got inspired by some questions from phd students the other day — and also really irritated by senior academics who seem to refuse to get the issues and continue to blame students; hope useful for you! 🩷
olivia.science/cheating
Humanitarian Regime Change?
In our latest post, @jamespattison.bsky.social criticises the humanitarian rhetoric used in the justification of the ongoing US-Israeli attacks on Iran.
Feels like it might be time to suspend the USA team from the World Cup this year.
One I think I would have included: Family (TNG).
As a professional military strategist, I just wanted to make sure everyone has a full understanding of the American strategy in Iran, thank you for your attention to this matter
It's depressing that this is news. Grow up. It's a statue.
Unfortunately not - only for the invited speakers and commentors.
I'm organising a workshop in Glasgow in May, about how people should respond to ethically tainted sporting events. I've just made a PhilEvents page. If you've got any questions about it, send me an email!
philevents.org/event/show/1...
#PhilSky #PhilosophyOfSport #Ethics #Boycotts
Final plug for my workshop 'Friendship, and Friendship with the Morally Bad' featuring superstars of bluesky @drjoeslater.bsky.social and @lopezcantero.bsky.social. More details. and registration information, can be found here: philevents.org/event/show/1... #philosophy #philsky
I've seen a huge number of Labour ads for today's by-election (despite living nowhere near). They've been absolutely disgraceful. From cynical claims about electoral calculus to outright smears, they should be ashamed. Hope the Greens batter them. #GortonAndDenton #ByElection
Picture of BBC News, with a reporter. Sign above says "Chevy Chase".
Chevy Chase doesn't look how I remember.
Two stories next to each other: from CNN 'Pentagon threatens to make Anthropic a pariah if it refuses to drop Al guardrails', and from New Scientist: 'Als can't stop recommending nuclear strikes in war game simulations Leading Als from OpenAl, Anthropic and Google opted to use nuclear weapons in simulated war games in 95 per cent of cases'
Just leaving these two stories next to each other.:
'AIs can’t stop recommending nuclear strikes in war game simulations' & 'Pentagon threatens to make Anthropic a pariah if it refuses to drop AI guardrails'
www.newscientist.com/article/2516... edition.cnn.com/2026/02/24/t...
Had the same thought when I saw both of those today. What a world.
And just like that, I was converted back to Firefox.
I made a philosophy cryptic crossword for our postgrad reading party last week. A few people asked about it, so I shared it with @dailynous.com, and it's now available on the Heap of Links: dailynous.com/wp-content/u...
So if you're a special kind of nerd, check it out!
#PhilSky #CrypticCrossword
Man united players warming up.
Football tonight. Come on United! (Quietly, as I'm in the Everton stands.)
Altman indicating that he doesn't see human beings as ends in themselves, merely as inefficient work systems. Wanker.
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
When a political commentator says "Spare a thought for the king", I kinda tune out.
More worrying stuff. Ugh.
Sent!
Why are vegans, drivers of electric vehicles, peaceniks etc hated so much by reactionaries? Because their mere existence is a (justified) criticism of the behaviour of those who would prefer just to carry on unthinkingly.
If your study is framed as asking whether "AI" does X as well as humans do, it's fundamentally misguided and I'd argue not scientifically sound.
A short 🧵>>
New paper! Joint work with @asgeirberg.bsky.social
"The Philosophical Prospects of Large Language
Models in the Future of Mathematics"
Online now in the Annals of Mathematics and Philosophy: mxphi.com/wp-content/u...
Please share it with anyone interested in LLMs and Mathematics!
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Happy #SuperbOwl 🦉 Sunday to all who celebrate.
Well I don't think that's fine 🤬
A conference schedule for Thursday, 5th of March. Sessions begin at 10:00 with "Mutuality without Measurement" by Aloysius Ventham, followed by "Non-Domination and Eschewing Friendships with the Morally Bad" by Aarthy Vaidyanathan at 11:00. After a 15-minute break, Andrew Ma presents "The Strains of Involvement: Objectification and Ending Friendships" at 12:00. Lunch runs from 12:45 to 13:45. The afternoon features Sophie-Grace Chappell's 90-minute talk "What Aristotle and C.S. Lewis get wrong about friendship (pretty much everything)" at 13:45, then after another break, Paloma Morales presents "'Bad People' and Moral Snobs: On the Badness of Refusing to Befriend People with Serious Moral Vices" at 15:45. The day concludes with "Final Speaker" Yiran Hua from 16:30 to 18:00.
A conference schedule for Friday, 6th of March. Sessions begin at 10:00 with "Should we blame our friends for their immoral beliefs?" by Jake Wagner, followed by "Virtue Friendship with Bad People in Aristotle" by Dashan Xu at 11:00. After a 15-minute break, Pilar Lopez Cantero presents "Friendship Break-ups" at 12:00. Lunch runs from 12:45 to 13:45. The afternoon features Joe Slater's 90-minute talk "'You Should Like Your Friends', 'You Shouldn't Like Nazis' and Other Shocking Revelations" at 13:45, then after another break, Max Lewis presents "Friendship, Bad People, and the Limits of Reactivity" at 15:45. The day concludes with Final Speaker Bennett Helm from 16:30 to 18:00.
Philosophers! Come to my two day workshop - it's online and free and features OUTSTANDING speakers! dm me if you'd like to register to attend, or email me at aloysiusaquinas.ventham[at]salzburg.ac.at. More details here philevents.org/event/show/1... #philsky #philosophy #ethics
8 years ago, I submitted my PhD thesis. Since then, I've:
• Had 7 fixed-term teaching contracts
• Lectured >5,000 students
• Given >40 talks at conferences/workshops
And published:
• 13 research articles
• 3 book reviews
• 7 general audience pieces
I'm tired guys. And still precarious.#AcademicSky
"I think we should be willing to consider how different alternatives embody our values. I’d like us to consider even more radical options for legal reform."
In our latest post, @drjoeslater.bsky.social discusses David Lammy's proposal to reduce jury trials in England and Wales.
