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Alex Madva
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Professor of Philosophy @ Cal Poly Pomona | Director of CA Center for Ethics & Policy | Co-Director of the Digital Humanities Consortium | Co-Author of Somebody Should Do Something
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Alex Madva @madva.bsky.social · Aug 11
So grateful to Frank Augugliaro for designing the cover of our new book!

Available everywhere on Sep 16 but never too early to preorder: somebody-book.com

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#SocialChange
Book cover for Somebody Should Do Something: How Anyone Can Help Create Social Change, by Michael Brownstein, Alex Madva, and Daniel Kelly
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The full interview with the amazing V. Spehar

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Somebody Should Do Something
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February 5, 2026 at 2:34 PM
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Try stuff! Philosophers like me sometimes overthink questions about the best and right way to make change. I'm trying to learn how to adopt an experimental mindset instead.

A real honor to talk about this and other themes from the book with @madva.bsky.social on @underthedesknews.bsky.social.
February 5, 2026 at 2:34 PM
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Had a blast on @underthedesknews.bsky.social with V Spehar and @michaelbrownstein.bsky.social yesterday!

Catch the full video here, plus some links to YouTube shorts in the thread below: www.youtube.com/watch?v=BYGz...

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February 5, 2026 at 12:49 AM
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Tune in to Under the Desk News Substack Live today at 4p EST/1p PST to catch me and @michaelbrownstein.bsky.social speak with V Spehar about our book and how to navigate social-justice burnout!

@underthedesknews.bsky.social

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The home for news that should matter to you, by V Spehar, an accomplished TikTokker who's been called "GenZ’s Walter Cronkite." Here you'll find a place for nuanced conversations and exclusive reporti...
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February 3, 2026 at 7:55 PM
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🎧 Tap in, listen up, and rethink how humans shape machines.

Click the links below or scan the QR code at the end of the video:

Youtube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=4cHW...

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#BOBintheBlackBox #Episode10 #AIandSociety #LLMs #HumanInTheLoop #StudentVoices #TechTalk #DigitalEthics #FutureOfAI
Insert AI-Generated Title, Episode 9 - Deep Fakes
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February 3, 2026 at 6:54 PM
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🎙️ Episode 10 of "Insert AI Generated Title" is live!

BOB in the Black Box dives deep with Karina Shah, CPP student, unpacking how AI & LLMs learn from human behavior.

This convo breaks down what’s really inside the “black box” — and why we matter more than we think in training AI.
February 3, 2026 at 6:54 PM
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YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=4cHW...

Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/c...

Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/1iIYq4d...

Podcast Addict: podcastaddict.com/podcast/ccep...

Podbean: ccepsecuringjustice.podbean.com
Insert AI-Generated Title, Episode 9 - Deep Fakes
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January 28, 2026 at 4:44 PM
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"Deep Fakes", Episode 9 of the CCEP podcast "Insert AI-Generated Title" is out now!

Listen for a discussion of the potential harms AI deepfakes (fake images/videos of people) can cause and potential ways to prevent these harms.

Scan the QR Code at the end of the video or click the links below!!
January 28, 2026 at 4:44 PM
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@timharford.ft.com I actually think "It's on You" could become a cautionary tale! (One of my fave podcasts, btw; I listen with my kids.) The either/or systems-or-individuals framing misses crucial ways individuals and systems interact, as we argue in the book @madva.bsky.social linked to above.
January 27, 2026 at 10:29 PM
madva.bsky.social
If you like "It's On You," check out "Somebody Should Do Something." We discuss many of the same case studies but reach different (we hope more actionable) conclusions. You can also check out our comment on C&L's BBS paper or our earlier work. More links in the next post www.somebody-book.com
January 27, 2026 at 10:23 PM
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The Golden Age of Protest is *still* now!
January 27, 2026 at 12:26 AM
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Join #UCDPhilosophy panellist Dr. Anh-Quân Nguyen and authors #AlexMadva #CalPolyPomona and #DanielKelly #Purdue for a lively book chat and panel at 'Somebody Should Do Something!' at #MoLIMuseum on March 24th. Please register using the QR code.
#CEPL #SomebodyShouldDoSomething #MichaelBrownstein
Somebody Should Do Something book presentation and panel at MoLI on March 24th 2026.
January 23, 2026 at 10:37 AM
madva.bsky.social
Check out this presentation on AI literacy from my CPP colleague Carsten Lange (Econ)!

Understanding Generative AI: A Beginner's Guide

youtu.be/O55DtUkr1T8
January 21, 2026 at 7:16 PM
madva.bsky.social
Damn. But also: I (resident of LA County and academic who studies race, segregation, education, etc) had *no idea* this policy even existed. Am I the only one?

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January 20, 2026 at 10:12 PM
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Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/1iIYq4d...

Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/c...

Podcast Addict: podcastaddict.com/podcast/ccep...

Podbean: ccepsecuringjustice.podbean.com
Spotify – Web Player
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January 20, 2026 at 2:27 AM
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Episode 8 of the CCEP podcast, "How AI Can Harm Young People", is out now!!!

CCEP Student Fellow and Philosophy major Lana Kasfy discusses recent tragedies resulting from young people interacting with AI without proper guidance.

(Scan the code at the end of the video or click on the links below).
January 20, 2026 at 2:27 AM
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The duality of man

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Jenny Odell’s “How to Do Nothing” next to “Somebody Should Do Something” by Michael Brownstein, Alex Madva, and Daniel Kelly
January 19, 2026 at 2:44 PM
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Full episode here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=vGoW...
Soul of Business Office Hours #830
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January 14, 2026 at 7:30 PM
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Super fun talk with Blaine Bartlett about social change on
Soul of Business Office Hours a few weeks ago about
January 14, 2026 at 7:30 PM
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Was a genuine pleasure to be on The Michael Brian Show!

"Creating True Social Change"

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January 13, 2026 at 11:10 PM
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A serious honor to join the @casbsstanford.bsky.social podcast with @dryan149.bsky.social. Thanks a million to Damon Centola for asking great questions and to Mike Gaetani for setting it up. @madva.bsky.social @mitpress.bsky.social
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🎙️ NEW CASBS PODCAST EPISODE

Your Field Guide for Creating Social Change

Timely! @michaelbrownstein.bsky.social (CASBS fellow 2019-20) & @dryan149.bsky.social (2018-19) discuss their book "Somebody Should Do Something: How Anyone Can Create Social Change" w/Damon Centola (2014-15)

🎧 bit.ly/459VSVL
January 13, 2026 at 7:05 PM
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New from the California Center for Ethics & Policy!

Ep. 4 on AI and artistic creation by Student Fellow & CPP PHL major Nancy Garay...

"I want AI to do my laundry and dishes so that I can do art and writing, not AI to do my art and writing so I can do laundry and dishes" ~ Joanna Maciejewska
January 12, 2026 at 11:39 PM
madva.bsky.social
New Year's resolution is to work out more?

Cat is resolved to stop you

#cats
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January 9, 2026 at 8:49 PM
madva.bsky.social
Some of the writers, podcasters, etc. I follow claim to be using AI a lot now.

Can I confess that I have nowhere detected any observable improvement in the *quality* of anybody's output? (but sometimes worry it's worse)

Maybe AI just saves time etc?

Without starting a whole referendum on AI...
January 7, 2026 at 11:35 PM
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Great review of @thebusyowl.bsky.social's book!

Reclaiming the Self in Psychiatry is an extremely well written and empowering book that can appeal to an interdisciplinary audience ... it brings lived experience back into the heart of psychiatry

www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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January 6, 2026 at 5:21 PM