H.K. Andersen
@hkandersen.bsky.social
Philosopher and historian of science at Simon Fraser University, working on explanation, causation, pragmatism, time. Very geeky about science fiction/fantasy. Also photography. she/they
what we should really be debating, is banana flavour and blue raspberry
January 25, 2026 at 7:14 PM
what we should really be debating, is banana flavour and blue raspberry
on the other hand, my mom drank a 12 pack of Diet Coke every day for years. She is now a mid 70's woman with stage 3 stomach cancer. statistical generalizations, eh
January 23, 2026 at 7:12 PM
on the other hand, my mom drank a 12 pack of Diet Coke every day for years. She is now a mid 70's woman with stage 3 stomach cancer. statistical generalizations, eh
Or maybe that Lord Garmadon has shark people minions, that seems to be the level of discourse
a samurai lego figure stands in front of a fire
Alt: Lord Garmadon from Ninjago movie glares in his secret lair
media.tenor.com
January 19, 2026 at 9:26 PM
Or maybe that Lord Garmadon has shark people minions, that seems to be the level of discourse
Tell him Obama has a lower Bacon-Erdos number
January 19, 2026 at 9:22 PM
Tell him Obama has a lower Bacon-Erdos number
argh thanks for noticing, I will email them about fixing that tomorrow
January 13, 2026 at 4:11 AM
argh thanks for noticing, I will email them about fixing that tomorrow
yes, should be fun! Though I have to note, it's AndersEn. So much email goes astray when people use the O
January 13, 2026 at 1:48 AM
yes, should be fun! Though I have to note, it's AndersEn. So much email goes astray when people use the O
as a professional philosopher who works in/on pragmatism I firmly endorse this!
December 25, 2025 at 6:44 PM
as a professional philosopher who works in/on pragmatism I firmly endorse this!
I am working on this but it is unwieldy, getting long, also unsure where to publish it. Cambridge elements is a good idea, though I will confess that I really dislike that cover they use for the phil sci ones. Maybe I could
convince them it belongs in a different topic area and get a different cover
convince them it belongs in a different topic area and get a different cover
December 25, 2025 at 4:31 AM
I am working on this but it is unwieldy, getting long, also unsure where to publish it. Cambridge elements is a good idea, though I will confess that I really dislike that cover they use for the phil sci ones. Maybe I could
convince them it belongs in a different topic area and get a different cover
convince them it belongs in a different topic area and get a different cover
woohoo, congratulations!
December 8, 2025 at 10:52 PM
woohoo, congratulations!
A couple years ago, it was discovering that any .ac.uk email had been pre-filtered. Trying to explain that's the ENTIRE UK academic suffix, being 'splained to that "its on a list of spam generators" and so IT refusing to allow those in. How many emails did I miss from colleagues? Will never know
December 8, 2025 at 6:05 PM
A couple years ago, it was discovering that any .ac.uk email had been pre-filtered. Trying to explain that's the ENTIRE UK academic suffix, being 'splained to that "its on a list of spam generators" and so IT refusing to allow those in. How many emails did I miss from colleagues? Will never know
This year's quality IT moment was explaining that U of Pennsylvania and U of Pittsburgh are not the same school
December 8, 2025 at 6:01 PM
This year's quality IT moment was explaining that U of Pennsylvania and U of Pittsburgh are not the same school
Pitt and USC definitely affected.
December 8, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Pitt and USC definitely affected.
woohoo! I had a similar experience, though mine involved the "didnt notice about my kids because I was like that -> kids get diagnosed -> -> I get diagnosed" path. started adhd meds about 2 years ago. Like turning down the static volume knob. wish I had known sooner. good luck with the new meds!
December 4, 2025 at 5:26 PM
woohoo! I had a similar experience, though mine involved the "didnt notice about my kids because I was like that -> kids get diagnosed -> -> I get diagnosed" path. started adhd meds about 2 years ago. Like turning down the static volume knob. wish I had known sooner. good luck with the new meds!
Tidal is pretty awesome and much better for paying musicians
December 3, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Tidal is pretty awesome and much better for paying musicians
we had to do 2 "publishable quality papers" for comps and it was super useful, both because you had to level up from term paper writing to do it, and because some people discovered they actually hated writing papers like that and it was better to complete the master's and move on, than write a diss
December 3, 2025 at 9:59 PM
we had to do 2 "publishable quality papers" for comps and it was super useful, both because you had to level up from term paper writing to do it, and because some people discovered they actually hated writing papers like that and it was better to complete the master's and move on, than write a diss