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Nikk Effingham

@nikkeffingham.bsky.social
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Philosophy Professor (& aspiring novelist) | University of Birmingham | Time travel; philosophy of religion; properties; ontology of objects | Improper personite and proud

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Nikk Effingham @nikkeffingham.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Can fragmentalism help with the problem of the statue and the clay? My paper 'Fragmenting the Paradox of Material Constitution' argues that it can. Now in Latest Articles in the Australasian Journal of Philosophy. Open Access Link: doi.org/10.1080/0004...
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Nikk Effingham @nikkeffingham.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
'Who's that Guy?' Sameness and the Multiverse. The pre-print of my book chapter for Klaas Kraay and Daniel Rubio's 'Blackwell Companion to Philosophy and the Multiverse' is now up on PhilPapers. philpapers.org/archive/EFFW...
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Nikk Effingham @nikkeffingham.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
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Naomi Fisher (@naomicfisher) on X
In 2020, a student heard about object permanence in his undergrad psychology course. Object permanence is an early developmental stage when children come to understand that an object is still there, e...
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Nikk Effingham @nikkeffingham.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
After roughly seven years, my favourite paper has now been published: 'Prodigiosus people and the problem of evil', now open access with the International Journal for Philosophy of Religion. It's been a long journey! doi.org/10.1007/s111...
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Nikk Effingham @nikkeffingham.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
My new paper, 'Now, Again and Again: The Metaphysics of Multiple Presents', has now been published in the Pacific Philosophical Quarterly (open access). doi.org/10.1111/papq...
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Nikk Effingham @nikkeffingham.bsky.social · 25/04/2026
My paper 'Fragmenting the Paradox of Material Constitution', forthcoming in the Australasian Journal of Philosophy. Preprint Link: tinyurl.com/FraggingMate...
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Me and a small nugget of love. 🇸🇪♥️🇺🇦 @mnotme.bsky.social · 19/04/2026
The human circulatory system, before and after proper cable management.
two images of the human body's circulatory system. One of them with good cable management
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Pleasant Green @index.pleasantgreen.co.uk.ap.brid.gy · 11/04/2026
All four seasons now available again
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Back on the BBC
After quite a lot of back and forth and uncertainty, our first two seasons; _The Case of Charles Dexter Ward_ and _The Whisperer in Darkness_ are now back up on BBC Sounds, and available via whichever podcast service you use. **Now that all the shows are together in one place, and available for free, we'll be retiring the RSS feed we have been using in the interim.** The BBC deal applies only to our first four seasons. _Crowley_ is still subscriber-only and our forthcoming season will also be crowdfunded and subscriber-only. It's great to have everything back in one place, though. If you're trying to get friends and family into the show, point them at this article: Podcast Based On Horrors Of Lovecraft Is Your Next ObsessionThe Lovecraft Investigations’ latest series is out, and we spoke to creator Julian SimpsonKotakuJohn Walker And then either send them here: BBC Sounds - The Lovecraft Investigations - Available EpisodesListen to the latest episodes of The Lovecraft Investigations on BBC Sounds.BBC Or have them search for "The Lovecraft Investigations" wherever they get their podcasts. The correct listening order is: * The Case of Charles Dexter Ward * The Whisperer in Darkness * The Shadow Over Innsmouth * The Haunter of the Dark
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Nikk Effingham @nikkeffingham.bsky.social · 18/04/2026
Fine-tuning meets the simulation hypothesis—and things escalate quickly. My new paper: 'Simulations All the Way Up! An Atheist's Response to the Fine-Tuning Argument' Open Access Link: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/ph…
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Financial Times @financialtimes.com · 22/01/2025
Donald Trump pardons founder of Silk Road drugs site www.ft.com/content/4ce961c6-1fe3-4a…
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Donald Trump pardons founder of Silk Road drugs site
US president says Ross Ulbricht was victim of ‘weaponisation of government’
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 29/12/2024
BOOM! @knowawastaken.bsky.social just schooled everyone on fact-checking—using free Google is the bare minimum social media users can do to make sure what they’re hearing and sharing actually checks out. Knowa’s 13 and already 🔥!
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Natalie Alana Ashton @natalan.bsky.social · 28/12/2024
i was trying to find a screenshot from the film yesterday, and google's AI hallucinated this absolute nonsense
Screenshot of the google search results for the term "28 days later chocolate orange"

Under the heading "AI Overview" the text reads:

A "28 days later chocolate orange" is a playful phrase likely referring to the iconic British chocolate treat, "Terry's Chocolate Orange," with a twist based on the movie "28 Days Later," implying a fast-paced, intense experience of eating the chocolate due to its strong orange flavor and potentially addictive quality, like the rapid zombie infection in the film.
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Vampi Moira Valentine @itsviviactually.bsky.social · 20/12/2024
For your consideration: The clearest sign for the tone of a TMNT adaptation is whether its version of Splinter started as a dude or a rat, and it's not in the way you would expect
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Nikk Effingham @nikkeffingham.bsky.social · 20/12/2024
HAPP One-Day Conference "Paradoxes in Physics" www.youtube.com/watch?v=zqvA...
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HAPP One-Day Conference "Paradoxes in Physics" Professor Nikk Effingham (University of Birmingham)
YouTube video by St Cross College
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Nikk Effingham @nikkeffingham.bsky.social · 20/12/2024
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‘I received a first but it felt tainted and undeserved’: inside the university AI cheating crisis
More than half of students are now using generative AI, casting a shadow over campuses as tutors and students turn on each other and hardworking learners are caught in the flak. Will Coldwell reports ...
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Zoe Drayson @zoedrayson.bsky.social · 14/12/2024
Woke up jetlagged in a hotel room and automatically opened my laptop to prep my talk slides, before remembering I'm here for a friend's wedding and not a conference. #academia #academicsky
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Nikk Effingham @nikkeffingham.bsky.social · 13/12/2024
Graduation day!
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Lisa Bortolotti @lisabortolotti.com · 06/12/2024
#EpistemicInjustice
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Gareth L. Powell / G.L. Powell @garethlpowell.bsky.social · 03/12/2024
Before I go and start my day at the bookshop, here's a quick reminder that my next novel FUTURE'S EDGE (published by @titanbooks.bsky.social) is available for pre-order from all good online and high street booksellers. More info: www.garethlpowell.com/futures-edge/
A quote from New York Times bestselling author and co-creator of Star Wars: The High Republic, Cavan Scott: "Future's Edge is Gareth L Powell at his best, mixing exceptional world-building and galaxy-wide stakes with complicated, relatable characters and enough heart to fuel a supernova."
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Nikk Effingham @nikkeffingham.bsky.social · 02/12/2024
Look, it’s been nearly thirty years and I think it’s about time I said what we’ve all been thinking: Isn’t it time for Arnie to do ‘Jingle All The Way 2’?
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Natalie Alana Ashton @natalan.bsky.social · 02/12/2024
i spoke on a panel Ugur convened at this conference last year and it was superb. an incredibly high standard of talks, and a really welcoming environment for discussion
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Bence Nanay @bencenanay.bsky.social · 02/12/2024
LAST CALL: Thirteenth Annual Essay Prize at the Centre for Philosophical Psychology, University of Antwerp Topic: Representational format Length: 3000 words. Single spaced! Deadline: December 15, 2024. Prize money: 3,000 Euros. More info: bencenanay.com
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Nikk Effingham @nikkeffingham.bsky.social · 30/11/2024
Yes I'm religious, I believe in the Holy Trinity
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Nikk Effingham @nikkeffingham.bsky.social · 30/11/2024
The 'Why?' podcast with Emma Kennedy interviews myself and @jimalkhalili.bsky.social about time travel! linktr.ee/whypodcast
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The podcast for curious minds 🪐 Hosted by Emma Kennedy 👩🏼‍🔬
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Ryan Marino, MD @ryanmarino.bsky.social · 29/11/2024
Did you know? Black Friday is named in honor of Rebecca Black, who invented Friday in 2011.
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J. Elvis Weinstein @jelvisweinstein.bsky.social · 26/11/2024
"Wicked" does not synch up to "Dark Side of the Moon" at all. Sorry to everyone in the theater.
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Natalie Alana Ashton @natalan.bsky.social · 16/11/2024
my two cents on the echo chamber discourse (with a very outdated title) 1) echo chambers are only a risk for dominant groups, when they don't hear marginalised voices 2) most people instead need *epistemic respite*: space away from alternative viewpoints to build communities
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Why Twitter is (Epistemically) Better Than Facebook
Online Environments Social media has the potential to expand our epistemic horizons, connecting us with a wider range of people and more information and analysis than ever before. But it comes with…
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Nikk Effingham @nikkeffingham.bsky.social · 16/11/2024
People always misunderstand that teaching nine hours a week is a lot, confusing “teaching” with “working.” Here’s a comparison: professional boxers only “work” about four hours a year.
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Nigel Warburton @nigelwarburton.bsky.social · 16/11/2024
Oxford colleges relying on ‘Deliveroo-style’ contracts with most tutorials not taught by full-time staff on very low hourly pay (and they don’t even earn tips)… www.theguardian.com/education/20...
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Oxford relying on ‘Deliveroo-style’ contracts with most tutorials not taught by full-time staff
Leading university accused of relying on young academics employed on gig-economy terms
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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 15/11/2024
Now that actual celebrities are coming to Bluesky I will soon no longer be one of the largest accounts here, I will once again revert to my usual status of mid-tier niche notable, remember me as I was when I was beautiful, well, okay, not beautiful, but kind of middle-aged Muppety
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Ema Sullivan-Bissett @emas-b.bsky.social · 15/11/2024
For my first post here I'm delighted to share, on publication day, The Routledge Handbook of Philosophy of Delusion! 🧵 www.routledge.com/The-Routledg...
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The Routledge Handbook of Philosophy of Delusion
Delusions play an important and fascinating role in philosophy and are a particularly fertile area of study in recent years, spanning philosophy of mind and psychology, epistemology, ethics, psycholog...
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Zoe Drayson @zoedrayson.bsky.social · 15/11/2024
I used to think metaphysics was for philosophers who were smarter and more serious than me, then @danielnolan.bsky.social spent 2011-12 trying to convince me otherwise. Today he is teaching my paper on mental fictionalism to his grad students, so I guess he succeeded! Thank you, D-Noles 😊
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Zack Labe @zacklabe.com · 30/09/2024
100 years of average June-July-August temperature anomalies over land areas through 2024... Data from NOAAGlobalTemp v6.0.0.
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Alice Ruppert 🐴🎮 @malicedafirenze.bsky.social · 23/09/2024
We're making a game where you play a courier rider in 13th century Mongolia No combat, just you, the horse(s) you've tamed, bred and trained and the vast wilderness. Would you play this?
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Nikk Effingham @nikkeffingham.bsky.social · 22/09/2024
'I hate Trump, she likes him - we both think he staged assassination attempts'
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Mary Robinette Kowal @maryrobinettekowal.com · 11/09/2024
"I have a concept of a plan for a novel" is what non-writers say to me at cocktail parties when they want me to write their novel for them.
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