Min Hyoung Song
@minsong.bsky.social
English Professor with focus on ecology, race, and aesthetics. Latest book is Climate Lyricism (Duke UP), which is also open access:
https://read.dukeupress.edu/books/book/2985/Climate-Lyricism. Viewpoints my own and not my employer’s.
https://read.dukeupress.edu/books/book/2985/Climate-Lyricism. Viewpoints my own and not my employer’s.
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Min Hyoung Song
@minsong.bsky.social
· Aug 13
BC English GenAI Framework
Min Hyoung Song, Chair Department of English Boston College, August 2025 GenAI FRAMEWORK FOR BC ENGLISH COURSES While Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) programs have become ubiquitous as ...
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Some things I've been working on as chair of my department - sharing in case anyone finds its useful.
1. A GenAI Framework for English Courses
1. A GenAI Framework for English Courses
The second best time for Fetterman to drop out…
In an emotional excerpt from his new book, Sen. John Fetterman said he should have dropped out of his 2022 senatorial race while severely battling depression after his stroke.
John Fetterman said he ‘should have quit’ Senate bid in an excerpt from his new book
John Fetterman gave an emotional look into his struggle with depression in an excerpt of his new book Unfettered.
www.inquirer.com
November 10, 2025 at 7:33 PM
The second best time for Fetterman to drop out…
I must be doing something right because my feed is all a)
My whole feed is
a) I hate Chuck Schumer, or
b) you don't understand politics, don't be mad at Chuck Schumer
a) I hate Chuck Schumer, or
b) you don't understand politics, don't be mad at Chuck Schumer
November 10, 2025 at 5:42 PM
I must be doing something right because my feed is all a)
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his chief of staff and directors:
pat_sounders@durbin.senate.gov
emily_hampsten@durbin.senate.gov
maddie_carlos@durbin.senate.gov
pat_sounders@durbin.senate.gov
emily_hampsten@durbin.senate.gov
maddie_carlos@durbin.senate.gov
illinois!durbin is 202-224-2152; "experiencing high call volumes" but keep trying and in the meantime send an email pronto
www.durbin.senate.gov
www.durbin.senate.gov
November 10, 2025 at 4:56 PM
his chief of staff and directors:
pat_sounders@durbin.senate.gov
emily_hampsten@durbin.senate.gov
maddie_carlos@durbin.senate.gov
pat_sounders@durbin.senate.gov
emily_hampsten@durbin.senate.gov
maddie_carlos@durbin.senate.gov
Is it a good sign for the industry that employees have to be threatened to use gAI?
The Boss Has a Message: Use AI or You’re Fired
At companies big and small, employees have feared being replaced by AI. The new threat: Being replaced by someone who knows AI.
www.wsj.com
November 8, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Is it a good sign for the industry that employees have to be threatened to use gAI?
I gave up a small way through because it takes too long to scroll through Musk’s wealth.
A really harrowing visualization of just how rich Elon Musk is. Perhaps we should rethink the existence of billionaires?
engaging-data.com/how-rich-is-...
engaging-data.com/how-rich-is-...
How Rich is Elon Musk? - Visualization of Extreme Wealth - Engaging Data
This visualization shows how rich Elon Musk is by comparing his extreme wealth to other large quantities of money and showing them on the same scale.
engaging-data.com
November 7, 2025 at 8:51 PM
I gave up a small way through because it takes too long to scroll through Musk’s wealth.
"it’s wise to decline speaking to the Times on principle"
Peter Coviello isn't on Bluesky, but this definitely should be: lithub.com/maybe-dont-t...
Maybe Don’t Talk to the New York Times About Zohran Mamdani
It’s remarkable, the people you’ll hear from. Teach for even a little while at an expensive institution—the term they tend to prefer is “elite”—and odds are that eventually someone who was a studen…
lithub.com
November 7, 2025 at 7:19 PM
"it’s wise to decline speaking to the Times on principle"
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He beat the wrap.
🚨🚨🚨 The jury has reached a verdict. Sean Dunn, aka the DC Sandwich Guy, has been found NOT GUILTY of assault.
November 6, 2025 at 7:38 PM
He beat the wrap.
Looking forward to this book!
November 6, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Looking forward to this book!
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In Bram Stoker’s Dracula (1897), Dr Seward’s journals are famously ‘Kept in Phonograph’. Join me for a nerdy deep dive in which I, brandishing back-of-an-envelope math, calculate the cost of Seward's phonograph habit, & encounter a creature more uncanny than Dracula himself! 1/14 #Gothic
November 10, 2024 at 8:08 PM
In Bram Stoker’s Dracula (1897), Dr Seward’s journals are famously ‘Kept in Phonograph’. Join me for a nerdy deep dive in which I, brandishing back-of-an-envelope math, calculate the cost of Seward's phonograph habit, & encounter a creature more uncanny than Dracula himself! 1/14 #Gothic
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"The new Luddites aren’t afraid of AI. They’re afraid of the people who profit from pretending it’s intelligent." Erik J. Larson reviews "The AI Con" by Emily M. Bender and Alex Hanna: https://lareviewofbooks.org/article/the-return-of-the-luddites/
October 31, 2025 at 3:31 PM
"The new Luddites aren’t afraid of AI. They’re afraid of the people who profit from pretending it’s intelligent." Erik J. Larson reviews "The AI Con" by Emily M. Bender and Alex Hanna: https://lareviewofbooks.org/article/the-return-of-the-luddites/
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Whatever strategy you’re about to suggest, we’ve thought about it. docs.google.com/document/d/1...
ChatGPT Harm Reduction for Writing Assignments
ChatGPT Harm Reduction for Writing Assignments Because this document has escaped containment, a couple points of explanation. I wrote this for myself and a few colleagues as we work out how to handle...
docs.google.com
October 28, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Whatever strategy you’re about to suggest, we’ve thought about it. docs.google.com/document/d/1...
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"Some people may perceive one category up from another one as only a "little" bit stronger. Like earthquake scales, the hurricane intensity scale increases logarithmically. That means a doubling of wind is not a doubling of damage. It actually results in a 256-fold increase in possible damage."
Writing is my coping mechanism when I am worried about a weather situation. As an unprecedented storm like #HurricaneMelissa approaches Jamaica, I feel helpless, so I write. My Tuesday morning thoughts on the storm.
www.forbes.com/sites/marsha...
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www.forbes.com/sites/marsha...
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Hurricane Melissa Is The Strongest Storm On Earth In 2025
The strongest storm on Earth in 2025 is about to hit Jamaica. Here's what you need to know about Hurricane Melissa before its first landfall.
www.forbes.com
October 28, 2025 at 11:42 AM
"Some people may perceive one category up from another one as only a "little" bit stronger. Like earthquake scales, the hurricane intensity scale increases logarithmically. That means a doubling of wind is not a doubling of damage. It actually results in a 256-fold increase in possible damage."
I’m sorry but A House of Dynamite is a disappointment.
October 26, 2025 at 2:23 AM
I’m sorry but A House of Dynamite is a disappointment.
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absolutely blown away by this introduction – immediately requested my library acquire a copy!
In "Inhabitants of the Deep," Jonathan Howard theorizes blackness as an inhabitance of oceans, rivers, lakes, and other deep spaces where black ecological life can thrive. Read the intro for free now. #BlackStudies #ReadUP buff.ly/22ZokD8
October 24, 2025 at 2:29 PM
absolutely blown away by this introduction – immediately requested my library acquire a copy!
A moment of joy for the day…
October 24, 2025 at 3:40 PM
A moment of joy for the day…
This man’s account of getting a body scrub at a Korean spa is a good reprieve from the doom and gloom.
www.instagram.com/reel/DP7ewHj...
www.instagram.com/reel/DP7ewHj...
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October 22, 2025 at 11:55 PM
This man’s account of getting a body scrub at a Korean spa is a good reprieve from the doom and gloom.
www.instagram.com/reel/DP7ewHj...
www.instagram.com/reel/DP7ewHj...
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The Platner stuff sucks, but that's why you go through this process.
October 22, 2025 at 2:06 PM
The Platner stuff sucks, but that's why you go through this process.
Stop scrolling and post two characters who bring you happiness.
October 22, 2025 at 12:59 AM
Stop scrolling and post two characters who bring you happiness.
Me: There are no characters in Parable of the Sower who give up. They’re all trying to figure out how to make a life for themselves despite how bad things get.
Student: There’s a character who gives up and gets killed.
Me: Let me amend what I just said…
Student: There’s a character who gives up and gets killed.
Me: Let me amend what I just said…
October 21, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Me: There are no characters in Parable of the Sower who give up. They’re all trying to figure out how to make a life for themselves despite how bad things get.
Student: There’s a character who gives up and gets killed.
Me: Let me amend what I just said…
Student: There’s a character who gives up and gets killed.
Me: Let me amend what I just said…
Canvas is down at my school. Oh darn…
a man wearing a white sweater with the words `` oh no '' on it is standing in a room .
Alt: a man wearing a white sweater with the words `` oh no '' on it is standing in a room .
media.tenor.com
October 20, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Canvas is down at my school. Oh darn…
Taking a brief respite from grading to contemplate the abyss, which is our present.
Well, that’s awful.
Time to get back to grading.
Well, that’s awful.
Time to get back to grading.
October 17, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Taking a brief respite from grading to contemplate the abyss, which is our present.
Well, that’s awful.
Time to get back to grading.
Well, that’s awful.
Time to get back to grading.
After a talk I was accused of encouraging individual action against systemic change, and it was so frustrating to respond to. This thread does a good job offering a response to this kind of thinking.
🔥 The never-ending narrative…
This week, I’ve once again heard prominent climate researchers dismiss individual action as either irrelevant or a distraction instigated by the fossil fuel industry.
Here’s a 🧵 on why this argument frustrates me to no end and why I think it misses the bigger picture.
This week, I’ve once again heard prominent climate researchers dismiss individual action as either irrelevant or a distraction instigated by the fossil fuel industry.
Here’s a 🧵 on why this argument frustrates me to no end and why I think it misses the bigger picture.
October 16, 2025 at 1:21 PM
After a talk I was accused of encouraging individual action against systemic change, and it was so frustrating to respond to. This thread does a good job offering a response to this kind of thinking.
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Good morning! My comrade @annakornbluh.bsky.social and I published today in Hyperallrgic ean op-ed about the gutting of our right to culture and the ways to defend and fight back. Link below!
October 15, 2025 at 5:13 PM
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Listened to the first two episodes (only ones available so far) and they were excellent! I’m a big fan now and am looking forward to the last two episodes.
Recommended listen: The Strategic Climate Risks Initiative, in partnership with Planet B Productions, has released a four-part podcast series exploring what will happen if global warming exceeds 1.5C.
Overshoot podcast – a world beyond 1.5C
The world missed its goal for tackling climate change. What happens next? In this four-part documentary series, we explore the huge challenges that come from 1.5°C overshoot. We meet the people with…
buff.ly
October 11, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Listened to the first two episodes (only ones available so far) and they were excellent! I’m a big fan now and am looking forward to the last two episodes.