Jared Smith
@jaredsmith.bsky.social
Personal account. Silly guy.
philosopher, clinical ethicist. Interested in OCD, bipolar disorder, bioethics, agency, psychiatry, clinical ethics, and AI/ML in medicine.
Views are my own and do not represent those of my employer etc.
philosopher, clinical ethicist. Interested in OCD, bipolar disorder, bioethics, agency, psychiatry, clinical ethics, and AI/ML in medicine.
Views are my own and do not represent those of my employer etc.
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Join Unpacking Bedside Bioethics for “Dignity for All: Ethical Care of Patients in the Custody of Law Enforcement,” with Mark G. Kuczewski, PhD.
@bioethxmark.bsky.social
🗓️ Tue, Feb. 10, 2026
⏱️ 12–1 p.m. CST
Register here: z.umn.edu/b1b3
@bioethxmark.bsky.social
🗓️ Tue, Feb. 10, 2026
⏱️ 12–1 p.m. CST
Register here: z.umn.edu/b1b3
February 3, 2026 at 11:14 PM
Join Unpacking Bedside Bioethics for “Dignity for All: Ethical Care of Patients in the Custody of Law Enforcement,” with Mark G. Kuczewski, PhD.
@bioethxmark.bsky.social
🗓️ Tue, Feb. 10, 2026
⏱️ 12–1 p.m. CST
Register here: z.umn.edu/b1b3
@bioethxmark.bsky.social
🗓️ Tue, Feb. 10, 2026
⏱️ 12–1 p.m. CST
Register here: z.umn.edu/b1b3
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Snowstorms are more than just an inconvenience for wheelchair users. Inadequate snow clean-ups means a loss of autonomy for many. New for me at @motherjones.com www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Snowstorms are hell for wheelchair users—but they don't have to be
"You can't physically move. You can't do anything."
www.motherjones.com
February 3, 2026 at 7:50 PM
Snowstorms are more than just an inconvenience for wheelchair users. Inadequate snow clean-ups means a loss of autonomy for many. New for me at @motherjones.com www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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We're pleased to welcome Dr Federico Bina, who has started as a postdoctoral research fellow for the Philosophical Moral Psychology Lab at the UOI.
We're looking forward to working with you, Federico!
#Ethics #PracticalEthics #PhilosophyMatters
We're looking forward to working with you, Federico!
#Ethics #PracticalEthics #PhilosophyMatters
February 3, 2026 at 3:31 PM
We're pleased to welcome Dr Federico Bina, who has started as a postdoctoral research fellow for the Philosophical Moral Psychology Lab at the UOI.
We're looking forward to working with you, Federico!
#Ethics #PracticalEthics #PhilosophyMatters
We're looking forward to working with you, Federico!
#Ethics #PracticalEthics #PhilosophyMatters
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time to repost this
February 2, 2026 at 9:07 PM
time to repost this
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Take me down to the Parallax city where the far moves slow and the near moves quickly
February 1, 2026 at 3:40 PM
Take me down to the Parallax city where the far moves slow and the near moves quickly
flamin’ hot sun chips
January 29, 2026 at 1:46 AM
flamin’ hot sun chips
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The Office for Faculty Affairs & Development at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine & Public Health is hiring!
We are looking for a program manager to help our faculty development efforts related to faculty performance & outcomes.
Feel free to share!
jobs.wisc.edu/jobs/faculty...
We are looking for a program manager to help our faculty development efforts related to faculty performance & outcomes.
Feel free to share!
jobs.wisc.edu/jobs/faculty...
Faculty Performance Manager - Madison, Wisconsin, United States
Current Employees: If you are currently employed at any of the Universities of Wisconsin, log in to Workday to apply through the internal application process.Job Category:Academic StaffEmployment Type...
jobs.wisc.edu
January 28, 2026 at 8:34 PM
The Office for Faculty Affairs & Development at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine & Public Health is hiring!
We are looking for a program manager to help our faculty development efforts related to faculty performance & outcomes.
Feel free to share!
jobs.wisc.edu/jobs/faculty...
We are looking for a program manager to help our faculty development efforts related to faculty performance & outcomes.
Feel free to share!
jobs.wisc.edu/jobs/faculty...
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CIDRAP launches new effort to boost evidence-based vaccine information
The collaboration with The Evidence Collective and Unbiased Science aims to support and expand access to clear, evidence-based vaccine information.
www.cidrap.umn.edu/a...
The collaboration with The Evidence Collective and Unbiased Science aims to support and expand access to clear, evidence-based vaccine information.
www.cidrap.umn.edu/a...
January 27, 2026 at 9:22 PM
CIDRAP launches new effort to boost evidence-based vaccine information
The collaboration with The Evidence Collective and Unbiased Science aims to support and expand access to clear, evidence-based vaccine information.
www.cidrap.umn.edu/a...
The collaboration with The Evidence Collective and Unbiased Science aims to support and expand access to clear, evidence-based vaccine information.
www.cidrap.umn.edu/a...
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Sometimes the bravest thing you can do is stay soft in a world that keeps asking you to harden up.
Pay attention to what steadies you — a quiet moment, a voice, a song — and keep those things close. They ain’t escapes; they’re anchors.
Pay attention to what steadies you — a quiet moment, a voice, a song — and keep those things close. They ain’t escapes; they’re anchors.
January 26, 2026 at 9:41 PM
Sometimes the bravest thing you can do is stay soft in a world that keeps asking you to harden up.
Pay attention to what steadies you — a quiet moment, a voice, a song — and keep those things close. They ain’t escapes; they’re anchors.
Pay attention to what steadies you — a quiet moment, a voice, a song — and keep those things close. They ain’t escapes; they’re anchors.
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It’s not enough to say Abolish ICE. It’s not enough to vote no on ICE funding. It’s not enough to confront Kristi Noem or Greg Bovino with Stern Words.
If you are a leader, what are you doing to protect your community? How are you using your power, privilege, and position to confront this threat?
If you are a leader, what are you doing to protect your community? How are you using your power, privilege, and position to confront this threat?
January 24, 2026 at 4:40 PM
It’s not enough to say Abolish ICE. It’s not enough to vote no on ICE funding. It’s not enough to confront Kristi Noem or Greg Bovino with Stern Words.
If you are a leader, what are you doing to protect your community? How are you using your power, privilege, and position to confront this threat?
If you are a leader, what are you doing to protect your community? How are you using your power, privilege, and position to confront this threat?
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Anyone working in feminist and other critical approaches to bioethics with expertise in global health/policy willing to write a blog post for the International Journal of Feminist Approached to Bioethics blog on this? Would love to have your piece on the blog if so.
The US has officially left the World Health Organization.
The damage that has been done in the past year to our health institutions will take years to rebuild, if we get the opportunity to do so.
www.reuters.com/business/hea...
The damage that has been done in the past year to our health institutions will take years to rebuild, if we get the opportunity to do so.
www.reuters.com/business/hea...
US withdraws from the World Health Organization
The United States officially left the World Health Organization on Thursday after a year of warnings that doing so would hurt public health in the U.S. and globally, saying its decision reflected fail...
www.reuters.com
January 23, 2026 at 12:22 AM
Anyone working in feminist and other critical approaches to bioethics with expertise in global health/policy willing to write a blog post for the International Journal of Feminist Approached to Bioethics blog on this? Would love to have your piece on the blog if so.
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Breaking WaPo:
The recent death of a detainee at an immigrant detention camp in Texas has been officially deemed a homicide, according to an autopsy report released Wednesday by the El Paso County Office of the Medical Examiner.
The recent death of a detainee at an immigrant detention camp in Texas has been officially deemed a homicide, according to an autopsy report released Wednesday by the El Paso County Office of the Medical Examiner.
Autopsy report classifies ICE detainee’s death as a homicide
The report deeming an ICE detainee’s death in Texas a homicide comes the same day that a federal judge temporarily barred the deportation of two witnesses.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 22, 2026 at 12:55 AM
Breaking WaPo:
The recent death of a detainee at an immigrant detention camp in Texas has been officially deemed a homicide, according to an autopsy report released Wednesday by the El Paso County Office of the Medical Examiner.
The recent death of a detainee at an immigrant detention camp in Texas has been officially deemed a homicide, according to an autopsy report released Wednesday by the El Paso County Office of the Medical Examiner.
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#philsky UB’s PPE group is hiring again! There are four open postdoc positions, all renewable for up to three years. First, we’re looking to hire two teaching fellows. This is only a 2-1 required teaching load and $70k salary. www.ubjobs.buffalo.edu/postings/607...
Postdoctoral Associate (Teaching Fellow), Philosophy
A Postdoctoral Associate (Teaching Fellow) position is available in the Department of Philosophy at the University at Buffalo. This position will be supported by the Department of Education Grant P116...
www.ubjobs.buffalo.edu
January 21, 2026 at 11:09 PM
#philsky UB’s PPE group is hiring again! There are four open postdoc positions, all renewable for up to three years. First, we’re looking to hire two teaching fellows. This is only a 2-1 required teaching load and $70k salary. www.ubjobs.buffalo.edu/postings/607...
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Who are the Venezuelan immigrants Trump sent to CECOT?
Last July, we published a first-of-its-kind, case-by-case accounting of 238 Venezuelan men who were held in El Salvador.
These are their stories.
Last July, we published a first-of-its-kind, case-by-case accounting of 238 Venezuelan men who were held in El Salvador.
These are their stories.
The Men Trump Deported to a Salvadoran Prison
On March 15, President Donald Trump’s administration sent more than 230 Venezuelan immigrants to a maximum-security prison in El Salvador. Last week, the men were released as suddenly as they’d been t...
projects.propublica.org
January 20, 2026 at 4:00 AM
Who are the Venezuelan immigrants Trump sent to CECOT?
Last July, we published a first-of-its-kind, case-by-case accounting of 238 Venezuelan men who were held in El Salvador.
These are their stories.
Last July, we published a first-of-its-kind, case-by-case accounting of 238 Venezuelan men who were held in El Salvador.
These are their stories.
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BREAKING: The controversial hepatitis B vaccine trial in Guinea-Bissau has been *cancelled,* I can now report. A senior official with Africa CDC confirmed the cancellation and said GB officials are working to make sure any research is conducted ethically:
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Controversial US study on hepatitis B vaccines in Africa is cancelled
$1.6m project drew outrage over ethical questions about withholding vaccines proven to prevent disease
www.theguardian.com
January 15, 2026 at 3:28 PM
BREAKING: The controversial hepatitis B vaccine trial in Guinea-Bissau has been *cancelled,* I can now report. A senior official with Africa CDC confirmed the cancellation and said GB officials are working to make sure any research is conducted ethically:
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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Remember all of the SAMHSA grants on mental health and substance abuse that RFK Jr. canceled yesterday?
Funding is restored.
Funding is restored.
24 hours of chaos as mental health grants are slashed then restored
For 24 hours, it was unclear which mental health and addiction programs would survive and who would still have jobs when the dust settled.
www.npr.org
January 15, 2026 at 5:58 PM
Remember all of the SAMHSA grants on mental health and substance abuse that RFK Jr. canceled yesterday?
Funding is restored.
Funding is restored.
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are you displeased with today’s AI safety evaluation landscape and curious about what greater conceptual clarity, methodological soundness, and rigour in AI evaluation could look like? if so, consider coming to Dublin to pursue a PhD with me
apply here: aial.ie/hiring/phd-a...
pls repost
apply here: aial.ie/hiring/phd-a...
pls repost
January 15, 2026 at 11:55 AM
are you displeased with today’s AI safety evaluation landscape and curious about what greater conceptual clarity, methodological soundness, and rigour in AI evaluation could look like? if so, consider coming to Dublin to pursue a PhD with me
apply here: aial.ie/hiring/phd-a...
pls repost
apply here: aial.ie/hiring/phd-a...
pls repost
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Last night with no warning, RFK Jr. cancelled up to $2 billion in funding for mental health and substance abuse research and programs administered through SAMHSA.
He and his minions did so because “they no longer believe the defunded programs align with the Trump administration's priorities”.
He and his minions did so because “they no longer believe the defunded programs align with the Trump administration's priorities”.
Trump administration sends letter wiping out addiction, mental health grants
The Trump administration sent hundreds of letters Tuesday terminating federal grants supporting mental health and drug addiction services.
www.npr.org
January 14, 2026 at 3:37 PM
Last night with no warning, RFK Jr. cancelled up to $2 billion in funding for mental health and substance abuse research and programs administered through SAMHSA.
He and his minions did so because “they no longer believe the defunded programs align with the Trump administration's priorities”.
He and his minions did so because “they no longer believe the defunded programs align with the Trump administration's priorities”.
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Hi everyone. It’s Wednesday, #MadSkyChat day. We chat tonight at 8pm GMT for an hour.
All mad and/or Neurodivergent people welcome.
Just use the hashtag in every response to join in.
All mad and/or Neurodivergent people welcome.
Just use the hashtag in every response to join in.
January 14, 2026 at 1:19 PM
Hi everyone. It’s Wednesday, #MadSkyChat day. We chat tonight at 8pm GMT for an hour.
All mad and/or Neurodivergent people welcome.
Just use the hashtag in every response to join in.
All mad and/or Neurodivergent people welcome.
Just use the hashtag in every response to join in.
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DOJ does not believe there is currently any basis to open a criminal civil rights investigation into the murder of Renee Nicole Good by ICE officer Jonathan Ross in Minneapolis. A top department official made this announcement on Tuesday,
Justice Department sees no basis for civil rights probe in Minnesota ICE shooting, official says
A top Justice Department official says there is not currently any basis to open a criminal civil rights investigation into the killing of a woman by a U.S.
apnews.com
January 14, 2026 at 1:59 AM
DOJ does not believe there is currently any basis to open a criminal civil rights investigation into the murder of Renee Nicole Good by ICE officer Jonathan Ross in Minneapolis. A top department official made this announcement on Tuesday,
for sale: a cloaking robe of Elvenkind and sixteen books on magic spells so elegantly bound
January 13, 2026 at 3:30 PM
for sale: a cloaking robe of Elvenkind and sixteen books on magic spells so elegantly bound
Slightly diminish a band
Seven Months to Mars
Seven Months to Mars
Slightly diminish a band
Manganese Maiden
Manganese Maiden
Slightly diminish a band
Tankini Kill
Tankini Kill
January 10, 2026 at 9:25 PM
Slightly diminish a band
Seven Months to Mars
Seven Months to Mars
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The creators of these apps make choices. Grok was created with the production of deep-fake abuse imagery as an option and that was a choice. The fact that the app is still producing these images, for free, with no restrictions, for anyone who wants them, is also an ongoing choice by its creators.
I've been testing Grok vs. ChatGPT and how they compare when generating deepfakes.
- ask the chatbot to search the web for photos of me and then regenerate me in a bikini: Grok complies; ChatGPT refuses
- upload a photo of myself (not id'ing as a public figure): Grok complies; ChatGPT refuses
- ask the chatbot to search the web for photos of me and then regenerate me in a bikini: Grok complies; ChatGPT refuses
- upload a photo of myself (not id'ing as a public figure): Grok complies; ChatGPT refuses
January 9, 2026 at 9:56 PM
The creators of these apps make choices. Grok was created with the production of deep-fake abuse imagery as an option and that was a choice. The fact that the app is still producing these images, for free, with no restrictions, for anyone who wants them, is also an ongoing choice by its creators.
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Check out the new website for the Vaccine Integrity Project, which provides evidence-based data on immunizations.
vaxintegrity.cidrap.umn.edu
vaxintegrity.cidrap.umn.edu
Home | Vaccine Integrity Project
CIDRAP provides advice, information and analysis on the prevention, control and treatment of targeted infectious diseases and in public health preparedness.
vaxintegrity.cidrap.umn.edu
January 8, 2026 at 7:41 PM
Check out the new website for the Vaccine Integrity Project, which provides evidence-based data on immunizations.
vaxintegrity.cidrap.umn.edu
vaxintegrity.cidrap.umn.edu