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"When public health succeeds, we don't notice—water, air, and food don’t make us sick, and our kids don’t get hit by cars, start smoking or get preventable infections. But when public health fails, we suffer."
Partisanship Is Poisoning Public Health
States and universities must step up to preserve data, and Congress must act to preserve our nation’s health
www.scientificamerican.com
November 26, 2025 at 12:48 AM
"When public health succeeds, we don't notice—water, air, and food don’t make us sick, and our kids don’t get hit by cars, start smoking or get preventable infections. But when public health fails, we suffer."
Libertarian fantasies thrive on ecological collapse, profiting from the very destruction they helped to accelerate, argues Jonas Staal, author of "Climate Propagandas."
The Extinction Loop
Libertarian fantasies thrive on ecological collapse, profiting from the very destruction they helped to accelerate.
thereader.mitpress.mit.edu
November 25, 2025 at 10:21 PM
Libertarian fantasies thrive on ecological collapse, profiting from the very destruction they helped to accelerate, argues Jonas Staal, author of "Climate Propagandas."
"The fight between cartoonish commies and vaudeville villains makes for good satire."
@thetls.bsky.social reviews "Yankees in Petrograd" by Marietta S. Shaginyan, now part of the Radium Age series: www.the-tls.com/regular-feat... #scifi 💙📚
@thetls.bsky.social reviews "Yankees in Petrograd" by Marietta S. Shaginyan, now part of the Radium Age series: www.the-tls.com/regular-feat... #scifi 💙📚
November 25, 2025 at 7:28 PM
"The fight between cartoonish commies and vaudeville villains makes for good satire."
@thetls.bsky.social reviews "Yankees in Petrograd" by Marietta S. Shaginyan, now part of the Radium Age series: www.the-tls.com/regular-feat... #scifi 💙📚
@thetls.bsky.social reviews "Yankees in Petrograd" by Marietta S. Shaginyan, now part of the Radium Age series: www.the-tls.com/regular-feat... #scifi 💙📚
New this week from the MIT Press. Congratulations authors! 📚👇
November 25, 2025 at 2:16 PM
New this week from the MIT Press. Congratulations authors! 📚👇
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Bringing Freud’s model of dream life together with descriptions of mycelium reveals something like a collective unconscious, a communication web linking humans and echoing Indigenous understandings that “the life of one is dependent on the life of all.”
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Dreams and Mycelium: Mapping the Endless Network of Existence
How fungus and Freud converge to illuminate a deep ecology of mind, nature, and human ancestry.
thereader.mitpress.mit.edu
November 24, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Bringing Freud’s model of dream life together with descriptions of mycelium reveals something like a collective unconscious, a communication web linking humans and echoing Indigenous understandings that “the life of one is dependent on the life of all.”
thereader.mitpress.mit.edu/dreams-and-m...
thereader.mitpress.mit.edu/dreams-and-m...
"Sheer retro bliss, no spandex."
Our newest Radium Age anthology, "Before Superman," has made the Financial Times’ list of the Best Science Fiction Books of 2025!: www.ft.com/content/a218... @financialtimes.com
Our newest Radium Age anthology, "Before Superman," has made the Financial Times’ list of the Best Science Fiction Books of 2025!: www.ft.com/content/a218... @financialtimes.com
November 24, 2025 at 11:40 PM
"Sheer retro bliss, no spandex."
Our newest Radium Age anthology, "Before Superman," has made the Financial Times’ list of the Best Science Fiction Books of 2025!: www.ft.com/content/a218... @financialtimes.com
Our newest Radium Age anthology, "Before Superman," has made the Financial Times’ list of the Best Science Fiction Books of 2025!: www.ft.com/content/a218... @financialtimes.com
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At last! Open Access version of the book on MIT's site. One for the syntax nerds. I argue we need to replace Merge, that there are no Phases, and that we need to rethink the basic theoretical typology of Islands. Feel free to download with abandon! 🐦🐦 #syntax direct.mit.edu/books/oa-mon...
Mereological Syntax: Phrase Structure, Cyclicity, and Islands
An argument for replacing Chomsky’s set-theoretic Merge view of syntax with a theory of syntax based on mereological objects.Mereology is the study of part
direct.mit.edu
November 23, 2025 at 1:51 PM
At last! Open Access version of the book on MIT's site. One for the syntax nerds. I argue we need to replace Merge, that there are no Phases, and that we need to rethink the basic theoretical typology of Islands. Feel free to download with abandon! 🐦🐦 #syntax direct.mit.edu/books/oa-mon...
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Good piece from @brendannyhan.bsky.social, definitely consistent with my anecdotal impressions from various No Kings events. On a slightly longer view, though, I'm a bit more bullish about protest momentum, as @madva.bsky.social and I argue here.
November 24, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Good piece from @brendannyhan.bsky.social, definitely consistent with my anecdotal impressions from various No Kings events. On a slightly longer view, though, I'm a bit more bullish about protest momentum, as @madva.bsky.social and I argue here.
How fungus and Freud converge to illuminate a deep ecology of mind, nature, and human ancestry.
(An excerpt from Sharon Sliwinski's stunning new book "An Alphabet for Dreamers")
(An excerpt from Sharon Sliwinski's stunning new book "An Alphabet for Dreamers")
Dreams and Mycelium: Mapping the Endless Network of Existence
How fungus and Freud converge to illuminate a deep ecology of mind, nature, and human ancestry.
thereader.mitpress.mit.edu
November 24, 2025 at 6:01 PM
How fungus and Freud converge to illuminate a deep ecology of mind, nature, and human ancestry.
(An excerpt from Sharon Sliwinski's stunning new book "An Alphabet for Dreamers")
(An excerpt from Sharon Sliwinski's stunning new book "An Alphabet for Dreamers")
Enjoy 50% off individual subscriptions to all your favorite MIT Press journals until January 4th, 2026! No code needed at checkout:
Journals Holiday Sale | Journals Gateway | MIT Press
Journals Holiday Sale | Journals Gateway | MIT Press Find gifts for the intellectually curious Enjoy 50% off individual subscriptions to all your favorite MIT Press journals throughout January 4th,…
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November 24, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Enjoy 50% off individual subscriptions to all your favorite MIT Press journals until January 4th, 2026! No code needed at checkout:
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November 23, 2025 at 5:44 PM
It's unboxing day for DEGREES OF FREEDOM from @mitpress.bsky.social! :D
"Well-illustrated with historical photographs ... this is one of those rare books that makes you think differently about an entire sector of the built environment."
André Tavares’s "Architecture Follows Fish" is included in @wsj.com’s architecture holiday book list: www.wsj.com/arts-culture...
André Tavares’s "Architecture Follows Fish" is included in @wsj.com’s architecture holiday book list: www.wsj.com/arts-culture...
November 24, 2025 at 12:28 AM
"Well-illustrated with historical photographs ... this is one of those rare books that makes you think differently about an entire sector of the built environment."
André Tavares’s "Architecture Follows Fish" is included in @wsj.com’s architecture holiday book list: www.wsj.com/arts-culture...
André Tavares’s "Architecture Follows Fish" is included in @wsj.com’s architecture holiday book list: www.wsj.com/arts-culture...
Carrie Richardson's family carries the PSEN1 gene, making them genetically predisposed to developing early-onset Alzheimer's. In an excerpt from "The Day After Yesterday," photographer Joe Wallace interviews Carrie, her brother Bryan, and her daughter Hannah on living with Alzheimer's:
Book excerpt: "The Day After Yesterday: Resilience in the Face of Dementia"
Photographer Joe Wallace has chronicled the stories of families who have lived with Alzheimer's.
www.cbsnews.com
November 23, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Carrie Richardson's family carries the PSEN1 gene, making them genetically predisposed to developing early-onset Alzheimer's. In an excerpt from "The Day After Yesterday," photographer Joe Wallace interviews Carrie, her brother Bryan, and her daughter Hannah on living with Alzheimer's:
@stanfordhai.bsky.social hosts a hybrid event with @alex-pentland.bsky.social's and Cade Metz! Join them on December 2nd, virtually or in-person, to discuss "Shared Wisdom" and essential guidance on how to ensure that AI amplifies rather than replaces human wisdom. Link to register:
Shared Wisdom: A Conversation with Sandy Pentland and Cade Metz | Stanford HAI
On December 2, 2025, the Lab is thrilled to host a conversation with Sandy Pentland, Stanford Digital Economy Lab Faculty Lead and Stanford HAI Center Fellow, about his new book, Shared Wisdom:…
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November 22, 2025 at 10:40 PM
@stanfordhai.bsky.social hosts a hybrid event with @alex-pentland.bsky.social's and Cade Metz! Join them on December 2nd, virtually or in-person, to discuss "Shared Wisdom" and essential guidance on how to ensure that AI amplifies rather than replaces human wisdom. Link to register:
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In the new Onze Taal, @fonolog.bsky.social had this to say about BYE BYE I LOVE YOU: "One of the most human and moving books on language published in 2025." And about me: "Probably one of the best language writers working today."
Full Dutch and English in the alt text.
Full Dutch and English in the alt text.
November 22, 2025 at 4:41 PM
In the new Onze Taal, @fonolog.bsky.social had this to say about BYE BYE I LOVE YOU: "One of the most human and moving books on language published in 2025." And about me: "Probably one of the best language writers working today."
Full Dutch and English in the alt text.
Full Dutch and English in the alt text.
Perhaps best known for the artistic game hack Super Mario Clouds, Cory Arcangel became one of the first artists from a new generation of punk DIY–new media geeks to captivate the art world. In "The Cory Arcangel Hack," Eivind Røssaak explores the artist's work: mitpress.mit.edu/978026255254...
November 22, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Perhaps best known for the artistic game hack Super Mario Clouds, Cory Arcangel became one of the first artists from a new generation of punk DIY–new media geeks to captivate the art world. In "The Cory Arcangel Hack," Eivind Røssaak explores the artist's work: mitpress.mit.edu/978026255254...
The bipartisan consensus is that China is a rising hegemon eager to replace the U.S. However, according to a "provocative" paper published in @intsecurity.bsky.social, "China is a status quo power concerned with regime stability ... more inwardly focused than externally oriented." via @nytimes.com
Opinion | America Is Setting a Trap for Itself
The United States, not China, seems determined to upend the global order.
www.nytimes.com
November 22, 2025 at 11:30 AM
The bipartisan consensus is that China is a rising hegemon eager to replace the U.S. However, according to a "provocative" paper published in @intsecurity.bsky.social, "China is a status quo power concerned with regime stability ... more inwardly focused than externally oriented." via @nytimes.com
Our flash sale ends in a few hours! Last chance to grab a beautiful book for yourself or a friend at 40% off from a site that isn't Amazon. mitpressbookstore.mit.edu/flash_sale
November 22, 2025 at 12:45 AM
Our flash sale ends in a few hours! Last chance to grab a beautiful book for yourself or a friend at 40% off from a site that isn't Amazon. mitpressbookstore.mit.edu/flash_sale
An insightful look at U.S.–China relations that draws on new research published in @intsecurity.bsky.social.
"This cleareyed analysis was based on an examination of a vast corpus of Chinese documents and publications, from official speeches to school curriculums. The conclusions were striking."
"This cleareyed analysis was based on an examination of a vast corpus of Chinese documents and publications, from official speeches to school curriculums. The conclusions were striking."
The Thucydides Trap Is Coming for America www.nytimes.com/2025/11/21/o.... @mitpress.bsky.social @drjlhazelton.bsky.social
Opinion | The Thucydides Trap Is Coming for America
www.nytimes.com
November 21, 2025 at 10:01 PM
An insightful look at U.S.–China relations that draws on new research published in @intsecurity.bsky.social.
"This cleareyed analysis was based on an examination of a vast corpus of Chinese documents and publications, from official speeches to school curriculums. The conclusions were striking."
"This cleareyed analysis was based on an examination of a vast corpus of Chinese documents and publications, from official speeches to school curriculums. The conclusions were striking."
Join us next month at the MIT Museum for an evening with security technologist Bruce Schneier and data scientist Nathan Sanders, as they discuss their new book, "Rewiring Democracy: How AI Will Transform Our Politics, Government, and Citizenship."
Dec. 1, 6 – 7:00 pm | Tickets $5
Register here:
Dec. 1, 6 – 7:00 pm | Tickets $5
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Author Talk: Rewiring Democracy | MIT Museum
Join security technologist Bruce Schneier & data scientist Nathan Sanders as they discuss their new book, Rewiring Democracy.
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November 21, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Join us next month at the MIT Museum for an evening with security technologist Bruce Schneier and data scientist Nathan Sanders, as they discuss their new book, "Rewiring Democracy: How AI Will Transform Our Politics, Government, and Citizenship."
Dec. 1, 6 – 7:00 pm | Tickets $5
Register here:
Dec. 1, 6 – 7:00 pm | Tickets $5
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No books at #psynom25 (at least not yet!) but the #OECS squishy brains are a big hit. As are the @mitpress.bsky.social pens, as per usual.
November 21, 2025 at 5:49 PM
No books at #psynom25 (at least not yet!) but the #OECS squishy brains are a big hit. As are the @mitpress.bsky.social pens, as per usual.
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Honored to see my book, Content Confusion, recognized by @emdashsanders.bsky.social for shedding light on how native ads blur the line between ads and journalism, especially in fossil fuel coverage. Grateful to contribute to this vital conversation on corporate influence and media integrity. 🙏
An important new book from @commscholar.bsky.social looks at native advertising, a practice allowing fossil fuel companies to disguise their ads as journalism in mainstream outlets.
It adds a hugely overlooked piece to the convo about corporate influence in media www.exxonknews.org/p/these-ads-...
It adds a hugely overlooked piece to the convo about corporate influence in media www.exxonknews.org/p/these-ads-...
These ads are poisoning trust in media
‘Native advertising' allows fossil fuel companies to disguise their ads in news outlets. A new book argues the practice undermines journalistic credibility.
www.exxonknews.org
November 20, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Honored to see my book, Content Confusion, recognized by @emdashsanders.bsky.social for shedding light on how native ads blur the line between ads and journalism, especially in fossil fuel coverage. Grateful to contribute to this vital conversation on corporate influence and media integrity. 🙏
Nobody really knows how DMT works. That’s why Terence McKenna, dubbed the “Timothy Leary of the ’90s,” spent his life exploring how this naturally occurring molecule can spark profound, otherworldly experiences:
How DMT Converted Terence McKenna Into a Psychedelic Edge Runner
After a mind-bending trip at nineteen, Terence McKenna, or “America’s shaman,” spent his adult life transforming a molecule into a cultural sacrament.
thereader.mitpress.mit.edu
November 21, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Nobody really knows how DMT works. That’s why Terence McKenna, dubbed the “Timothy Leary of the ’90s,” spent his life exploring how this naturally occurring molecule can spark profound, otherworldly experiences:
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Searching for a Christmas present for a #neuroscience, #psychology, or #NeuralNetworks researcher?
You may consider 'Changing Connectomes: Evolution, Development, and Dynamics in Network Neuroscience' from @mitpress.bsky.social
mitpress.mit.edu/books/changi...
You may consider 'Changing Connectomes: Evolution, Development, and Dynamics in Network Neuroscience' from @mitpress.bsky.social
mitpress.mit.edu/books/changi...
November 21, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Searching for a Christmas present for a #neuroscience, #psychology, or #NeuralNetworks researcher?
You may consider 'Changing Connectomes: Evolution, Development, and Dynamics in Network Neuroscience' from @mitpress.bsky.social
mitpress.mit.edu/books/changi...
You may consider 'Changing Connectomes: Evolution, Development, and Dynamics in Network Neuroscience' from @mitpress.bsky.social
mitpress.mit.edu/books/changi...
❤️ A perfect read for bird-lovers! "Bird Brains and Behavior" is available #OpenAccess and in paperback: mitpress.mit.edu/978026255273...
Highly recommended! I just finished a cover-to-cover read, and it's a great addition to the avian sensory ecology literature with excellent discussions of the links between brain & behavior. I prefer reading paper books (better retention) but the whole thing is freely downloadable! bit.ly/482xPZm 🦉🧠
November 21, 2025 at 3:17 PM
❤️ A perfect read for bird-lovers! "Bird Brains and Behavior" is available #OpenAccess and in paperback: mitpress.mit.edu/978026255273...