Pinned
We should all regularly be asked what the fuck we are talking about. It's the only way to have a shared reality.
This headline sounded more Onion than FT to me
OpenAI needs to raise at least $207bn by 2030 so it can continue to lose money, HSBC estimates on.ft.com/4ij0yh8
OpenAI needs to raise at least $207bn by 2030 so it can continue to lose money, HSBC estimates
A burning platform
on.ft.com
November 26, 2025 at 2:27 AM
This headline sounded more Onion than FT to me
I am not sure extending the term adolescence to the way the brain develops between 9 and 30 is particularly helpful or informative.
BBC News - Adolescence lasts into 30s - new study shows four pivotal ages for your brain
www.bbc.com/news/article...
BBC News - Adolescence lasts into 30s - new study shows four pivotal ages for your brain
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Four pivotal ages in your brain's development revealed in new scientific study
Brain scans on thousands of people reveal the dramatic shifts the brain goes through between birth and death.
www.bbc.com
November 25, 2025 at 9:46 PM
I am not sure extending the term adolescence to the way the brain develops between 9 and 30 is particularly helpful or informative.
BBC News - Adolescence lasts into 30s - new study shows four pivotal ages for your brain
www.bbc.com/news/article...
BBC News - Adolescence lasts into 30s - new study shows four pivotal ages for your brain
www.bbc.com/news/article...
What should every non-philosopher know about necessary and sufficient conditions?
November 25, 2025 at 9:28 AM
What should every non-philosopher know about necessary and sufficient conditions?
Reposted by Anneli Jefferson
True story from over an hour ago...
Me: *staring at phone giggling*
My 17 year old: what? *looks over shoulder* OH MY GOD WHAT DID THEY DO TO OSCAR???
Me: *staring at phone giggling*
My 17 year old: what? *looks over shoulder* OH MY GOD WHAT DID THEY DO TO OSCAR???
November 25, 2025 at 5:30 AM
True story from over an hour ago...
Me: *staring at phone giggling*
My 17 year old: what? *looks over shoulder* OH MY GOD WHAT DID THEY DO TO OSCAR???
Me: *staring at phone giggling*
My 17 year old: what? *looks over shoulder* OH MY GOD WHAT DID THEY DO TO OSCAR???
It's the weekend, so time to stop marking essays, turn the music on high and bake @nigella.bsky.social 's everyday brownies.
a person is holding a piece of brownie with a bite taken out of it .
Alt: Squidgy brownies being picked up and stacked
media.tenor.com
November 22, 2025 at 10:50 AM
It's the weekend, so time to stop marking essays, turn the music on high and bake @nigella.bsky.social 's everyday brownies.
Hopefully not, I haven't made any hay from it yet.
I wonder if the philosophy of AI bubble will also burst soon.
November 22, 2025 at 10:40 AM
Hopefully not, I haven't made any hay from it yet.
I have a paper draft. It wasn't the paper I was planning to write and I don't know whether it's any good. It just sort of happened. #philsky
November 21, 2025 at 1:40 PM
I have a paper draft. It wasn't the paper I was planning to write and I don't know whether it's any good. It just sort of happened. #philsky
Reposted by Anneli Jefferson
Open specialty. Ability to teach central topics at u/g and p/g level in ethics is essential. Also desirable, e.g. Political Philosophy, History of Philosophy (including post-Kantian Philosophy up to Nietzsche), Aesthetics, Epistemology, Philosophy of Mind. Closing date Dec 21 2025 #philsky #philjob
Assistant Professor in Philosophy
The Faculty of Philosophy is seeking to appoint an Assistant Professor in Philosophy with effect from 1 September 2026. This post requires teaching expertise at a level that is at the forefront of
www.cam.ac.uk
November 20, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Takes one to know one
November 17, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Takes one to know one
Reposted by Anneli Jefferson
florence pew: thread
November 15, 2025 at 2:25 AM
florence pew: thread
Mostly, what AI seems to have contributed to academia is a new flavour of bad essays.
November 11, 2025 at 10:28 PM
Mostly, what AI seems to have contributed to academia is a new flavour of bad essays.
Reposted by Anneli Jefferson
Read my post for the APA blog, Rules of Engagement: blog.apaonline.org/2025/11/10/r... Arguing that epistemologists can join impactful interdisciplinary projects that contribute to improving social interactions #philsky #philpsy #philosophyforeveryone #epistemicinjustice #philosophymatters
Rules of Engagement | Blog of the APA
We would be wrong in writing off epistemology as an ivory tower pursuit with no implications for our daily practices. Epistemology can help understand and address issues such as the polarization of po...
blog.apaonline.org
November 10, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Read my post for the APA blog, Rules of Engagement: blog.apaonline.org/2025/11/10/r... Arguing that epistemologists can join impactful interdisciplinary projects that contribute to improving social interactions #philsky #philpsy #philosophyforeveryone #epistemicinjustice #philosophymatters
All I can take from the claim that the BBC has a leftwing bias is that left has shifted further right than I had thought.
November 10, 2025 at 12:16 PM
All I can take from the claim that the BBC has a leftwing bias is that left has shifted further right than I had thought.
Spooky autumn walk
November 8, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Spooky autumn walk
I'll be busy for a while....
November 5, 2025 at 5:52 PM
I'll be busy for a while....
I have recently been thinking about whether deep self views can help with some of the tricky issues surrounding autonomy and responsibility in the context of mental I'll health. My pessimistic preliminary conclusion is No. I'll be presenting on this on Friday.
www.rcpsych.ac.uk/events/confe...
www.rcpsych.ac.uk/events/confe...
Philosophy Special Interest Group Annual Conference 2025: Autonomy and responsibility in psychiatry and mental health care
Detail page.
www.rcpsych.ac.uk
November 5, 2025 at 11:55 AM
I have recently been thinking about whether deep self views can help with some of the tricky issues surrounding autonomy and responsibility in the context of mental I'll health. My pessimistic preliminary conclusion is No. I'll be presenting on this on Friday.
www.rcpsych.ac.uk/events/confe...
www.rcpsych.ac.uk/events/confe...
Me - yes I want recognition for my review
Also me - no, I don't want to set up a web of science profile
Also me - no, I don't want to set up a web of science profile
November 5, 2025 at 11:40 AM
Me - yes I want recognition for my review
Also me - no, I don't want to set up a web of science profile
Also me - no, I don't want to set up a web of science profile
Mary Earps does not believe in resultant moral luck.
November 4, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Mary Earps does not believe in resultant moral luck.
Reposted by Anneli Jefferson
Academics in Assyria in the 7th c BC complain that admin is preventing them from doing research and teaching
November 3, 2025 at 10:04 AM
Academics in Assyria in the 7th c BC complain that admin is preventing them from doing research and teaching
Husband: You're a Klugscheißer.
Me: Klugscheißerin
Me: Klugscheißerin
October 30, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Husband: You're a Klugscheißer.
Me: Klugscheißerin
Me: Klugscheißerin
My name is Ozymandias, King of Kings, and I'll be back.
My name is Ozymandias, King of Kings, I live on the second floor, I live upstairs from you, yes I think you’ve seen me before
My name is Ozymandias, King of Kings. James Ozymandias, King of Kings.
October 30, 2025 at 9:35 AM
My name is Ozymandias, King of Kings, and I'll be back.
Not much fun supporting Liverpool at the moment...
October 29, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Not much fun supporting Liverpool at the moment...
Slightly surprised to see this selection of languages at the McDonald's in Stevenage.
October 23, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Slightly surprised to see this selection of languages at the McDonald's in Stevenage.
I don't generally consider myself a nasty philosopher, but every once in a while I revisit Nina Strohminger's review of McGinn's book on disgust for the pleasure of a great takedown
#philsky
www.ucl.ac.uk/~uctytho/McG...
#philsky
www.ucl.ac.uk/~uctytho/McG...
www.ucl.ac.uk
October 22, 2025 at 12:44 PM
I don't generally consider myself a nasty philosopher, but every once in a while I revisit Nina Strohminger's review of McGinn's book on disgust for the pleasure of a great takedown
#philsky
www.ucl.ac.uk/~uctytho/McG...
#philsky
www.ucl.ac.uk/~uctytho/McG...