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Marielza @marielza.bsky.social · 3h

It does NOT work, on anyone.

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Prof Peter Hotez MD PhD DSc(hon) @peterhotezmdphd.bsky.social · May 30

No words

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Claire Phillips @clairephillips.bsky.social · 5h

N+1 is looking for a managing editor. Who's got the time? The talent? Healthcare is a definite plus!!

www.nplusonemag.com/online-only/...

n+1 Seeks Managing Editor

n+1 is seeking a full-time Managing Editor to work in our Brooklyn office. Compensation will range from $58,000 to $64,000 and includes health and dental insurance. n+1 is a print magazine of literatu...

www.nplusonemag.com

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Marielza @marielza.bsky.social · 3h

There are no safeguards against pseudoscience. AI is not capable of detecting emotions, therefore this BS should just be banned.

Tech Policy Press @techpolicypress.bsky.social · 4h

The increasing use of AI to surveil people’s emotions endangers not only privacy but also personal autonomy—the bedrock of democracy, writes Oznur Uguz. Newly emerging AI laws fail to provide adequate safeguards, she says.

How AI-Powered Emotional Surveillance Can Threaten Personal Autonomy and Democracy | TechPolicy.Press

If we do not regulate emotional AI surveillance now, we might soon have to fake how we feel to protect our privacy, writes Oznur Uguz.

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The Hand Magazine @thehandmagazine.bsky.social · 1d

The Hand Magazine Issue 50 contributing artist, Bienyl Huelgas, "Nymphs of Ennui", Cyanotype print on Fujifilm 200 film box, 6.3" x 5.1"

Visit Bienyl's website: www.bienylhuelgas.com

Visit The Hand Magazine: www.thehandmagazine.space

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Jo Howell Maverick Art @maverickartjo.bsky.social · 1d

Fragments, toned cyanotype collage on brown recycled paper #cyanotype

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So Mayer @suchmayer.bsky.social · 23h

DO NOT MISS The Word for World: The Maps of @ursulakleguin.com, Architectural Association, Bedford Sq, London. It's truly beautiful. (I've never been involved w a project that's had massive banners before, it's v exciting).

Spend time with the maps, inc my niche fave, The City Ansul from VOICES 💙

The Architectural Association, a Georgian house of dark brick on Bedford Square, with two-storey high banners outside reading The Word for World and Ursula K Le Guin.

A cyanotype white-on-blue banner with fern prints at the top and a map below hangs in a gallery. Other similar banners featuring different maps are glimpsed behind it.

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Kathleen Clark @kathleenclark.bsky.social · 1d

A master class from MIT in responding to authoritarian overreach:

Your “premise … is inconsistent with our core belief that scientific funding should be based on scientific merit alone.
… America’s leadership in science & innovation depends on independent thinking & open competition for excellence.

Dear Madam Secretary,
I write in response to your letter of October 1, inviting MIT to review a "Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education." I acknowledge the vital importance of these matters.
I appreciated the chance to meet with you earlier this year to discuss the priorities we share for American higher education.
As we discussed, the Institute's mission of service to the nation directs us to advance knowledge, educate students and bring knowledge to bear on the world's great challenges.
We do that in line with a clear set of values, with excellence above all. Some practical examples:
• MIT prides itself on rewarding merit. Students, faculty and staff succeed here based on the strength of their talent, ideas and hard work. For instance, the Institute was the first to reinstate the SAT/ACT requirement after the pandemic. And MIT has never had legacy preferences in admissions.
• MIT opens its doors to the most talented students regardless of their family's finances. Admissions are need-blind. Incoming undergraduates whose families earn less than $200,000 a year pay no tuition. Nearly 88% of our last graduating class left MIT with no debt for their education. We make a wealth of free courses and low-cost certificates available to any American with an internet connection. Of the undergraduate degrees we award, 94% are in STEM fields. And in service to the nation, we cap enrollment of international undergraduates at roughly 10%.

source:
https://orgchart.mit.edu/letters/regarding-compact

• We value free expression, as clearly described in the MIT Statement on Freedom of Expression and Academic Freedom. We must hear facts and opinions we don't like - and engage respectfully with those with whom we disagree.
These values and other MIT practices meet or exceed many standards outlined in the document you sent. We freely choose these values because they're right, and we live by them because they support our mission - work of immense value to the prosperity, competitiveness, health and security of the United States. And of course, MIT abides by the law.
The document also includes principles with which we disagree, including those that would restrict freedom of expression and our independence as an institution. And fundamentally, the premise of the document is inconsistent with our core belief that scientific funding should be based on scientific merit alone.
In our view, America's leadership in science and innovation depends on independent thinking and open competition for excellence. In that free marketplace of ideas, the people of MIT gladly compete with the very best, without preferences. Therefore, with respect, we cannot support the proposed approach to addressing the issues facing higher education.
As you know, MIT's record of service to the nation is long and enduring. Eight decades ago, MIT leaders helped invent a scientific partnership between America's research universities and the U.S. government that has delivered extraordinary benefits for the American people. We continue to believe in the power of this partnership to serve the nation.
Sincerely,
Sally Kornbluth

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Sarah Brayne @sarahbrayne.bsky.social · 11d

Stanford Sociology is fortunate to have an open senior search this year! More info in the job announcement here: facultypositions.stanford.edu/cw/en-us/job...

Stanford | Faculty Positions: Details - Senior appointment in the Department of Sociology at the rank of Associate Professor or Professor

facultypositions.stanford.edu

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Ed Zitron @edzitron.com · 1d

Premium: The AI Bubble's promises are impossible. NVIDIA's customers are running out of money, GPUs die in 3-5 years, most 1GW data centers will never get built, and OpenAI's Abilene data center doesn't won't have the power it needs before 2028 - if it ever does.
www.wheresyoured.at/the-ai-bubbl...

The AI Bubble's Impossible Promises

Readers: I’ve done a very generous “free” portion of this newsletter, but I do recommend paying for premium to get the in-depth analysis underpinning the intro. That being said, I want as many people ...

www.wheresyoured.at

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rhaco_dactylus, phd @rhacodactylus.bsky.social · 23h

as another cognitive scientist, i agree. it's kind of an active area of research

Olivia Guest · Ολίβια Γκεστ @olivia.science · 1d

as a cognitive scientist, I can confirm we don't know how humans think

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Stefan E. Jones @stefanejones.bsky.social · 1d

There's a whole book on using mockery to defeat autocrats:

www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/9781501...

Free download: d119vjm4apzmdm.cloudfront.net/open-access/...

Pranksters vs. Autocrats by Srdja Popovic and Sophia A. McClennen | eBook | Cornell University Press

The Lawrence and Lynne Brown Democracy Medal, presented by the McCourtney Institute for Democracy at Penn State, recognizes outstanding individuals, groups, and organizations that produce innovations....

www.cornellpress.cornell.edu

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404 Media @404media.co · 2d

Scientists have developed a unique nanoparticle vaccine that prevented the development of multiple forms of cancer in mice.

🔗 www.404media.co/a-new-nanopa...

A New 'Nanoparticle Vaccine' Prevented Cancer In Mice, Study Says

The vast majority of mice that received the vaccine warded off repeated exposure to cancer cells, but the applications for humans are still not known.

www.404media.co

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Marielza @marielza.bsky.social · 3d

"Sudden correction", AKA crash.

Justin Hendrix @justinhendrix.bsky.social · 3d

"Surging valuations of artificial intelligence companies are intensifying the risk of a -sudden correction' in global financial markets after equity prices reached levels comparable with the dotcom bubble, the Bank of England has warned." on.ft.com/4mSeT4Q

Bank of England flags risk of ‘sudden correction’ in tech stocks inflated by AI

Financial Policy Committee warns equity prices are at levels comparable with dotcom bubble

on.ft.com

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Tech Policy Press @techpolicypress.bsky.social · 3d

“Without genuine accountability, successful lawsuits against AI companies become Pyrrhic victories. They amount to micro-successes and macro-failures that do nothing to compel AI companies to do better, design more safely, or prioritize the people using their products,” writes Pete Furlong.

$1.5 Billion Speed Bump: What the Anthropic Settlement Tells Us About AI Accountability | TechPolicy.Press

Pete Furlong discusses how billion-dollar AI settlements raise headlines but fail to change incentives, leaving accountability for tech giants in question.

www.techpolicy.press

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ICL Notícias @iclnoticias.com.br · 3d

Fracasso desmobilizou parlamentares que apostavam no avanço da pauta.

Clique na imagem para ver 👇

iclnoticias.com.br/anistia-nao-...

Ato em defesa da anistia reúne poucos manifestantes e pauta não tem previsão de retorno

Movimento reuniu poucos apoiadores em Brasília e desmobilizou parlamentares que apostavam no avanço da pauta

iclnoticias.com.br

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Tony Roberts @phatcontroller.bsky.social · 3d

AI Injustice outstrips benefits.
AI is helping tackle case backlogs and improve access to justice for victims. But rampant misuse of AI, bias, and weak oversight means regulators are failing to keep up with the pace of new AI harms.
restofworld.org/2025/latin-a...

Courts don’t know what to do about AI crimes

AI-generated images and videos are stumping prosecutors in Latin America, even as courts embrace AI to tackle case backlogs.

restofworld.org

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Agência Pública @apublica.org · 4d

💣 Quem matou o PL das Fake News?

A Pública já contou essa história...

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Bruno Natal (RESUMIDO) @brunonatal.bsky.social · 4d

IA gera brigas de casais, vira colega de trabalho trapalhão, cria atrizes falsas, deepfakes de amigos e transforma suas conversas em anúncios. Restaurante bane celular e China combate futilidade online.

Privacidade virou nostalgia?

resumido.cc/podcasts/cha...

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SDGCounting @sdgcounting.bsky.social · 4d

Gavi says vaccines saved a record 1.7M lives in 2024, with 72M kids vaccinated and malaria shots rolling out across Africa. Proof that SDG 3 progress is real—and fundable.

Read: https://www.vox.com/future-perfect/463793/vaccines-gavi-measles-child-mortality-malaria

2024 was a record-setting year for lifesaving vaccines

Vaccines delivered by Gavi saved the lives of 1.7 million people in poor countries

www.vox.com

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Open Knowledge Brasil @ok.org.br · 4d

📢 Ei, você que defende e apoia processos participativos! Ainda dá tempo de ajudar na construção do estatuto da Rede Brasileira de Governo Aberto (RBGA)!

🗓️ A chamada para contribuições agora fica aberta até o dia 21/10.

🔗 Conheça mais e participe: minutas.ok.org.br/processes/es...

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Alexander Howard @digiphile.bsky.social · 5d

“It’s clear even to Republican appropriators that the White House is breaking appropriations law & [no one] should have confidence it will implement what congressional negotiators agree upon. It’s the grossest form of political malpractice should any deal…fail to include terms to force compliance.”

The Quiet Shutdown Becomes Loud

Appropriations rupture exposes the constitutional stakes

firstbranchforecast.substack.com

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Marielza @marielza.bsky.social · 4d

Immediately adopted!

Esther Schindler @estherschindler.bsky.social · 4d

I just saw someone use the abbreviation “AI;DR” and I’ll be laughing for a while.

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Tech Policy Press @techpolicypress.bsky.social · 4d

Brazil’s Digital Agenda is a first step toward tackling concentrated digital markets, writes Paulo Henrique de Oliveira, chief of staff at the Tribunal of CADE, the Brazilian competition authority. The competition bill isn’t a final answer—but it’s the start of building fairer institutions, he says.

Brazil Points the Way Forward for Competition Policy and Digital Sovereignty in the Global South | TechPolicy.Press

Brazil's competition bill marks the beginning of constructing a more equitable digital future, writes Paulo Henrique de Oliveira.

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Justin Hendrix @justinhendrix.bsky.social · 4d

"After five months, the data trends for both groups suggested features of compulsive behavior — repeatedly feeling urges to do something, even if they think it’s harmful in the long run."

The Post shares an analysis of TikTok use based on data provided by its readere:

Here’s how TikTok ‘power users’ end up scrolling 4 hours a day or more

Washington Post reporters analyzed data from over 800 TikTok users to learn how the app turns people into power users, some of whom spend hours per day scrolling.

www.washingtonpost.com

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