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Kevin Zollman

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Philosophy and Game Theory at Carnegie Mellon 🦚 Research the interface between philosophy, economics, and biology 💱 www.kevinzollman.com

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Kevin Zollman @kevinzollman.com · Jul 17

I did the thing you are never supposed to do. I wrote a (rough draft of a) textbook: Theories of Rational Decision

It's technical, but from a philosophical perspective. It focuses on the normative theory but touches on some behavioral issues as well.

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Carl Zimmer @carlzimmer.com · 4h

Today my @nytimes.com colleagues and I are launching a new series called Lost Science. We interview US scientists who can no longer discover something new about our world, thanks to this year‘s cuts. Here is my first interview with a scientist who studied bees and fires. Gift link: nyti.ms/3IWXbiE

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jam @socialistboat.dad · 8h

"This website is free" No. This website comes at a terrible cost

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Kevin Zollman @kevinzollman.com · 7h

I've got the opposite. In Kansas there is a river called the Arkansas River. We Kansans pronounce it exactly as it's spelled, not like the state.

Merriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · 8h

What’s the word where you’re from that, when pronounced exactly as it looks, identifies a tourist immediately?

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Adrian Currie @adrian-currie.bsky.social · 14h

If you’re interested in practicing the philosophy of science in practice why not come along to an online workshop “the philosophy of science in practice - in practice”? #philsci

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Virginia Montanez @ginny.bsky.social · 9h

Yinz guys’

Kevin Zollman @kevinzollman.com · 14h

Which is the correct possessive?

Yinz's or Yinz'

A Pittsburgh transplant urgently needs to know.

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Kevin Zollman @kevinzollman.com · 9h

Yinz'all

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Caleb Ward @calebw.bsky.social · 12h

Tfw you think “Material Girl” is Marxist

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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 13h

And now for a report from the hellish, war-zone that is Portland

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Kevin Zollman @kevinzollman.com · 14h

Which is the correct possessive?

Yinz's or Yinz'

A Pittsburgh transplant urgently needs to know.

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Kevin Zollman @kevinzollman.com · 15h

King shit

Paul Kelleher 🎃 @paulkelleher.net · 15h

A kinda related story: My grandfather played the lotto every week and the morning after a draw he and his buds would go to the convenience store where they bought tickets and check their numbers together over coffee. Then word came that someone had bought the winning ticket from that store. 1/

Richard Pettigrew @wiglet1981.bsky.social · 18h

If you have an inkling you might win a Nobel prize, do you feel some urge to ensure you’re in a really noteworthy inaccessible place when it’s announced so you’ve got a good story about getting the news. ‘So, it was as our submersible rose from the Mariana Trench when my phone started pinging…’

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Melanie D’Arrigo @darrigomelanie.bsky.social · 1d

I feel like this photo of masked, armed men pepper spraying a pastor protecting his community is going to be a defining picture of this moment in America for a long, long time.

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Cognitive Science Group @cogscigroup.bsky.social · 1d

Hi! We're an interdisciplinary group from Córdoba, Argentina, studying human cognition. The lab is leaded by Dr. Pablo Barttfeld (@pablobarttfeld.bsky.social), and our research focuses on three main areas: consciousness, metacognition & attention. Follow us to get all lab's news!

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Keith W. Dickinson @keithwdickinson.bsky.social · 17h

Today is a day when arts degrees are worthless, but the product of those degrees is so valuable it would kill an entire industry if they were made to pay for it.

The Verge @theverge.com · May 26

Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry

Paul McCartne, Elton John and others signed an open letter.

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NightMar on Hicks Street, Part 4: The Rabbit’s Revenge @histoftech.bsky.social · 20h

doomscroll break

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Janet D. Stemwedel @docfreeride.bsky.social · 1d

My department is hiring! Tenure-track assistant professor in philosophy (AOS: philosophy of technology) jobs.sjsu.edu/en-us/job/55...

San José State University - Details - Assistant Professor in Philosophy of Technology

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Dr Alex Bond @thelabandfield.bsky.social · 1d

This is how I want to be awarded the Nobel Prize.

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G Elliott Morris @gelliottmorris.com · 1d

The research on this topic shows that the way pollsters ask about political violence impacts the results they get — and that this can, in turn, actually affect real-world support for violence. That means that covering polls the right way can help decrease long-term political violence in America

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G Elliott Morris @gelliottmorris.com · 1d

Why most polls overstate support for political violence
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Why most polls overstate support for political violence

Misperceptions about the popularity of violence increase public support for it — but you can help change that.

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Julia M. Rohrer @dingdingpeng.the100.ci · 1d

Evolutionary psychologists have claimed that "humans evolved heightened sensitivity to harm directed at women." This excellent (albeit at times gruesome) post makes the point that the ethnographic evidence does not really support this narrative.

Did humans evolve to 'protect' women?

Ethnography complicates a convenient narrative

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Nome @nome.bsky.social · 1d

9) People are, all things considered, pretty good.

I see twenty thousand people a day, and maybe two of them are assholes. Even on a stressful day, even in an unfamiliar environment, even hungry and tired and on a timer.

That's a *much* better ratio than folks realize.

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Mekka Okereke @mekka.mekka-tech.com · 2d

It's cruel to show me cool international news, when my local news is like, "MMA tournament on Whitehouse lawn set to take place in jello filled pool" and "President declares tariff on Q-tips" And "3rd Marine Expeditionary Force successfully lands at Applebee's in Manhattan, stages push into Queens"

The Guardian @theguardian.com · 2d

Global renewable energy generation surpasses coal for first time

Record solar expansion and steady wind growth driving world’s shift away from fossil fuels in 2025, report finds The world’s wind and solar farms have generated more electricity than coal plants for the first time this year, marking a turning point for the global power system, according to research. A report by the climate thinktank Ember found that in the first six months of 2025, renewable energy outpaced the world’s growing appetite for electricity, leading to a small decline in coal and gas use. Continue reading...

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Minnesota Center for Philosophy of Science @mcps-philsci.bsky.social · 6d

Two-year postdoc w/ Minnesota Center for Philosophy of Science! Scholars in all areas of #philsci, inclusive of philosophical approaches to logic&math, are eligible. This is understood broadly to include issues in the history&practice of particular sciences.Deadline 5 Dec 2025.
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Two-Year Post-Doctoral Associate, Philosophy of Science, University of Minnesota - PhilJobs:JFP

An international database of jobs for philosophers

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British Journal for the Philosophy of Science @thebjps.bsky.social · 2d

Are you a phd student? Are you in the vicinity of one and want to help them with their bad life choices? Then this is for you! #philsci

Philosophy of Science Association @philsci.bsky.social · 2d

✨Don't forget✨ PSA Office Hours are back! Join us this Thursday, October 9 at 12 PM EST with S. Andrew Schroeder. Sign up at the link below to save your spot!

www.philsci.org/psa_...

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Philosophy of Science Association @philsci.bsky.social · 2d

✨Don't forget✨ PSA Office Hours are back! Join us this Thursday, October 9 at 12 PM EST with S. Andrew Schroeder. Sign up at the link below to save your spot!

www.philsci.org/psa_...

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