Rune
@runefar.bsky.social
He/Him/They(gender apathetic cis-male) Half Norwegian American whose pleasures in life include exploring different topics and considering how to build solutions to different issues. Has a background and education in technology, anthropology and psychology
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@runefar.bsky.social
· Feb 16
I thought I would throw this out there. If anyone wants to ever ask me anything about my experience having a disability, my experinces as someone coming from a mixed cultural and immigrant background, or anything about how that affected things like my education or perspectives; please feel free too
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And keep in mind: the paper's conclusion relies on a structural model of labor-market signaling where, if you remove the signal, the separating equilibrium collapses and the market becomes less meritocratic. I'm afraid that's not very surprising.
Link: jesse-silbert.github.io/website/silb...
Link: jesse-silbert.github.io/website/silb...
November 14, 2025 at 12:04 PM
And keep in mind: the paper's conclusion relies on a structural model of labor-market signaling where, if you remove the signal, the separating equilibrium collapses and the market becomes less meritocratic. I'm afraid that's not very surprising.
Link: jesse-silbert.github.io/website/silb...
Link: jesse-silbert.github.io/website/silb...
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According to signaling theory, some signals must be costly just to be costly—that's how you get a separating equilibrium. Think peacocks and their oversized feathers. So even if AI removes one costly signal, it doesn't mean we should stop technological progress — we'll just find new ones.
Is AI making job recruitment less meritocratic? We're getting some v interesting research studies on this question now, and the news is... not good. @jburnmurdoch.ft.com & I dive in, in the latest edition of our newsletter The AI Shift www.ft.com/content/e5b7...
November 14, 2025 at 11:52 AM
According to signaling theory, some signals must be costly just to be costly—that's how you get a separating equilibrium. Think peacocks and their oversized feathers. So even if AI removes one costly signal, it doesn't mean we should stop technological progress — we'll just find new ones.
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The FT and Economist are both circulating pieces that use this paper to imply AI will end meritocratic hiring. But Paul gives you the paper itself.
And keep in mind: the paper's conclusion relies on a structural model of labor-market signaling where, if you remove the signal, the separating equilibrium collapses and the market becomes less meritocratic. I'm afraid that's not very surprising.
Link: jesse-silbert.github.io/website/silb...
Link: jesse-silbert.github.io/website/silb...
November 14, 2025 at 12:20 PM
The FT and Economist are both circulating pieces that use this paper to imply AI will end meritocratic hiring. But Paul gives you the paper itself.
While exploring a discussion on how the godfather of AI has gotten to a million citations, one researcher mentioned their own paper. I will admit that at a minimum it is a look into the dissonanceon how experts, literature and the public view the subject and research
arxiv.org/abs/2412.01459
arxiv.org/abs/2412.01459
Perception Gaps in Risk, Benefit, and Value Between Experts and Public Challenge Socially Accepted AI
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is reshaping many societal domains, raising critical questions about its risks, benefits, and the potential misalignment between public and academic perspectives. This stu...
arxiv.org
November 14, 2025 at 12:39 PM
While exploring a discussion on how the godfather of AI has gotten to a million citations, one researcher mentioned their own paper. I will admit that at a minimum it is a look into the dissonanceon how experts, literature and the public view the subject and research
arxiv.org/abs/2412.01459
arxiv.org/abs/2412.01459
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16% of graduates students in STEM fields in the US are Chinese nationals.
If we cut funding from any professor who has been the graduate advisor of a Chinese student in the last 5 years RETROACTIVELY, research in the US will grind to a halt.
If we cut funding from any professor who has been the graduate advisor of a Chinese student in the last 5 years RETROACTIVELY, research in the US will grind to a halt.
“The prohibited activities would include joint research, co-authorship on papers, and advising a foreign graduate student or postdoctoral fellow. The language is retroactive, meaning any interactions during the previous 5 years could make a scientist ineligible for future federal funding.”
U.S. Congress considers sweeping ban on Chinese collaborations
Researchers speak out against proposal that would bar funding for U.S. scientists working with Chinese partners or training Chinese students
www.science.org
November 14, 2025 at 12:02 PM
16% of graduates students in STEM fields in the US are Chinese nationals.
If we cut funding from any professor who has been the graduate advisor of a Chinese student in the last 5 years RETROACTIVELY, research in the US will grind to a halt.
If we cut funding from any professor who has been the graduate advisor of a Chinese student in the last 5 years RETROACTIVELY, research in the US will grind to a halt.
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The Trump admin is about to cut housing grants for the formerly homeless.
HUD plans to cut aid for permanent housing by 66%, slashing over $2 billion and leaving 170,000 people at risk of homelessness again.
Everyone who would be affected is disabled, and many are 50 or older.
HUD plans to cut aid for permanent housing by 66%, slashing over $2 billion and leaving 170,000 people at risk of homelessness again.
Everyone who would be affected is disabled, and many are 50 or older.
Trump Administration Expected to Drastically Cut Housing Grants
www.nytimes.com
November 13, 2025 at 4:33 PM
The Trump admin is about to cut housing grants for the formerly homeless.
HUD plans to cut aid for permanent housing by 66%, slashing over $2 billion and leaving 170,000 people at risk of homelessness again.
Everyone who would be affected is disabled, and many are 50 or older.
HUD plans to cut aid for permanent housing by 66%, slashing over $2 billion and leaving 170,000 people at risk of homelessness again.
Everyone who would be affected is disabled, and many are 50 or older.
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The difficulty of talking about whether "tech" is good is that some people use it to mean short form video content turning everyone far right and others use it to mean GMOs and the ability for far-off different people to communicate at all
November 13, 2025 at 5:36 PM
The difficulty of talking about whether "tech" is good is that some people use it to mean short form video content turning everyone far right and others use it to mean GMOs and the ability for far-off different people to communicate at all
I came across a form of psychosis around technology than usually gets focus. Most people seem to give focus to the idea of ai psychosis, but today I directly interacted with people on the opposite side. Groups of people who describe themselves as "Targetted individuals". Therapy access is good
November 13, 2025 at 1:30 PM
I came across a form of psychosis around technology than usually gets focus. Most people seem to give focus to the idea of ai psychosis, but today I directly interacted with people on the opposite side. Groups of people who describe themselves as "Targetted individuals". Therapy access is good
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November 11, 2025 at 5:02 PM
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This study seems to suggest a deeper connection between upwelling and acidification than was previously thought to occurred. Though this has similarity been suggested for the idea of dead zones it is interesting to see it more generalized
This study seems to suggest a deeper connection between upwelling and acidification than was previously thought to occurred. Though this has similarity been suggested for the idea of dead zones it is interesting to see it more generalized
Coastal ocean acidification advancing faster than expected, threatening local economies
New research from the University of St Andrews has found that some coastal areas will become much more acidic than previously anticipated. With added atmospheric CO2, these areas are acidifying more q...
phys.org
November 13, 2025 at 12:37 PM
phys.org/news/2025-11...
This study seems to suggest a deeper connection between upwelling and acidification than was previously thought to occurred. Though this has similarity been suggested for the idea of dead zones it is interesting to see it more generalized
This study seems to suggest a deeper connection between upwelling and acidification than was previously thought to occurred. Though this has similarity been suggested for the idea of dead zones it is interesting to see it more generalized
This is an aspect that I think many people need to think about especially with regards to scientific writing versus popular writing. Homigenization isn't a new thing, it is often something that people feel is a standard they must achieve in some environments
The culture of scientific writing tends to suppress style and voice; the same things are prized in popular writing. What happens when you do both, and the distinction begins to blur - is that good or bad?
Are my academic and non-academic writing styles converging? And would that be good?
I spent the first 25 years of my academic career writing scientific papers (and the grant proposals to fund them, of course). I never found that easy – although it got easier through time (and it c…
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November 13, 2025 at 11:40 AM
This is an aspect that I think many people need to think about especially with regards to scientific writing versus popular writing. Homigenization isn't a new thing, it is often something that people feel is a standard they must achieve in some environments
I feel like i am seeing many activist progressive channels seemingly become more puritan. I dont mean it in the sense that conservatives call activism puritan, but I have been observing a shift in these groups towards putting focus on and viewing sex,gambling and labor from such a perspective
November 13, 2025 at 9:55 AM
I feel like i am seeing many activist progressive channels seemingly become more puritan. I dont mean it in the sense that conservatives call activism puritan, but I have been observing a shift in these groups towards putting focus on and viewing sex,gambling and labor from such a perspective
I admit I am not always perfect at coming up with what the alt text should be, but remember at a minimum there is a setting for always on alt text to help remind you to establish a baseline that helps everyone access more images
Please, archaeology & heritage folks, add alt text to your images. It's just describing the photo so that people who can't see it can still engage with the post. Describing things is a key skill in archaeology & heritage.
I'm tired of seeing lovely images that I can't share
I'm tired of seeing lovely images that I can't share
November 13, 2025 at 9:19 AM
I admit I am not always perfect at coming up with what the alt text should be, but remember at a minimum there is a setting for always on alt text to help remind you to establish a baseline that helps everyone access more images
I feel like I have always found beauty in just the existence of interactions between each other. Mathematical, social, Physical. Feedback cycles are something that most people often just think about from a logical lense, but I enjoy appreciating on a sorta esoteric level too.
November 13, 2025 at 1:43 AM
I feel like I have always found beauty in just the existence of interactions between each other. Mathematical, social, Physical. Feedback cycles are something that most people often just think about from a logical lense, but I enjoy appreciating on a sorta esoteric level too.
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I think the development of smaller low power chips like this is a bit interesting for situations that the average scientists is more likely to need a model for than other neural network chips may be. Thus it is interesting they are getting some focus
I think the development of smaller low power chips like this is a bit interesting for situations that the average scientists is more likely to need a model for than other neural network chips may be. Thus it is interesting they are getting some focus
Researchers build first ‘microwave brain’ on a chip | Cornell Chronicle
Cornell Engineering researchers have developed a low-power microchip they call a “microwave brain,” the first processor to compute on both ultrafast data signals and wireless communication signals by ...
news.cornell.edu
November 12, 2025 at 10:30 AM
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I think the development of smaller low power chips like this is a bit interesting for situations that the average scientists is more likely to need a model for than other neural network chips may be. Thus it is interesting they are getting some focus
I think the development of smaller low power chips like this is a bit interesting for situations that the average scientists is more likely to need a model for than other neural network chips may be. Thus it is interesting they are getting some focus
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It's that time of year again... time for #DisabledInSTEM 2026 Mentorship applications! I'm so excited to be running this program for the sixth year and seeing the growth over the years!
Mentee form: forms.gle/um5DvYnBi3tn...
Mentor form: forms.gle/BvaxnQm8uhUR...
Applications due December 5th!
Mentee form: forms.gle/um5DvYnBi3tn...
Mentor form: forms.gle/BvaxnQm8uhUR...
Applications due December 5th!
October 20, 2025 at 4:44 PM
It's that time of year again... time for #DisabledInSTEM 2026 Mentorship applications! I'm so excited to be running this program for the sixth year and seeing the growth over the years!
Mentee form: forms.gle/um5DvYnBi3tn...
Mentor form: forms.gle/BvaxnQm8uhUR...
Applications due December 5th!
Mentee form: forms.gle/um5DvYnBi3tn...
Mentor form: forms.gle/BvaxnQm8uhUR...
Applications due December 5th!
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I love that encouraging accessibility and inclusion is now somehow labeled as discrimination
April 22, 2025 at 11:43 PM
I love that encouraging accessibility and inclusion is now somehow labeled as discrimination
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I wish more people understood that not all autism is visible, but all autism is disabling.
If you don't see it, it's because we're actively hiding it. (Not for us, for others.)
But hiding our autism means our needs are also invisible. And unmet needs = inner turmoil. 😣
If you don't see it, it's because we're actively hiding it. (Not for us, for others.)
But hiding our autism means our needs are also invisible. And unmet needs = inner turmoil. 😣
September 25, 2025 at 3:16 AM
I wish more people understood that not all autism is visible, but all autism is disabling.
If you don't see it, it's because we're actively hiding it. (Not for us, for others.)
But hiding our autism means our needs are also invisible. And unmet needs = inner turmoil. 😣
If you don't see it, it's because we're actively hiding it. (Not for us, for others.)
But hiding our autism means our needs are also invisible. And unmet needs = inner turmoil. 😣
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AI definitely helps get me going when my overwhelm or anxiety has my words all blocked up in my AuDHD brain.
Might be worthwhile to fight against that internalized ableism and listen to what your ADHD brain is trying to tell you
Might be worthwhile to fight against that internalized ableism and listen to what your ADHD brain is trying to tell you
November 2, 2025 at 6:13 AM
AI definitely helps get me going when my overwhelm or anxiety has my words all blocked up in my AuDHD brain.
Might be worthwhile to fight against that internalized ableism and listen to what your ADHD brain is trying to tell you
Might be worthwhile to fight against that internalized ableism and listen to what your ADHD brain is trying to tell you
As resilient as I am, I do get bogged down by seeing people I would hope could be allies be people who want to suggest doing any thing in a way that an ablebodied person doesnt is lazy.People can't understand the curbcut effect til they see it as one creating a paradox
#disabledsky #disabledinstem
#disabledsky #disabledinstem
November 12, 2025 at 5:40 AM
As resilient as I am, I do get bogged down by seeing people I would hope could be allies be people who want to suggest doing any thing in a way that an ablebodied person doesnt is lazy.People can't understand the curbcut effect til they see it as one creating a paradox
#disabledsky #disabledinstem
#disabledsky #disabledinstem
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New post on the extended mind and the fallacy that there's a limited amount of thinking to do andymasley.substack.com/p/the-lump-o...
The lump of cognition fallacy
The extended mind as the advance of civilization
andymasley.substack.com
November 11, 2025 at 5:50 AM
New post on the extended mind and the fallacy that there's a limited amount of thinking to do andymasley.substack.com/p/the-lump-o...
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as U.S. climate tech founders and funders face dwindling capital and policy whiplash, many are looking to europe, with its ambitious yet stable climate policies, as an attractive beachhead market
Climate Tech Pivots to Europe
With policy chaos and disappearing subsidies in the U.S., suddenly the continent is looking like a great place to build.
heatmap.news
November 11, 2025 at 12:03 AM
as U.S. climate tech founders and funders face dwindling capital and policy whiplash, many are looking to europe, with its ambitious yet stable climate policies, as an attractive beachhead market
I just had a somber moment. I realized what Christopher Reeves went through is one of the same disabilities I have. I hadn't made the connection before because somehow what he went through seemed like an even worse experience. But that is good cause it shows how treatment has advanced too
November 10, 2025 at 10:10 AM
I just had a somber moment. I realized what Christopher Reeves went through is one of the same disabilities I have. I hadn't made the connection before because somehow what he went through seemed like an even worse experience. But that is good cause it shows how treatment has advanced too
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Should we accept that AI is now creative? Or change the definition to safeguard human creativity? Researchers on both sides argue that the stakes are high, not just for AI’s creative potential, but for our own, according to a feature in Nature. 🧪
Can AI be truly creative?
Chatbots and AI models are challenging ideas about who — or what — can create art, music and more.
go.nature.com
November 9, 2025 at 11:07 PM
Should we accept that AI is now creative? Or change the definition to safeguard human creativity? Researchers on both sides argue that the stakes are high, not just for AI’s creative potential, but for our own, according to a feature in Nature. 🧪
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A big motivation for posting a lot about AI and the environment was that I was seeing a lot of people otherwise on my side about most things refusing to touch this tool that imo you really in fact ought to just try and see what it can do
Part of the reason why I’m so insistent about folks understanding AI capabilities is that they’re here to stay and we need to start thinking about what to do in such a world. Putting the genie back in the bottle is a pleasant fantasy that delays serious reckoning
November 9, 2025 at 5:49 AM
A big motivation for posting a lot about AI and the environment was that I was seeing a lot of people otherwise on my side about most things refusing to touch this tool that imo you really in fact ought to just try and see what it can do