Reposted by sighAnne Helen Petersen @annehelen.bsky.social · 30/09/2026This is *the* piece. Kate Manne, professor of philosophy at Cornell, speaks truth to the totality of failures at the university — and why students protesting the war in Gaza have faced far harsher consequences than any of the Cornell 7: www.thecut.com/article/what...thecut.comWhat It Feels Like at Cornell Right NowAs a professor at the Ivy League school, Kate Manne has known many, many victims. There’s a palpable feeling on campus, she writes, that this is big. 5030471071
Reposted by sighLina Who Lina How Lina… (侯詠絮) @linasigns.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Just want to mention that many of my male friends and colleagues don’t know who Brock Turner is. 0102
Reposted by sighJen Hay @jbhay.bsky.social · 29/09/2026NZILBB postdoc position! Please distribute to anyone who might be interested. jobs.canterbury.ac.nz/jobdetails/a...jobs.canterbury.ac.nz Postdoctoral Fellow - University of Canterbury | Te Whare Wānanga o Waitaha 039
Reposted by sighsamuel mehr @mehr.nz · 28/08/2026I am currently recruiting for a 2-year postdoc/research fellow role at the University of Auckland here in New Zealand, focusing on auditory perception, hearing, and music in older adults, including people with Alzheimer's disease or other dementias ~NZ$100k/yr, flexible start date, please apply!forms.glePostdoc in The Music Lab // Expression of interestNote. The below text is a general overview of the sorts of postdocs we often recruit. We are currently recruiting candidates for a 2-year position focusing on auditory perception in aging populations,... 27577
Reposted by sighMark Riedl @markriedl.bsky.social · 28/09/2026I’m not yet convinced Anthropic trained on Dr Mestre’s prompts. Same with OpenAI and Navier-Stokes. That’s the story that everyone wants to push. I think the bigger story is AI companies stomping all over scientific norms and practices like clumsy toddlers. 4475
Reposted by sighMike Boylan-Kolchin @mbkplus.bsky.social · 27/09/2026The messengers generally look down on most scientific inquiry unless it’s a very specific form of applied science. We can’t let these folks divide us; in the end, much of STEM has more in common with the humanities and social sciences than with, e.g., business. 321027
Reposted by sighMike Boylan-Kolchin @mbkplus.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Learning to analyze, to question, to pursue knowledge, to build arguments based on evidence, and to discard sophistry: these are values that the sciences, social sciences, and humanities share. And we share the battle to protect this style of inquiry from barbarians who would destroy it. 621338
Reposted by sighManyLanguages @manylanguagesc.bsky.social · 25/09/2026📢[ML01 -- ManyTones] Call for Deputy Leadership Roles. Please email manytones@many-languages.com for more information if you are interested. 012
Reposted by sighManyLanguages @manylanguagesc.bsky.social · 25/09/2026📢 [ML02 -- CLAPS] Call for Collaborators. If you are interested, please contact Ece Erten (ece.erten@pm.me) for more details. 012
Reposted by sighDr. Zed Sehyr @zedsehyr.bsky.social · 25/09/2026🧠🤟 How is meaning organized in ASL? "It's a small world of signs: Semantic network structure in American Sign Language based on free associations" We asked deaf ASL signers to give three meaning-related signs for each sign in ASL-LEX that immediately came to mind.osf.ioOSF 1114
Reposted by sighanil oza @aniloza.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Confirming the White House’s planned EO to exert more political control on NIH seems to be “dead” www.statnews.com/2026/09/23/n...statnews.comWhite House plan to increase control of NIH grants appears 'dead'A planned EO that would have greatly enhanced White House influence over grants at the NIH is “looking dead,” a source said. 713360
Reposted by sighChristian DiCanio @cdicanio.bsky.social · 22/09/2026ICPhS extended the deadline to 10/9! What a relief! We have a little time to make sure we all can get things submitted in time. I'm elated since I had such a busy September and we're still processing data for our paper. icphs2027.ca/call-for-pap...icphs2027.caCall for Papers – ICPHS 2027The organizing committee is pleased to announce the call for papers for the 21st International Congress of Phonetic Sciences, which will take place on August 9–13, 2027, in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, has launched. 023
Reposted by sighAnjali Dayal @anjalikdayal.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Trump starts out his UNGA speech with a reference to the US's 250th anniversary, and says he can report with pride that the US is stronger than it ever was before. There is no applause. 16114
Reposted by sighLauren Gawne @superlinguo.bsky.social · 21/09/2026From PARADISEC: 150 cassette tapes caked in dirt were painstakingly cleaned, digitised and salvaged. A real emotional rollercoaster featuring a very patient human and a robot hero: www.paradisec.org.au/blog/2026/08...paradisec.org.auSG2: Adventures with tapeWhen the SG2 collection arrived at PARADISEC, it consisted of approximately 150 cassette tapes carried from Papua New Guinea to Australia in two duffel bags. They had been gathered through a commun… 2229
Reposted by sighBerna Devezer @devezer.bsky.social · 19/09/2026you think metascience units sound good on paper but are skeptical that they will be misused by this government. i think they sound horrifying on paper and am skeptical that they could do any good in anyone's hands. we are not the same.aip.orgResearchers Skeptical of NSF Metascience PlanThe agency issued a memo last week laying out several grantmaking changes, including a new office for metascience. 23613
Reposted by sighJeffrey Mervis @policyhound.bsky.social · 15/09/2026A deep dive into the memo that marks the end of how NSF has done business for 76 years www.science.org/content/arti...science.orgNSF memo implementing Trump’s ‘golden age’ of science unsettles researchersNew document emphasizes support for White House priorities over curiosity-driven ideas 10158119
Reposted by sighanil oza @aniloza.bsky.social · 14/09/2026Breaking: Federal judge hits pause on Trump admin's plan to limit visa length for grad students & postdocs on the day before the policy was supposed to go into effect this quote, from the temporary ruling, is quite something (from a George W. Bush appointee, I will add) 18325
sigh @wulatum.bsky.social · 13/09/2026I'm a bit astonished every time I realize there is no good way to OCR things that are written in IPA 131
Reposted by sighMichael Clemens @mclem.org · 12/09/2026The US President's new proposal to tax international students has been approved by the White House for release this week. It's an unprecedented $100,000 tax on int'l grads who stay to work after graduation on Optional Practical Training (most grads do), a crucial bridge to remaining by any channel. 21432714
Reposted by sighGary Lupyan @glupyan.bsky.social · 10/09/2026Would it surprise you to learn that pangram shows it as mostly AI written? 0101
Reposted by sighCarl T. Bergstrom @carlbergstrom.com · 10/09/2026I started translating the announcement into plain English, but got too depressed to continue before I even reached the most pernicious parts in the "full letter" linked. 712759
Reposted by sighConsortium of Social Science Associations (COSSA) @cossa.bsky.social · 10/09/2026Over the summer the National Science Foundation (NSF) took several actions that appear to further the Administration’s plans to shut down the Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences Directorate (SBE). Read more and act now ➡️ cossa.org/nsf-skips-sb...cossa.orgNSF Skips SBE Funding Opportunity, Limits GRFP Eligibility | COSSAOver the summer the National Science Foundation (NSF) took several actions that appear to further the Administration’s plans to shut down the Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences Directorate… 098
Reposted by sighDaniel S Helman, PhD @helmandaniel.bsky.social · 09/09/2026NSF is consolidating its geoscience research grants into a new program, GEOcore and reducing annual grants to $110 million total in 200-350 awards. Typical was about $300 million in 1,200 awards. Not including institutional grants ($1.3 billion/yr) and those may be gone. www.nsf.gov/funding/oppo...nsf.govGeosciences Core Research: Atmospheric, Geospace, Earth and Ocean Sciences (GEO Core) 38665
Reposted by sighNBC4 Washington @nbcwashington.com · 09/09/2026Charlie Kirk’s nonprofit Turning Point USA’s Professor Watchlist, which claims it uncovers the most radical left wing professors from universities that are known to suppress the conservative voices and advance the progressive agenda," has been taken down.nbcwashington.comTurning Point USA's Professor Watchlist is down. Instructors describe its impactThis week marks one year since the killing of conservative activist Charlie Kirk. While the nonprofit he created, Turning Point USA, is still working to engage young conservative voters ahead of the m... 31650168
sigh @wulatum.bsky.social · 08/09/2026fun false cognate in Bàsàa (Bantu A, Cameroon): bipodool [bípóɾó:l] ~ [bə́póɾó:l] 'words, discussion, argument' is not related to French 'parole' (bi- is a noun class prefix) turns out to be derived from a verb pɔt [pɔ́t ~ pɔ́ɾ], adding a -V:l extension which raises the stem vowel 031
Reposted by sighThe Sydney Morning Herald (unofficial) @smhaustralia.nzcow.com · 05/09/2026📢 The US was the only country to vote against the move to limit use of the famous 16th-century Mercator map for the Equal Earth projection, saying it promoted an “ideological agenda”.smh.com.auAustralia and Africa expand, North America and Europe shrink: UN adopts new world map 2226877
Reposted by sighKatie Mack @astrokatie.com · 04/09/2026Update: the dialect map quiz thing going around is a cheap knockoff of the good one, which is here: www.nytimes.com/interactive/...nytimes.comHow Y’all, Youse and You Guys Talk (Published 2024)What does the way you speak say about where you’re from? Answer all the questions below to see your personal dialect map. 1201256322
Reposted by sighNeedhi Bhalla 💅🏽 @needhibhalla.bsky.social · 03/09/2026absolute fuckers "Trump officials at NIH disclosed the existence of DoD’s efforts only after being pressed for information by House Appropriations Committee Democrats." democrats-appropriations.house.gov/news/press-r...democrats-appropriations.house.govDefense Officials Attempt to Raid NIH Funds to Cover Department of Defense ActivitiesHouse Appropriations Committee Ranking Member Rosa DeLauro (D-CT-03) has learned that officials at the Department of Defense (DoD) are working to divert billions of dollars from the National Institute... 1018394
sigh @wulatum.bsky.social · 01/09/2026hats off to DeGruyter for somehow figuring out time travel - their proofing website is from roughly 2005 and functions about as well as you'd expect 020
Reposted by sighThe Trandalorian @charliejaneanders.com · 30/08/2026What's the German word for juice? SAFT! You're damn right. You see, Saft is a masculine noun and the plural is die Säfte, or den Säften in the dative case. You can refer to Fruchtsaft or Fruchtsaftgetränk... SHUT YOUR MOUTH! But I'm talking about Saft THEN WE CAN DRINK IT! 4713
Reposted by sighManyLanguages @manylanguagesc.bsky.social · 28/08/2026Fancy a weekend read? We've got a preprint for you! zenodo.org/records/2214...zenodo.orgBig Team Science for language science: opportunities and challengesAbstract: The present paper advocates for incorporating Big Team Science practices into the language sciences. Big Team Science is a promising mode of collaborative research in which top-down coordina... 145
Reposted by sighBerna Devezer @devezer.bsky.social · 28/08/2026We need to stop this nonsense of insisting on viewing scientific error as a problem to be eliminated. Scientific error is the fuel we need for scientific progress. Without uncertainty, we don't need science. With forced certainty and required faith, we get religion 311025
Reposted by sightagerai.bsky.social @tagerai.bsky.social · 18/08/2026The "credibility crisis" over last 15 years was funded/pushed by people interested in discrediting higher ed and minority scholars. Now we have anti-science WH issuing "gold standard" guidelines pulled from metascience sites and promoting 'free speech' as they gut NSF/NIH and censor entire fields. 27821
Reposted by sighThe Transmitter @thetransmitter.bsky.social · 26/08/2026Last week, the National Science Foundation announced $1.5 billion in new funding opportunities—but none from its Directorate for Social, Behavioral and Economic Sciences. #neuroskyence By @callimcflurry.bsky.social www.thetransmitter.org/funding/futu...thetransmitter.orgFuture unclear for U.S. federal funding of cognitive scienceThe NSF hasn’t shared new funding solicitations for its Directorate for Social, Behavioral and Economic Sciences or replaced outgoing program officers. 01412
Reposted by sighDaniel Kuehn @dkuehn.bsky.social · 14/08/2026This is awful. He had kids. I don't care for the moment about the plagiarism thing--there is a type of person embracing this assault on universities that is gleeful about accusations of plagiarism, misconduct, and "DEI hires". They are horrible human beings. www.telegraph.co.uk/gift/afdfd24...telegraph.co.ukJason Arday found deadAcademic had resigned from the University of Cambridge last week 18713
sigh @wulatum.bsky.social · 10/08/2026related - one would think that copy-editors and proofers would get by now that many journal publications are online-only and don't have pagination. AND YET. "please supply a page range for [these 20 online-only articles]". 010
sigh @wulatum.bsky.social · 10/08/2026one would think that major academic publishers would try to avoid using third-party proofing services whose messages are indistinguishable from spam and go to spam and sit there for *three months* without receiving any follow-up or reminders from said third-party services. AND YET. 000
Reposted by sighWolfgang Behr / 畢鶚 (氒/厥/攸) @behrwolf.bsky.social · 09/08/2026Happy birthday Zheng-Zhang Shangfang 郑张尚芳 (9.8.1933-19.5.2018), “urbling” 癡情 linguist and most passionate and kind scholar of OC ever. m.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_f..., view.inews.qq.com/k/20231116A0... 042
Reposted by sighKevin Fei Sun 孙愷文 @kebuhcah.bsky.social · 04/08/2026me trying to remember the Swahili word 𝑚𝑡𝑢𝑛𝑔𝑖 ("pot"): haha wouldn't it be funny if it was related to Chinese 桶? but wait it actually is 1378
Reposted by sighSabhrina Aninta @sagitaninta.bsky.social · 01/08/2026"Drawing on an analysis of over 100000 articles in ecology-related disciplines [...], we show that the shift to pay-to-publish OA has already reduced participation by researchers from many middle-income countries." nsojournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....nsojournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.comPayment‐based open access is biasing scientific participation from the Global South in ecologyOpening access to the products of scientific research is widely considered a key step toward both fairness and better science worldwide. Since the 1990s, different forms of open access (OA) to journa... 34342
sigh @wulatum.bsky.social · 31/07/2026leave it to uni HR to request a signature on a routine (but important and time-sensitive) form, but the PDF they've sent you is non-editable, and you are out of the country for the next month with no access to a printer 010
Reposted by sighJames Goodwin @jamesgoodwin.bsky.social · 30/07/2026"[O]ur new golden age... is going to be a golden age of taking money away from scientists and universities and giving it to companies like Scale AI." www.publicnotice.co/p/michael-kr...publicnotice.coThe "new science golden age" looks suspiciously like a griftTrump wants to run scientific research like his family business. 215762
sigh @wulatum.bsky.social · 27/07/2026somehow at 2/4 of my air itineraries this year for having a flight canceled out of nowhere. I love the exciting and increasingly expensive times we live in 000
sigh @wulatum.bsky.social · 25/07/2026so, I can confirm that the village I work in near Douala has many speakers of both Tupuri and Mundang, two Mbum-Day languages of far northern Cameroon. I've now done a few days of Tupuri recordings to test the waters. I also tested this millet beer (also from far northern Cameroon). 3100
Reposted by sighAnna Belew @nabelew.bsky.social · 21/07/2026The arguments against language reclamation haven't changed much in the nearly 20 years I've been working in this field: "It costs too much." "People are choosing to abandon their languages, so let them." "They have no practical use." "It's just sentimental nostalgia." Fuck All That, a thread:newyorker.comSometimes It’s O.K. to Let a Language DieWhen cultural preservation comes at the expense of speakers’ decisions, sometimes it's O.K. to let a language die. 67933
sigh @wulatum.bsky.social · 22/07/2026does anyone happen to have a PDF of: Ruelland, S. (1988). DESCRIPTION DU PARLER TUPURI DE MINDAORE, MAYO-KEBBI, TCHAD : PHONOLOGIE, MORPHOLOGIE, SYNTAXE. PhD dissertation, U. Paris 3. 🐦🐦 120
