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David W Hogg @hogg.bsky.social · 1d

Excellent piece by @briles34.bsky.social on writing in the discipline. It’s depressing that we think that theoretical physics expertise is not just more important but INFINITELY more important than writing to… *writing* PhD dissertations (on any subfield of astro, say). arxiv.org/abs/2510.03493

Surveying the State of Writing Education in Physics and Astronomy

Writing is a critical skill for modern science, enabling collaboration, scientific discourse, public outreach, and more. Accordingly, it is important to consider how physicists and astronomers are tra...

arxiv.org

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David W Hogg @hogg.bsky.social · 18d

Was it even 36 hours? I think it was more like 29

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David W Hogg @hogg.bsky.social · 18d

The main thing that it all makes me—Palestinian genocide, ICE kidnappings, tariffs, H1b visas, infinite detentions without hearings, all make me—is sad. Tired and sad. Love to all, and strength for this journey.

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David W Hogg @hogg.bsky.social · 18d

Probably too late though; it’s hard to revoke such agreements.

David W Hogg @hogg.bsky.social · 18d

That’s why they build all those alien megastructures.

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David W Hogg @hogg.bsky.social · 19d

Cantiello @kantyellow.bsky.social at @flatironinstitute.org explains, in terms of fundamental physics, why we won’t be simulating stars in full 3D, ever. I likey.

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David W Hogg @hogg.bsky.social · 22d

Josh Ruderman @nyuphysics.bsky.social talking about freeze out and freeze in of dark matter candidates.

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David W Hogg @hogg.bsky.social · 25d

My colleague Vasuki Nesiah (NYU) wrote a nice blog post about political things on campus, academic freedom, and our @aaup.org lawsuit. voelkerrechtsblog.org/academic-fre...

Academic Freedom on Trial

voelkerrechtsblog.org

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David W Hogg @hogg.bsky.social · 27d

Many universities on lockdown after black faculty were sent extremely racist death threats and threats of racial extermination. Stay safe out there. Black faculty at NYU received extremely frightening emails today.

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David W Hogg @hogg.bsky.social · Sep 4

It’s back to school, but not for anyone in Gaza. We all have responsibility for the scholasticide, the killing of students, and the destruction of educational infrastructure.

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David W Hogg @hogg.bsky.social · Aug 28

This is a good (long!!) newsletter covering many things related to academic freedom, with an NYU bias. I learn a ton every time this comes out.

NYU Faculty & Staff for Justice in Palestine @nyufsjp.bsky.social · Aug 28

📰🧵Hot off the press! Issue #21 of the FSJP Roundup, an irregular bulletin for faculty and staff at NYU interested in Palestine.

Click this link to read:
facultyforpalestine.education/2025/08/28/a...

August 28, 2025. FSJP Roundup #21

FACULTY AND STAFF FOR JUSTICE IN PALESTINE (FSJP) ROUNDUP #21: August 28, 2025 This is the twenty-first issue of an irregular bulletin for faculty and staff at NYU interested in Palestine. As we wr…

facultyforpalestine.education

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Arang Keshavarzian @keshavarziana.bsky.social · Aug 23

Gaza Biennale in NYC

Gaza Biennale, featuring works by artists from the war-torn strip, will come to New York City

The roving exhibition—previously staged in London, Berlin, Athens and elsewhere—is a beacon of resilience amid destruction and turmoil

www.theartnewspaper.com

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David W Hogg @hogg.bsky.social · Aug 16

And it reads like it’s 1999. Thank you!!

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David W Hogg @hogg.bsky.social · Aug 16

Naah, what could possibly go wrong??

It feels like we’re in the first act of a B movie.

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David W Hogg @hogg.bsky.social · Aug 15

Fascinating piece by @stephenornes.bsky.social in @quantamagazine.bsky.social on “emergent misalignment” showing that we really don’t know much about what LLMs are doing. www.quantamagazine.org/the-ai-was-f...

The AI Was Fed Sloppy Code. It Turned Into Something Evil. | Quanta Magazine

The new science of “emergent misalignment” explores how PG-13 training data — insecure code, superstitious numbers or even extreme-sports advice — can open the door to AI’s dark side.

www.quantamagazine.org

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Jameel Jaffer @jameeljaffer.bsky.social · Jul 10

It’s long been suspected that Rubio and Noem were targeting foreign students based on info supplied by these fanatical, sinister groups. This is the first time the government has acknowledged it in open court. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/09/u...

Immigration Officials Used Shadowy Pro-Israel Group to Target Student Activists

www.nytimes.com

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David W Hogg @hogg.bsky.social · Jul 10

“AI For Good” isn’t for good.

Dr Abeba Birhane @abeba.bsky.social · Jul 8

a couple of hours before my keynote, I went through an intense negotiation with the organisers (for over a hour) where we went through my slides and had to remove anything that mentions 'Palestine' 'Israel' and replace 'genocide' with 'war crimes'

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Dr Abeba Birhane @abeba.bsky.social · Jul 8

my keynote happening in a few mins. registration here to stream it

aiforgood.itu.int/summit25/reg...

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David W Hogg @hogg.bsky.social · Jul 10

Hear hear! Please write it up and publish it. People need to know that their supposedly intellectual partners are in fact aligned with weaponry, big tech, and genocide.

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David W Hogg @hogg.bsky.social · Jul 8

Please ask the police to arrest kidnappers. Kidnapping used to be illegal in LA.

David W Hogg @hogg.bsky.social · Jul 8

It’s a good year to join.

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David W Hogg @hogg.bsky.social · Jul 8

I meant @aaup.org

David W Hogg @hogg.bsky.social · Jul 8

The NYU AAUP (@aaup; of which I am a member) made the news yesterday with its lawsuit against the Trump administration:

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Trial to consider Trump’s ‘ideological-deportation policy’ targeting pro-Palestinian students

Case is the first of several legal challenges to White House’s sweeping crackdown on universities to make it to trial

www.theguardian.com

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David W Hogg @hogg.bsky.social · Jul 8

The NYU AAUP (@aaup; of which I am a member) made the news yesterday with its lawsuit against the Trump administration:

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Trial to consider Trump’s ‘ideological-deportation policy’ targeting pro-Palestinian students

Case is the first of several legal challenges to White House’s sweeping crackdown on universities to make it to trial

www.theguardian.com

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David W Hogg @hogg.bsky.social · Jun 22

I’m interested! I feel like many metaphors are wrong (in the technical sense sometimes, and sometimes worse). Would love to hear (and respond to) your take.

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David W Hogg @hogg.bsky.social · Jun 22

We (and I mean US physicists) dreamed up these weapons, and soldiers deployed them. Enormous suffering was the outcome. Never again www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...

‘You don’t brag about wiping out 60‑70,000 people’: the men who dropped the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki

This summer will mark 80 years since the attacks stunned the world. Today, every one of the crew members who carried out the bombings is dead. Here, one of the last writers to interview them reopens h...

www.theguardian.com

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David W Hogg @hogg.bsky.social · Jun 21

I’m happy to contribute 🙃

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