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Cailin O'Connor is an American philosopher. She is Chancellor's Professor in the department of Logic and Philosophy of Science… more

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by Cailin O’Connor — Reposted by: Alan Richardson, Brian Weatherson

cailinmeister.bsky.social
Hello! I just started at new center at UCI! Some main foci will be misinformation, metascience, and equity!

www.socsci.uci.edu/newsevents/n...
New UC Irvine Center for Socially Engaged Philosophy aims to address real world problems
www.socsci.uci.edu
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Reposted by: Cailin O’Connor

ucisocsci.bsky.social
New @ucirvine.bsky.social Center for Socially Engaged Philosophy aims to address real world problems | Research center is led by @cailinmeister.bsky.social, logic & philosophy of science Chancellor’s Professor, and housed in the School of Social Sciences
New UC Irvine Center for Socially Engaged Philosophy aims to address real world problems
www.socsci.uci.edu
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Reposted by: Cailin O’Connor

ucigcc.bsky.social
How do false beliefs arise and spread? In the latest episode of IGCC's Talking Policy podcast, @ucirvine.bsky.social philosophy professor Cailin O'Connor (@cailinmeister.bsky.social) joins us to discuss the origins of misinformation and how it might be combated. Listen here: bit.ly/468bSIz
A Philosopher's Take on Truth and Misinformation - IGCC
Misinformation is impacting society at all levels, from politics to health. But what makes us believe untrue things? And why is misinformation on the rise today? In this episode of Talking Policy, hos...
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by Cailin O’Connor

cailinmeister.bsky.social
In my sample of n=1 non-binary academics are doing their share
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by Cailin O’Connor

cailinmeister.bsky.social
Did the @ucigcc.bsky.social podcast about why false beliefs are bad, why we hold them, and how technology contributes. But listen dum dums, I'm getting sick of talking about this, so let's wrap this misinformation thing up
ucigcc.org/podcast/a-ph...
A Philosopher's Take on Truth and Misinformation - IGCC
Misinformation is impacting society at all levels, from politics to health. But what makes us believe untrue things? And why is misinformation on the rise today? In this episode of Talking Policy, hos...
ucigcc.org
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by Cailin O’Connor — Reposted by: Elisa Freschi, Paul Franco, David W. Lawson

cailinmeister.bsky.social
In tenure letters the last few years I've been forcibly struck by how much service the women I'm reviewing are doing compared to the men. (Actual evidence backs this anecdote up - see below.) link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Faculty Service Loads and Gender: Are Women Taking Care of the Academic Family? - Research in Higher Education
This paper investigates the amount of academic service performed by female versus male faculty. We use 2014 data from a large national survey of faculty at more than 140 institutions as well as 2012 d...
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by Cailin O’Connor

cailinmeister.bsky.social
Just discovered this very nice review of my "Modeling Scientific Communities" by Ignacio Ojea Quinana!
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
What comes next in modeling scientific communities? - Metascience
Metascience -
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Reposted by: Cailin O’Connor

lastpositivist.bsky.social
Image from my memorial talk for Helen, taken by my student Arlene.
A speaker (me) stands at a podium in an ornate hall with wooden panelling, a large mural depicting mythological scenes, and stained glass windows. Above the speaker is a projected slide showing two portraits of Helen De Cruz, one drawn by Helen and the other a photo, with the text: ‘HELEN DE CRUZ (1978–2025).’ Several people sit at a long table beside the podium, while the audience watches.
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by Cailin O’Connor

cailinmeister.bsky.social
This was immediately responded to by a bunch of scammers and I must say I really walked right into that one
cailinmeister.bsky.social
Cailin O’Connor @cailinmeister.bsky.social · Aug 11
Looking for a web developer to update my website, but I'd rather hire, like, a nice student freelancer rather than a big company. Does anyone have advice about how to go about this? The internet seems to be mostly a morass of scammers.
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by Cailin O’Connor

cailinmeister.bsky.social
Looking for a web developer to update my website, but I'd rather hire, like, a nice student freelancer rather than a big company. Does anyone have advice about how to go about this? The internet seems to be mostly a morass of scammers.
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by Cailin O’Connor

cailinmeister.bsky.social
We use models to help explain why race, as opposed to other social categories, was chosen and refined as a primary modern locus of oppression
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by Cailin O’Connor

cailinmeister.bsky.social
Why was this accepted 3.5 years ago and only published now? Our crack team @lastpositivist.bsky.social @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social @nathan-gabriel.bsky.social never turned in the final MS! For your viewing pleasure: On the Stability of Racial Capitalism!
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On the Stability of Racial Capitalism
What is the connection between capitalism and racial hierarchy? In line with the tradition known as ‘the theory of racial capitalism’ we show that the latter can functionally support the former. As a ...
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by Cailin O’Connor

cailinmeister.bsky.social
Not at all! Thanks for sharing and now I'm very sorry we hadn't seen this before
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by Cailin O’Connor

cailinmeister.bsky.social
This paper was the original basis for our below follow up with @lastpositivist.bsky.social @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social and @nathan-gabriel.bsky.social philpapers.org/rec/BRIOTS
Liam Kofi Bright, Nathan Gabriel, Cailin O'Connor & Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò, On the stability of racial capitalism - PhilPapers
What is the connection between capitalism and racial hierarchy? In line with the tradition known as `the theory of racial capitalism' we show that the latter can functionally support the former. ...
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by Cailin O’Connor

cailinmeister.bsky.social
It will be published in Economics and Philosophy! Co-authors are Mihaela Popa-Wyatt, Roland Muhlenberd, Jeremy L. Wyatt and myself 2
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by Cailin O’Connor — Reposted by: Paul E. Smaldino

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Our *new paper* explores how flexibility in social categories like gender and race can undermine unfair norms. If we can't read an identity, we can't use it to underpin discrimination. We show even a little confusion can be powerful, and advocate identity play
philsci-archive.pitt.edu/26062/
Fairness and Signaling in Bargaining Games - PhilSci-Archive
philsci-archive.pitt.edu
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Reposted by: Cailin O’Connor

andrewzeppa.bsky.social
Have you ever wanted to visualize how belief polarization might occur in scientific communities? Then check out this simulator, based on the model developed by @cailinmeister.bsky.social and @jamesowenweatherall.com in their (2018) paper on polarization

#philsci #philsky #metasci
Epistemic Community Simulation
zeppaphisci.github.io
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by Cailin O’Connor

cailinmeister.bsky.social
Congrats to my student Matthew Coates for defending his dissertation! He used network models to study dissent in science and prosociality. More here! matthewncoates.github.io
Matthew Coates
About me
matthewncoates.github.io
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by Cailin O’Connor

cailinmeister.bsky.social
His website benjamingenta.com
Benjamin Santos Genta
I am a PhD candidate the Logic and Philosophy of Science department at UC Irvine. My work is at the intersection of philosophy, politics, and economics.
benjamingenta.com
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by Cailin O’Connor

cailinmeister.bsky.social
Congrats congrats to my student Ben Genta on finishing his dissertation! He worked with @laurennross.bsky.social and I on reasoning in the social sciences- more below!
Three academics having a beer
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by Cailin O’Connor

cailinmeister.bsky.social
What I so admired and loved about Helen De Cruz was her fearlessness. She wasn't held back by expectations or disciplinary boundaries or the rules of philosophy. She brought things into the world in a bountiful and shameless way. What she created was authentic and beautiful. RIP my friend.
A woman in a blue shirt smiling beautifully
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by Cailin O’Connor

cailinmeister.bsky.social
So delighted for my student Matthew Coates who will be teaching PPE next year at Bowling Green State U!! More on his work, and the many birds he has photographed, here:
matthewncoates.github.io
Matthew Coates
About me
matthewncoates.github.io
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by Cailin O’Connor

cailinmeister.bsky.social
A thousand congrats to my student Ben Genta who will be a Sloan foundation postdoctoral fellow working on metascience and AI for the next two years!! He'll be at NYU philosophy, so be sure to say hi and check out his work here:

benjamingenta.com
Benjamin Santos Genta
I am a PhD candidate the Logic and Philosophy of Science department at UC Irvine. My work is at the intersection of philosophy, politics, and economics.
benjamingenta.com
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by Adam Gaffney — Reposted by: Cailin O’Connor

awgaffney.bsky.social
[email protected] has a forum asking "How Did We Fare on COVID-19", centered on Macedo & Lee's critique of our pandemic response — with responses from @cailinmeister.bsky.social & James Owen, @adamjkucharski.bsky.social, @jonathanpjwhite.bsky.social, and myself. Interesting discussion...
How Did We Fare on COVID-19? - Boston Review
To restore public trust and prepare for the next pandemic, we need a reckoning with the U.S. experience—what worked, and what didn’t.
www.bostonreview.net
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Reposted by: Cailin O’Connor

jamesowenweatherall.com
@bostonreview.bsky.social just published a Forum on a recent (critical) post-mortem of US COVID policy, with responses from me and @cailinmeister.bsky.social, along with @adamjkucharski.bsky.social, Adam Gaffney, and @jonathanpjwhite.bsky.social. V. interesting!

www.bostonreview.net/forum/how-di...
How Did We Fare on COVID-19? - Boston Review
To restore public trust and prepare for the next pandemic, we need a reckoning with the U.S. experience—what worked, and what didn’t.
www.bostonreview.net
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Reposted by: Cailin O’Connor

My Facebook account just got suspended for sharing this slide for my talk on Friday in Salzburg
#martyr4PPE
@lastpositivist.bsky.social @ryanmuldoon.bsky.social @cailinmeister.bsky.social @kevinzollman.com
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by Cailin O’Connor

cailinmeister.bsky.social
I loved it too, but I don't think there's a good single pull out for a class
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by Cailin O’Connor

cailinmeister.bsky.social
Help needed! Do people have suggestions for good single episode podcasts on 1) fatphobia and 2) the idea of neurodiversity and/or social background beliefs about autism? Wanted for a class where I need to intro these topics.
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by Cailin O’Connor

cailinmeister.bsky.social
Congrats to LPSer Adam Chin who has accepted a TT position at MiraCosta Community College!!! See more here for his work on religion and science and his infamous seafood themed baked goods:
www.adamjchin.org
Adam J. Chin | PhD Student in Philosophy of Science
I'm a Philosophy Instructor at Clovis Community College. I mostly think about religion and science.
www.adamjchin.org
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by Cailin O’Connor

cailinmeister.bsky.social
Thanks philpeople, for creating a profile I don't want, and randomly giving me my husband's last name
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