Joanne Connor
@jconnor.bsky.social
Naturalist, anthro nerd, animal lover. Clean living, pro-life, vegan, teetotal. Opinions may be sincere, satirical, or thought experiments. Retweets may or may not be agreeement. No harassment is intended.
Is anything wrong with the Foucaltian approach? The history of human ideas? Things like psychiatry and sexology, despite the best efforts of sincere researchers in these fields, have scarcely been scientific. Foucalt's focus derives from the physician, Georges Canguilhem, who pondered disease.
December 19, 2023 at 11:37 AM
Is anything wrong with the Foucaltian approach? The history of human ideas? Things like psychiatry and sexology, despite the best efforts of sincere researchers in these fields, have scarcely been scientific. Foucalt's focus derives from the physician, Georges Canguilhem, who pondered disease.
It might be true. Not all fictional works, nor fictional genres, are equally descriotive or verbose
I have an entirely unsupported hypothesis that one reason so people dig huge amounts of description in epic fantasy is that they're part of the population that does not have a lot of mind visualization, so for them all that description is doing an immense amount of heavy lifting for their immersion.
BlueSky people. What’s your level of mind visualization according to this scale? I’m only a 3 or 4 😕
December 19, 2023 at 11:25 AM
It might be true. Not all fictional works, nor fictional genres, are equally descriotive or verbose
Id the ancestor the same as the descendant?
When is the chicken, no longer the egg? (Or however you want to phrase it.)
When is the chicken, no longer the egg? (Or however you want to phrase it.)
"What makes rock doves special...is their hidden archive of genetic diversity & a historic record written in their DNA that may help scientists ...The wild doves also provide a reserve of genetic diversity that can help the birds ...adapt to changing conditions"🧪#philsci
December 19, 2023 at 10:55 AM
Id the ancestor the same as the descendant?
When is the chicken, no longer the egg? (Or however you want to phrase it.)
When is the chicken, no longer the egg? (Or however you want to phrase it.)
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Interesting informed proposal for a psychology of science. People who study causal learning, concept acquisition, updating of beliefs are already doing some of this. But this is more specific, including the idea of studying wellbeing in science, which i like a lot (especially if it covers illbeing!)
You must have of history, philosophy, maybe sociology of science.
What about psychology of science?
Are the inner factors of scientists not an important area to study? I disagree and propose an agenda for psychology of science here: rdcu.be/dtSWj at
@natureportfolio.bsky.social
What about psychology of science?
Are the inner factors of scientists not an important area to study? I disagree and propose an agenda for psychology of science here: rdcu.be/dtSWj at
@natureportfolio.bsky.social
December 19, 2023 at 8:39 AM
Interesting informed proposal for a psychology of science. People who study causal learning, concept acquisition, updating of beliefs are already doing some of this. But this is more specific, including the idea of studying wellbeing in science, which i like a lot (especially if it covers illbeing!)
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✅ 1. It defines "strains" above 99.99% ANI.
Molecular biologists have traditionally used "strain" interchangeably with "colony" or "clone", and usually imply identical bacterial "individuals", often with completely identical genomes and implied identical phenotypes... 2/n
Molecular biologists have traditionally used "strain" interchangeably with "colony" or "clone", and usually imply identical bacterial "individuals", often with completely identical genomes and implied identical phenotypes... 2/n
December 14, 2023 at 7:41 AM
✅ 1. It defines "strains" above 99.99% ANI.
Molecular biologists have traditionally used "strain" interchangeably with "colony" or "clone", and usually imply identical bacterial "individuals", often with completely identical genomes and implied identical phenotypes... 2/n
Molecular biologists have traditionally used "strain" interchangeably with "colony" or "clone", and usually imply identical bacterial "individuals", often with completely identical genomes and implied identical phenotypes... 2/n
Whatever one thinks of Musk, is he wrong to moderate what is, essentially, a website and app that he owns?
The EU must radically put an end to the shameless behaviour of US tech giants that sacrifice ethical values, human rights and users' privacy in their quest to make huge profits. This article says it all about Musk; the European Union will punish him for these smear tactics.
Elon Musk personally ordered the Twitter suspension of activist, report claims
Twitter CEO has overseen effort to punish his critics while cozying up to far-right accounts
www.independent.co.uk
December 19, 2023 at 10:50 AM
Whatever one thinks of Musk, is he wrong to moderate what is, essentially, a website and app that he owns?
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Imagine a world in which we get what we deserve: a good death (I wrote the script for this BBC animation) www.bbc.co.uk/ideas/videos...
Should we be able to choose our own death? - BBC Ideas
This is a video that features philosopher Nigel Warburton's thoughts and opinions on what a future world, where we choose how we die, might look like.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 19, 2023 at 8:31 AM
Imagine a world in which we get what we deserve: a good death (I wrote the script for this BBC animation) www.bbc.co.uk/ideas/videos...
Today I watched a crocodile, playing with his food
December 19, 2023 at 9:17 AM
Today I watched a crocodile, playing with his food
As a child I always insisted, on looking inside a book, and not judging the book by its cover
Sometimes the little things make the biggest difference. I visited a school with a book vending machine. The principal said kids earn tokens for good grades, helping each other, and so on. They can then use a token to get a free book.
She said the kids love choosing their own books!
She said the kids love choosing their own books!
December 19, 2023 at 8:57 AM
As a child I always insisted, on looking inside a book, and not judging the book by its cover
How Neotropical in nature does the Geisetal-Messel fauna look these days? A new description of a second Geisetal Eoconstrictor species, has this European Eocene genus, the sister to Neotropical boas
academic.oup.com/zoolinnean/a...
academic.oup.com/zoolinnean/a...
December 19, 2023 at 6:54 AM
How Neotropical in nature does the Geisetal-Messel fauna look these days? A new description of a second Geisetal Eoconstrictor species, has this European Eocene genus, the sister to Neotropical boas
academic.oup.com/zoolinnean/a...
academic.oup.com/zoolinnean/a...
Its all a confusing mess and it still is. Interesting he predicted a Tubulidentata + Macroscelididae clade. Amongst other little details
One of the greatest phylogenetic trees ever, Van Valen 1966 #ThereIsNoTimeAxis #MaelstromOfInsectivory #ReticulationNotResolution
December 19, 2023 at 4:16 AM
Its all a confusing mess and it still is. Interesting he predicted a Tubulidentata + Macroscelididae clade. Amongst other little details
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Fertility vs longevity. George Williams meets UK Biobank. Here's my story of an old evolutionary theory meeting new data. 🧪 Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2023/12/08/s...
December 8, 2023 at 8:44 PM
Fertility vs longevity. George Williams meets UK Biobank. Here's my story of an old evolutionary theory meeting new data. 🧪 Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2023/12/08/s...
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Kind of amazed to see ring-necked pheasants on the list of top prey species for domestic cats. www.nature.com/articles/s41...
December 12, 2023 at 4:56 PM
Kind of amazed to see ring-necked pheasants on the list of top prey species for domestic cats. www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Were Neanderthals morning people? The genes of today’s early risers certainly point that way. Here’s my story. 🧪 Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2023/12/14/s...
December 14, 2023 at 1:20 PM
Were Neanderthals morning people? The genes of today’s early risers certainly point that way. Here’s my story. 🧪 Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2023/12/14/s...
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Old familiar faces are not unique to us. Chimpanzees and bonobos show signs of recognizing ape acquaintances after more than 26 years. Here’s my story on the deep roots of long-term social memories. 🧪 Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2023/12/18/s...
December 18, 2023 at 8:04 PM
Old familiar faces are not unique to us. Chimpanzees and bonobos show signs of recognizing ape acquaintances after more than 26 years. Here’s my story on the deep roots of long-term social memories. 🧪 Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2023/12/18/s...
'Pray the gay away' is ridiculous and odious, but the same religious therapy is used by Alcoholics Anonymous. Their activities are parallel, but curing alcoholism is universally seen as good. So no one criticises them for confusing religion with therapy.
December 19, 2023 at 12:45 AM
'Pray the gay away' is ridiculous and odious, but the same religious therapy is used by Alcoholics Anonymous. Their activities are parallel, but curing alcoholism is universally seen as good. So no one criticises them for confusing religion with therapy.
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"Our desire for life itself, for a habitable planet, is being hijacked, manipulated, and commodified for profit and paid for in blood"
Utterly **blistering** piece on the UAE buying up Kenyan land to justify its fossil expansion
Utterly **blistering** piece on the UAE buying up Kenyan land to justify its fossil expansion
Blood Carbon: Kenyans are Being Erased so the UAE can Greenwash
Sasimwani, Kenya. You’ve heard of blood diamonds – extracted by violence, slavery, and displacement then processed through accounting magic and slick
www.counterpunch.org
December 18, 2023 at 10:27 PM
"Our desire for life itself, for a habitable planet, is being hijacked, manipulated, and commodified for profit and paid for in blood"
Utterly **blistering** piece on the UAE buying up Kenyan land to justify its fossil expansion
Utterly **blistering** piece on the UAE buying up Kenyan land to justify its fossil expansion
Only Catholics oppose conteaception, not mainline US evangelicals. This is the tired old 'womems bodies' narrative from the 1970s, plus alarmism to keep 20th century tripe relevant.
The religious right are stuck in the Salem witch trials. Feminism is stuck in the 1970s.
The religious right are stuck in the Salem witch trials. Feminism is stuck in the 1970s.
This plan would also swiftly be used to start banning contraception nationally. That's why antis spent decades pretending to believe the birth control pill is "abortion." The plan was always to use abortion bans to ban contraception. www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...
A Plan to Outlaw Abortion Everywhere
Activists hope a Trump Justice Department would criminalize the procedure, with or without a federal ban.
www.theatlantic.com
December 19, 2023 at 12:29 AM
Only Catholics oppose conteaception, not mainline US evangelicals. This is the tired old 'womems bodies' narrative from the 1970s, plus alarmism to keep 20th century tripe relevant.
The religious right are stuck in the Salem witch trials. Feminism is stuck in the 1970s.
The religious right are stuck in the Salem witch trials. Feminism is stuck in the 1970s.
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It has professional assassins, necromancy, rigorous historiography, Machiavelli & Michelangelo’s sex lives, politically active nuns, Viking fish paste, Lucrezia Borgia, disability studies, Shakespeare, Kristina of Sweden the transgender king, & fresh reasons Nazis suck. What more could one ask for?
Finished & sent off a polished book manuscript today. Nonfiction “Inventing the Renaissance: the Mythmaking of a Golden Age.” Fun & irreverent but deep intro 2 where the myths of good Renaissance & bad Middle Ages came from. Really want to call it my odd little book but it’s NOT little. Out Oct 2024
December 17, 2023 at 11:35 PM
It has professional assassins, necromancy, rigorous historiography, Machiavelli & Michelangelo’s sex lives, politically active nuns, Viking fish paste, Lucrezia Borgia, disability studies, Shakespeare, Kristina of Sweden the transgender king, & fresh reasons Nazis suck. What more could one ask for?
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I've just arrived at Blue Sky and I have no followers 😞 what will happen if I post my awesome new blog post? Will anyone even see it? Maybe someone will take pity and repost me.
Most philosophers are wrong
Not every philosopher is wrong about everything but most are wrong about most things.
open.substack.com
December 18, 2023 at 8:44 PM
I've just arrived at Blue Sky and I have no followers 😞 what will happen if I post my awesome new blog post? Will anyone even see it? Maybe someone will take pity and repost me.
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Today seems like a good day to clear out some of the PDFs on my desktop.
Gonna start with "Some Philosophical Questions About Telepathy and Clairvoyance," by Professor H. H. Price: www.jstor.org/stable/3746086
Gonna start with "Some Philosophical Questions About Telepathy and Clairvoyance," by Professor H. H. Price: www.jstor.org/stable/3746086
Some Philosophical Questions about Telepathy and Clairvoyance on JSTOR
H. H. Price, Some Philosophical Questions about Telepathy and Clairvoyance, Philosophy, Vol. 15, No. 60 (Oct., 1940), pp. 363-385
www.jstor.org
December 18, 2023 at 8:55 PM
Today seems like a good day to clear out some of the PDFs on my desktop.
Gonna start with "Some Philosophical Questions About Telepathy and Clairvoyance," by Professor H. H. Price: www.jstor.org/stable/3746086
Gonna start with "Some Philosophical Questions About Telepathy and Clairvoyance," by Professor H. H. Price: www.jstor.org/stable/3746086
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This excellent paper by @harveylederman.bsky.social made me think that there are three philosophy topics which should be discussed together more than they are:
- Multiple dimensions of value
- Imprecise probabilities
- Equilibrium selection rules
A short thread to follow...
- Multiple dimensions of value
- Imprecise probabilities
- Equilibrium selection rules
A short thread to follow...
The winner of the 2023 Sanders Epistemology Prize is...
Lederman Wins Sanders Epistemology Prize
Harvey Lederman (UT Austin) is the winner of the 2023 Epistemology Prize from the Marc Sanders Foundation. Professor Lederman won the prize for his paper, “Of Marbles and Matchsticks“. Here’s th...
dailynous.com
December 18, 2023 at 9:00 PM
This excellent paper by @harveylederman.bsky.social made me think that there are three philosophy topics which should be discussed together more than they are:
- Multiple dimensions of value
- Imprecise probabilities
- Equilibrium selection rules
A short thread to follow...
- Multiple dimensions of value
- Imprecise probabilities
- Equilibrium selection rules
A short thread to follow...