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@pratherlab.bsky.social
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Professor Dad. ATLien. Scientist. Critical Cognitive Science www.criticalcognition.org

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Richard. @pratherlab.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
more on school selections... when I got offered my job in the DMV the question of where my kid (2 yo at the time) would go to school came up almost immediately. Not just pre-school but the whole K-12. Before we even moved there.
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Artologica aka Michele Banks @artologica.net · 25/09/2026
Tell the world how you feel about AI. Original watercolors, hand-painted and unique. They don't scale. They don't make "economic sense." Whatever artologica.etsy.com
purple watercolor with salt effect 
NO AI ONLY BRAIN in black text blue watercolor with brain image
NO AI ONLY BRAIN in black text
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Richard. @pratherlab.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
so, how's maryland doing?
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Richard. @pratherlab.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Wisconsin finally got beat. shout out to old school photoshopping.
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Richard. @pratherlab.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
the algorithm really got me with these NHJ reaction videos.
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MapQuest @mapquest.com · 21/09/2026
Not leaving.
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Sarah J. Jackson @sjjphd.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Don’t forget, this is how the Kennedy center dismantling started. The folks at your institution doing equity work might be the first targeted, but the institutions themselves are always the target. Hope folks have learned this now.
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ᴋɪɴɢᴘɪɴ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ɪɴᴋᴘᴇɴ @killlthehype.blacksky.app · 21/09/2026
Good morning everyone 🌞. Today is the 21st of September.
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Tressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Semi regular reminder that when (white) men declare the end of humanity they usually mean the end of their dominance.
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Kashana @kashana.blacksky.app · 20/09/2026
Americans: oh, look, a systemic issue. I will solve it individually
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Lisa Diedrich @lisadiedrich.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
UVA alum Carrington Epperson: “I recommend anyone to take an African American studies course because you will never understand how much you weren’t taught about it before.”
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Richard. @pratherlab.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
I see what we are doing today.
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Princeton University Press @princetonupress.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
The Language of Mathematics by Raúl Rojas is a wide-ranging & beautifully illustrated collection of short, colorful histories of the most commonly used symbols in #mathematics. Now in #paperback! Check out a free preview: buff.ly/gHscx7J #Math #History
The Language of Mathematics: The Stories behind the Symbolsby Raúl Rojas. A marvelous compendium of mathematical symbols and their fascinating histories.
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Paul Poast @profpaulpoast.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
In the modern world of GPS, does the appearance of physical maps matter? Yes, because they play a crucial role in shaping how we (including policy makers) think about the world. I explain why in my latest for @wpr.bsky.social www.worldpoliticsreview.com/maps-geopoli...
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Can a New Map Change the World?
African nations are pushing to abandon the antiquated Mercator projection, drawing attention to the historical and geostrategic significance of maps.
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Bryan Toporek @btoporek.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
They don't call Mina the GOAT for nothing
Mina Kimes in WIRED on why Bluesky is great and Twitter sucks shit: 

"Favorite social network: Bluesky
I post everywhere to try and get my work out there and get it seen and read. But I would say the one that I use the most is Bluesky. While it has its flaws, there's definitely the occasional sports ball person in my mentions. I’ve found the interactions on there are the most like interactions I have with people in the real world, which is a rarity on the social internet these days.

Least favorite social network: Twitter
Everyone says Twitter, right? Which is a bummer because it used to be really fun and essential for news. When breaking news was happening, it was a place you'd go to get on-the-ground impressions. You could meet friends, you could find new writers and comedians, and all of that feels lost just because Elon completely killed the vibe. And I say that because obviously he's done things far more serious in terms of poisoning the discourse, and the place is a cesspool for racism and misogyny and misinformation, but it's also just, like, a terrible fucking hang. Everyone either seems miserable or is determined to make other people miserable.
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Richard. @pratherlab.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
I 'member
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Drug Monkey @drugmonkey.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
The National Institutes of Health, the premier funder of biomedical research in the world, insisted most research should include female subjects. Circa 2016.
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Andrea Lathrop @cabernet.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
This is exactly the original use case and whole raison d'être for computational models of minds and brains, and if that is what it all circles back to, I will be extremely happy.
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bobo tucci @no-flashlight.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Average MLB player Wikipedia page
Wikipedia sections:

Early life
Baseball
Racially insensitive comments
Personal life and family
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Tressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
One thing I wanted to say at the time but couldn’t find the strength: regular people have no idea how academics publish books. We rarely have editorial or fact-checking support or services. Academic stars — overwhelming white men — get those resources but we almost never do.
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Richard. @pratherlab.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
is this black lanterns show just about a long interview for a job he probably won't get?
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Ive Done That Been There
Alt: Ive Done That Been There
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Berna Devezer @devezer.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Maybe, sometimes, it's also possible to read the work of people who actually have been studying the countless reasons why stuff can fail to replicate or to understand that replication is not the only method we have to learn or to verify? Idk. Just saying. But sure go ahead and ask AI why won't you.
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Richard. @pratherlab.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
starting another writing project
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DJ Khaled: Congratulations, You Played Yourself
Alt: DJ Khaled: Congratulations, You Played Yourself
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Richard. @pratherlab.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
looking at the word counts on this book draft
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Boy Calculating Courir Stock with Calculator
Alt: Boy Calculating with Calculator
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 27/08/2026
In @nytopinion.nytimes.com Dolly Parton “didn’t see herself as a saint,” our columnist, Tressie McMillan Cottom, writes. “She identified as something we needed even more: a writer.”
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Opinion | Loving Dolly Parton Was Easy. Understanding Her Was Hard.
She didn’t see herself as a saint; she identified as something we needed even more: a writer.
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Richard. @pratherlab.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
such a TechReview article.
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Black Information Network @blackinfonet.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Omaha police used the gloves, known as Generated Low Output Voltage Emitters (G.L.O.V.E.s), twice during the 2025-2026 school year.
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School District Asks Police To Stop Using Electric Shock Gloves On Students | iHeart
Omaha Public Schools banned electric shock gloves from school resource officers this week, days after the superintendent learned they had been used twice on students during the 2025-2026 school year. ...
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SPOOKYTime, M.D.🇵🇸🏳️‍🌈 @saigontimemd.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Incredible; a machine that does a person's job but slower and it requires 1-2 other people to walk near it and make sure it doesn't mess up. Truly a marvel of innovation.
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Roy Wood Jr- Ex Jedi @roywoodjr.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Swung by Delaware State University earlier this year to cover their baseball program. Maybe I'm a little late to the party, but it's my first time seeing a robot paint the field. What say you, baseball purists?
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Shannon Mattern @shannonmattern.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
Another reminder that, amidst the myriad challenges facing academia, researchers also have to re-imagine the political economy of publishing. The biggest academic publishers (Wiley, Springer, Elsevier, etc) are also among the most restrictive and rapacious.
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Richard. @pratherlab.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
is France "our" team?
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Mbappe Ninjaturtles
ALT: Mbappe Ninjaturtles
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Richard. @pratherlab.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
as a black alum of a fancy southern prep school I of course have a million thoughts and stories related to this incident. I do remember once going to a lake house but refusing to go out on the lake itself. Maybe I thought that was a good compromise. 😬
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Parker Johnson @parkercj50.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
www.thenation.com/article/arch...
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No Place for Self-Pity, No Room for Fear
In times of dread, artists must never choose to remain silent.
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Stanford Black Academic Development (BAD) Lab @stanfordbadlab.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
Many thanks to @marciegeffner.bsky.social for her thoughtful review of our new book! We're grateful for the opportunity to have the book's insights on Black faculty experiences in academia highlighted and shared. Read the review: marciegeffner.substack.com/p/book-revie...
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Book Review: ‘Lifting As We Climb: How Black Faculty Make Professional and Linguistic Choices to Thrive in Higher Education’ by Kendra Calhoun, et. al.
How Black language scholars survive and thrive in academia
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Richard. @pratherlab.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
For when you're trying to explain that AI is pattern recognition that doesn't actually understand anything.
A list of top 90s Black movies that includes Meet Joe Black
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Terry McGlynn @hormiga.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
Call your reps -- blue, red, purple, it doesn't matter -- about the proposed OMB science funding rule. The house can stop this. Let them know it matters for your district.
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Richard. @pratherlab.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
NDT and Shay in a room together is definitely my own circle of hell.
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Jonathan D. Jackson, PhD @jondoesscience.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
It’s the end of science as we know it, and I feel fine www.statnews.com/2026/05/27/s... via @statnews.com I wrote a thing (also hi, I’m alive!).
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It’s the end of science as we know it, and I feel fine
“Science itself is inherently resilient — that is, after all, why it’s science,” writes Jonathan Jackson.
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Richard. @pratherlab.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
print it out and slip it under my office door like it's 1995
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Norm Charlatan @normcharlatan.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
This is who fried the rice.
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Richard. @pratherlab.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
Might have my students call my land line office phone for grade updates.
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Richard. @pratherlab.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
just saw some sort of demands letter flash up on my screen
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Richard. @pratherlab.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
somehow getting emails from one of those "institute of free thought" type places. Where free thought means "everyone here is really into eugenics".
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a man is sitting on a bed with the words that 's a real quick no
Alt: a man is sitting on a bed with the words that 's a real quick no
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Andrew Quemere @andrewqmr.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
Actual “AI” literacy would involve explaining why it's not and never will be a reliable source of information nor will it ever be a replacement for research or creativity.
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Richard. @pratherlab.bsky.social · 03/05/2026
always feel like I'm getting away with something when I renew my library books
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a cartoon character is wearing a hoodie and laughing in front of a fire background .
Alt: a cartoon character is wearing a hoodie and laughing in front of a fire background .
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Richard. @pratherlab.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
got bit by a spider this morning and still had to go to work.
spiderman at a desk
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Association for Psychological Science @psychscience.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
On April 15, APS urged Congress to act immediately to preserve Directorate for Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences (SBE) at the #NSF. ACT NOW! Tell your federal lawmakers that these cuts harm their constituents and the country! www.psychologicalscience.org/news/2026-ap...
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APS Responds to FY 2027 Presidential Budget
APS sent a letter to congress urging them to preserve the Directorate for Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences (SBE) at the National Science Foundation.
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Richard. @pratherlab.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
Tough times for orgs that are trying to "do the right thing" but also curry favor with people in power. Those will inevitably conflict.
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a close up of a woman 's face with the words `` what to do , what to do '' written next to her .
Alt: a close up of a woman 's face with the words `` what to do , what to do '' written next to her .
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Jenna Norton @jenna-m-norton.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
“Congress did fund NIH. That is true. The President signed the appropriation. The money exists. But the grants are not necessarily moving.” Great piece from Liz Ginexi detailing why. Add to this all of this new screening is happening with 20% less staff. open.substack.com/pub/elizabet...
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The Executive Orders Blocking Your NIH Grant
This image was generated by Google AI (Gemini)
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Richard. @pratherlab.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
for when your admins ask where their indirects are.
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