Reposted by @toomanypigeons.bsky.socialThe Fig Economy @figgityfigs.bsky.social · 3hSometimes my wife and I like to send each other text messages as though they’re democratic fundraising messages, and I believe she has produced the jewel of the form. 1024788874
Reposted by @toomanypigeons.bsky.socialChantzy @chantzy.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Reading the news this week & all the posts from women & keep thinking about the times I've told men in my life, "This guy is causing me problems and making me feel unsafe," and heard, "Cool. I like him, though" 48310
Reposted by @toomanypigeons.bsky.socialNicole Bedera @nbedera.bsky.social · 01/10/2026All 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. 71622420
Reposted by @toomanypigeons.bsky.socialNicole Bedera @nbedera.bsky.social · 01/10/2026But it’s also true that these systems are just misogynistic. And we’re so busy holding victims to an impossibly high standard that we forget to ask the most basic questions about whether people like police did their jobs effectively. 264587
Reposted by @toomanypigeons.bsky.socialRebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Time for this classic again. 156164845561
Reposted by @toomanypigeons.bsky.socialJeff Sharlet @jeffsharlet.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Last week all my students hand-wrote their own pledges, according to their terms, to write in my courses without AI. Some of them were quite moving—their anger at AI’s attempt to steal their educations, their determination to learn & create anyway. 6794182
Reposted by @toomanypigeons.bsky.socialTimnit Gebru @timnitgebru.blacksky.app · 17/09/2026So while you're thinking about a super human, super "intelligent" alien being killing you, here's what's really happening. www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08...abc.net.auDoctor forced to apologise after AI makes 'scary' error about illegal drugsArtificial Intelligence is listening to many people's medical appointments, but it is not always hearing things correctly. 10415187
Reposted by @toomanypigeons.bsky.socialThe Distributed AI Research (DAIR) Institute @dairinstitute.bsky.social · 15/09/2026@timnitgebru.blacksky.app gives a history lesson on AI "existential risk" talk and explains how we don't have to accept Big Tech's utopia or apocalyptic visions for the future: www.bloomberg.com/news/videos/...bloomberg.comWatch Gebru: AI Security & Safety Is About Human Control - BloombergTimnit Gebru DAIR Institute Founder & Executive Director, discusses her early warnings about artificial intelligence risks and her departure from Google’s ethical AI team in 2020. She discusses whethe... 26538
Reposted by @toomanypigeons.bsky.socialIzabella Laba 🇨🇦 @ijlaba.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Deleted an earlier post because this needs further checking, but here are some questions. A CC-BY-NC 4.0 license (one of the arXiv options) allows users to "Share — copy and redistribute the material in any medium or format". At the same time, though, arXiv does not allow bulk downloads and -> 142
Reposted by @toomanypigeons.bsky.socialBarbara Fantechi @barbarafantechi.bsky.social · 11/09/2026everyone considering this, have a look at ahmath.org compare and contrastahmath.orgAHM 0549
Reposted by @toomanypigeons.bsky.socialGreg Egan @gregegansf.bsky.social · 10/09/2026Open Letter about the Mathathon This open letter calling for the cancellation of the Caltech “Mathathon”, has received 471 signatures so far. [Only members of the Caltech community or mathematicians at PhD student level or beyond are eligible to sign.]docs.google.comOpen Letter about the MathathonThe full text of the open letter is below. By signing this open letter, you consent to your name, title, and institutional affiliation being publicly displayed beneath this open letter. You can access... 12512
Reposted by @toomanypigeons.bsky.socialGreg Egan @gregegansf.bsky.social · 27/07/2026While the Fields Medal celebrates the under-40s, the mathematician Joan Birman has, at the age of 99, solved a major open problem in representations of the Braid groups, a topic she has worked on for more than 60 years. 121298320
Reposted by @toomanypigeons.bsky.socialIris van Rooij 💭 @irisvanrooij.bsky.social · 01/09/2026In case of use for others, sharing this slide in my intro class for a Bachelor course that I teach to AI students (and other interested students). More resources in thread 🧵 319653
Reposted by @toomanypigeons.bsky.socialIris van Rooij 💭 @irisvanrooij.bsky.social · 13/04/2026“Ban AI use in the classroom for student assignments, in the same way we ban essay mills and other forms of plagiarism. Students must be protected from de-skilling and allowed space and time to perform their assignments themselves.” openletter.earth/open-letter-...openletter.earthOpen Letter: Stop the Uncritical Adoption of AI Technologies in Academia 13312
Reposted by @toomanypigeons.bsky.socialDr Abeba Birhane @abeba.blacksky.app · 19/08/2026been reading university/higher-ed policies on the use of genAI in education. most policies propose using genAI safely, ethically, & responsibly, which is an oxymoron. the way current genAI is developed, deployed & functions renders the very ideas of safety, ethics, and responsible use meaningless 624080
toomanypigeons.bsky.social @toomanypigeons.bsky.social · 20/08/2026I vaguely remember seeing an opinion article on fascism AI and ideology... Does anyone know what I am remembering? 😅 100
Reposted by @toomanypigeons.bsky.socialEmily M. Bender @emilymbender.bsky.social · 15/08/20261. Science is a communal, human effort, which exists as an enormous conversation among scientists, sharing and challenging ideas and collectively building knowledge. >> 117925
Reposted by @toomanypigeons.bsky.socialEmily M. Bender @emilymbender.bsky.social · 18/08/2026Preparing for a workshop on teaching critical thinking in STEM in light of current, let's say pressures, and decided I should start my talk with a slides that lays out the values that form my premises: 12520135
Reposted by @toomanypigeons.bsky.socialJulia Carrie Wong @joolia.bsky.social · 14/08/2026our entire global financial system is currently leveraged to the hilt on the premise that it was good and right for a small cadre of US companies to steal all of the intellectual work ever produced by humanity and sell its back to us without credit or remuneration to the authors (plagiarism) 2434611034
Reposted by @toomanypigeons.bsky.socialJ. Offir, PhD @joffirphd.bsky.social · 15/08/20266/ of food-borne illnesses going forward, Dr. Kowalcyk said. Everyone has different tolerance levels, she said." Nooo! Why are we still talking about "risk tolerance" when the populace in question *lacks the information or skills to make a reasonable risk assessment, based on community & individual 11036
Reposted by @toomanypigeons.bsky.socialBill Childs @billchilds.bsky.social · 26/07/2026This site purportedly about roller coaster safety posits the existence of a Glass Onion themed roller coaster that killed someone in 2017 zipdo.co/roller-coast...zipdo.coRoller Coaster Safety Statistics | Fact-Checked 2026Roller coasters are roughly 10 times safer than driving per mile, with a lifetime risk of 1 in 300 million for a coaster death, compared with 1 in 500 thousand from lightning, and fixed site coasters ... 1182
Reposted by @toomanypigeons.bsky.socialKaren James @kejames.bsky.social · 13/07/2026TOMORROW (Monday) is the LAST DAY to leave a public comment about the proposed OMB proposal that will be an absolute disaster for science if adopted. Follow the link below for instructions on leaving a good comment. 1171153
Reposted by @toomanypigeons.bsky.socialMatthew Cortland (they) @matthewcort.land · 05/07/2026If there are folks who are worried about public backlash to your organization commenting 🧪 28136
Reposted by @toomanypigeons.bsky.socialColette Delawalla, PhD @cdelawalla.bsky.social · 02/07/2026UPDATE: We learned that the folks behind Project 2025, are encouraging their base to write comments in favor of the rule. This suggests our efforts are working and they are shaken. IT ALSO MEANS WE NEED TO GO OUT WITH A BANG. MAKE YOUR COMMENT TODAY!!! 5312246
toomanypigeons.bsky.social @toomanypigeons.bsky.social · 29/06/2026this NPR story says *Macy's* ("the granddaddy of them all") is typically 60k-85k 010
Reposted by @toomanypigeons.bsky.socialemily fraser 🌿🐌✨ @emilyesfraser.bsky.social · 12/06/2026that sets them up to die of other treatable diseases bc they're too sick & gaslit to access medical care. More & more of the birth years of people dying are now in the 2000s. That makes four different generations of people in my lifetime losing everything & dying in horrific, unnecessary suffering. 191
Reposted by @toomanypigeons.bsky.socialemily fraser 🌿🐌✨ @emilyesfraser.bsky.social · 12/06/2026the context is almost never the horrific injustice of the world systematically downplaying, denying, & defunding a disease that robs young people of their entire lives, that kills them in hospitals & at home by refusing appropriate care & letting them starve, 192
Reposted by @toomanypigeons.bsky.socialemily fraser 🌿🐌✨ @emilyesfraser.bsky.social · 12/06/2026The deaths are almost all young people too—mostly younger than me. Mostly women. And the world simply doesn't care. If the media reports on a #SevereME death at all, it's often in the context of talking about assisted suicide as if it's a mercy— 12712
Reposted by @toomanypigeons.bsky.socialLiz Borkowski @lizborkowski.bsky.social · 16/06/2026“Lysenkoism demonstrated that allowing politics to control the scientific process can halt or even reverse a nation’s progress … When science becomes politicized, everyone loses.” @nejm editors recognize how destructive the new OMB rule is. Comment against it by July 13! www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....nejm.orgThe OMB and the Politicization of Science | NEJMThe Editors highlight three aspects of OMB’s recently proposed rule changes as particularly striking: that decisions on research funding would be made by political appointees, that funding could be... 05239
Reposted by @toomanypigeons.bsky.socialColette Delawalla, PhD @cdelawalla.bsky.social · 15/06/2026Goooooood evening and happy Sunday! The out of pocket cost of the birth of my son, after “good” insurance, after meeting my deductible (despite a wicked pregnancy, everyone was healthy) was OVER TEN THOUSAND US DOLLARS. And then I went back to work still bleeding. So I don’t think it’s the phones. 18718185
Reposted by @toomanypigeons.bsky.socialArrianna Marie Planey, PhD MA @arrianna-planey.bsky.social · 12/03/2026I think a good chunk of the problem with "AI" discourse is that the fundamental shared definition(s?) of "intelligence" are rooted in eugenics. 112736
Reposted by @toomanypigeons.bsky.socialDr Zara Bain @zaranosaur.bsky.social · 11/06/2026Hey hey -- does anyone know any good current resources, including communities or collectives, to support neurodivergent PhD students and ECRs, especially autistics, with academic career progression? 365
Reposted by @toomanypigeons.bsky.socialAlt CDC (they/them) @altcdc.altgov.info · 09/06/20261/7 A DOJ employee with PTSD, anxiety, and cardiac conditions successfully worked with extensive telework for years. After requesting telework as a disability accommodation following return-to-office changes, he faced months of delays and was eventually demoted.govexec.comLawsuit claims DOJ is retaliating against employees with disabilities who request teleworkMany agencies have instituted policies to more strictly scrutinize telework as a reasonable accommodation for workers with disabilities since the Trump administration’s return-to-office mandate. 615877
Reposted by @toomanypigeons.bsky.socialCarl T. Bergstrom @carlbergstrom.com · 06/06/2026Remember the current NIH director going on about protecting researchers from government censorship? Today his people called the police in to forcibly remove my colleagues from their own society meeting for sharing an editorial published in their flagship journal that was critical of him. Gift linknytimes.comPolice Remove Diabetes Experts From Conference for Distributing Critique of Trump Administration 5629151465
Reposted by @toomanypigeons.bsky.socialMatthew Cortland (they) @matthewcort.land · 31/05/2026• Submit a comment opposing the destruction of 🇺🇸 science; • Pressure every org, professional body, association, uni, etc. you are affiliated with to submit the strongest possible comment opposing this calamity (highest ROI move for most of us) • Make sure your electeds see those comments 🧪patreon.comTrump's Russ Vought Is Trying To Kill American Science. We Can Try To Stop Him, | Shouldn't Need to Be a Lawyer by Matthew CortlandTrump's Russ Vought Is Trying To Kill American Science. We Can Try To Stop Him, by Shouldn't Need to Be a Lawyer by Matthew Cortland on Patreon. Join Shouldn't Need to Be a Lawyer by Matthew Cortland... 4203156
Reposted by @toomanypigeons.bsky.socialSteven Strogatz @stevenstrogatz.com · 02/06/2026This terrific article by Siobhan Roberts could help elevate the public discussion of AI in mathematics. The interview about the Leiden Declaration is especially helpful. www.nytimes.com/2026/06/02/s...nytimes.comAs A.I. Makes Strides in Mathematics, Mathematicians Urge Caution 45727
toomanypigeons.bsky.social @toomanypigeons.bsky.social · 09/04/2026actionnetwork.org/petitions/hi... 010
Reposted by @toomanypigeons.bsky.socialEbony Elizabeth Thomas @ebonyteach.blacksky.app · 22/03/2026I really, really need academic organizations to think more critically about travel (conferences, talks, and meetings) during the Trump administration. Sadly, most are not. 27768268
Reposted by @toomanypigeons.bsky.socialMegan Wachspress @meganwachspress.bsky.social · 17/03/2026More details and context about what being a woman math major in the early-2000s was like and why it was so damaging here: cooperativeoverlapping.substack.com/p/a-fuller-s...cooperativeoverlapping.substack.comA Fuller Statement About My Bluesky PostsLet me paint a picture of what it was like to be a woman math major at the University of Chicago circa 2004. 401830327
toomanypigeons.bsky.social @toomanypigeons.bsky.social · 07/03/2026Longer story here pratt.duke.edu/news/design-...pratt.duke.eduFrom Coursework to Patient Care: Duke Design Health Team Innovates POTS Treatment |Student-led startup pursues award-winning treatment for patients with disruptions to their autonomic body processes. 000
Reposted by @toomanypigeons.bsky.socialElana Levin @levin.bsky.social · 05/03/2026If someone is going to get queer bashed if they show up as their full selves in public. If someone is going to get COVID (and become futher disabled) if they show up in public. I mean-- what is it that you expect THEM to do? Maybe YOU are the one who needs to do something to make things accessible. 3645108
Reposted by @toomanypigeons.bsky.socialElana Levin @levin.bsky.social · 05/03/2026really tired of conversations about how we need to get people to spend more time offline that don't acknowledge that one of the reasons people ARE online is their access needs aren't being met in physical spaces. This is especially true for queer people and disabled people. 4038961478
toomanypigeons.bsky.social @toomanypigeons.bsky.social · 04/03/2026I'm both of the people in this post 😭 020
toomanypigeons.bsky.social @toomanypigeons.bsky.social · 03/03/2026Made a public outreach activity. Declined to share it on departmental social media. It'd be nice if I could freely share this totally innocuous nice thing without rational fear of harassment 😭 100
Reposted by @toomanypigeons.bsky.socialAparna Nair @disabilitystor1.bsky.social · 23/02/2026They actually seem to think we can’t and don’t! We can and we do. It’s just that we can’t prove it and we’re exhausted by constantly turning in academic integrity complaints all the time 53249
Reposted by @toomanypigeons.bsky.socialMatthew Cortland (they) @matthewcort.land · 18/02/2026this, btw, is effective messaging: 113443
toomanypigeons.bsky.social @toomanypigeons.bsky.social · 15/02/2026what's the math joke about not talking about fight club? #MathSky 000
Reposted by @toomanypigeons.bsky.socialMelissa Murray @profmmurray.bsky.social · 12/02/2026This is a big deal. Approval polls, like the media, courts, and Congress, can serve as vehicles for presidential accountability. We are watching in real time as the institutions that could hold this administration to account wither on the vine. 11617200
Reposted by @toomanypigeons.bsky.socialAcyn @acyn.bsky.social · 13/01/2026AOC: I want everybody to understand that the cuts to your health care are what’s paying for this. You get screwed over to pay a bunch of thugs in the street that are shooting mothers in the face. 9046183222192
