
If you haven't yet, please take the brief poll about faculty participation in department events at the end of this post. Thanks!
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