Brad Bolman
@brad.bolman.com
Historian @tulaneu.bsky.social
Lab Dog is out now: www.labdogbook.com
Rotten Beauty is next: www.rottenbeauty.work
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Lab Dog is out now: www.labdogbook.com
Rotten Beauty is next: www.rottenbeauty.work
brad.bolman.com
~Views expressed may not reflect those of my employer~
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I’m extremely jazzed to be officially working on this book.
Although it’s history first and foremost, I’d love to hear from more folks in fungal biology about their exciting new findings, so please reach out!
Although it’s history first and foremost, I’d love to hear from more folks in fungal biology about their exciting new findings, so please reach out!
I’m extremely jazzed to be officially working on this book.
Although it’s history first and foremost, I’d love to hear from more folks in fungal biology about their exciting new findings, so please reach out!
Although it’s history first and foremost, I’d love to hear from more folks in fungal biology about their exciting new findings, so please reach out!
December 10, 2025 at 6:37 PM
I’m extremely jazzed to be officially working on this book.
Although it’s history first and foremost, I’d love to hear from more folks in fungal biology about their exciting new findings, so please reach out!
Although it’s history first and foremost, I’d love to hear from more folks in fungal biology about their exciting new findings, so please reach out!
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The incredible grassroots anti-ICE organizing in LA, Chicago, NC, and now New Orleans is probably the most hopeful political thing I’ve seen all year.
www.hamiltonnolan.com/p/new-orlean...
www.hamiltonnolan.com/p/new-orlean...
New Orleans Is Watching You, Fuckers.
As the feds chase immigrants, a city chases the feds.
www.hamiltonnolan.com
December 10, 2025 at 1:45 PM
The incredible grassroots anti-ICE organizing in LA, Chicago, NC, and now New Orleans is probably the most hopeful political thing I’ve seen all year.
www.hamiltonnolan.com/p/new-orlean...
www.hamiltonnolan.com/p/new-orlean...
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This is one of the most important documents produced this year.
At a time when many of our professional organizations are punting, @aaup.org has been leading on EdTech, AI, academic freedom & faculty governance.
I'm humbled to be joining the team that authored this report.
At a time when many of our professional organizations are punting, @aaup.org has been leading on EdTech, AI, academic freedom & faculty governance.
I'm humbled to be joining the team that authored this report.
Artificial Intelligence and Academic Professions
Educational technology, or ed-tech, including artificial intelligence (AI), continues to become more integrated into teaching and research in higher education, with minimal oversight. The AAUP’s ad ho...
www.aaup.org
December 10, 2025 at 3:09 PM
This is one of the most important documents produced this year.
At a time when many of our professional organizations are punting, @aaup.org has been leading on EdTech, AI, academic freedom & faculty governance.
I'm humbled to be joining the team that authored this report.
At a time when many of our professional organizations are punting, @aaup.org has been leading on EdTech, AI, academic freedom & faculty governance.
I'm humbled to be joining the team that authored this report.
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Pretty infuriating: King Gizzard quit Spotify over ethical concerns -- and now Spotify is letting AI knockoffs of its music (with all the lyrics copied verbatim) proliferate on its platform
futurism.com/future-socie...
futurism.com/future-socie...
King Gizzard Pulled Their Music From Spotify in Protest, and Now Spotify Is Hosting AI Knockoffs of Their Songs
An impersonator appears to be using generative AI to poorly clone rock band King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard's iconic sound on Spotify.
futurism.com
December 8, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Pretty infuriating: King Gizzard quit Spotify over ethical concerns -- and now Spotify is letting AI knockoffs of its music (with all the lyrics copied verbatim) proliferate on its platform
futurism.com/future-socie...
futurism.com/future-socie...
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They're using the confinement box, one of the most horrific methods of CIA torture in the post-9/11 black sites, against migrants now. This is the direct result of the lack of consequences for the architects of the torture program. Either there will be criminal penalties for this or it will expand.
Torture Techniques from CIA Black Sites Were Used at Alligator Alcatraz
Amnesty International, interviewing migrant detainees, identifies use of the confinement box. There can be no denying it is a torture prison
www.forever-wars.com
December 8, 2025 at 9:40 PM
They're using the confinement box, one of the most horrific methods of CIA torture in the post-9/11 black sites, against migrants now. This is the direct result of the lack of consequences for the architects of the torture program. Either there will be criminal penalties for this or it will expand.
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One day to go before applications close!
Applications for the 2026 Science, Technology, & Human Values STS School close 10 December 2025. The event will be a meeting point of interdisciplinary dialogue, spanning 4 days of seminars, workshops, keynotes and fieldtrips. 22-25 June 2026, Seoul, Korea. Visit sthvschool.org for more info ⏰ ⏰ ⏰
Science, Technology, & Human Values STS School
sthvschool.org
December 8, 2025 at 9:53 PM
One day to go before applications close!
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This is what I want everywhere, every state, every level of school. Great faculty across all disciplines, dedicated to teaching.
December 8, 2025 at 3:24 AM
This is what I want everywhere, every state, every level of school. Great faculty across all disciplines, dedicated to teaching.
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Huge congratulations to the wonderful Donna Haraway for winning the 2025 Erasmus Prize:
erasmusprijs.org/en/laureates...
erasmusprijs.org/en/laureates...
December 4, 2025 at 10:13 AM
Huge congratulations to the wonderful Donna Haraway for winning the 2025 Erasmus Prize:
erasmusprijs.org/en/laureates...
erasmusprijs.org/en/laureates...
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i wonder if certain prominent figures should perhaps consider what 'it's morally and legally defensible to preemptively kill people reasonably believed to be engaged in terroristic violence (capaciously understood)' would look like if it was applied in full generality
December 5, 2025 at 3:56 AM
i wonder if certain prominent figures should perhaps consider what 'it's morally and legally defensible to preemptively kill people reasonably believed to be engaged in terroristic violence (capaciously understood)' would look like if it was applied in full generality
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helps to think about the details like any regular crime you'd see on one of the 800 cop shows that run on TV constantly: these guys committed one set of murders, thought it over, and then decided to kill the witnesses as part of the coverup. mention of drugs is just jingling keys at this point
December 5, 2025 at 3:14 AM
helps to think about the details like any regular crime you'd see on one of the 800 cop shows that run on TV constantly: these guys committed one set of murders, thought it over, and then decided to kill the witnesses as part of the coverup. mention of drugs is just jingling keys at this point
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In newly-constructed buildings, all-electric is cheaper overall, according to DOE studies. (Think heat pumps, not more gas.) There's also the climate crisis, and emissions from buildings are the largest source in New York State.
The House GOP is rolling back electrification measures. New from us:
The House GOP is rolling back electrification measures. New from us:
House GOP Advances Clean Energy Rollbacks
Gas hookup bans, showerhead water limits, and mobile home energy efficiency requirements were among the measures targeted by Energy and Commerce Committee Republicans this week.
readsludge.com
December 4, 2025 at 6:09 PM
In newly-constructed buildings, all-electric is cheaper overall, according to DOE studies. (Think heat pumps, not more gas.) There's also the climate crisis, and emissions from buildings are the largest source in New York State.
The House GOP is rolling back electrification measures. New from us:
The House GOP is rolling back electrification measures. New from us:
Spotify pays artists significantly worse than basically any other platform, I really don’t get the argument for staying on it compared to others
December 3, 2025 at 10:49 PM
Spotify pays artists significantly worse than basically any other platform, I really don’t get the argument for staying on it compared to others
Recently heard this song on local radio and want everyone to enjoy it as much as I do www.youtube.com/watch?v=iP6I...
"The Java Jive" (Ink Spots, 1940)
YouTube video by RReady555
www.youtube.com
December 3, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Recently heard this song on local radio and want everyone to enjoy it as much as I do www.youtube.com/watch?v=iP6I...
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It’s critical to make “climate‑aware, nationally consistent mapping information public. Our flood mapping program should be treated as critical national infrastructure, as important as the core weather forecasting that the National Weather Service provides.” Cost: $3-$12 billion.
This is the correct take on the whole Zillow fiasco
(and fire maps, and hurricane maps)
2023 PCAST report essentially called for this as well - it's been a recognized gap in capacity for years bidenwhitehouse.archives.gov/wp-content/u...
(and fire maps, and hurricane maps)
2023 PCAST report essentially called for this as well - it's been a recognized gap in capacity for years bidenwhitehouse.archives.gov/wp-content/u...
December 3, 2025 at 3:01 PM
It’s critical to make “climate‑aware, nationally consistent mapping information public. Our flood mapping program should be treated as critical national infrastructure, as important as the core weather forecasting that the National Weather Service provides.” Cost: $3-$12 billion.
In my book, I talk about the “dog-too” drug pipeline which wrings profit from human drugs by remarketing them (often needlessly) to companion animals and I could literally not imagine a clearer example than this
Recent estimates suggest that roughly 60% of the nation’s cats and dogs are obese, and hundreds of thousands have diabetes. GLP-1 drugs for pets could be the next frontier for the blockbuster weight loss and diabetes drugs.
Could Weight Loss Drugs Turn Fat Cats Into Svelte Ozempets?
GLP-1 drugs for pets could be the next frontier for the blockbuster weight loss and diabetes drugs.
nyti.ms
December 2, 2025 at 7:24 PM
In my book, I talk about the “dog-too” drug pipeline which wrings profit from human drugs by remarketing them (often needlessly) to companion animals and I could literally not imagine a clearer example than this
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Issue Sixteen of The Drift is now online for your reading pleasure! www.thedriftmag.com/issue/issue-...
Issue 16
Consider the horror. The theater of diplomacy and the drama of deal-making. An event like birth or bike riding. A minor skirmish in the class war.
www.thedriftmag.com
December 2, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Issue Sixteen of The Drift is now online for your reading pleasure! www.thedriftmag.com/issue/issue-...
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This is murder. www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
November 28, 2025 at 6:16 PM
This is murder. www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
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Great piece updating the critique of culture industries for the age of the platform mega-rentier www.nplusonemag.com/online-only/...
The Same Stream Twice | Rob Arcand
Two recent books, Liz Pelly’s Mood Machine and Andrew deWaard’s Derivative Media, explore the consequences of these technological intermediaries for the music, film, and television industries. While P...
www.nplusonemag.com
November 27, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Great piece updating the critique of culture industries for the age of the platform mega-rentier www.nplusonemag.com/online-only/...
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why bother with dystopian fiction when the united states is already doing worse in real life
absolutely harrowing description of adx supermax in colorado boltsmag.org/death-row-cl...
November 27, 2025 at 2:49 PM
why bother with dystopian fiction when the united states is already doing worse in real life
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After 30 years in prison and 25 years on Louisiana's death row, Chris Duncan walked out of Angola today a free man.
"I'm cruising down a highway," he texted me. "Most glaring emotion is shock."
"I'm cruising down a highway," he texted me. "Most glaring emotion is shock."
November 27, 2025 at 1:02 AM
After 30 years in prison and 25 years on Louisiana's death row, Chris Duncan walked out of Angola today a free man.
"I'm cruising down a highway," he texted me. "Most glaring emotion is shock."
"I'm cruising down a highway," he texted me. "Most glaring emotion is shock."
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imagine what we could be doing if the federal government wasn't actively trying to throttle the growth of this industry
November 26, 2025 at 7:25 PM
imagine what we could be doing if the federal government wasn't actively trying to throttle the growth of this industry
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I wrote an essay for @bostonreview.bsky.social about what I learned about close reading when I taught at West Virginia University
www.bostonreview.net/articles/the...
www.bostonreview.net/articles/the...
The Claims of Close Reading - Boston Review
Literary studies have been starved by austerity, but their core methodology remains radical.
www.bostonreview.net
November 26, 2025 at 3:14 PM
I wrote an essay for @bostonreview.bsky.social about what I learned about close reading when I taught at West Virginia University
www.bostonreview.net/articles/the...
www.bostonreview.net/articles/the...
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“I realized that you get a radically different view of modern science when you approach it not by following particular scientists or disciplines, but the dogs themselves.” @bolman.bsky.social discusses his new book, LAB DOG, with Marc Bekoff of @psychologytoday.com.
Lab Beagles: What Science and All of Us Owe To Research Dogs
Brad Bolman's new book is a must-read about how and why beagles became research animals and what "beagling" through the history of science tells us about ourselves and the world.
buff.ly
November 26, 2025 at 4:22 PM
“I realized that you get a radically different view of modern science when you approach it not by following particular scientists or disciplines, but the dogs themselves.” @bolman.bsky.social discusses his new book, LAB DOG, with Marc Bekoff of @psychologytoday.com.
A real treat to chat briefly with Marc Bekoff about Lab Dog www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/anim...
Lab Beagles: What Science and All of Us Owe To Research Dogs
Brad Bolman's new book is a must-read about how and why beagles became research animals and what "beagling" through the history of science tells us about ourselves and the world.
www.psychologytoday.com
November 26, 2025 at 3:53 PM
A real treat to chat briefly with Marc Bekoff about Lab Dog www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/anim...