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“Each time a woman stands up for herself, without knowing it possibly, without claiming it, she stands up for all women.” Maya Angelou
“Each time a woman stands up for herself, without knowing it possibly, without claiming it, she stands up for all women.” Maya Angelou
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Academia has a problem in elevating terrible people into positions of power. "Sure, this person is a narcissist and sociopath, but they get things done! That's a bargain I'm willing to make."
It is indeed hard to get things done in academia, so I understand the temptation. But it often ends badly.
It is indeed hard to get things done in academia, so I understand the temptation. But it often ends badly.
When former Harvard President Lawrence H. Summers was pursuing a romantic relationship with a woman he described as a mentee, he turned to a longtime associate for guidance: Jeffrey E. Epstein.
Dhruv T. Patel and Cam N. Srivastava report.
Dhruv T. Patel and Cam N. Srivastava report.
As Summers Sought Clandestine Relationship With Woman He Called a Mentee, Epstein Was His ‘Wing Man’ | News | The Harvard Crimson
When former Harvard President Lawrence H. Summers was pursuing a romantic relationship with a woman he described as a mentee, he turned to a longtime associate for guidance: convicted sex offender…
www.thecrimson.com
November 17, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Academia has a problem in elevating terrible people into positions of power. "Sure, this person is a narcissist and sociopath, but they get things done! That's a bargain I'm willing to make."
It is indeed hard to get things done in academia, so I understand the temptation. But it often ends badly.
It is indeed hard to get things done in academia, so I understand the temptation. But it often ends badly.
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It's Friday, and apparently bluesky is ready for this fun revelation:
Dinosaurs lived on the other side the Galaxy.
Dinosaurs lived on the other side the Galaxy.
November 21, 2025 at 5:11 PM
It's Friday, and apparently bluesky is ready for this fun revelation:
Dinosaurs lived on the other side the Galaxy.
Dinosaurs lived on the other side the Galaxy.
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But I was told that the best way of dealing with bullies was to give them your lunch money so they wouldn't hit you any more.
Harvard gets its research funding back through defiance and lawsuits.
Majority of Harvard’s Research Funding Has Been Restored
As of Tuesday, Harvard University had recouped most of the federal research funding it lost when the Trump administration froze its access to grants earlier this year, multiple local news organization...
www.insidehighered.com
November 29, 2025 at 2:02 PM
But I was told that the best way of dealing with bullies was to give them your lunch money so they wouldn't hit you any more.
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1988 interview with physicist Victor Weisskopf. We overlapped at MIT when he was emeritus and I was a postdoc, but I never really chatted with him (because I'm an idiot). In 1934 he and Wolfgang Pauli wrote the first paper insisting that everything is quantum fields!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=utZY...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=utZY...
Conversations with History: Victor F. Weisskopf
YouTube video by University of California Television (UCTV)
www.youtube.com
November 30, 2025 at 8:59 PM
1988 interview with physicist Victor Weisskopf. We overlapped at MIT when he was emeritus and I was a postdoc, but I never really chatted with him (because I'm an idiot). In 1934 he and Wolfgang Pauli wrote the first paper insisting that everything is quantum fields!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=utZY...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=utZY...
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Mindscape 337 | Kevin Zollman @kevinzollman.com on Game Theory, Signals, and Meaning. #MindscapePodcast
www.preposterousuniverse.com/podcast/2025...
www.preposterousuniverse.com/podcast/2025...
December 1, 2025 at 12:50 PM
Mindscape 337 | Kevin Zollman @kevinzollman.com on Game Theory, Signals, and Meaning. #MindscapePodcast
www.preposterousuniverse.com/podcast/2025...
www.preposterousuniverse.com/podcast/2025...
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Join SciFri and @wnyc.org this Friday, Dec. 5 at 6:00 p.m. for an evening of physics, philosophy, and fun with podcast host @heyira.bsky.social and award-winning physicist and author @seanmcarroll.bsky.social. Use code “WNYC” for 50% off tickets here: buff.ly/ouCkqOi
December 1, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Join SciFri and @wnyc.org this Friday, Dec. 5 at 6:00 p.m. for an evening of physics, philosophy, and fun with podcast host @heyira.bsky.social and award-winning physicist and author @seanmcarroll.bsky.social. Use code “WNYC” for 50% off tickets here: buff.ly/ouCkqOi
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“Ultimately, the collective strategy of AI companies threatens to deskill precisely those people who are essential for society to function(…) automation of knowledge and culture by private companies is a worrying prospect – conjuring dystopian and outright fascistic scenarios.” — @olivia.science
AI Is Hollowing Out Higher Education
Olivia Guest & Iris van Rooij urge teachers and scholars to reject tools that commodify learning, deskill students, and promote illiteracy.
www.project-syndicate.org
October 17, 2025 at 10:51 PM
“Ultimately, the collective strategy of AI companies threatens to deskill precisely those people who are essential for society to function(…) automation of knowledge and culture by private companies is a worrying prospect – conjuring dystopian and outright fascistic scenarios.” — @olivia.science
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We can't really say this enough...
> Anastasia Berg [at UCL Irvine] said that new research — and what she's hearing directly from colleagues across various industries — shows that employees who heavily rely on AI are losing core skills at a startling rate.
www.businessinsider.com/ai-tools-are...
> Anastasia Berg [at UCL Irvine] said that new research — and what she's hearing directly from colleagues across various industries — shows that employees who heavily rely on AI are losing core skills at a startling rate.
www.businessinsider.com/ai-tools-are...
AI tools are 'deskilling' workers, philosophy professor says
A philosophy professor warns that AI reliance is weakening workers' judgment, creativity, and problem-solving.
www.businessinsider.com
November 30, 2025 at 6:09 PM
We can't really say this enough...
> Anastasia Berg [at UCL Irvine] said that new research — and what she's hearing directly from colleagues across various industries — shows that employees who heavily rely on AI are losing core skills at a startling rate.
www.businessinsider.com/ai-tools-are...
> Anastasia Berg [at UCL Irvine] said that new research — and what she's hearing directly from colleagues across various industries — shows that employees who heavily rely on AI are losing core skills at a startling rate.
www.businessinsider.com/ai-tools-are...
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Further unreliable research from @qutech.bsky.social and @msftresearch.bsky.social covered by @averyorrall.bsky.social from @retractionwatch.com. I shared details which I wanted to share within a confidential investigation of @tudelft.nl but it was shut down...
www.science.org/content/arti... 1/n
www.science.org/content/arti... 1/n
‘Data manipulations’ alleged in study that paved the way for Microsoft’s quantum chip
Internal emails from 2021 reveal tensions among researchers hunting for elusive Majorana particle
www.science.org
May 8, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Further unreliable research from @qutech.bsky.social and @msftresearch.bsky.social covered by @averyorrall.bsky.social from @retractionwatch.com. I shared details which I wanted to share within a confidential investigation of @tudelft.nl but it was shut down...
www.science.org/content/arti... 1/n
www.science.org/content/arti... 1/n
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“the techno-fascist assault on universities increasingly comes from within. (…) Far from offering genuine solutions, these technologies exacerbate social injustices and corrode the ecosystem of human knowledge.”
www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/a...
Open access link: archive.ph/ZHGCm
www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/a...
Open access link: archive.ph/ZHGCm
AI Is Hollowing Out Higher Education
Olivia Guest & Iris van Rooij urge teachers and scholars to reject tools that commodify learning, deskill students, and promote illiteracy.
www.project-syndicate.org
November 2, 2025 at 7:45 PM
“the techno-fascist assault on universities increasingly comes from within. (…) Far from offering genuine solutions, these technologies exacerbate social injustices and corrode the ecosystem of human knowledge.”
www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/a...
Open access link: archive.ph/ZHGCm
www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/a...
Open access link: archive.ph/ZHGCm
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Next talk from the #NaturalPhilosophy Symposium is Jennifer Nagel on The Natural Structure of Common Knowledge, with commentary by Steven Gross.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=uEiQ...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=uEiQ...
November 3, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Next talk from the #NaturalPhilosophy Symposium is Jennifer Nagel on The Natural Structure of Common Knowledge, with commentary by Steven Gross.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=uEiQ...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=uEiQ...
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My book The Biggest Ideas in the Universe: Space, Time, and Motion is the Dec. selection for the @scifri.bsky.social Book Club!
www.sciencefriday.com/sf-books/big...
And if you happen to be in NYC on Dec 5, a small in-person event with Ira Flatow and me:
www.sciencefriday.com/articles/sea...
www.sciencefriday.com/sf-books/big...
And if you happen to be in NYC on Dec 5, a small in-person event with Ira Flatow and me:
www.sciencefriday.com/articles/sea...
An Evening Of Physics And Philosophy With Dr. Sean M. Carroll
Host Ira Flatow will be joined by award-winning physicist Dr. Sean M. Carroll to discuss his book, “The Biggest Ideas in the Universe.”
www.sciencefriday.com
October 31, 2025 at 4:36 PM
My book The Biggest Ideas in the Universe: Space, Time, and Motion is the Dec. selection for the @scifri.bsky.social Book Club!
www.sciencefriday.com/sf-books/big...
And if you happen to be in NYC on Dec 5, a small in-person event with Ira Flatow and me:
www.sciencefriday.com/articles/sea...
www.sciencefriday.com/sf-books/big...
And if you happen to be in NYC on Dec 5, a small in-person event with Ira Flatow and me:
www.sciencefriday.com/articles/sea...
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'He routinely disables them for every app he uses — a task becoming more complex as tech companies embrace AI.
“It feels like a con to me"'
“It feels like a con to me"'
November 2, 2025 at 9:56 PM
'He routinely disables them for every app he uses — a task becoming more complex as tech companies embrace AI.
“It feels like a con to me"'
“It feels like a con to me"'
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And "The deskilling, denigration, and displacement of teachers and scholars have historically been central to fascist takeovers, since educators serve as bulwarks against propaganda, anti-intellectualism, and illiteracy."
“the techno-fascist assault on universities increasingly comes from within. (…) Far from offering genuine solutions, these technologies exacerbate social injustices and corrode the ecosystem of human knowledge.”
www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/a...
Open access link: archive.ph/ZHGCm
www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/a...
Open access link: archive.ph/ZHGCm
AI Is Hollowing Out Higher Education
Olivia Guest & Iris van Rooij urge teachers and scholars to reject tools that commodify learning, deskill students, and promote illiteracy.
www.project-syndicate.org
November 3, 2025 at 7:49 AM
And "The deskilling, denigration, and displacement of teachers and scholars have historically been central to fascist takeovers, since educators serve as bulwarks against propaganda, anti-intellectualism, and illiteracy."
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arXiv alert! 📄🚨
A review paper about the physics of news, rumors, and opinions
arxiv.org/abs/2510.15053
w @manlius.bsky.social @sarawalk.bsky.social Guido Cadarelli et al.
A review paper about the physics of news, rumors, and opinions
arxiv.org/abs/2510.15053
w @manlius.bsky.social @sarawalk.bsky.social Guido Cadarelli et al.
The Physics of News, Rumors, and Opinions
The boundaries between physical and social networks have narrowed with the advent of the Internet and its pervasive platforms. This has given rise to a complex adaptive information ecosystem where ind...
arxiv.org
October 20, 2025 at 6:32 AM
arXiv alert! 📄🚨
A review paper about the physics of news, rumors, and opinions
arxiv.org/abs/2510.15053
w @manlius.bsky.social @sarawalk.bsky.social Guido Cadarelli et al.
A review paper about the physics of news, rumors, and opinions
arxiv.org/abs/2510.15053
w @manlius.bsky.social @sarawalk.bsky.social Guido Cadarelli et al.
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Several English universities have introduced partial bans on staff-student relationships ahead of new regulations coming into force today, while Liverpool and Southampton have said that they will ‘discourage’, rather than prohibit, staff-student relationships
Me for @timeshighered.bsky.social
Me for @timeshighered.bsky.social
Universities resist relationship bans as new rules come in
Institutions including Liverpool and Southampton to continue to ‘discourage’, rather than prohibit, staff-student relationships despite new regulations, as others opt for partial bans
www.timeshighereducation.com
August 1, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Several English universities have introduced partial bans on staff-student relationships ahead of new regulations coming into force today, while Liverpool and Southampton have said that they will ‘discourage’, rather than prohibit, staff-student relationships
Me for @timeshighered.bsky.social
Me for @timeshighered.bsky.social
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Here's my take on new data on sexual violence and harassment released today from England's Office for Students.
wonkhe.com/blogs/what-o...
wonkhe.com/blogs/what-o...
What OfS’ data on harassment and sexual misconduct doesn’t tell us
Anna Bull explores the latest OfS findings on the prevalence of harassment and sexual misconduct — and why they're only one piece of a puzzle on student safety.
wonkhe.com
September 25, 2025 at 11:24 AM
Here's my take on new data on sexual violence and harassment released today from England's Office for Students.
wonkhe.com/blogs/what-o...
wonkhe.com/blogs/what-o...
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Very eager to dig into this and see if there's a tie in with Babbage's proto-computer being tied to plantation management and control of Black femme bodies, as described in logicmag.io/supa-dupa-sk...
October 15, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Very eager to dig into this and see if there's a tie in with Babbage's proto-computer being tied to plantation management and control of Black femme bodies, as described in logicmag.io/supa-dupa-sk...
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“The delegation of tasks to “tools & assistants” constitutes a methodological decision (…) Researchers should therefore be required to explain why they are trusting a black box that is neither open nor fair.”
— @altibel.bsky.social & @petertarras.bsky.social
www.leidenmadtrics.nl/articles/why...
— @altibel.bsky.social & @petertarras.bsky.social
www.leidenmadtrics.nl/articles/why...
Why AI transparency is not enough
Recently, a taxonomy to disclose the use of generative AI (genAI) in research outputs was presented as an approach that creates transparency and thereby supports responsible genAI use. In this post we...
www.leidenmadtrics.nl
October 15, 2025 at 11:57 PM
“The delegation of tasks to “tools & assistants” constitutes a methodological decision (…) Researchers should therefore be required to explain why they are trusting a black box that is neither open nor fair.”
— @altibel.bsky.social & @petertarras.bsky.social
www.leidenmadtrics.nl/articles/why...
— @altibel.bsky.social & @petertarras.bsky.social
www.leidenmadtrics.nl/articles/why...
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Ants! What can't they do?
Scientists revive old Bulgarian recipe to make yogurt with ants. Ants carry lactic and acetic acid bacteria that help coagulate milk, as well as formic acid to acidify it. They even partnered with Danish chefs to create three recipes using ant yogurt. arstechnica.com/science/2025...
Scientists revive old Bulgarian recipe to make yogurt with ants
Ants carry lactic and acetic acid bacteria that help coagulate milk, as well as formic acid to acidify it.
arstechnica.com
October 3, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Ants! What can't they do?
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Since last year Physics swallowed Computer Science whole and the Nobel was given for machine learning, my list of plausible prizes remains unaltered.
Physics Nobels I would be pleased by:
Quantum info (Bennett, Shor...)
CMB anisotropy measurements (not sure who)
LHC/Higgs discovery (Evans, Giannotti...)
Systems biophysics (West, Bialek...)
Not predictions! And of course many other areas I don't know enough about to guess.
Quantum info (Bennett, Shor...)
CMB anisotropy measurements (not sure who)
LHC/Higgs discovery (Evans, Giannotti...)
Systems biophysics (West, Bialek...)
Not predictions! And of course many other areas I don't know enough about to guess.
October 6, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Since last year Physics swallowed Computer Science whole and the Nobel was given for machine learning, my list of plausible prizes remains unaltered.
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After stretching a bit last year, this year the Nobel committee was determined to give the prize to the physicsiest physics that ever physicsed.
Breaking News: The Nobel Prize in Physics was awarded to John Clarke, Michel Devoret and John Martinis for their work in quantum mechanics.
Nobel Prize in Physics Is Awarded for Work in Quantum Physics
The prize was awarded to John Clarke, Michel H. Devoret and John M. Martinis.
nyti.ms
October 7, 2025 at 11:39 AM
After stretching a bit last year, this year the Nobel committee was determined to give the prize to the physicsiest physics that ever physicsed.
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Mirowski:"a new development seeks to monetize nearly all aspects of the research process...under the rubric of 'open science'....commercial interests behind top journal publishers are pursuing control over 'open science' by imposing the structures of 'platform capitalism' upon the research process."
Thick skin really needed as women in computational fields anyway, so a skill I had and have. But also this piece is a lodestar if anyone wants to be critical doi.org/10.1353/sor....
Especially the tables comparing the big publishers with AI companies
Especially the tables comparing the big publishers with AI companies
Project MUSE - The Evolution of Platform Science
doi.org
October 4, 2025 at 8:07 AM
Mirowski:"a new development seeks to monetize nearly all aspects of the research process...under the rubric of 'open science'....commercial interests behind top journal publishers are pursuing control over 'open science' by imposing the structures of 'platform capitalism' upon the research process."