Reposted by Yael HarlapCourtney Milan @courtneymilan.com · 19/09/2026I promise you there would be no AI alignment problem if the CEOs of AI companies faced jail time if their AI killed anyone. 31076225
Reposted by Yael HarlapJosh Eyler @josheyler.bsky.social · 09/09/2026Have you ever wanted to hear @cjdenial.bsky.social, @thetattooedprof.bsky.social, @liznorell.bsky.social, and me talk about the need for resisting AI in education? If so, you're in luck! On October 13th, we're doing a reprise of a session on this topic, and we're hosting it on Zoom FREE OF CHARGE. 47028
Reposted by Yael Harlaplaura olin @lauraolin.bsky.social · 03/09/2026If you haven’t read the dedication of Gloria Steinem’s autobiography My Life on the Road, it is really worth taking a second today. 272160476
Reposted by Yael HarlapDr. Casey Fiesler @cfiesler.bsky.social · 28/08/2026I tried something in my class today that I was really excited about and I think went well! Basically a set of activities (with a bunch of polling) that turned students into an LLM in order to explain how they work. For example: 75417
Reposted by Yael HarlapAmadi Lovelace @amaditalks.bsky.social · 25/08/2026Remember that if you got the Moderna Covid vaccine, you have Dolly Parton to thank, she gave the largest individual contribution toward their research to make it possible. 46149484074
Reposted by Yael HarlapLara Schwartz @laraschwartz.bsky.social · 18/08/2026Remember: when Stefanik held a show trial of university presidents (1) the opposition party did not defend them; and (2) the presidents didn't defend their students. 1/2 www.ms.now/news/frame-u...ms.nowWhistleblower says probes into antisemitism at colleges were ploys to harass and strip millionsA former Justice Department lawyer says the Trump investigations squeezed Ivy League universities for millions before they were even concluded. A top Democrat is demanding answers. 18327
Reposted by Yael HarlapBen Williamson @benpatrickwill.bsky.social · 13/08/2026Turnitin has long used its end user licence agreement to use students' work for product devt. Now it's trying to update it to use essays for AI devt too! Prime example of academic content assetization - turning student IP into a source of value codeactsineducation.wordpress.com/2026/04/29/a...codeactsineducation.wordpress.comAI and the amplification of academic content assetizationPhoto by Viktor Forgacs on Unsplash A new AI-driven digital learning platform launched by Arizona State University has set off alarm bells among academics for its exploitation of scholarly work. AS… 310774
Reposted by Yael HarlapCharlotte Lydia Riley @lottelydia.bsky.social · 12/08/2026Heartened to see that my university is ending its contract with Turnitin before the next academic year, because Turnitin is going to use student submissions to train AI models. Institutions can and should resist this stuff! 251639390
Reposted by Yael HarlapG. Willow Wilson @gwillow.me · 03/08/2026There is no version of yourself you could become that would satisfy the people who hate you. So you might as well be who you are. 8188782758
Reposted by Yael Harlapjessamyn @librarian.bsky.social · 31/07/2026I work at a public library. People who want to use AI seem to have no trouble doing so. People who don't want to use AI have a harder time. I crowdsourced and then finalized this document "How to disable or avoid intrusive AI" and then gave it a short URL: notoai.org Please pass along if it's useful 193126127999
Reposted by Yael Harlapjill-chee.bsky.social @jill-chee.bsky.social · 28/07/2026Important information for women - Most ‘Ovarian Cancer’ Isn’t. And That Fact Can Save Lives. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/28/h...nytimes.comThere’s a Way to Prevent Ovarian Cancer. Few Know About It. (Gift Article)The vast majority of cases begin in the fallopian tubes — and removing them can reduce the risk by nearly 80 percent. 032
Reposted by Yael HarlapProfessa Murray @kalimurray.bsky.social · 20/07/2026Everyone coming on my feed and explaining to me that all is lost, I note what I have noted before, that there are no Negro Spirituals entitled, “Welp, I Guess It All Sucks and I Am Giving Up.” 9356931234
Yael Harlap @yaelharlap.bsky.social · 05/07/2026Someone is setting off fireworks in Bergen #norway 000
Reposted by Yael Harlapslate @pleasebegneiss.bsky.social · 05/07/2026i like how every time norway scores the guys get a ride on Haaland 821925
Reposted by Yael HarlapAlejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 23/06/2026A major scandal has broken out in Norway at NBTK, the national gender clinic that has notoriously limited access to care. Researchers, including SEGM affiliate Anne Wæhre, engaged in substantial misconduct and ethical violations in their research on trans people. www.aftenposten.no/norge/i/43RE... 191410414
Reposted by Yael HarlapFaisal فيصل @faisalhamadah.bsky.social · 20/06/2026It will never stop being funny to me that the street fighter subreddit has a much better, well reasoned ai policy vis a vis literally all universities. 45170436107
Reposted by Yael HarlapTrip Kirkpatrick @triplingual.myatproto.social · 22/06/2026Better worlds are possible. 1359
Reposted by Yael HarlapDr. Sarah Parcak @indyfromspace.bsky.social · 19/06/2026I finally figured out why AI causes such a visceral reaction in thinking humans: I am writing my book chapter on PLAY, and AI is the opposite of play. We play for the joy of the process, not for the outcome. Yes it is nice to win, to have the art/ poem, but the point of life is to play. 181196328
Reposted by Yael HarlapDavid M. Perry @lollardfish.bsky.social · 18/06/2026“We know now from decades of research that grades are not scientific or objective measurements of student learning. They are reflections of progress on an individual instructor’s learning goals as determined by performance on activities, assignments and exams created by that same instructor.” 23811
Reposted by Yael HarlapKevin Gannon (now a Moo Deng fan account) @thetattooedprof.bsky.social · 18/06/2026Great piece by @josheyler.bsky.social on Harvard's ludicrous decision to put a hard cap on A grades. (Spoiler: Josh is not a fan 😏)thehill.comHarvard’s new cap on ‘A’ grades is doomed to failWe know now from decades of research that grades are not scientific or objective measurements of student learning. 3398
Reposted by Yael HarlapYael Harlap @yaelharlap.bsky.social · 04/06/2026Can a journal article be 13 years in the making? This one was! And I am so proud of it. 🥰 "On thinking non-relationally: Race, dehumanisation and discourse in higher education" Please read and share - it's open access! www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....tandfonline.comOn thinking non-relationally: race, dehumanisation and discourse in higher educationThis paper examines a critical classroom incident at a Norwegian university to explore how dehumanisation, epistemic ignorance, racism, and resistance operate within the Westernised university. Usi... 101
Reposted by Yael HarlapRonald Hartz @ronaldhartz.bsky.social · 12/06/2026"the universities cooperating with Equinor had accepted a clause obliging them to mention the cooperation with Equinor exclusively in positive terms" A "North-Korean moment" for some Norwegian universities, as remembered in a new article by Ivar Bleiklie. www.cambridge.org/core/journal...cambridge.orgExternal Pressure on Universities and Academic Freedom | European Review | Cambridge CoreExternal Pressure on Universities and Academic Freedom 021
Yael Harlap @yaelharlap.bsky.social · 04/06/2026Can a journal article be 13 years in the making? This one was! And I am so proud of it. 🥰 "On thinking non-relationally: Race, dehumanisation and discourse in higher education" Please read and share - it's open access! www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....tandfonline.comOn thinking non-relationally: race, dehumanisation and discourse in higher educationThis paper examines a critical classroom incident at a Norwegian university to explore how dehumanisation, epistemic ignorance, racism, and resistance operate within the Westernised university. Usi... 101
Reposted by Yael Harlaplibrarypunk @librarypunk.bsky.social · 26/04/2026Every day I watch the tech industry build The Boot On the Neck Of Humanity Machine and watch universities say “we are going to sustainably and ethically prepare our students to become innovators in The Boot On The Neck Of Humanity Machine space” 2630228
Reposted by Yael HarlapSeptima P. Snark @drsubini.blacksky.app · 15/04/2026What a joy to read. Thanks @colsonwhitehead.com for bangers like, "Studies show that overreliance on these digital tools causes cognitive decline, but if current events are any indication, nobody’s making much of a contribution anyway. Go ahead and use A.I. however you like." 0101
Reposted by Yael HarlapMaggie Harrison Dupré @mharrisondupre.bsky.social · 15/04/2026NEW: A new pre-print study offers the first causal evidence that outsourcing reasoning tasks to AI can rapidly erode users' independent performance AND their will to persist despite difficulty. "People’s persistence drops... they’re also not willing to try without AI.” futurism.com/artificial-i...futurism.comAI Use Appears to Have a "Boiling Frog" Effect on Human Cognition, New Study WarnsA new study claims to offer the first causal link between AI dependency and cognitive erosion. Researchers warn of long-term implications. 4821641176
Reposted by Yael HarlapProfKakie @profkakie.bsky.social · 28/03/2026I Teach Creative Writing. This Is What A.I. Is Doing to Students. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/18/o...nytimes.comOpinion | I Teach Creative Writing. This Is What A.I. Is Doing to Students. 154
Reposted by Yael HarlapGrace Panetta @gracepanetta.bsky.social · 22/02/2026Alysa Liu telling 60 Minutes “I love struggling, it makes me feel alive” is a legit revolutionary statement from a Bay Area native in a time when copious amounts of time and resources are being put toward convincing us to opt out of experiencing struggle, friction and self-actualization 105138092484
Reposted by Yael Harlapgianttigerkitty.bsky.social @gianttigerkitty.bsky.social · 22/12/2025Lovely essay. (Gift article) www.nytimes.com/2025/12/19/o...nytimes.comOpinion | What Happened When My Yale Students Gave Up Their Phones for Four Weeks 132
Yael Harlap @yaelharlap.bsky.social · 17/12/2025I honestly don't understand why peer review takes so long. Yes, it is hard to find reviewers. This one paper of mine was sent to reviewers two months after submission. But that was mid-April. Why would someone say yes to review a paper and then let it sit for literally 8 months?! #academia 010
Reposted by Yael HarlapDan Ellis @techiedan.bsky.social · 16/11/2025I have never seen an episode and I intend to keep it that way, but kudos to @washingtonpost.com columnist @monicahesse.bsky.social for this masterpiece. It's one of the best-written columns I've read all year. You don't have to read it - you deserve to read it. Here's a gift link: wapo.st/4r0oLwHwapo.stColumn | ‘The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives’ is essential viewing. Seriously.The Hulu reality show about the Mormon wives of TikTok is a perfect distillation of America’s political and cultural moment. 051
Reposted by Yael HarlapDaniel Bellingradt @dbellingradt.bsky.social · 13/10/2025This ad about the importance of using the best lightning solutions for your workspace is brought to you from 1530 Wittenberg. The desk user M.L. recommends the illuminating dove to help you stay on task. #skystorians #academicchatter 819649
Reposted by Yael Harlapʕᵔᴥᵔʔ Milla Lorelei Mélomane 💙 ʕᵔᴥᵔʔ @britpoptarts.bsky.social · 06/10/2025 4571383288
Reposted by Yael Harlaptelevisionland @televisionland.bsky.social · 01/10/2025www.nytimes.com/2025/10/01/o... This is a stunning opinion piece, and you really, really need to read it.nytimes.comOpinion | Mourn, or Else 023
Reposted by Yael HarlapMelodye Shore @melodyeshore.bsky.social · 01/10/2025Rest in peace, Jane Goodall. 🌎🌱🦍 #Naturalist #Humanitarian #Philanthropist #Archeologist #Paleontologist #Scientist #JaneGoodall 151
Reposted by Yael HarlapAquamarineinCA @aquamarineinca.bsky.social · 01/10/2025If ever there was a great force for good in the world, it was Jane Goodall. It's sad that we won't have her gentle voice here, reminding us to have empathy for our fellow creatures. I'm so grateful for all that she did. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/01/o...nytimes.comJane Goodall, Eminent Primatologist Who Chronicled the Lives of Chimps, Dies at 91 032
Yael Harlap @yaelharlap.bsky.social · 16/09/2025Do I know anyone who is really experienced with NVIVO? Using queries and attributes and stuff like that? I have a few QUESTIONS :p #nvivo #qualitativeresearch 000
Reposted by Yael HarlapParis Marx @parismarx.com · 14/09/2025incredible and depressing how fast the decade of progress under trudeau — as slow and flawed and not enough as it might have been — is being dismantled before our eyes 940594
Reposted by Yael HarlapArghavan Salles, MD, PhD @arghavansallesmd.medsky.social · 09/09/2025The latest episode of John Oliver’s show is on higher ed and scientific research, so well worth watching if you’re in either space. My favorite moment was when he showed Trump saying he would “make Harvard great…again…probably” If every university president watched, we would be better offtheguardian.comJohn Oliver on Trump’s attack on higher education: ‘No capitulation will be enough’Last Week Tonight host looks into the administration’s attacks on universities’ public funding in the name of ‘fighting antisemitism’ 215345
Reposted by Yael HarlapSarah Wingo @sarahwingo.bsky.social · 09/09/2025I HATE when people compare AI to the printing press, it's so disingenuous. The printing press was opposed by the elites because it put power in the hands of everyday people, and popularized a vernacular. AI does the opposite, by allowing elites to bypass artists and laborers. 14867269
Reposted by Yael HarlapAndré Q @qualearella.bsky.social · 08/09/2025Et mer en dobbelt så sterkt Frp bør være et alvorlig varsko. Høyresida i Norge går samme vei som i resten av verden, i mer ekstrem retning. Det krever seriøse mottiltak. 615536
Reposted by Yael HarlapKarla Ortiz @kortizart.bsky.social · 02/09/2025So new studies showcase that the more you know how GenAi works, the less likely you are to use it! 😌 This reminds me of ai advocates who claim that those who refuse to use GenAi do so because they dont know how it works, yet it’s the opposite! The less you know the more you are likely to use GenAiwsj.comThe Less You Know About AI, the More You Are Likely to Use ItAI can seem magical to those with low AI literacy, a new study finds. That, in turn, might make them more willing to try it. 181507688
Reposted by Yael HarlapJack Rayher @jackrayher.bsky.social · 28/08/2025This is sick: The wannabe King of the World is actively trying to undermine other countries global warming efforts with tariffs, levies and other mechanisms to get them to burn more fossil fuels. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/27/c...nytimes.comTrump, With Tariffs and Threats, Tries to Strong-Arm Nations to Retreat on Climate Goals 025
Reposted by Yael HarlapAnthony Moser @anthonymoser.com · 27/08/2025I considered writing a long carefully constructed argument laying out the harms and limitations of AI, but instead I wrote about being a hater. Only humans can be haters.anthonymoser.github.ioI Am An AI HaterI am an AI hater. This is considered rude, but I do not care, because I am a hater. 17458412005
Reposted by Yael HarlapTeresa Heffernan @tjheffernan.bsky.social · 01/08/2025I wrote our head of IT in the fall saying that faculty and students needed a way to block copilot..he said he would bring it up with Microsoft as it could only be done at an administrative level. Still no response. I wrote him and our union last week to say we should consider dropping Microsoft. 39027