Dee Ruttenberg
@deeruttenberg.bsky.social
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As @jbakcoleman.bsky.social and I wrote, “Every time a scientist abdicates their work to an AI tool, that is a tacit admission that the work is not worth being done by the scientist.”
Same goes for instructors.
Same goes for instructors.
You’ll have to read for the what happens next part, but I can tell you what will happen when parents and students realize profs have handed over expertise and teaching to chatbots.
NYU professor tested students with AI oral exams, here's what happened next
When student work looked like McKinsey memos, an NYU business school professor used AI oral exams to test real learning.
www.businessinsider.com
January 5, 2026 at 5:14 PM
As @jbakcoleman.bsky.social and I wrote, “Every time a scientist abdicates their work to an AI tool, that is a tacit admission that the work is not worth being done by the scientist.”
Same goes for instructors.
Same goes for instructors.
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Keith Haring, The Nativity, subway drawing, c. 1983
December 25, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Keith Haring, The Nativity, subway drawing, c. 1983
The native bee erasure in NYT needs to stop #fiftyacross
December 24, 2025 at 1:16 PM
The native bee erasure in NYT needs to stop #fiftyacross
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There is an unfortunate error in this newly published @globalchangebio.bsky.social paper.
The caption for this image reads "upper panel with dragon icon symbolising all tetrapod" but this is incorrect. That is either a wyvern (with two wings and two legs) or it is not a tetrapod (6 limbs).
The caption for this image reads "upper panel with dragon icon symbolising all tetrapod" but this is incorrect. That is either a wyvern (with two wings and two legs) or it is not a tetrapod (6 limbs).
December 24, 2025 at 2:51 AM
There is an unfortunate error in this newly published @globalchangebio.bsky.social paper.
The caption for this image reads "upper panel with dragon icon symbolising all tetrapod" but this is incorrect. That is either a wyvern (with two wings and two legs) or it is not a tetrapod (6 limbs).
The caption for this image reads "upper panel with dragon icon symbolising all tetrapod" but this is incorrect. That is either a wyvern (with two wings and two legs) or it is not a tetrapod (6 limbs).
My first semester as a professor is now in the books! I wrote this blog post on students asking for grade boosts; hopefully it can be helpful to both students and faculty members alike: deeruttenberg.github.io/posts/2025-1...
Why I (Probably) Won’t Boost Your Grade – Dee Ruttenberg
AKA Prof. Dee bums you out.
deeruttenberg.github.io
December 23, 2025 at 7:36 PM
My first semester as a professor is now in the books! I wrote this blog post on students asking for grade boosts; hopefully it can be helpful to both students and faculty members alike: deeruttenberg.github.io/posts/2025-1...
My 2025 Albums of the Year! (actually only 10 of them, I shirked a little bit) deeruttenberg.github.io/posts/2025-1...
Albums of the Year: 2025 – Dee Ruttenberg
Rejoice, Rejoice!
deeruttenberg.github.io
December 19, 2025 at 1:29 AM
My 2025 Albums of the Year! (actually only 10 of them, I shirked a little bit) deeruttenberg.github.io/posts/2025-1...
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The name "Popular Science" doesn't mean we shift our coverage depending on public opinion. It means we cover relevant subjects that are rigorously researched, reliable, and grounded in reality.
And trans lives are grounded in reality.
We see y'all. No matter what.
www.popsci.com/science/tran...
And trans lives are grounded in reality.
We see y'all. No matter what.
www.popsci.com/science/tran...
First-of-a-kind study shows encouraging data for trans kids who socially transition
Ninety-four percent of participants in a new study stood firm in their trans identity after five years, and "detransitioning" is rare.
www.popsci.com
December 18, 2025 at 5:16 PM
The name "Popular Science" doesn't mean we shift our coverage depending on public opinion. It means we cover relevant subjects that are rigorously researched, reliable, and grounded in reality.
And trans lives are grounded in reality.
We see y'all. No matter what.
www.popsci.com/science/tran...
And trans lives are grounded in reality.
We see y'all. No matter what.
www.popsci.com/science/tran...
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friendly reminder for the day that trans health care is safe and effective for adolescents, according to a comprehensive analysis from the university of utah published in may (as well as every major medical association)
Utah report finds affirming care for trans youth "safe" and "effective"
will the state repeal its ban on the practice?
queersciencelab.beehiiv.com
December 18, 2025 at 3:21 PM
friendly reminder for the day that trans health care is safe and effective for adolescents, according to a comprehensive analysis from the university of utah published in may (as well as every major medical association)
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This entire grift relies on convincing people that they don't know how to do the things they have always known how to do, and ironically, if it works, we will, in a very short amount of time, forget how to do all the things we have always known how to do.
Jimmy Fallon: "And do you use ChatGPT when raising your baby?"
Sam Altman: "I cannot imagine figuring out how to raise a newborn without ChatGPT."
Sam Altman: "I cannot imagine figuring out how to raise a newborn without ChatGPT."
December 9, 2025 at 3:40 PM
This entire grift relies on convincing people that they don't know how to do the things they have always known how to do, and ironically, if it works, we will, in a very short amount of time, forget how to do all the things we have always known how to do.
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a lot of people debating the merits of that dogshit essay meanwhile the girl’s mom is retweeting demands to ban all trans people from teaching at any level. it’s forest for the trees shit
December 1, 2025 at 4:42 AM
a lot of people debating the merits of that dogshit essay meanwhile the girl’s mom is retweeting demands to ban all trans people from teaching at any level. it’s forest for the trees shit
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Does anyone want a survivorship bias shortbread
November 29, 2025 at 4:50 AM
Does anyone want a survivorship bias shortbread
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OU has put the professor here on administrative leave:
November 30, 2025 at 8:23 PM
OU has put the professor here on administrative leave:
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Wrote a blog post on 'Pluribus': deeruttenberg.github.io/posts/2025-1...
Pluribus is about AI, right? – Dee Ruttenberg
Clickbait-y thoughts on Pluribus
deeruttenberg.github.io
November 14, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Wrote a blog post on 'Pluribus': deeruttenberg.github.io/posts/2025-1...
I know why the caged elephant sings
October 19, 2025 at 12:48 PM
I know why the caged elephant sings
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This is a beautiful quote.
October 10, 2025 at 7:02 PM
This is a beautiful quote.
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![One of the earliest examples of bar jokes is
Sumerian (c. 4500-1900 BC), and it features a dog:
"A dog walked into a tavern and said, 'I can't see a thing. I'll open this one!" [1] The humor of it is probably related to the Sumer way of life and has been lost, but the words remain.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:m5nviebtkhhbur3fsfdznxue/bafkreifwhnhtaschqrreajcfmpvnirmtn7hxcm3yd2mlapg54df5u2xqra@jpeg)
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University researchers have gotten quite good at figuring out why climate change is happening, why poor people suffer worse health, and myriad other ways in a small number of rich people make everyone else’s lives worse.
Of course, the propagandists want to shut us up by calling this “victimhood”.
Of course, the propagandists want to shut us up by calling this “victimhood”.
Many U.S. universities embody “a culture of victimhood — a glorification of victimhood — that is ultimately bad for Western civilization and bad for the country,” May Mailman says to Ross Douthat on this episode of “Interesting Times.”
Opinion | The Grand Strategy Behind Trump’s Crackdown on Academia
Ending the “culture of victimhood” on campus.
nyti.ms
September 25, 2025 at 7:06 PM
University researchers have gotten quite good at figuring out why climate change is happening, why poor people suffer worse health, and myriad other ways in a small number of rich people make everyone else’s lives worse.
Of course, the propagandists want to shut us up by calling this “victimhood”.
Of course, the propagandists want to shut us up by calling this “victimhood”.
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I really resent the news interrupting this progression.
September 17, 2025 at 11:18 PM
I really resent the news interrupting this progression.
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Am I wrong to think now is the time for mass walkouts and strikes at the companies and institutions firing people over protected political speech?
Seems like if there's no hard, disruptive cost to the purges, they'll just keep happening in dribs and drabs until no one is left.
Seems like if there's no hard, disruptive cost to the purges, they'll just keep happening in dribs and drabs until no one is left.
September 18, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Am I wrong to think now is the time for mass walkouts and strikes at the companies and institutions firing people over protected political speech?
Seems like if there's no hard, disruptive cost to the purges, they'll just keep happening in dribs and drabs until no one is left.
Seems like if there's no hard, disruptive cost to the purges, they'll just keep happening in dribs and drabs until no one is left.
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Sometimes it's nice to remember that even Marcus Aurelius was like "you don't have to comment on everything bro"
September 17, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Sometimes it's nice to remember that even Marcus Aurelius was like "you don't have to comment on everything bro"
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Some of those views:
September 12, 2025 at 12:29 PM
Some of those views:
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Here is a great interview with a radio station the Hortman family listened to growing up. Their kids tell stories about their parents' favorite artists and songs, how the couple met, etc.
www.thecurrent.org/feature/2025...
www.thecurrent.org/feature/2025...
A musical tribute to Melissa and Mark Hortman
At 8 a.m. on the morning of Wednesday, Aug. 6, the Hortmans’ children, Colin and Sophie, joined The Current’s Morning Show to share songs and stories that embody their parents’ spirit and memory.
www.thecurrent.org
September 10, 2025 at 11:49 PM
Here is a great interview with a radio station the Hortman family listened to growing up. Their kids tell stories about their parents' favorite artists and songs, how the couple met, etc.
www.thecurrent.org/feature/2025...
www.thecurrent.org/feature/2025...
I'm starting a blog! I've recently begun working as a teaching professor at Stonehill College. As an exercise, I'm writing posts focused on teaching science, biology, and possibly some game design. If you are a student of mine, or interested in pedagogical conversations happening now, take a look!
September 4, 2025 at 6:25 PM
I'm starting a blog! I've recently begun working as a teaching professor at Stonehill College. As an exercise, I'm writing posts focused on teaching science, biology, and possibly some game design. If you are a student of mine, or interested in pedagogical conversations happening now, take a look!