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Luke Brunning @lukebrunning.bsky.social · 1d

One of my students doing great work!

Centre for Love, Sex, and Relationships @clsrleeds.bsky.social · 2d

One of our wonderful new PhD researchers Kristin Käuper recently spoke at the University of Manchester's postgraduate philosophy conference, Open Minds XVIII!

Kristin's talk looked at how asexuality can help us create a better philosophical account of sexual orientation.

Well done Kristin! 🥳🙌

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Luke Brunning @lukebrunning.bsky.social · 1d

Coming soon! In one month my new textbook with @nmckeever3.bsky.social will be published by @politybooks.bsky.social www.politybooks.com/bookdetail?b...

The Philosophy of Love, Sex, and Relationships

The Philosophy of Love, Sex, and Relationships, Engagingly written, and rich with real-world examples, The Philosophy of Love, Sex, and Relationships is a crucial resource for students, researchers, a...

www.politybooks.com

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Luke Brunning @lukebrunning.bsky.social · 5d

Had an interesting time in the first @clsrleeds.bsky.social reading group of the year reading ‘“Just a little gay”: how sexual orientation comes in degrees’ by Kevin Richardson.

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Carme Isern-Mas @isernmas.bsky.social · 7d

New publication! ✨

Remember Jonah Hill asking Sarah Brady to stop modeling to respect his “boundaries”? Or an abusive boss recommending mindfulness after your complaints?

@almagro.bsky.social and I are now ready to tell you when and why therapy-speak might be wrong.

🔓Link in reply

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Luke Brunning @lukebrunning.bsky.social · 7d

What a total mess. www.theguardian.com/education/20...

International students left in limbo by UCL after university exceeds visa allocations

Hundreds of students accepted on courses facing costs and even deportation after being told to defer studies until 2026

www.theguardian.com

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Luke Brunning @lukebrunning.bsky.social · 15d

Really sad to hear that Jonathan Lear has died. His work was an influence and inspiration when I was a PhD. dailynous.com/2025/09/22/j...

Jonathan Lear (1948-2025) - Daily Nous

Jonathan Lear, Professor in the Committee on Social Thought and in the Department of Philosophy at the University of Chicago, has died. Professor Lear was well-known for bringing moral and social phil...

dailynous.com

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Paulina Sliwa @pasliwa.bsky.social · 15d

New paper with @tom-mcclelland.bsky.social! What is it to see someone as an object – to perceptually objectify them? We argue that seeing is not just a metaphor. We see others afford doing things with and to.
doi.org/10.1111/ejop...

Seeing Others as Objects: Perceptual Objectification & Affordances

In discussions of objectification, the use of visual language is ubiquitous. It is striking that the literature often talks about treating and seeing someone as an object in the same breath. Yet acc...

doi.org

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Luke Brunning @lukebrunning.bsky.social · 15d

Breaking: horses to lead press conference on stable door bolting. More as we have it.

Guardian headline reading ‘Keir Starmer to launch progressive fightback against
'decline and division' fuelled by far right’

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Luke Brunning @lukebrunning.bsky.social · 19d

Grim.

University of Oxford @ox.ac.uk · 19d

NEW: Oxford will be the first UK university to give all staff and students free ChatGPT Edu access, from this academic year.

ChatGPT Edu is built for education, with enhanced privacy and security.

Graphic from the University of Oxford, featuring an image of a glowing, digital brain with the text: 'Generative AI at Oxford'. Highlights that ChatGPT Edu is now available to all staff and students. Includes a link for more information: ox.ac.uk/gen-ai

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Luke Brunning @lukebrunning.bsky.social · 20d

For Sexual Health Week
I wrote a blog for Brook encouraging more people think about online dating www.brook.org.uk/blog/dating-...

Dating in the Digital Sexual Sphere: How Apps Are Shaping Our Search for Intimacy - Brook

For Sexual Health Week 2025, we’re exploring the rise of dating apps and the role they now play in our intimate lives. In this blog, Dr Luke Brunning,

www.brook.org.uk

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Luke Brunning @lukebrunning.bsky.social · 20d

I was quoted in this @mashable.com article about use of AI in personal conversations mashable.com/article/chat...

Can ChatGPT really help you win an argument with your partner?

"Hey ChatGPT. Who's in the right: him or me?"

mashable.com

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Aidan McGlynn @aidanmcglynn.bsky.social · 23d

This implies the existence of non-sad philosophy workshops

Cardiff Philosophy @cardiffphilosophy.bsky.social · 23d

#philsky

A Sad Philosophy Workshop

GRIEF, HEARTBREAK, & HALLUCINATIONS

Pilar Lopez-Cantero (Antwerp)
Becky Millar (Cardiff)
Lucy Osler (Exeter)

13:30-17:30, Friday 26 September

1.57 John Percival Building
Cardiff University

Free! All welcome!

Register here: bit.ly/CdfGHH#philsky

Poster has image of a tearful cyborg woman and the same text as in this post.

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Manon Garcia @manongarcia.bsky.social · Sep 8

Hi Bluesky,
The English translation of my book on the Pelicot trial is coming out in a month! You know (or maybe you don't) how it is: preorders are crucial for the life of a book, so don't hesitate to preorder right now.
a.co/d/a0qeZeh
I hope the fantastic blurbs will convince you if you're not:

Living With Men: Reflections on the Pelicot Trial

Living With Men: Reflections on the Pelicot Trial [Garcia, Manon, Kronic, Maya B.] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Living With Men: Reflections on the Pelicot Trial

www.amazon.com

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Centre for Love, Sex, and Relationships @clsrleeds.bsky.social · Sep 5

Erinne Paisley discussed women’s shared hermenutic labour around online dating. @lukebrunning.bsky.social asked why dating apps failed in their promise to make our lives easier.

Erinne Paisley and Luke Brunning talking.

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Luke Brunning @lukebrunning.bsky.social · Sep 5

It's the final day of our MANCEPT workshop on Intimate Utopias. My talk will present (very) rough material from an ongoing book project, and will ask why dating apps suck despite their promise to improve our lives.

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Gregg Gonsalves @gregggonsalves.bsky.social · Aug 24

It's always @teenvogue.com that steps up, while the rest of the media is still in the "is it authoritarianism? Some experts warn of rightward shift in Trump administration" mode. www.teenvogue.com/story/ice-wa...

How to Keep Tabs on ICE Agents Who May Be Surveilling Your Neighborhood

Here’s a step-by-step guide.

www.teenvogue.com

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Luke Brunning @lukebrunning.bsky.social · Aug 22

I think @shaundmiller.bsky.social is on there and @elisewoodard.bsky.social

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Luke Brunning @lukebrunning.bsky.social · Aug 20

What is omnisexuality? I was asked for my take by @pinknews.bsky.social www.thepinknews.com/2025/08/19/d...

Kesha is omnisexual - here's how it differs to being pansexual

Pop superstar Kesha has revealed she's omnisexual, a sexuality which is pretty similar to pansexuality, but with one distinct difference.

www.thepinknews.com

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David Papineau @davidpapineau.bsky.social · Aug 20

We’re hiring—one year post in Ethics—urgent—deadline this time next week www.kcl.ac.uk/jobs/122985-...

Lecturer in Ethics Education (AEP)

www.kcl.ac.uk

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Luke Brunning @lukebrunning.bsky.social · Aug 20

What is omnisexuality? I was asked for my take by @pinknews.bsky.social www.thepinknews.com/2025/08/19/d...

Kesha is omnisexual - here's how it differs to being pansexual

Pop superstar Kesha has revealed she's omnisexual, a sexuality which is pretty similar to pansexuality, but with one distinct difference.

www.thepinknews.com

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Luke Brunning @lukebrunning.bsky.social · Aug 15

Yeah I think so, not sure much we learn from it.

Luke Brunning @lukebrunning.bsky.social · Aug 15

Yet these changes might just reflect shifting (and possibly better) social attitudes towards intimacy.

More research will help us understand the causal connections between the move to online dating and the quality of people’s intimate lives.

Luke Brunning @lukebrunning.bsky.social · Aug 15

There was some evidence people who meet online experience less relationship satisfaction with the biggest difference being in their stated attitudes towards commitment.

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Luke Brunning @lukebrunning.bsky.social · Aug 15

This study by Marta Kowal at the University of Wrocław looked at the attitudes of 6000+ people in 50 countries. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Meeting partners online is related to lower relationship satisfaction and love: Data from 50 countries

The Internet has fundamentally reshaped how people meet and form romantic relationships. But how significant are these changes, and what do they mean …

www.sciencedirect.com

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Luke Brunning @lukebrunning.bsky.social · Aug 15

I shared some thoughts about a new academic study of dating apps in the @newscientist.com www.newscientist.com/article/2492...

Couples who meet online may have lower relationship satisfaction

Meeting online may be the norm in today's dating scene, but connecting offline initially may lead to better relationship outcomes

www.newscientist.com

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