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UC Irvine School of Social Sciences @ucisocsci.bsky.social · 18d

New @ucirvine.bsky.social Center for Socially Engaged Philosophy aims to address real world problems | Research center is led by @cailinmeister.bsky.social, logic & philosophy of science Chancellor’s Professor, and housed in the School of Social Sciences

New UC Irvine Center for Socially Engaged Philosophy aims to address real world problems

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Cailin O’Connor @cailinmeister.bsky.social · 18d

Hello! I just started at new center at UCI! Some main foci will be misinformation, metascience, and equity!

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New UC Irvine Center for Socially Engaged Philosophy aims to address real world problems

www.socsci.uci.edu

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UC Institute on Global Conflict and Cooperation @ucigcc.bsky.social · 21d

How do false beliefs arise and spread? In the latest episode of IGCC's Talking Policy podcast, @ucirvine.bsky.social philosophy professor Cailin O'Connor (@cailinmeister.bsky.social) joins us to discuss the origins of misinformation and how it might be combated. Listen here: bit.ly/468bSIz

A Philosopher's Take on Truth and Misinformation - IGCC

Misinformation is impacting society at all levels, from politics to health. But what makes us believe untrue things? And why is misinformation on the rise today? In this episode of Talking Policy, hos...

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Cailin O’Connor @cailinmeister.bsky.social · 21d

In my sample of n=1 non-binary academics are doing their share

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Cailin O’Connor @cailinmeister.bsky.social · 21d

Did the @ucigcc.bsky.social podcast about why false beliefs are bad, why we hold them, and how technology contributes. But listen dum dums, I'm getting sick of talking about this, so let's wrap this misinformation thing up
ucigcc.org/podcast/a-ph...

A Philosopher's Take on Truth and Misinformation - IGCC

Misinformation is impacting society at all levels, from politics to health. But what makes us believe untrue things? And why is misinformation on the rise today? In this episode of Talking Policy, hos...

ucigcc.org

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Cailin O’Connor @cailinmeister.bsky.social · 22d

In tenure letters the last few years I've been forcibly struck by how much service the women I'm reviewing are doing compared to the men. (Actual evidence backs this anecdote up - see below.) link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Faculty Service Loads and Gender: Are Women Taking Care of the Academic Family? - Research in Higher Education

This paper investigates the amount of academic service performed by female versus male faculty. We use 2014 data from a large national survey of faculty at more than 140 institutions as well as 2012 d...

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Cailin O’Connor @cailinmeister.bsky.social · Sep 3

Just discovered this very nice review of my "Modeling Scientific Communities" by Ignacio Ojea Quinana!
link.springer.com/article/10.1...

What comes next in modeling scientific communities? - Metascience

Metascience -

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lastpositivist.bsky.social @lastpositivist.bsky.social · Aug 28

Image from my memorial talk for Helen, taken by my student Arlene.

A speaker (me) stands at a podium in an ornate hall with wooden panelling, a large mural depicting mythological scenes, and stained glass windows. Above the speaker is a projected slide showing two portraits of Helen De Cruz, one drawn by Helen and the other a photo, with the text: ‘HELEN DE CRUZ (1978–2025).’ Several people sit at a long table beside the podium, while the audience watches.

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Cailin O’Connor @cailinmeister.bsky.social · Aug 13

This was immediately responded to by a bunch of scammers and I must say I really walked right into that one

Cailin O’Connor @cailinmeister.bsky.social · Aug 11

Looking for a web developer to update my website, but I'd rather hire, like, a nice student freelancer rather than a big company. Does anyone have advice about how to go about this? The internet seems to be mostly a morass of scammers.

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Cailin O’Connor @cailinmeister.bsky.social · Aug 11

Looking for a web developer to update my website, but I'd rather hire, like, a nice student freelancer rather than a big company. Does anyone have advice about how to go about this? The internet seems to be mostly a morass of scammers.

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Cailin O’Connor @cailinmeister.bsky.social · Aug 7

We use models to help explain why race, as opposed to other social categories, was chosen and refined as a primary modern locus of oppression

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Cailin O’Connor @cailinmeister.bsky.social · Aug 7

Why was this accepted 3.5 years ago and only published now? Our crack team @lastpositivist.bsky.social @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social @nathan-gabriel.bsky.social never turned in the final MS! For your viewing pleasure: On the Stability of Racial Capitalism!
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On the Stability of Racial Capitalism

What is the connection between capitalism and racial hierarchy? In line with the tradition known as ‘the theory of racial capitalism’ we show that the latter can functionally support the former. As a ...

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Cailin O’Connor @cailinmeister.bsky.social · Aug 7

Not at all! Thanks for sharing and now I'm very sorry we hadn't seen this before

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Cailin O’Connor @cailinmeister.bsky.social · Jul 31

This paper was the original basis for our below follow up with @lastpositivist.bsky.social @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social and @nathan-gabriel.bsky.social philpapers.org/rec/BRIOTS

Liam Kofi Bright, Nathan Gabriel, Cailin O'Connor & Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò, On the stability of racial capitalism - PhilPapers

What is the connection between capitalism and racial hierarchy? In line with the tradition known as `the theory of racial capitalism' we show that the latter can functionally support the former. ...

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Cailin O’Connor @cailinmeister.bsky.social · Jul 31

It will be published in Economics and Philosophy! Co-authors are Mihaela Popa-Wyatt, Roland Muhlenberd, Jeremy L. Wyatt and myself 2

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Cailin O’Connor @cailinmeister.bsky.social · Jul 31

Our *new paper* explores how flexibility in social categories like gender and race can undermine unfair norms. If we can't read an identity, we can't use it to underpin discrimination. We show even a little confusion can be powerful, and advocate identity play
philsci-archive.pitt.edu/26062/

Fairness and Signaling in Bargaining Games - PhilSci-Archive

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Andrew Zeppa @andrewzeppa.bsky.social · Jul 18

Have you ever wanted to visualize how belief polarization might occur in scientific communities? Then check out this simulator, based on the model developed by @cailinmeister.bsky.social and @jamesowenweatherall.com in their (2018) paper on polarization

#philsci #philsky #metasci

Epistemic Community Simulation

zeppaphisci.github.io

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Cailin O’Connor @cailinmeister.bsky.social · Jul 17

Congrats to my student Matthew Coates for defending his dissertation! He used network models to study dissent in science and prosociality. More here! matthewncoates.github.io

Matthew Coates

About me

matthewncoates.github.io

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Cailin O’Connor @cailinmeister.bsky.social · Jul 17

His website benjamingenta.com

Benjamin Santos Genta

I am a PhD candidate the Logic and Philosophy of Science department at UC Irvine. My work is at the intersection of philosophy, politics, and economics.

benjamingenta.com

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Cailin O’Connor @cailinmeister.bsky.social · Jul 17

Congrats congrats to my student Ben Genta on finishing his dissertation! He worked with @laurennross.bsky.social and I on reasoning in the social sciences- more below!

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Cailin O’Connor @cailinmeister.bsky.social · Jun 23

What I so admired and loved about Helen De Cruz was her fearlessness. She wasn't held back by expectations or disciplinary boundaries or the rules of philosophy. She brought things into the world in a bountiful and shameless way. What she created was authentic and beautiful. RIP my friend.

A woman in a blue shirt smiling beautifully

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Digressionsimpressions @nescio13.bsky.social · Jun 4

My Facebook account just got suspended for sharing this slide for my talk on Friday in Salzburg
#martyr4PPE
@lastpositivist.bsky.social @ryanmuldoon.bsky.social @cailinmeister.bsky.social @kevinzollman.com

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Jim Weatherall @jamesowenweatherall.com · Jun 19

@bostonreview.bsky.social just published a Forum on a recent (critical) post-mortem of US COVID policy, with responses from me and @cailinmeister.bsky.social, along with @adamjkucharski.bsky.social, Adam Gaffney, and @jonathanpjwhite.bsky.social. V. interesting!

www.bostonreview.net/forum/how-di...

How Did We Fare on COVID-19? - Boston Review

To restore public trust and prepare for the next pandemic, we need a reckoning with the U.S. experience—what worked, and what didn’t.

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Adam Gaffney @awgaffney.bsky.social · Jun 20

[email protected] has a forum asking "How Did We Fare on COVID-19", centered on Macedo & Lee's critique of our pandemic response — with responses from @cailinmeister.bsky.social & James Owen, @adamjkucharski.bsky.social, @jonathanpjwhite.bsky.social, and myself. Interesting discussion...

How Did We Fare on COVID-19? - Boston Review

To restore public trust and prepare for the next pandemic, we need a reckoning with the U.S. experience—what worked, and what didn’t.

www.bostonreview.net

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Cailin O’Connor @cailinmeister.bsky.social · Jun 23

So delighted for my student Matthew Coates who will be teaching PPE next year at Bowling Green State U!! More on his work, and the many birds he has photographed, here:
matthewncoates.github.io

Matthew Coates

About me

matthewncoates.github.io

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