Jake Eaton
@jakee.bsky.social
editing @asteriskmag.bsky.social writing anzalogue.xyz
Why do you hate the word "moist"? why do wet sounds like teeth-sucking, slurping, and swallowing evoke a sense of disgust and rage? @jakee.bsky.social explains in dazzling detail on The Ick... emilybynight.substack.com/p/the-moist-...
The 'Moist' Mind Virus: Why We Hate Wet Sounds
On misophonia and socially transmitted disgust
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all @aspaglayan.bsky.social content is self-recommending
A.S. Paglayan@aspaglayan.bsky.social · last yr.Super fun interview with @asteriskmag.bsky.social in which we talk about "Raised to Obey" (@princetonupress.bsky.social) but also: - is "indoctrination for democracy" desirable? - is low education quality driven by "low state capacity"? and more! asteriskmag.com/issues/10/wh...
Super fun interview with @asteriskmag.bsky.social in which we talk about "Raised to Obey" (@princetonupress.bsky.social) but also: - is "indoctrination for democracy" desirable? - is low education quality driven by "low state capacity"? and more! asteriskmag.com/issues/10/wh...
What Are Schools For?—Asterisk
The modern education system around the world continues to bear the imprint of mass education’s original goal: obedience.
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Basic tests for research reproducibility still aren't being met, even in our top journals. Some 15% of papers in even our best publications still contain code that doesn't run
Asterisk Magazine@asteriskmag.bsky.social · last yr.Research scandals make headlines, but that AI materials science paper is still just the tip of the iceberg @ryancbriggs.net walks through the gauntlet of issues in the research published in even our most reputable peer-reviewed journals asteriskmag.com/issues/10/ca...
Some very depressing forecasts on the impact of USAID cuts in the recent @asteriskmag.bsky.social special edition: asteriskmag.substack.com/p/forecast-...
For the past month, @asteriskmag.bsky.social has been working with a group of forecasters for a series on the mortality impacts of the Trump Administration's USAID cuts 5 forecasts, transparent and probabilistic, on PEPFAR, malaria, TB, nutrition, and WASH asteriskmag.substack.com/p/forecast-s...
Grateful to talk to Todd and Katie about the current status of USAID, that leaked reorganization plan, and what we can expect for the future of American foreign assistance
Asterisk Magazine@asteriskmag.bsky.social · last yr.we're advertising 2-3 postdoctoral positions to work at NYU on artificial consciousness and related topics at the intersection of AI and the philosophy of mind (possibly including AI mentality, AI interpretability, and AI welfare). deadline is march 30! philjobs.org/job/show/28878
Post-Doctoral Associate/Research Scientist, New York University - PhilJobs:JFP Post-Doctoral Associate/Research Scientist, New York University
An international database of jobs for philosophers
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Have been reading Longreads well over a decade! A real privilege to be featured
Longreads@longreads.com · last yr."What appears to be a deep aversive reaction to sounds that most people don’t like can seem — I speak from personal experience here — like you’re hard to tolerate." @jakee.bsky.social @asteriskmag.bsky.social
We raised the attendance cap on this from 80 to 100 after high demand! Will sell-out! Donation-based! Very important topic! Very interesting questions! Very cool people! I will ask about panpsychism! Can't wait to meet you there!!!
Jake Eaton@jakee.bsky.social · last yr.Thrilled to announce that @asteriskmag.bsky.social and I will be hosting a conversation between Rob Long and Kati Devaney on where two tracks in consciousness research — AI and meditation — collide If you're local to the Bay, would love to see you there! www.eventbrite.com/e/where-huma...
A few tickets out of 80 total left! If there's enough demand we can find a way to finagle a few more, but it's going to be a full house. I'm really, really excited for this one
Jake Eaton@jakee.bsky.social · last yr.Thrilled to announce that @asteriskmag.bsky.social and I will be hosting a conversation between Rob Long and Kati Devaney on where two tracks in consciousness research — AI and meditation — collide If you're local to the Bay, would love to see you there! www.eventbrite.com/e/where-huma...
did I just release a project where ANYONE can update a site by calling the number 715-999-7483 right before going on vacation? yes.
Werewolf Research Center & Shrine | (715) 999-7483
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Exciting update: @open_phil is doubling down on our YIMBY, innovation, and metascience success by launching a >$120m Abundance & Growth Fund to accelerate economic growth and boost scientific & technological progress. Funding from @goodventures.bsky.social, Patrick Collison, and others. Why now? 🧵
SUCH a good article about misophonia from @jakee.bsky.social. It's so hard for me to articulate my relationship with stimuli such as chewing and repetitive sounds, it's not just that I don't like them it's the uncontrollable full-body aversive reaction. Glad to see more serious research on this.
The Unbearable Loudness of Chewing—Asterisk
Why do some people find certain sounds intolerable? And why has it taken so long for scientists to get even a preliminary answer?
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Absolute pleasure to speak with Kati Devaney for this issue. We covered a lot of territory: the deep-end of meditation, the neuroscience of cessation, the concept of "weird," and whether enlightenment is in the Overton window yet asteriskmag.com/issues/09/th...
The Science of Woo—Asterisk
A conversation about neuroscience, meditation, and the many paths to insight.
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During this bird flu pandemic I try to keep in mind the old aphorism: you can’t make an omelette
A demonstration this Friday to ask the Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, to restore PEPFAR funding, one of the best things the US government (or any organization in the world) does: pepfarreport.org/event I found the report very informative and interesting: pepfarreport.org
Foggy Bottom Demonstration Friday
Rubio promised waivers, but the system is broken. Join us Friday, March 7th, for a protest to restore PEPFAR at Foggy Bottom.
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the most surprising and disappointing aspect of becoming a global health philanthropist is the existence of an opposition team
Thrilled to announce that @asteriskmag.bsky.social and I will be hosting a conversation between Rob Long and Kati Devaney on where two tracks in consciousness research — AI and meditation — collide If you're local to the Bay, would love to see you there! www.eventbrite.com/e/where-huma...
how to tell defunding science is in fact a bad idea: the notably left-wing and pro-government-spending think tank AEI agrees with @deenamousa.com and I that science funding is high ROI: www.aei.org/economics/wh...
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There are 3 things one should never discuss in polite company: money, politics, and shrimp. asteriskmag.com/issues/09/ye...
Yes, Shrimp Matter—Asterisk
What made a private equity analyst decide to devote his life to tiny aquatic crustaceans?
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Skepticism of government-funded scientific research is making the rounds again. In @asteriskmag.bsky.social, @lgilbert.co and I write about why “weird” research pays off, and how the government is particularly well-positioned— better than the private sector—to fund it. 🧵 x.com/deenamousa/...
Forecasting & global health friends! @asteriskmag.bsky.social is working on a mini-series forecasting the impacts of USAID/other funding cuts over the next year
Basic research, even when it appears weird — from levitating frogs to the sex lives of beetles to fishing in geysers for bacteria — is a government investment with extremely high ROI asteriskmag.com/issues/09/a-...
A Defense of Weird Research—Asterisk
Government-funded scientific research may appear strange or impractical, but it has repeatedly yielded scientific breakthroughs — and continues to pay for itself many times over.
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Really enjoyed being interviewed for this feature on misophonia and misophonia research in @asteriskmag.bsky.social! asteriskmag.com/issues/09/th...
The Unbearable Loudness of Chewing—Asterisk
Why do some people find certain sounds intolerable? And why has it taken so long for scientists to get even a preliminary answer?
asteriskmag.com
Illustration for a @jakee.bsky.social article about misophonia in the last issue of @asteriskmag.bsky.social #magazine #illustration
my latest - about trying to understand my own misophonia, and why it's taken so long for science to catch up
Asterisk Magazine@asteriskmag.bsky.social · 2y ago"It’s a teenage rite of passage to explode into rage at your parents. While the usual outburst is sparked by some combination of hormones, insecurity, and authority issues, for me it was a popping sound in my father’s jaw." asteriskmag.com/issues/09/th...