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Neil Scott @neilscott.substack.com · 24d

If you are going to procrastinate, it helps to do so at a university seminar about self-control. Thanks to @polariskoi.bsky.social for a stimulating discussion and @uofglasgow.bsky.social for hosting.

Polaris Koi talking in front of a screen

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Polaris Koi @polariskoi.bsky.social · 7d

How should we target behavioral public policy interventions?
Fresh off the press, in this paper, I and coauthors argue that in climate policy, targeting the local top 10% by wealth and income provides effectiveness, fairness and public acceptability. #nudge #bpp
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Nudge the rich! The case for targeting the top 10% in behavioural climate policy

Humanities and Social Sciences Communications - Nudge the rich! The case for targeting the top 10% in behavioural climate policy

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Samu Nyström @samunystrom.bsky.social · Aug 31

Suomalaiset - esimerkki siitä, että "alemmatkin rodut" voivat menestyä! "FINLAND, the Hermit Nation of Europe. Mongolian in Origin, People Are Passive, Secretive and Unfathomable, Yet Their Love of Independence Promises Much for a Bright Future."

The Sun (NY) 1.9.1918

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Polaris Koi @polariskoi.bsky.social · Sep 1

Throwback to last Friday's symposium on challenging neuronormativity across disciplines. I got to talk about my work on the fundamentality of self-control for human & nonhuman! 🐒 🐺 agency, but most importantly, I got to meet a pack of scholars across disciplines working on ADHD and inclusion.

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Polaris Koi @polariskoi.bsky.social · Jul 12

#writers how do you create enough separation & headspace for focused writing? I find it quite hard -- challenges:
-working from the same laptop I use for work, leisure, etc
-no specific writing space
-> feeling like I'm in between tasks rather than focused
How have you hacked this?

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Polaris Koi @polariskoi.bsky.social · Jul 10

D) Agentic :D

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Polaris Koi @polariskoi.bsky.social · Jul 10

Which adjective is better for 'pertaining to agency'?
A) Agentive
B) Agential
C) I hate both, and have a better idea

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Polaris Koi @polariskoi.bsky.social · Jul 9

Oppiaineemme kesäharjoittelijat tekivät hienon videon filosofian opintoja aloittaville! Sopii kyllä pidemmällekin edenneille. Vaikka videossa on @utu.fi kiinteistöjä, sisältö taitaa toimia myös muissa yliopistoissa ;-) #opiskelu #filosofia www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tyba...

Filosofian opiskelu yliopistossa – opiskelutekniikoita & neuvoja!

YouTube video by Emmi Vahtera

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Polaris Koi @polariskoi.bsky.social · Jul 1

Exciting news! 🔥 My book, Against Willpower: Self-Control, Agency, and Society is now under contract with @oxfordunipress.bsky.social !
Learn more about the book here: polariskoi.com/against-will...

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Polaris Koi @polariskoi.bsky.social · Jun 12

There's still a few days to register! ⏳

What does the feeling of losing control tell us about being an agent? What can self-determination theory teach us about human agency? How does depression influence autonomous agency?

These questions and many more are probed in our up-and-coming workshop 🧠

Polaris Koi @polariskoi.bsky.social · May 30

Academic friends: consider joining us for our workshop on Perspective on Agency and DIsadvantage! See website for information on how to register for online or on-site participation 🔥
sites.utu.fi/agencyprojec...

Polaris Koi @polariskoi.bsky.social · Jun 12

Are you in #Glasgow? My spouse is visiting the university for the fall semester. He’s looking for an affordable room. Let me know if you have any leads!

Polaris Koi @polariskoi.bsky.social · Jun 4

On train home after Method & Convergence 2025. I got so much food for my work! Slide is from @laukas.bsky.social nice ”PR talk” on synthetic phil… 🔥

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Polaris Koi @polariskoi.bsky.social · May 30

Academic friends: consider joining us for our workshop on Perspective on Agency and DIsadvantage! See website for information on how to register for online or on-site participation 🔥
sites.utu.fi/agencyprojec...

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Polaris Koi @polariskoi.bsky.social · May 21

Big news for us in the Ronroo team: we're part of the Health Incubator Helsinki batch of 2025!

#startup #academia #impact #adhd

Health Incubator Helsinki welcomes its 6th batch of promising startups and teams - Health Incubator Helsinki

healthincubatorhelsinki.com

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Polaris Koi @polariskoi.bsky.social · May 11

So apparently some trans folks are coming to Finland as asylum seekers… from the US.
Used to be that we’d get queer asylum seekers from places like Iraq.

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Polaris Koi @polariskoi.bsky.social · Apr 21

Prerequisite for becoming a comic book supervillain

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Aidan McGlynn @aidanmcglynn.bsky.social · Apr 19

"My day passes between logic, whistling, going for walks, and being depressed."

Wittgenstein, quoted in 'The Duty of Genius'

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Polaris Koi @polariskoi.bsky.social · Apr 16

Nice article about equality josephheath.substack.com/p/why-philos...

Why philosophers hate that ‘equity’ meme

If you want to annoy your favorite philosopher, one of the best ways to do it these days is to mention the “kids standing on boxes equity meme.” To call it the bane of our existence would be something...

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Polaris Koi @polariskoi.bsky.social · Apr 15

Selected papers: Ari Ofengenden, Charlie Kurth, Amandine Catala, Ben Colburn, Jennifer Corns, @catherinedale.bsky.social , Cristiano Bacchi, Russ McIntosh, Daniel Vespermann, @sannatirkkonen.bsky.social , Arlene Lo, Maria Teresa Cotrufo, @eskoylihemminki.bsky.social 🔥

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Polaris Koi @polariskoi.bsky.social · Apr 15

Keynote speakers: Jeanette Kennett, Nelli Hankonen, Lilian O'Brien

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Polaris Koi @polariskoi.bsky.social · Apr 15

Perspectives on Agency & Disadvantage workshop: Full program published and registrations open! Join us in person or online. We have a marvelous lineup of speakers -- which I'll share in the thread... #philsky

sites.utu.fi/agencyprojec...

2025 Agency and Disadvantage Workshop | agencyproject

We are pleased to announce the upcoming workshop, Perspectives on Agency and Disadvantage. The CFP is now closed. Registration open! Perspectives on Agency ...

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Polaris Koi @polariskoi.bsky.social · Apr 7

Overheard two academics on the train: ”if you want to do research, go work at a research institute. At the university, your job is to teach and get external funding.”

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Polaris Koi @polariskoi.bsky.social · Mar 30

Abstract thought (and speech) rely on metaphors, they’re impossible to do without.
But maybe you’re more interested in thinkers who did not significantly use a specific sort of metaphor.

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Michael Wong @miquai.bsky.social · Mar 29

I received a heartbreaking email today: A paper in a special issue I’m editing is being retracted because one of its authors is afraid of losing their job and their legal status in the U.S. if they publish a scientific study on evolution. Yes, on evolution, nature's engine of diversity.

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Polaris Koi @polariskoi.bsky.social · Mar 30

What’s next, a plagiarism scandal in the cookbook industry for stealing ”set oven to 200 degrees”?

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