Dr Nicola Sugden
@nicolasugden.bsky.social
Edinburgh-based researcher looking at data and healthcare.
Formerly history of genetics; genomics; evolution; children; animals; race; minds; brains; psychology /iatry /oanalysis; madness; neurodiversity; disability; bioethics; reproductive technology.
Formerly history of genetics; genomics; evolution; children; animals; race; minds; brains; psychology /iatry /oanalysis; madness; neurodiversity; disability; bioethics; reproductive technology.
I think I can send a chapter over! What are you looking for? (I just happened to be opening DiscoverEd for something else when this appeared at the top of my feed ^_^)
November 10, 2025 at 3:46 PM
I think I can send a chapter over! What are you looking for? (I just happened to be opening DiscoverEd for something else when this appeared at the top of my feed ^_^)
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2/ In 2001, Borsook said tech "libertarianism" reflected an adolescent mindset, with a craving for unchecked independence & resistance to constraint.
She warned that tech libertarians wanted an anti-human world that worked more like a computer. From "Cyberselfish," a book based on her 90s writing:
She warned that tech libertarians wanted an anti-human world that worked more like a computer. From "Cyberselfish," a book based on her 90s writing:
September 24, 2025 at 6:36 PM
2/ In 2001, Borsook said tech "libertarianism" reflected an adolescent mindset, with a craving for unchecked independence & resistance to constraint.
She warned that tech libertarians wanted an anti-human world that worked more like a computer. From "Cyberselfish," a book based on her 90s writing:
She warned that tech libertarians wanted an anti-human world that worked more like a computer. From "Cyberselfish," a book based on her 90s writing:
My reflection on our paper: we don't know to what extent this is what researchers really believe about autism, or whether they feel they have to 'hype up' their work in order to get funding. Either way, ableist ideas should have no place in research.
September 16, 2025 at 1:31 PM
My reflection on our paper: we don't know to what extent this is what researchers really believe about autism, or whether they feel they have to 'hype up' their work in order to get funding. Either way, ableist ideas should have no place in research.
We also tentatively identified some concerning themes across the sample, with researchers describing autism as 'disastrous' and something that needs to be prevented: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
Autism ableism seen through research abstract contents: A mixed-methods analysis of language in NIH-funded genetic and genomic autism research - Nicola Sugden, Lily S Barna, Kaylee Foor, John Kee, Chr...
In recent years, genetic and genomic autism research has come under increasing scrutiny, moving to the center of debates about ableism, neurodiversity, autism a...
journals.sagepub.com
September 16, 2025 at 1:24 PM
We also tentatively identified some concerning themes across the sample, with researchers describing autism as 'disastrous' and something that needs to be prevented: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
Reposted by Dr Nicola Sugden
Honestly, this book broke my brain a little and my heart big time. physicsworld.com/a/so-you-thi...
So you think you know Roger Penrose? Be prepared to be shocked – Physics World
Chanda Prescod-Weinstein reviews The Impossible Man: Roger Penrose and the Cost of Genius by Patchen Barss
physicsworld.com
April 2, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Honestly, this book broke my brain a little and my heart big time. physicsworld.com/a/so-you-thi...
There were times when I was frustrated at how slow and difficult the work felt. Now I'm seeing how easy it is to tear things down.
April 2, 2025 at 12:01 PM
There were times when I was frustrated at how slow and difficult the work felt. Now I'm seeing how easy it is to tear things down.
Reposted by Dr Nicola Sugden
Some longer thoughts on the Review of Data, Statistics and Research on Sex and Gender 📝 kevinguyan.com/2025/03/19/a...
A Trumpian approach to sex and gender data
The UK Department for Science, Innovation and Technology has published a Review of Data, Statistics and Research on Sex and Gender, a hangover from the former Tory government’s mission to add…
kevinguyan.com
March 19, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Some longer thoughts on the Review of Data, Statistics and Research on Sex and Gender 📝 kevinguyan.com/2025/03/19/a...
Thanks to MAFS, we know that *data* is what experts use to match brides and grooms, whereas *information* is incriminating knowledge about a bride or groom which must be brought up at the next dinner party.
March 4, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Thanks to MAFS, we know that *data* is what experts use to match brides and grooms, whereas *information* is incriminating knowledge about a bride or groom which must be brought up at the next dinner party.
Hi! It's not strictly history but I'm experimenting with a game-based reflexive method at the moment... If a bit of thinking about playful knowing and doing sounds interesting, drop me an email :)
January 8, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Hi! It's not strictly history but I'm experimenting with a game-based reflexive method at the moment... If a bit of thinking about playful knowing and doing sounds interesting, drop me an email :)