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Philosophy & Art
2026-07-31
2026-07-31
Call for papers: Philosophy through Art, Games, and Fiction think.taylorandfranc... Guest editor: Lisa Bortolotti. Deadline: 31 July 2026. Submit your work! #philsky #philpsy
Philosophy through Art, Games, and Fiction
Can we do philosophy by writing fiction, drawing, designing a game, or telling a story? Submit work to this special issue honouring the legacy of Helen De Cruz.
think.taylorandfrancis.com
December 25, 2025 at 11:50 AM
Philosophy & Art
2026-07-31
2026-07-31
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The real alternative isn’t a kinder hierarchy, but a democratic culture that doesn't confuse achievement with worth. That means protecting dignity and voice for everyone, not just celebrating those who rise.
July 29, 2025 at 11:07 AM
The real alternative isn’t a kinder hierarchy, but a democratic culture that doesn't confuse achievement with worth. That means protecting dignity and voice for everyone, not just celebrating those who rise.
On the allegedly "innate" talent to get rich, in billionaires [own boot strapp -cfr ML King]
example from history: M. Rockfeller, '63
example from history: M. Rockfeller, '63
Michael C. Rockefeller got shipwrecked in 1963, washed up on an island, and was promptly eaten by cannibals.
December 14, 2025 at 11:23 AM
On the allegedly "innate" talent to get rich, in billionaires [own boot strapp -cfr ML King]
example from history: M. Rockfeller, '63
example from history: M. Rockfeller, '63
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Education is health.
So much strong evidence tells us that education is such a strong marker for health in the short and long term. Yet policy treats these two things separately.
Investing in wholesome education for children and young people is investing in future population health.
So much strong evidence tells us that education is such a strong marker for health in the short and long term. Yet policy treats these two things separately.
Investing in wholesome education for children and young people is investing in future population health.
December 9, 2025 at 8:14 AM
Education is health.
So much strong evidence tells us that education is such a strong marker for health in the short and long term. Yet policy treats these two things separately.
Investing in wholesome education for children and young people is investing in future population health.
So much strong evidence tells us that education is such a strong marker for health in the short and long term. Yet policy treats these two things separately.
Investing in wholesome education for children and young people is investing in future population health.
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Come work with us! We are looking for a postdoc in #philbio or #philphysics to work on an interdisciplinary project that adopts the lens of self-organization & active matter to explore the boundary between living & nonliving systems www.kuleuven.be/personeel/jo... #academicsky #philjobs #HPS #evosky
December 8, 2025 at 11:21 AM
Come work with us! We are looking for a postdoc in #philbio or #philphysics to work on an interdisciplinary project that adopts the lens of self-organization & active matter to explore the boundary between living & nonliving systems www.kuleuven.be/personeel/jo... #academicsky #philjobs #HPS #evosky
How many times do we have to be right about what's going on before everyone recognizes the link with the huge conflicts of interest held by the public health and infection control leaders minimizing the impacts of airborne diseases like flu and COVID, and pretending nothing can be done about them?
December 10, 2025 at 5:35 AM
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The calls from America this weekend to "abolish the EU" are for one simple reason: the EU is the only thing that can keep European nation-states from becoming Russian or American vassals.
The US has declared rhetorical war on the EU
The calls from America this weekend to destroy the EU are revealing. They hate the union because it's the only thing that can keep European countries from being Russian or American vassals.
davekeating.substack.com
December 8, 2025 at 8:05 AM
The calls from America this weekend to "abolish the EU" are for one simple reason: the EU is the only thing that can keep European nation-states from becoming Russian or American vassals.
De-Googling
Alternative tools
Waiting for guides
👇
Alternative tools
Waiting for guides
👇
My org @fightforthefuture.org has been “de-googling” for the last year.
We’re totally off Google suite, Google docs, Drive, Calendar.
We’re using Signal and Element for chat, Nextcloud for docs, etc
Planning to publish a “how to” guide for other nonprofits and activist groups soonish.
We’re totally off Google suite, Google docs, Drive, Calendar.
We’re using Signal and Element for chat, Nextcloud for docs, etc
Planning to publish a “how to” guide for other nonprofits and activist groups soonish.
December 8, 2025 at 8:42 AM
De-Googling
Alternative tools
Waiting for guides
👇
Alternative tools
Waiting for guides
👇
Not just "fixing" little/local problems
but "surfacing" -> building a wider systemic view?
"the industry is choosing not to adress"
[A. Birhane]
but "surfacing" -> building a wider systemic view?
"the industry is choosing not to adress"
[A. Birhane]
this is why I'm not interested in working towards "fixes" but in surfacing problems the industry is choosing not to address
December 8, 2025 at 4:12 AM
Not just "fixing" little/local problems
but "surfacing" -> building a wider systemic view?
"the industry is choosing not to adress"
[A. Birhane]
but "surfacing" -> building a wider systemic view?
"the industry is choosing not to adress"
[A. Birhane]
More of translational res (?...) in
CV & patents for surveillance tools
37% ca on human body
31% visage details
far less on spaces
1) increased focus on humans as objects
2) allegedly obfuscated surveillance [but graphs showed more explicit words in titles?]
Why? Which theoretical foundations?
CV & patents for surveillance tools
37% ca on human body
31% visage details
far less on spaces
1) increased focus on humans as objects
2) allegedly obfuscated surveillance [but graphs showed more explicit words in titles?]
Why? Which theoretical foundations?
Following qualitative inspection of 100 CV papers & 100 patents, we highlight two salient themes that emerged:
1. humans are subsumed under the term ‘objects’
2. the field goes out of its way to obfuscate surveillance
8/
1. humans are subsumed under the term ‘objects’
2. the field goes out of its way to obfuscate surveillance
8/
December 7, 2025 at 11:33 AM
More of translational res (?...) in
CV & patents for surveillance tools
37% ca on human body
31% visage details
far less on spaces
1) increased focus on humans as objects
2) allegedly obfuscated surveillance [but graphs showed more explicit words in titles?]
Why? Which theoretical foundations?
CV & patents for surveillance tools
37% ca on human body
31% visage details
far less on spaces
1) increased focus on humans as objects
2) allegedly obfuscated surveillance [but graphs showed more explicit words in titles?]
Why? Which theoretical foundations?
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How does global warming cause colder winter storms? whowhatwhy.org/2019/11/23/t...
The Paradox of Global Warming and Colder Winters - WhoWhatWhy
If the cold weather makes it harder for you to argue with climate change deniers about the existence of global warming, this story is for you.
whowhatwhy.org
December 5, 2025 at 5:47 PM
How does global warming cause colder winter storms? whowhatwhy.org/2019/11/23/t...
When sworn duty, as a military staff high in hierarchy,
entails
"no intention of carrying out an *illegal order*"
Knowledge of Intnl laws & own organizational structure is as needed as much as principled conscience
to appropriately disobey 2 idiots
& exercize the right/duty to be free
A. Holsey
entails
"no intention of carrying out an *illegal order*"
Knowledge of Intnl laws & own organizational structure is as needed as much as principled conscience
to appropriately disobey 2 idiots
& exercize the right/duty to be free
A. Holsey
December 7, 2025 at 10:52 AM
When sworn duty, as a military staff high in hierarchy,
entails
"no intention of carrying out an *illegal order*"
Knowledge of Intnl laws & own organizational structure is as needed as much as principled conscience
to appropriately disobey 2 idiots
& exercize the right/duty to be free
A. Holsey
entails
"no intention of carrying out an *illegal order*"
Knowledge of Intnl laws & own organizational structure is as needed as much as principled conscience
to appropriately disobey 2 idiots
& exercize the right/duty to be free
A. Holsey
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I am a retired software engineer and I volunteer at the local library to help people with their cell phones, or laptops. Most of the patrons are older and need help with getting the “easy” stuff working. I enjoy helping them and they appreciate the help. www.library.sunnyvale.ca.gov/Home/Compone...
www.library.sunnyvale.ca.gov
December 5, 2025 at 2:13 PM
I am a retired software engineer and I volunteer at the local library to help people with their cell phones, or laptops. Most of the patrons are older and need help with getting the “easy” stuff working. I enjoy helping them and they appreciate the help. www.library.sunnyvale.ca.gov/Home/Compone...
Debra Houry, former @ CDC, on the CDC's further deterioration
over the last 3 months 1/2 after she left
[Initial increase of attention when she left?]
2025 USA Trump, RFK jr & C.
over the last 3 months 1/2 after she left
[Initial increase of attention when she left?]
2025 USA Trump, RFK jr & C.
"What we're witnessing is not reform. It's the hollowing out of an institution Americans rely on in every emergency. The actions will leave the country less prepared for the next foodborne illness cluster, maternal mortality crisis, or emerging pandemic."
time.com/7338714/dr-d...
time.com/7338714/dr-d...
I Left the CDC 100 Days Ago. My Worst Fears About the Agency Are Coming True
"Things have not improved," writes Dr. Debra Houry. "They have worsened. And Congress has still failed to act."
time.com
December 6, 2025 at 12:43 PM
Debra Houry, former @ CDC, on the CDC's further deterioration
over the last 3 months 1/2 after she left
[Initial increase of attention when she left?]
2025 USA Trump, RFK jr & C.
over the last 3 months 1/2 after she left
[Initial increase of attention when she left?]
2025 USA Trump, RFK jr & C.
CAIL (Critical AI Literacy)
much needed in Edu-Res-Health👈
"AI cannot be allowed to drive change, even positive change, in education and research" and Health?
🎯Critical thinking 🎯Slow Sci
🎯Conceptual [not "data/results"] clarity
by O. Guest & C.
much needed in Edu-Res-Health👈
"AI cannot be allowed to drive change, even positive change, in education and research" and Health?
🎯Critical thinking 🎯Slow Sci
🎯Conceptual [not "data/results"] clarity
by O. Guest & C.
It's a difficult needle to thread because a bully (AI industry) has no moral compass nor will stop bullying if we acquiesce. But that doesn't also mean we don't fight back. We try to make this clear from the abstract here too: "AI cannot be allowed to drive change."
doi.org/10.5281/zeno...
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doi.org/10.5281/zeno...
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December 6, 2025 at 10:14 AM
CAIL (Critical AI Literacy)
much needed in Edu-Res-Health👈
"AI cannot be allowed to drive change, even positive change, in education and research" and Health?
🎯Critical thinking 🎯Slow Sci
🎯Conceptual [not "data/results"] clarity
by O. Guest & C.
much needed in Edu-Res-Health👈
"AI cannot be allowed to drive change, even positive change, in education and research" and Health?
🎯Critical thinking 🎯Slow Sci
🎯Conceptual [not "data/results"] clarity
by O. Guest & C.
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CARTOON OF THE DAY
December 5, 2025 at 4:27 AM
CARTOON OF THE DAY
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Good morning, cherry blossom with daffodils 😊
Have a good Wednesday 🙏
Have a good Wednesday 🙏
December 3, 2025 at 8:01 AM
Good morning, cherry blossom with daffodils 😊
Have a good Wednesday 🙏
Have a good Wednesday 🙏
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December 2, 2025 at 8:48 AM
A relevant question about the allegedly over-representation of the left in culturally acknowledged social media (bluesky. Mastodon?)
vs. the "right"
[J Scalzi]
vs. the "right"
[J Scalzi]
The real question is not "Why is Bluesky so left-coded," the real question is "Why can't the right exist in a social media environment without algorithmic assistance, where people can ignore them"
December 3, 2025 at 7:31 AM
A relevant question about the allegedly over-representation of the left in culturally acknowledged social media (bluesky. Mastodon?)
vs. the "right"
[J Scalzi]
vs. the "right"
[J Scalzi]
@msjamshidi.bsky.social
Dearest Maryam, probably you already read it. I've done just now.
I remember how much you loved him
I am sorry
A warm hug
[Your old Langton Close's coy neighbour]
bsky.app/profile/newy...
Dearest Maryam, probably you already read it. I've done just now.
I remember how much you loved him
I am sorry
A warm hug
[Your old Langton Close's coy neighbour]
bsky.app/profile/newy...
November 30, 2025 at 1:28 PM
@msjamshidi.bsky.social
Dearest Maryam, probably you already read it. I've done just now.
I remember how much you loved him
I am sorry
A warm hug
[Your old Langton Close's coy neighbour]
bsky.app/profile/newy...
Dearest Maryam, probably you already read it. I've done just now.
I remember how much you loved him
I am sorry
A warm hug
[Your old Langton Close's coy neighbour]
bsky.app/profile/newy...
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Guest, O. & Martin, A. E. (2025). Are Neurocognitive Representations 'Small Cakes'?. PhilSci-Archive. philsci-archive.pitt.edu/24834
bsky.app/profile/oliv...
4/n
bsky.app/profile/oliv...
4/n
October 23, 2025 at 12:11 PM
Guest, O. & Martin, A. E. (2025). Are Neurocognitive Representations 'Small Cakes'?. PhilSci-Archive. philsci-archive.pitt.edu/24834
bsky.app/profile/oliv...
4/n
bsky.app/profile/oliv...
4/n
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CAIL = prerequisite knowledge for a critical perspective, such as to tell apart nonsense hype from true theoretical computer scientific claims. For example, the idea that human-like systems are a sensible or possible goal is the result of circular reasoning and anthropomorphism. olivia.science/ai
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October 23, 2025 at 12:03 PM
CAIL = prerequisite knowledge for a critical perspective, such as to tell apart nonsense hype from true theoretical computer scientific claims. For example, the idea that human-like systems are a sensible or possible goal is the result of circular reasoning and anthropomorphism. olivia.science/ai
🧵
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@edvjump.bsky.social
Ciao E, a Venezia mi hai ispirato su Twenge, Haidt (Dwecke) ma non ho sottomano biblioref. Condivido 👇su Twenge
[Non ha lo status di PsycholBulletin o Science🙆🏼]
🤗
"Addio all’epidemia di narcisismo" giulianocastigliego.nova100.ilsole24ore.com/2025/11/16/a...
Ciao E, a Venezia mi hai ispirato su Twenge, Haidt (Dwecke) ma non ho sottomano biblioref. Condivido 👇su Twenge
[Non ha lo status di PsycholBulletin o Science🙆🏼]
🤗
"Addio all’epidemia di narcisismo" giulianocastigliego.nova100.ilsole24ore.com/2025/11/16/a...
Addio all’epidemia di narcisismo. Perché la realtà dei dati (e della clinica) racconta un’altra storia - Incontri di confine
Negli ultimi vent’anni abbiamo imparato a ripetere una diagnosi scontata, quasi automatica: viviamo in un’epoca narcisista. I social ne sarebbero la vetrina se non la causa, i giovani le vittime e i p...
giulianocastigliego.nova100.ilsole24ore.com
November 30, 2025 at 12:06 PM
@edvjump.bsky.social
Ciao E, a Venezia mi hai ispirato su Twenge, Haidt (Dwecke) ma non ho sottomano biblioref. Condivido 👇su Twenge
[Non ha lo status di PsycholBulletin o Science🙆🏼]
🤗
"Addio all’epidemia di narcisismo" giulianocastigliego.nova100.ilsole24ore.com/2025/11/16/a...
Ciao E, a Venezia mi hai ispirato su Twenge, Haidt (Dwecke) ma non ho sottomano biblioref. Condivido 👇su Twenge
[Non ha lo status di PsycholBulletin o Science🙆🏼]
🤗
"Addio all’epidemia di narcisismo" giulianocastigliego.nova100.ilsole24ore.com/2025/11/16/a...
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