Will Oestreich
@will-oestreich.bsky.social
US NSF postdoc at the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute
Incoming Group Leader at University of Zurich (www.woestreich.com)
I explore the ecology of collective behavior in dynamic ecosystems.
Posts about ecology, evolution, waves, music, etc.
Incoming Group Leader at University of Zurich (www.woestreich.com)
I explore the ecology of collective behavior in dynamic ecosystems.
Posts about ecology, evolution, waves, music, etc.
Reposted by Will Oestreich
2. The norm of reference letters creates massive power asymmetry btw faculty and PhDs/postdocs. We want people to speak out about toxic PIs, but we tie their hands by supporting the norm of reference letters
Every other sector does without such letters. We should too
Every other sector does without such letters. We should too
November 14, 2025 at 9:30 PM
2. The norm of reference letters creates massive power asymmetry btw faculty and PhDs/postdocs. We want people to speak out about toxic PIs, but we tie their hands by supporting the norm of reference letters
Every other sector does without such letters. We should too
Every other sector does without such letters. We should too
Reposted by Will Oestreich
this matters because 'AI', like any technology, is designed, owned, operated by companies that make choices.
In other tech - iPhones, TikTok - we quickly attribute design choices to specific companies. But we still discuss "AI" as if it was some disembodied discovery, more uranium than software.
In other tech - iPhones, TikTok - we quickly attribute design choices to specific companies. But we still discuss "AI" as if it was some disembodied discovery, more uranium than software.
September 28, 2025 at 8:07 PM
this matters because 'AI', like any technology, is designed, owned, operated by companies that make choices.
In other tech - iPhones, TikTok - we quickly attribute design choices to specific companies. But we still discuss "AI" as if it was some disembodied discovery, more uranium than software.
In other tech - iPhones, TikTok - we quickly attribute design choices to specific companies. But we still discuss "AI" as if it was some disembodied discovery, more uranium than software.