Joshua Earle, Ph.D.
@cyborgapologist.bsky.social
Ass Prof of STS @ UVA
Communications Director for Society for Philosophy and Technology
Phil Tech, Disability Studies, Med Hums, Bioethics, Hist of Eugenics, Transhumanism
I teach engineers what the stuff they build does to people.
Communications Director for Society for Philosophy and Technology
Phil Tech, Disability Studies, Med Hums, Bioethics, Hist of Eugenics, Transhumanism
I teach engineers what the stuff they build does to people.
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New piece! Seven years in the making, but Cyborg Maintenance will finally be out in the March edition of Disability Studies Quarterly.
In it I talk about many of the things that go into maintaining a bodymind which relies on technology.
Pre-print here: cyborgapologist.com/pre-print-pu...
In it I talk about many of the things that go into maintaining a bodymind which relies on technology.
Pre-print here: cyborgapologist.com/pre-print-pu...
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When I worked for Reason magazine during Trump's rise to power in 2016, I was explicitly forbidden by the editor in chief from writing about Trump's racism, or the violence and racism at his rallies.
It was a "sideshow," I was told.
It was a "sideshow," I was told.
February 9, 2026 at 2:10 PM
When I worked for Reason magazine during Trump's rise to power in 2016, I was explicitly forbidden by the editor in chief from writing about Trump's racism, or the violence and racism at his rallies.
It was a "sideshow," I was told.
It was a "sideshow," I was told.
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We're starting a PhD programme in Philosophy at Ashoka! Anyone can apply by April 15 for admission this year, and we will ensure that admitted applicants receive enough funding to support them for the 5 year programme. More info here:
www.ashoka.edu.in/programme/ph...
www.ashoka.edu.in/programme/ph...
Ph.D. Programme in Philosophy - Ashoka University
The PhD in Philosophy programme conforms to all Ashoka PhD programme guidelines. Additional guidelines specific to the Philosophy PhD programme […]
www.ashoka.edu.in
February 9, 2026 at 6:22 AM
We're starting a PhD programme in Philosophy at Ashoka! Anyone can apply by April 15 for admission this year, and we will ensure that admitted applicants receive enough funding to support them for the 5 year programme. More info here:
www.ashoka.edu.in/programme/ph...
www.ashoka.edu.in/programme/ph...
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Folks, look, it’s easy to make fun of Kid Rock but it’s important to remember that it’s also hilarious.
February 9, 2026 at 6:38 AM
Folks, look, it’s easy to make fun of Kid Rock but it’s important to remember that it’s also hilarious.
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“I’m mad I can’t understand Bad Bunny’s lyrics because they’re not in English”
my brother millions of metalheads around the world have been happily listening to incomprehensible Finnish shrieks and Japanese death grunts since we were teens, you’re just boring and racist
my brother millions of metalheads around the world have been happily listening to incomprehensible Finnish shrieks and Japanese death grunts since we were teens, you’re just boring and racist
February 9, 2026 at 5:46 AM
“I’m mad I can’t understand Bad Bunny’s lyrics because they’re not in English”
my brother millions of metalheads around the world have been happily listening to incomprehensible Finnish shrieks and Japanese death grunts since we were teens, you’re just boring and racist
my brother millions of metalheads around the world have been happily listening to incomprehensible Finnish shrieks and Japanese death grunts since we were teens, you’re just boring and racist
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Bad Bunny held the football longer than Drake Maye
February 9, 2026 at 5:56 AM
Bad Bunny held the football longer than Drake Maye
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How dare a guy sing in Spanish in a place named Santa Clara.
February 9, 2026 at 2:34 AM
How dare a guy sing in Spanish in a place named Santa Clara.
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Ok so we got Kendrick Lamar followed by Bad Bunny.
That mean next year's halftime show will be like BTS and BlackPink doing a historical walk through US Military interference in East Asia with a midshow dance break that pays homage to the Black hiphop and r&b greats that influenced them, right?
That mean next year's halftime show will be like BTS and BlackPink doing a historical walk through US Military interference in East Asia with a midshow dance break that pays homage to the Black hiphop and r&b greats that influenced them, right?
February 9, 2026 at 4:18 AM
Ok so we got Kendrick Lamar followed by Bad Bunny.
That mean next year's halftime show will be like BTS and BlackPink doing a historical walk through US Military interference in East Asia with a midshow dance break that pays homage to the Black hiphop and r&b greats that influenced them, right?
That mean next year's halftime show will be like BTS and BlackPink doing a historical walk through US Military interference in East Asia with a midshow dance break that pays homage to the Black hiphop and r&b greats that influenced them, right?
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„Taken together, Bach’s communications with Epstein reveal an entire architecture of thought increasingly common among Edge participants: biological hierarchy; racial destiny; gender determinism; genetic optimisation; population culling; fascism as efficiency.“
'Joscha Bach, whose work on cognitive architectures and machine consciousness has shaped advanced AI research and influenced figures such as Elon Musk, 1/
February 2, 2026 at 6:55 AM
„Taken together, Bach’s communications with Epstein reveal an entire architecture of thought increasingly common among Edge participants: biological hierarchy; racial destiny; gender determinism; genetic optimisation; population culling; fascism as efficiency.“
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you know what's cheaper and safer than a ring camera? a fake camera. I've had one since my last porch theft three years ago and it even fooled the eye of a cop trying to get me to snitch on my neighbors. you can't subpoena a recording that doesnt exist.
February 9, 2026 at 2:46 AM
you know what's cheaper and safer than a ring camera? a fake camera. I've had one since my last porch theft three years ago and it even fooled the eye of a cop trying to get me to snitch on my neighbors. you can't subpoena a recording that doesnt exist.
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ethics professor here, can confirm
"should the government kidnap 5 year olds and deport them? We asked seventeen ethics professors and they all just screamed"
February 8, 2026 at 5:59 PM
ethics professor here, can confirm
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Kind of gives away the whole game that all the crypto ads this year have been replaced with gambling and AI ads.
February 9, 2026 at 1:17 AM
Kind of gives away the whole game that all the crypto ads this year have been replaced with gambling and AI ads.
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If you hated that Ring ad, have I got a book for you.
February 9, 2026 at 4:34 AM
If you hated that Ring ad, have I got a book for you.
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Soft launch NOTHING.
Ring has been committed to making mass user driven surveillance palatable since it rolled out those cute ads of people greeting loved ones or returning packages or whatever.
They’ve been affectively priming us to accept surveillance as s fact of life for decades.
Ring has been committed to making mass user driven surveillance palatable since it rolled out those cute ads of people greeting loved ones or returning packages or whatever.
They’ve been affectively priming us to accept surveillance as s fact of life for decades.
the soft launch of mass surveillance.
don’t fall for it.
don’t fall for it.
Here's that Ring #SuperBowl commercial:
February 9, 2026 at 4:09 AM
Soft launch NOTHING.
Ring has been committed to making mass user driven surveillance palatable since it rolled out those cute ads of people greeting loved ones or returning packages or whatever.
They’ve been affectively priming us to accept surveillance as s fact of life for decades.
Ring has been committed to making mass user driven surveillance palatable since it rolled out those cute ads of people greeting loved ones or returning packages or whatever.
They’ve been affectively priming us to accept surveillance as s fact of life for decades.
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Great thread for those (like me) who missed 90+% of the symbolism in the halftime show
Disturbingly detailed analysis of my first rewatch incoming
February 9, 2026 at 4:23 AM
Great thread for those (like me) who missed 90+% of the symbolism in the halftime show
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i just saw someone say "Kid Rock makes music for the people who have tattoos of their kids but not custody" and hol up i need a minute
February 9, 2026 at 4:22 AM
i just saw someone say "Kid Rock makes music for the people who have tattoos of their kids but not custody" and hol up i need a minute
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People are calling Kid Rock’s halftime show Klanchella 💀
February 9, 2026 at 4:23 AM
People are calling Kid Rock’s halftime show Klanchella 💀
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This kind of smart, walkable, mixed-use urbanism is illegal to build in most American cities.
February 9, 2026 at 3:50 AM
This kind of smart, walkable, mixed-use urbanism is illegal to build in most American cities.
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Next time somebody tries to get me to justify the existence of the humanities, I’ll just point out how for the past two Super Bowls we’ve all jumped online and engaged in collective semiotics and hermeneutics of the half-time show as text.
February 9, 2026 at 3:36 AM
Next time somebody tries to get me to justify the existence of the humanities, I’ll just point out how for the past two Super Bowls we’ve all jumped online and engaged in collective semiotics and hermeneutics of the half-time show as text.
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The headline's great, but the article is beyond impressive for how much ground they cover with such fidelity in just a few words.
February 9, 2026 at 4:05 AM
The headline's great, but the article is beyond impressive for how much ground they cover with such fidelity in just a few words.
Gotta admit, the drone shots during the downhill are dope as hell.
February 9, 2026 at 3:52 AM
Gotta admit, the drone shots during the downhill are dope as hell.
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With Kendrick & Bad Bunny using their Halftime Show performances to both entertain & educate, the bar has been raised forever.
The worst people we know perceiving calls for love & unity as a direct attack against them, makes it clear where the lines are drawn.
Ultimately we are going to win.
The worst people we know perceiving calls for love & unity as a direct attack against them, makes it clear where the lines are drawn.
Ultimately we are going to win.
February 9, 2026 at 2:53 AM
With Kendrick & Bad Bunny using their Halftime Show performances to both entertain & educate, the bar has been raised forever.
The worst people we know perceiving calls for love & unity as a direct attack against them, makes it clear where the lines are drawn.
Ultimately we are going to win.
The worst people we know perceiving calls for love & unity as a direct attack against them, makes it clear where the lines are drawn.
Ultimately we are going to win.
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I still think it's meaningful that we saw Liam in him. Every Liam deserves to have a chance to pursue his dreams.
A Reddit user identifies the boy who took a Grammy from Bad Bunny in the halftime show as five-year-old model Lincoln Fox and says that he was meant to represent Bad Bunny as a child www.instagram.com/the_lincfox/... www.reddit.com/user/BabySea...
February 9, 2026 at 3:13 AM
I still think it's meaningful that we saw Liam in him. Every Liam deserves to have a chance to pursue his dreams.
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I'm hardly the first person to note this, but it's enormously instructive that our President and his followers saw the message "THE ONLY THING MORE POWERFUL THAN HATE IS LOVE" and understood it, correctly, as an attack on them
February 9, 2026 at 2:11 AM
I'm hardly the first person to note this, but it's enormously instructive that our President and his followers saw the message "THE ONLY THING MORE POWERFUL THAN HATE IS LOVE" and understood it, correctly, as an attack on them
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404 LET ME EDIT A SUPER BOWL AD
February 9, 2026 at 3:20 AM
404 LET ME EDIT A SUPER BOWL AD