John P Slattery
@johnslatteryphd.bsky.social
Exec Director, Grefenstette Center for Ethics in Sci & Tech at Duquesne Univ. Historian, theologian, ethicist with a penchant for baking bread, playing chess, and critiquing society.
Enjoying an espresso and some chess at Faro Cafe near Harvard as I warm up for whole day of eugenics discussions before #AARSBL25! Wonderful little place
November 21, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Enjoying an espresso and some chess at Faro Cafe near Harvard as I warm up for whole day of eugenics discussions before #AARSBL25! Wonderful little place
Why Leo? "mainly because Pope Leo XIII in his historic Encyclical Rerum Novarum addressed the social question in the context of the first great industrial revolution." And, you know, AI!
From his address to the Cardinals this morning, May 10.
From his address to the Cardinals this morning, May 10.
May 10, 2025 at 12:31 PM
Why Leo? "mainly because Pope Leo XIII in his historic Encyclical Rerum Novarum addressed the social question in the context of the first great industrial revolution." And, you know, AI!
From his address to the Cardinals this morning, May 10.
From his address to the Cardinals this morning, May 10.
The before pictures, to put it all in prospective! The tree nearly fell off the minivan on the way home, and once we got back we realized it had two trunks which made getting it straight up very difficult! The solution in the end was a whole bunch of fishing line secured to the ceiling 😭🌲🤪
December 2, 2024 at 2:56 PM
The before pictures, to put it all in prospective! The tree nearly fell off the minivan on the way home, and once we got back we realized it had two trunks which made getting it straight up very difficult! The solution in the end was a whole bunch of fishing line secured to the ceiling 😭🌲🤪
The season has begun! Happy Advent to all.
December 1, 2024 at 2:26 AM
The season has begun! Happy Advent to all.
Global warming really coming for Maryland....
November 19, 2024 at 1:37 PM
Global warming really coming for Maryland....
After nearly 18 months, I have finally reached my goal at @lichess.org of reaching 1500 in both Blitz and Rapid and in rather dramatic fashion! On May 17, 2023, I started at 870 in Blitz.
November 12, 2024 at 2:30 PM
After nearly 18 months, I have finally reached my goal at @lichess.org of reaching 1500 in both Blitz and Rapid and in rather dramatic fashion! On May 17, 2023, I started at 870 in Blitz.
Christmas sourdough breads are complete! Pumpernickel bread tomorrow morning, cookies are baking by the dozen. Add a few spicy margaritas and it's a merry day. 🎄
December 23, 2023 at 7:46 PM
Christmas sourdough breads are complete! Pumpernickel bread tomorrow morning, cookies are baking by the dozen. Add a few spicy margaritas and it's a merry day. 🎄
Elonda Clay giving a wonderful and hilarious theological eulogy to Twitter and #blacktwitter here at #aarsbl!
November 19, 2023 at 4:21 PM
Elonda Clay giving a wonderful and hilarious theological eulogy to Twitter and #blacktwitter here at #aarsbl!