Joshua Earle, Ph.D.
@cyborgapologist.bsky.social
Ass Prof of STS @ UVA Communications Director for Society for Philosophy and Technology Phil Tech, Disability Studies, Med Hums, Bioethics, Hist of Eugenics, Transhumanism I teach engineers what the stuff they build does to people.
Please circulate: www.mpiwg-berlin.mpg.de/news/call-ap... Seeking 10 Early Career Fellows to participate in 2 summer academies to be held in Berlin June 14–18, 2027 & June 26–30, 2028: SCIENCE IMAGINES ITS FUTURE. How have scholars deliberated about investing scarce resources in an uncertain future?
Call for Applications: Summer Academy on "Science Imagines Its Future" | MPIWG
Call for Applications: Summer Academy on "Science Imagines Its Future" (Deadline November 1)
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I found reel to reel tapes in my parent's things. I'd like to have them digitalized so I can hear them and share with family. However I don't want the data stolen/used for AI/used in unauthorized research. Can anyone recommend someone who can do that?
I'm very tired of the guardrails metaphor, because it so often is where thought dies.
Hypervisible @hypervisible.blacksky.app · 2h agoIt’s not a guardrails problem but rather a fascism problem.
In other Michigan news, the state looks set to elect it's first transgender lawmaker. Joanna Whaley won her Democratic primary and will compete in November for a state house seat, beating a primary opponent who tried and failed to disqualify her for not running under her deadname
Networking for underrepresented scientists is 1000 times better than 40+ years ago. Back then I didn't know if other Indigenous scientists existed, now we chat regularly and have mentoring groups to support the next generation.
Constantine@ajaxsinger.bsky.social · 17h agoFood, man. Food is so much better than it was in 1986. All of it. Poor-people food, restaurant food, fresh food, frozen food. Food is just a hell of a lot better.
Lot of progressive wins over the Democratic establishment last night. Let’s cut now to live footage of how the Democratic establishment is engaging with any of the lessons to be learned
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Money out of politics. Money in your pocket. Medicare for All. Michigan... We won. I am so proud to be your Democratic nominee for US Senate. Let's win in November.
Air quality. I grew up in the Los Angeles basin in the 70s and 80s and remember having to stay inside because the smog was so bad - Stage 2 smog alerts, they were called. Apparently they haven't had one of those since 1988. Haven't had a stage one smog alert since 2003.
Constantine@ajaxsinger.bsky.social · 17h agoFood, man. Food is so much better than it was in 1986. All of it. Poor-people food, restaurant food, fresh food, frozen food. Food is just a hell of a lot better.
Except for religious studies, the graduates of these "loan ineligible" majors are disproportionately women. Fans of this policy have probably never considered that social worker, cosmetician, teachers aide, etc might be low-paying jobs *because* women do them. newrepublic.com/post/213446/...
a banner found above the front doors of the police HQ in Madison, Wisconsin this morning stated: “Arrest the killer cop, 608-266-4211.”
cw: suicide, suicidal ideation Mute word "Perez Hilton" (he is alive) Turn off video auto play on all platforms
Benny Six-Cats@teeveeben.bsky.social · 17h agoHey guys, Perez Hilton performed self-harm and may have attempted a suicide on TikTok and screenshots are flying around, so if you are sensitive, go put "Perez Hilton" in your mutes right now.
'You'll choke too' - an aerial embroidery landscape inspired by all the wildfires happening right now... I'm upset every time I smell smoke outside and somehow we have people starting them maliciously too! But we all breathe the same air so they'll choke too (1/2 - see thread for close-ups)
Congrats, World Fantasy Award nominees! locusmag.com/2026/08/2026...
2026 World Fantasy Awards Finalists
The World Fantasy Awards ballot for works published in 2025 has been announced. The awards will be presented during the 2026 World Fantasy Convention, scheduled for October 22-25, 2026 in Oakland C…
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“…the researchers found that opening up to chatbots about personal issues made some people feel not better but worse.”
AI companions may worsen loneliness for vulnerable users
Stanford research finds that users with limited social networks who seek emotional support from AI chatbots experience lower well-being.
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Today everyone — EVERYONE — should take a moment and read Ray Bradbury's four-page short story from 1950.
Rebecca R Helm@rebeccarhelm.bsky.social · 21h agoToday is the day the story There Will Come Soft Rain is set. An amazing and heartbreaking work of fiction for our modern age. Read it here:
every theater kid I know is wincing in sympathy
Pixie Casey@pixiecasey.bsky.social · yesterdayin insane local news, the 26 year old director of a rocky horror production was arrested for sending threatening messages to himself in order to get the play shut down bc he didn’t want to deal with cast drama www.mynbc5.com/article/rock...
Fae: “Tell us your true name.” Me: “…Just my name? No birthdate, no SSN, no fingerprint scan, no address, no mother’s maiden name? Are you sure you’ve even got the right Olivia Waite? There’s like six.” Fae: “What the hell kind of bargains have you been making?” Me: “They call it health insurance.”
The Fae: so we’re going to take you away from here and— Me: I accept! The Fae: and you won’t remember anything and you will not return for a century— Me: I ACCEPT HARDER
Anybody at @moderation.bsky.app want to try to explain why they suspended @matthewcort.land, ANOTHER of the most prominent people out here fighting for disabled and marginalized people? Like… are y'all planning to suspend/ban literally every disabled legal scholar/policy worker out here, orrrr…?
ali alkhatib@ali-alkhatib.com · 2d agoanyway, if you're looking for Matthew Cortland, you should sub to their patreon since they're a disabled lawyer evidently getting deplatformed from places.
I have, with my own eyes, watched my tax dollars in the form of missiles as they hit buildings inhabited by civilians. I'd much prefer subsidizing a grocery story I don't use.
USA TODAY Opinion@usatodayopinion.usatoday.com · 2d agoOpinion: Mamdani's idea may sound appealing, but it's NYC taxpayers who will take the hit, subsidizing discounts they may never even use.
