Soph C.
@soph-e-c.bsky.social
Scientist by day, hobby artist by night, voracious reader whenever I find the time. (they/them)
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When people celebrate the individual genius of folks in science, they should also
mourn the collective loss of genius of folks who were actively discouraged or disadvantaged from a career in science because of the same person(s)
mourn the collective loss of genius of folks who were actively discouraged or disadvantaged from a career in science because of the same person(s)
November 7, 2025 at 11:43 PM
When people celebrate the individual genius of folks in science, they should also
mourn the collective loss of genius of folks who were actively discouraged or disadvantaged from a career in science because of the same person(s)
mourn the collective loss of genius of folks who were actively discouraged or disadvantaged from a career in science because of the same person(s)
The comparison (metaphor? simile?) in the second-to-last paragraph is *chef's kiss*
The state of online media is such a bummer, I sometimes think: who cares? Then, I read something so smart and so funny and so uniquely the product of this compromised but generative space, that I remember: I care!
This, by @mckinneykelsey.bsky.social, is a tour de force. defector.com/taylor-swift...
This, by @mckinneykelsey.bsky.social, is a tour de force. defector.com/taylor-swift...
No Good Art Comes From Greed | Defector
The packages arrived square and thin and carefully wrapped on Saturday afternoon. There were three of them, but only one was mine. If I could have rejected my package, sent it back from whence it came...
defector.com
October 7, 2025 at 12:11 PM
The comparison (metaphor? simile?) in the second-to-last paragraph is *chef's kiss*
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The state of online media is such a bummer, I sometimes think: who cares? Then, I read something so smart and so funny and so uniquely the product of this compromised but generative space, that I remember: I care!
This, by @mckinneykelsey.bsky.social, is a tour de force. defector.com/taylor-swift...
This, by @mckinneykelsey.bsky.social, is a tour de force. defector.com/taylor-swift...
No Good Art Comes From Greed | Defector
The packages arrived square and thin and carefully wrapped on Saturday afternoon. There were three of them, but only one was mine. If I could have rejected my package, sent it back from whence it came...
defector.com
October 6, 2025 at 5:24 PM
The state of online media is such a bummer, I sometimes think: who cares? Then, I read something so smart and so funny and so uniquely the product of this compromised but generative space, that I remember: I care!
This, by @mckinneykelsey.bsky.social, is a tour de force. defector.com/taylor-swift...
This, by @mckinneykelsey.bsky.social, is a tour de force. defector.com/taylor-swift...
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Teens & 20-somethings think 30-40 year olds are uncool? Wow this is a brand new phenomenon.
May 8, 2025 at 8:34 AM
Teens & 20-somethings think 30-40 year olds are uncool? Wow this is a brand new phenomenon.
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The results from Germany's big 3-year UBI experiment are out!
122 people got €1200/mo for 3 years. All were age 21-40 and employed with incomes between €1100/mo to €2600/mo
They were happier, healthier, saved more, gave more, enjoyed more social time, and DID NOT WORK LESS than the control group.
122 people got €1200/mo for 3 years. All were age 21-40 and employed with incomes between €1100/mo to €2600/mo
They were happier, healthier, saved more, gave more, enjoyed more social time, and DID NOT WORK LESS than the control group.
Studie: Bedingungsloses Grundeinkommen macht zufrieden und mental gesund | MDR.DE
Das bedingungslose Grundeinkommen – ohne reduzierte Arbeitszeit – steigert Zufriedenheit und mentale Gesundheit. Das geht aus der ersten Langzeitstudie zum Grundeinkommen hervor.
www.mdr.de
April 9, 2025 at 12:21 PM
The results from Germany's big 3-year UBI experiment are out!
122 people got €1200/mo for 3 years. All were age 21-40 and employed with incomes between €1100/mo to €2600/mo
They were happier, healthier, saved more, gave more, enjoyed more social time, and DID NOT WORK LESS than the control group.
122 people got €1200/mo for 3 years. All were age 21-40 and employed with incomes between €1100/mo to €2600/mo
They were happier, healthier, saved more, gave more, enjoyed more social time, and DID NOT WORK LESS than the control group.
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Need more middlebrow fiction goddamnit. Some of us are too cultured for total genre slop, and not cultured enough for some MFA’s exploration of the intersectionality of grief! Give me something written at an adult reading level with emotional depth that also has a murder or a vampire or some shit!
March 15, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Need more middlebrow fiction goddamnit. Some of us are too cultured for total genre slop, and not cultured enough for some MFA’s exploration of the intersectionality of grief! Give me something written at an adult reading level with emotional depth that also has a murder or a vampire or some shit!
My god. Loblaws has blackberries for 9$/12oz, while a nearby fruiterie has the exact same brand of blackberries for 10$/30oz
March 15, 2025 at 9:37 PM
My god. Loblaws has blackberries for 9$/12oz, while a nearby fruiterie has the exact same brand of blackberries for 10$/30oz
I just witnessed a metro beep? Didn't know they could do that
Also: there is something deeply uncanny about seeing a completely empty train just keep on going through a station without stopping
Also: there is something deeply uncanny about seeing a completely empty train just keep on going through a station without stopping
February 21, 2025 at 11:54 PM
I just witnessed a metro beep? Didn't know they could do that
Also: there is something deeply uncanny about seeing a completely empty train just keep on going through a station without stopping
Also: there is something deeply uncanny about seeing a completely empty train just keep on going through a station without stopping
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AI is the free U2 album of our time.
The way you can tell AI is going really well is that Google had to force it on everyone with a workspace account and hide the button to turn it off
January 18, 2025 at 10:51 AM
AI is the free U2 album of our time.
At the local textile college; I had a nice time going around the different looms, seeing what interesting colours/materials people used for their vertical threads
(Taking a warp tour, if you will)
(Taking a warp tour, if you will)
January 11, 2025 at 8:25 PM
At the local textile college; I had a nice time going around the different looms, seeing what interesting colours/materials people used for their vertical threads
(Taking a warp tour, if you will)
(Taking a warp tour, if you will)
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Cleopatra lived closer in time to 'yeet' being in the dictionary than to the construction of the Great Pyramid of Giza.
January 5, 2025 at 1:55 AM
Cleopatra lived closer in time to 'yeet' being in the dictionary than to the construction of the Great Pyramid of Giza.
Happy the Fellowship Leaves Rivendell at Dawn day to all who celebrate!
December 25, 2024 at 3:47 PM
Happy the Fellowship Leaves Rivendell at Dawn day to all who celebrate!
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Think twice before gifting someone an M dwarf this holiday season
December 22, 2024 at 4:22 AM
Think twice before gifting someone an M dwarf this holiday season
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Love it when I see other people (in this case: on a plane) watch a 20 year old show I've already watched (itc: LOST) and I have a vague idea of where they are in the story (itc: season 1, because they haven't found The Hatch yet and it's a Charlie backstory episode and [spoilers] is still alive)
December 15, 2024 at 5:43 PM
Love it when I see other people (in this case: on a plane) watch a 20 year old show I've already watched (itc: LOST) and I have a vague idea of where they are in the story (itc: season 1, because they haven't found The Hatch yet and it's a Charlie backstory episode and [spoilers] is still alive)
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really incredible story here! amazing comparing this to the 2014 Ebola outbreak. gives one some measure of hope.
In October, Rwanda reported its first Marburg virus outbreak, for which there are no vaccines or treatments. Following a COVID-19-style mass test, track, and trace operation, the case fatality rate plummeted, and the outbreak has now been declared over. NPR https://buff.ly/49f7esn
#ShareGoodNewsToo
#ShareGoodNewsToo
An 'unprecedented' good news story about a deadly viral outbreak
The death rate for Marburg virus can be as high as 90%. There are no approved vaccines and treatments. So how did Rwanda achieve what one doctor calls an "unprecedented" success in controlling its…
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December 6, 2024 at 6:04 AM
really incredible story here! amazing comparing this to the 2014 Ebola outbreak. gives one some measure of hope.
Sourdough starters are the tomagotchis of the bread world. In this essay, I will
December 4, 2024 at 12:41 PM
Sourdough starters are the tomagotchis of the bread world. In this essay, I will
Spotted a musician (recognized him from online videos) in Mile End.
Musicians in Mile End; nature is healing
Musicians in Mile End; nature is healing
October 25, 2024 at 7:38 PM
Spotted a musician (recognized him from online videos) in Mile End.
Musicians in Mile End; nature is healing
Musicians in Mile End; nature is healing
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Yes. I recently listened to researcher explain that they’d done a study with Gen AI to see how many *more* new creative ideas teams would generate using it alongside normal methods.
The answer was negative. Fewer new ideas. Because people stopped thinking, and the AI just spat out unoriginal slop.
The answer was negative. Fewer new ideas. Because people stopped thinking, and the AI just spat out unoriginal slop.
This shit is what I mean about how genAI is not actually a time saver. It wastes not only your time, but the time of the person who has to sort out the AI mess. The researcher now has to do work all over again, and that librarian lost hours that could've gone to their actual job.
My co-worker spent hours trying to track down a book that a patron had asked about, going through all our interlibrary loan resources. Nothing.
Turns out the patron had asked ChatGPT for book recs and it made up some titles and summaries. The book did not exist.
Turns out the patron had asked ChatGPT for book recs and it made up some titles and summaries. The book did not exist.
October 20, 2024 at 9:24 AM
Yes. I recently listened to researcher explain that they’d done a study with Gen AI to see how many *more* new creative ideas teams would generate using it alongside normal methods.
The answer was negative. Fewer new ideas. Because people stopped thinking, and the AI just spat out unoriginal slop.
The answer was negative. Fewer new ideas. Because people stopped thinking, and the AI just spat out unoriginal slop.
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If you’re using generative AI to be an artist, consider the possibility that you might not actually want to be an artist.
October 13, 2024 at 3:56 PM
If you’re using generative AI to be an artist, consider the possibility that you might not actually want to be an artist.
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Government services aren't supposed to be profitable, they're supposed to be useful
What’s your thing that shouldn’t be controversial in today’s politics but somehow is?
I want people to vote.
I want people to vote.
September 22, 2024 at 12:34 AM
Government services aren't supposed to be profitable, they're supposed to be useful
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HOW DID THE GAETZ NEWS BREAK AFTER I MADE THIS MEME
September 20, 2024 at 2:41 PM
HOW DID THE GAETZ NEWS BREAK AFTER I MADE THIS MEME
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I will literally pay extra to use a version of your product without AI, please, I am begging you.
September 19, 2024 at 11:06 PM
I will literally pay extra to use a version of your product without AI, please, I am begging you.
