Reposted by Max Sahin 🧠🤖🐾JW Mason @jwmason.bsky.social · 18/06/2026Correct. An important corollary: A defense of doing a job well, by its own standards, is also a defense of the human beings doing the job. Professional standards are a central terrain of present-day class struggle. 13913
Reposted by Max Sahin 🧠🤖🐾Jeff Greene @jeffgreene.bsky.social · 19/03/2026Such a great article. These are behaviors that people may or may not know are problematic (although some people definitely do). And we all need to be aware of them when reviewing for publication and in other venues. And... (1/3) #PsychSciSky #AcademicSky #EduSky journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.... 1206
Reposted by Max Sahin 🧠🤖🐾Dr. Krista A. Milne @kmilne.bsky.social · 14/03/2026Please help spread the word #medievalsky! Funded PhD position on medieval literary and artistic representations of disability as part of a Vidi project I will be leading that is funded by the Dutch Research Council: www.academictransfer.com/nl/jobs/3592...academictransfer.comPhD position on medieval representations of disability within the project DISMANTLELeiden University Centre for the Arts in Society (LUCAS) invites applications for a PhD position on medieval representations of disability within the project DISMANTLE (1.0 fte, 4 years / 0.8 fte, 5 y... 2140163
Reposted by Max Sahin 🧠🤖🐾Chris B 🐻🌈 @loottheroom.bsky.social · 10/03/2026Wrote a very quick (free) post over on Patreon recommending a handful of poetry collections that I found particularly impactful, if you're interested in exploring poetry and don't know where to start www.patreon.com/posts/152733...patreon.comSome poems you should read | Chris BissetteGet more from Chris Bissette on Patreon 1135
Reposted by Max Sahin 🧠🤖🐾🍀Clover Teapot🍀- Waitlist full! @cloverteapot.bsky.social · 04/03/2026I think the biggest damage to the art community was the obsolescence of gallery sites (y!, deviantart, etc) and the rise of scroll-by social media, like twitter and even tumblr. Art is not ''content'', you shouldnt need to post art every day (or every month!) to be relevant. This mindset sucks. 166113134850
Reposted by Max Sahin 🧠🤖🐾Cyd Harrell @cydharrell.bsky.social · 27/02/2026you know what I miss like crazy? an internet that doesn't constantly "suggest" what I should do. I know what I want, trust me. brought to you by an experience ordering cat food that had all the presumptuous greatest hits 3233
Reposted by Max Sahin 🧠🤖🐾Josiah Hawthorne @josiahhawthorne.bsky.social · 16/01/2026This is your reminder that Hungarian-Jewish scientist George de Hevesy dissolved two Nobel Prizes in aqua regia to keep them out of the hands of the Nazis. He then left the dissolved solution on his shelf and fled to Sweden. (After the war he un-dissolved the gold and the prizes were re-cast.) 5344321521
Reposted by Max Sahin 🧠🤖🐾Jeff Greene @jeffgreene.bsky.social · 16/01/2026Trust in others and institutions predicts subjective well-being and vice versa. This makes me even more attuned to the costs of people and systems that undermine trust. The decay of trust as a public health issue. #PsychSciSky #AcademicSky #EduSky doi.org/10.1037/bul0... 26823
Reposted by Max Sahin 🧠🤖🐾Daniel Suitor @danielsuitor.com · 15/01/2026At one point today, there were 283 Minnesota attorneys doing a training on how to file emergency habeas petitions to keep our neighbors from being shipped out of state and held indefinitely. That would be the second largest law firm in the state. And that training was just put together this week. 171158724146
Reposted by Max Sahin 🧠🤖🐾Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 15/01/2026Pritzker: The Insurrection Act is designed for circumstances where your rights can’t be protected by local authorities This is exactly the opposite. Your civil rights are being infringed upon by CBP and ICE, and then they want to call in troops claiming that they’re protecting CBP and ICE. 538237879167
Reposted by Max Sahin 🧠🤖🐾Captain Mark Kelly @captmarkkelly.bsky.social · 15/01/2026It’s easy to watch the news and feel overwhelmed or even helpless at everything going on. I need you to fight that feeling. I’m an optimist. You have to be when you strap yourself to a rocket for a living. But there’s real reason to be hopeful this year and l’ll tell you why. 1533165868
Reposted by Max Sahin 🧠🤖🐾Attorney General Keith Ellison @ag.state.mn.us · 15/01/2026The surge of DHS agents into Minnesota has done tremendous harm to the people of Minnesota, and I urge those who have personally experienced or directly witnessed that harm to share their stories with my office. To submit a report, visit: ag.state.mn.us/Federal-Action/ 19515337
Reposted by Max Sahin 🧠🤖🐾HOME Line @homelinemn.org · 13/01/2026We are hearing reports from renters about property managers & apartment building staff openly allowing ICE into residential buildings. This raises serious concerns about tenant safety, privacy, & rights. To better understand the scope of this issue, HOME Line wants to hear directly from renters. 🧵 25334
Reposted by Max Sahin 🧠🤖🐾HOME Line @homelinemn.org · 13/01/2026If you are a tenant anywhere in Minnesota and have experienced or witnessed building management or staff allowing ICE access to your building, we invite you to share your experience through an anonymous form. Your information can help inform community response and tenant advocacy efforts. 🧵 14024
Reposted by Max Sahin 🧠🤖🐾Alexander Chee @alexanderchee.bsky.social · 10/01/2026‘“A young lady told me they were giving out free tickets for a theater show, and I’ve never been to one before, so I thought maybe this would be a good opportunity for me,” said Zain Morisset, 35, a student who was second in line. “I always wanted to attend one, but they seem to be so expensive.”’ 853887
Reposted by Max Sahin 🧠🤖🐾Elle Ess @viamarsala18.bsky.social · 07/01/2026I need people to wrap their minds around the fact that here in Minneapolis, ICE broke the window of a vehicle yesterday, pepper sprayed the occupants, and arrested them, and shot another observer in the face today, and OBSERVERS ARE STILL GOING OUT TO PROTECT THEIR NEIGHBORS AT MASSIVE PERSONAL RISK 93152294531
Reposted by Max Sahin 🧠🤖🐾Reo Eveleth @reveleth.com · 19/12/202520,000 words, 150 footnotes, 100+ timeline events = our attempt at documenting and synthesizing all the ways that the federal government has attempted to destroy access to gender-affirming care since January unbreaking.org/issues/trans...unbreaking.orgTransgender Healthcare: Explainer — UnbreakingHow the administration is breaking the government, and what that means for all of us. 3366193
Reposted by Max Sahin 🧠🤖🐾Terry McGlynn @hormiga.bsky.social · 11/12/2025You can do this right now: Think of a person who wrote a paper you love, whose work influenced or helped you, or has made your professional life better. Search up their email address. Shoot them a quick email of thanks. It means so, so much. This is a rough time of year, share some joy. 13699260
Reposted by Max Sahin 🧠🤖🐾Lukas Gunschera @lukasgunschera.com · 17/10/2025🚨 New Preprint 🚨 Some people are at greater risk of experiencing negative mental health outcomes of social media use than others, but why? 🧵 We examined whether individual differences in cognitive processes shape risk and resilience to mental health effects on social media: osf.io/preprints/ps... 15224
Reposted by Max Sahin 🧠🤖🐾Social Media Lab @socialmedialab.ca · 02/10/2025If you're a scientist or researcher sharing your work online, here are some resources to help you manage the risks of being public. socialmedialab.ca/km-compass/ Pro Tip: Share them with your communications office and encourage them to form a rapid response team, with a plan of action in place.socialmedialab.caKM Compass - A Knowledge Mobilization App - Social Media Lab“Helping You Share What You Know, Where It Matters Most“ At a time when public trust in institutions is fragmented and misinformation spreads faster than evidence, researchers and experts face a criti... 01411
Reposted by Max Sahin 🧠🤖🐾Danielle Ryan (Lestat Era) @danirat.bsky.social · 18/09/2025Life is chaos. Learning to ride the chaos and enjoy the good moments it gives you is the only way to survive 0236
Reposted by Max Sahin 🧠🤖🐾Toni Bradfield @tonibradfield.bsky.social · 11/09/2025Reminder: You can’t find solutions with people who want the problems 1247
Reposted by Max Sahin 🧠🤖🐾Javier Granados Samayoa @jgranadossamayoa.bsky.social · 11/09/2025I’m recruiting a PhD student in Social Psychology @ TCU for this application cycle! My lab examines how beliefs and attitudes form, generalize, & shape behavior. We apply this general interest to the study of misinformation, conspiracy theories, and health behavior. 1116
Reposted by Max Sahin 🧠🤖🐾Dr. S.A. Applin @anthropunk.bsky.social · 08/09/2025My new piece on the shift in "user centered design" with #AI in @fastcompany.com Hint: we are no longer the target audience. www.fastcompany.com/91397818/lar...fastcompany.comLLMs are the users nowTech companies have shifted focus from designing for people to prioritizing algorithms. 078
Reposted by Max Sahin 🧠🤖🐾fruit-flavored slime @kokoronis.com · 07/09/2025artists aren’t the fucking bourgeois or “elite”. every artist i know can barely make rent. every artist i know is one severe enough hospital bill away from being homeless. we’re not all banksy or andy warhol. sick of this idea being passed around as we deal with companies exploiting us constantly. 4159452370
Reposted by Max Sahin 🧠🤖🐾derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 06/09/2025Thus, people assume that men in suits must always be part of the conservative establishment. But this was not always so. The suit was once a working man's garment. When Keir Hardie, founder of the British Labour Party, arrived for his first day in Parliament, he wore a suit. 270035
Reposted by Max Sahin 🧠🤖🐾Tobias Wilson-Bates @phdhurtbrain.bsky.social · 30/08/2025Le Guin undefeated at "the fuck you say to me" as subtext 5854198
Reposted by Max Sahin 🧠🤖🐾Pavel @spavel.bsky.social · 26/08/2025If the thing you built doesn't change user behavior, then *they're not using your thing* are they?? It doesn't matter how usable it is. If no one is using it, you failed. Don't make the product management mistake of looking for product market fit after you've already built a product. 1323
Reposted by Max Sahin 🧠🤖🐾Matt Gabriele @profgabriele.com · 23/08/2025A good essay would put this next to evangelical Christianity which suggests freedom is making yourself a “slave to god” - outsourcing all decisions to your pastor 1119144
Reposted by Max Sahin 🧠🤖🐾Horror Makes Us Happy @horrormakesushappy.com · 23/08/2025Weekly reminder that if you're looking for a #horror themed #discord server, we've got ~600 members, host three weekly activities, and our doors are open 🙂 We're also a #podcast that delves into the #psychological side of your favorite horror creators! discord.gg/vkbmUdyaXkdiscord.ggJoin the Horror Makes Us Happy Discord Server!Find out more about who we are on our Linktree page: https://linktr.ee/horrormakesushappy | 688 members 0122
Reposted by Max Sahin 🧠🤖🐾Jo Berry @joberry.bsky.social · 20/08/2025If you need cheering up, I can strongly recommend adding some cool scientists to your feed. 0204
Reposted by Max Sahin 🧠🤖🐾David Shiffman, Ph.D. 🦈 @whysharksmatter.bsky.social · 20/08/2025Scientists of Bluesky, introduce yourselves by replying to this post and I’ll share it and help you get some followers! I’m David, I’m based in DC and study shark ecology and conservation policy. I’m the author of “Why Sharks Matter.” 🧪🦑🌎🐠🦈 196896221
Reposted by Max Sahin 🧠🤖🐾Graham Platner for Senate @grahamformaine.bsky.social · 19/08/2025My name is Graham Platner and I’m running for US Senate to defeat Susan Collins and topple the oligarchy that’s destroying our country. I’m a veteran, oysterman, and working class Mainer who’s seen this state become unlivable for working people. And that makes me deeply angry. 78591482537
Reposted by Max Sahin 🧠🤖🐾Yvonne Lam @yvonnezlam.bsky.social · 14/08/2025The quote makes me think of how a lot of software people say they want process (agile, scrum, spotify model, whatever) when what they mean is that they want a mechanistic process that they don't ever have to think about. 3252
Reposted by Max Sahin 🧠🤖🐾Benjamin Paaßen @bpaassen.bsky.social · 12/08/2025Large Language models (LLMs) do not simulate human psychology. That's the title of our new paper, available as preprint today (1/12): arxiv.org/abs/2508.06950arxiv.orgLarge Language Models Do Not Simulate Human PsychologyLarge Language Models (LLMs),such as ChatGPT, are increasingly used in research, ranging from simple writing assistance to complex data annotation tasks. Recently, some research has suggested that LLM... 312544
Reposted by Max Sahin 🧠🤖🐾Hilary Mason @hilarymason.com · 13/08/2025I'm so excited that Hidden Door is out in the world today! We're thrilled to launch our roleplay meets fanfic platform, where we are making the tech, game, and biz in sync to let us all share more of the worlds we love, while rewarding the brilliant writers we admire. Check it out at hiddendoor.co 2317
Reposted by Max Sahin 🧠🤖🐾Erika Hall @erikahall.bsky.social · 07/08/2025I'll tap the sign. The sign is long, and a decade old, but still sadly relevant. www.muledesign.com/blog/on-surv...muledesign.comOn Surveys — Mule DesignSurveys are the most dangerous research tool — misunderstood and misused. They frequently straddle the qualitative and quantitative, and at their worst represent the worst of both. In tort law the a... 1348
Reposted by Max Sahin 🧠🤖🐾Joseph Fasano @josephfasano.bsky.social · 04/08/2025For a Student Who Used AI to Write a Paper 191712470
Reposted by Max Sahin 🧠🤖🐾Dave Karpf @davekarpf.bsky.social · 31/07/2025I spent seven years writing a book on this and she just… said it in three succinct paragraphs to politico. 7855311400
Reposted by Max Sahin 🧠🤖🐾Cat Hicks @grimalkina.bsky.social · 30/07/2025"suffers from bias" "There is literally nothing stopping anyone" This is like encountering medieval physics. BIAS CREATES EFFECTS THAT STOP PEOPLE FROM LEARNING. FOR EXAMPLE BEING THREATENED DIRECTLY IMPAIRS WORKING MEMORY 68121
Reposted by Max Sahin 🧠🤖🐾Ada Palmer @adapalmer.bsky.social · 25/07/2025I see grocery/takeout shaming discourse going around again, so this is your periodic historian reminder that cooking from scratch daily while working has never been sustainable, and for millennia everyone either relied on takeout & restaurants or ate in huge households w/ big dorm-like group dining. 19451731428
Reposted by Max Sahin 🧠🤖🐾Jon of The North @krauza.bsky.social · 11/12/2024I don't know who needs to know this, but Pro Publica has an online thing that will format a letter to your US health insurance company to demand the records behind a claim denial. (which the insurance is then legally required to provide in most cases) projects.propublica.org/claimfile/projects.propublica.orgFind Out Why Health Insurance Denied Your ClaimYou likely have the right to access records that explain why your insurer denied your claim or prior authorization request. Use ProPublica’s free tool to generate a letter requesting your claim file f... 8124151261
Reposted by Max Sahin 🧠🤖🐾Erin Biba @erinbiba.bsky.social · 09/07/2025Jewish orgs Keshet and the Hebrew Free Loan Association are giving out interest-free loans to LGBTQ+ folks who need to re-locate but can’t afford it. YOU DO NOT HAVE TO BE JEWISH. “The idea that people were having to pick up and flee their homes was something that resonated Jewishly.”forward.comPersecuted for being LGBTQ+ in Trump country, they now have a chance to start over someplace newKeshet and the Hebrew Free Loan Society are fighting persecution by offering loans to those who need to flee, 2230521770
Reposted by Max Sahin 🧠🤖🐾Cat Hicks @grimalkina.bsky.social · 29/06/2025People ask a lot of social questions they don't want social answers to. Like why doesn't a software methodology change the balance of power? Well let's see, did it have a structural understanding of power and a plan for that?? No?? Ok 2328
Reposted by Max Sahin 🧠🤖🐾Ian Rennie @theangelremiel.bsky.social · 21/06/2025Imagine being so limited in your process as to not know that research is a creative act. 06513