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Jeremy Davis
@jeremydavis.bsky.social
philosopher in the peach state. research in ethics of war, bioethics, ethics of tech/AI, ethics of travel, etc. my own views.
Why is it never a plot point on Sex and the City that Carrie apparently writes her column about everyone she dates and all of her friends’ partners? Like I’m sure at some point someone would have been like “hey what the hell Carrie”
I just had Claude summarize it for me and it seems really bad news.berkeley.edu/2026/10/09/u...
Using AI for just 10 minutes erodes your ability to persist at hard things - Berkeley News
A UC Berkeley researcher co-authored a study that raises profound questions about how we interact with artificial intelligence in education — and daily life.
news.berkeley.edu
Every time I witness how ready the French are to protest injustice, I think about how uncommon genuine protest is in the U.S., and how ironic it is that we aren't a protesting people—given that the country was founded in protest
as is common in much of this public conversation, the authors systematically conflate a patient's actual values with what the physicians wish the patient's values were. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/05/o...
Opinion | Assisted Death Is Not a Choice of Last Resort in Canada
Assisted dying accounts for more than 5 percent of deaths in Canada.
nytimes.com
the algorithm really wants me to see Digger, so of course I am doubling down on my plan to not see it—out of spite
All of this. I also want to add that, in my research, I found that a lot of “inconsistencies” in a victim’s story actually came from gender bias affecting investigators’ record keeping and interview methods.
Kat Tenbarge@kattenbarge.bsky.social · 3w agoJust a reminder that people don’t always realize they were raped in the immediate aftermath. It can take hours, days, months, and even years to realize you were raped, and it doesn’t make it any less true. There are many kinds of responses, including fawning and trying to appease your rapist
The death penalty is a moral abomination. State-sanctioned barbarism pushed by incompetent morons and sanctioned by the Supreme Court. Absolute ghoul shit. www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
kinda bullshit whenever the fever score 98. like come on. no it’s not
I could've sworn the macarthur grant used to be $1 mil. either (1) it's a mandela effect thing, (2) shrinkflation is real, or (3) I am just dumb, and therefore quite unlikely to ever receive a "genius grant", and so I don't really need to worry too much about it
no we aren't. no it isn't. that isn't true
bioethics professors everywhere gotta go change a bunch of their slides now
Ah yes the famous bounty hunter, “Dog The”
Stereogum@stereogum.com · last mo.MAGA festival with Kid Rock canceled because only six people bought VIP tickets
Every question on the "test" for my uni's online HR module is like: "Ken wants to begin his study. What should he do?" A) Go ahead and start testing experimental dangerous drugs on babies B) Threaten grievous harm to anyone who stands in his way C) Consult his IRB for guidance
I co-sign this. I have tons of other thoughts (happy to chat with anyone in DMs who's anxious), but the thing I'd say quickly is: there isn't one job market, there are like ten. And you need to figure out which market you're a fit for (which may change over time) and tailor your stuff accordingly.
noam@noamchompers.bsky.social · last mo.sometimes i give people feedback on job market materials, and thought it might be useful to do a thread of some common feedback i find myself giving. just one guy's opinion (and one thing that can be frustrating about producing and getting feedback on these documents is that informed people *will*
300 likes and I'll try out for my city's new indoor football team
Not only did I meet Robert Kraft, I worked for him. His kid Jonathan asked me to “remove the black music” from my gameday playlist in ‘94 & I refused so they fired me. I was the cheerleader director at the time.  I sued them for wrongful termination and won. So yes, I know that motherfucker. 
brutusdavis99.bsky.social@brutusdavis99.bsky.social · last mo.Did you ever meet Bob Kraft?
I often accidentally leave things in my calendar for very specific times that I forgot to label, so frustrating
Jerry Chen@jcsalterego.bsky.social · last mo.great job, past me
new obsession is this youtube channel where this guy DJs productivity music while his friends read and work and stuff. it's decidedly anti-AI, pleasant to have in the background while working, and is surprisingly effective.
Just rewatched the Sex and the City episode wherein Carrie is *baffled* by the concept of bisexuality. I get that it was like 2002, but shes a sex writer!!! in New York City!!! And the episode’s resolution is that shes “too old for that” ???
happy first Red Zone day of the year to all who celebrate
This will devastate our research+innovation capacity, bedrock of the 21st century economy. 35% of *all* employed people in the US with STEM PhD degrees are both foreign-born *and* graduated from a US university. —> nap.nationalacademies.org/resource/292... Shutting them out is extremist folly.
