Chelsea Haramia
@chelseaharamia.bsky.social
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philosgopher chelseaharamia.com
This is what a philosopher looks like? Good times at the Desirable AI conference here at the University of Bonn
www.desirableai.com/events/irrat...
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Discovery & Futures Lab Directors in attendance
@setiinstitute.bsky.social
's Drake Awards honoring the venerable Lori Marino!
@notnotrocketscience.com
provided a wonderful introduction to Marino and her valuable contributions to SETI science, cetacean research, and interspecies ethics
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DeutscheBahn selfie on my way to speak at the Hidden Futures event at Pact Zollverein
www.pact-zollverein.de/kalender/hid...
12 days ago
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“While our ignorance of the cosmos is vast, it is not untreatable,” Haramia says. “Mitigating ignorance in meaningful ways requires good science, good philosophy, and good understandings of the contexts in which searching and research are taking place."
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SETI Institute Launches Discovery and Futures Lab to Explore Humanity’s Response to Life Beyond Earth
The SETI Institute’s new Discovery and Futures Lab is expanding the search for life beyond Earth, uniting science, ethics, and society to prepare for potential contact.
https://thedebrief.org/seti-institute-launches-discovery-and-futures-lab-to-explore-humanitys-response-to-life-beyond-earth/
27 days ago
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Michael Wong
29 days ago
Our recent philosophy of science paper argues that astrobiology epitomizes the principles of epistemic pluralism. Astrobiology embraces multiple legitimate sources of knowledge, and astrobiologists are always developing and pursuing many parallel and competing theories about life in the universe.
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Epistemic Pluralism & Astrobiology - Journal for General Philosophy of Science
Journal for General Philosophy of Science - Astrobiology is a field that asks profound questions about the universe by simultaneously acquiring knowledge from multiple disciplines in order to...
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10838-025-09760-6
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I am really excited to see this press release go live! Happy to report that the amazing
@notnotrocketscience.com
and I are now co-Directors of the new Discovery & Futures Lab at
@setiinstitute.bsky.social
www.seti.org/news/seti-in...
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SETI Institute Launches Discovery and Futures Lab to Explore the Human Dimensions of Life Beyond Earth
New initiative bridges science, society, and the future of discovery in astrobiology and SETI
https://www.seti.org/news/seti-institute-launches-discovery-and-futures-lab-to-explore-the-human-dimensions-of-life-beyond-earth/
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Passed by some baby birds on my ride to the office today. Was passed by a herd of sheep on the way back. Today was a good day
about 1 month ago
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2nd Earth Space Sustainability conference in Leiden was great. Here I am serving on a panel for Starlight as Nature (photo credit: © Barbra Verbij) + I presented on Sustainability Puzzles and the Extraterrestrial Turn. Our
@fogos-space.bsky.social
leaders were fantastic organizers and co-chairs!
about 1 month ago
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Michael Wong
about 2 months ago
As tech companies propose to launch up to a million new satellites into Earth orbit, my colleague Emilie Lafleche and I explore the multifarious value of preserving Earth's dark skies in an essay for
@sequencermag.bsky.social
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The Moral Case Against Artificial Constellations
Three potential satellite projects may change our night sky forever. Beyond the environmental and scientific problems, the proposals are an ethical nightmare.
https://www.sequencermag.com/the-moral-case-against-artificial-constellations/
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There may someday be a German documentary in which I get to talk about space ethics and SETI. Here's pictorial proof of the possibility (Photo credit: Bernd Siering)
2 months ago
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Michael Wong
3 months ago
Just putting this on folks' radar: Carol Cleland and I have a chapter about anomalies and astrobiology in this forthcoming book, available July 16, 2026!
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Astronomy and Philosophy
Cambridge Core - History, Philosophy and Foundations of Physics - Astronomy and Philosophy
https://www.cambridge.org/core/books/astronomy-and-philosophy/E0902803DC83606E7D5C9F87D16CC116#fndtn-information
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1000-Word Philosophy: An Introductory Anthology
4 months ago
In January 2026, we had over 88,000 views and over 46,000 visitors. Our goal is helping people better learn about & think about important issues that are both timely & timeless! You can help by sharing our essays! Thanks!
#philosophy
#ethics
#logic
#teaching
#education
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okay Kelly
4 months ago
Catherine O'Hara was one of a kind. She had this immense ability to breathe life into a script. Ah, this is so sad. 🎵My sweet, my dear, my darling, you're so far away from me Though an ocean of tears divides us Let the bridge of our love span the sea🎵
youtu.be/3eflj2EWZzg
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A Kiss At The End Of The Rainbow from A Mighty Wind
YouTube video by JaMora
https://youtu.be/3eflj2EWZzg
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okay Kelly
4 months ago
@storyphi.bsky.social
had the pleasure of chatting about philosophy and fiction with
@rachelahandley.com
(episode out soon??) and let me tell you: this workshop would be a dream.
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1000-Word Philosophy: An Introductory Anthology
4 months ago
"African American Existentialism: DuBois, Locke, Thurman, and King" by Anthony Sean Neal
#MLK
#MLKDay
1000wordphilosophy.com/2021/02/16/a...
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African American Existentialism: DuBois, Locke, Thurman, and King - 1000-Word Philosophy: An Introductory Anthology
An introduction to African American Existentialism and the thought of DuBois, Locke, Thurman, and King.
https://1000wordphilosophy.com/2021/02/16/african-american-existentialism/
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I strongly recommend checking this out if you're at all interested in SETI
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4 months ago
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1000-Word Philosophy: An Introductory Anthology
4 months ago
We see many examples of misogyny, but what exactly is it?
#misogyny
#misogynist
#feminist
#women
#girls
1000wordphilosophy.com/2022/07/06/w...
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What Is Misogyny? - 1000-Word Philosophy: An Introductory Anthology
"Misogyny" refers to systems that uphold gender-based oppression against women and girls. What those systems are, and how they operate, is a subject of philosophical debate. Here we explain two promin...
https://1000wordphilosophy.com/2022/07/06/what-is-misogyny/
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A tale of two minutes apart
#caturday
6 months ago
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🎵🎶none of us [is] out here on our own🎶
6 months ago
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Incredibly cute crosswalk, Sweden. A++/A+
6 months ago
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Caleb Ward
6 months ago
Why did the male feminist walk into a bar? Because it was set extremely low.
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okay Kelly
6 months ago
If you need something to chop, cook, or clean to, I recommend E03. Eva's story isn't available anywhere but Story Phi. ✌️ video:
youtu.be/w89IiPkNeHM
audio:
storyphi.buzzsprout.com
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Hane
6 months ago
world philosophy day is exclusionary against philosophers from other possible worlds
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I'm very excited to be giving a special colloquium talk today at the Max Planck Institute for Radio Astronomy on the Ethics of Post-Detection Scenarios and Pre-Detection Messaging
colloquia.mpifr-bonn.mpg.de
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colloquia@mpifr
https://colloquia.mpifr-bonn.mpg.de/
6 months ago
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Dr. Lucian Walkowicz
6 months ago
You may have seen that 600+ detainees are eligible for release, which is amazing! BUT: you may not know that immigration detainees still have to pay for their freedom-- $1500 bond per person! The Midwest Immigration Bond Fund is raising money to help people get free, please donate:
www.mibfc.org
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Midwest Immigration Bond Fund
https://www.mibfc.org
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Story Phi is storming back! Check out "Playing God" with Eva Dadlez
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6 months ago
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Don Moynihan
6 months ago
Three German universities offering post-docs for researchers "who cannot conduct or continue their work in the USA appropriately because of actual political pressure. "
www.uni-konstanz.de/zukunftskoll...
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Early Career Rescue Fellowship
https://www.uni-konstanz.de/zukunftskolleg/fellowships/early-career-rescue-fellowship/
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Aww I just received this pic from what was probably my favorite conference this year, an intergenerational space ethics workshop at UW full of great people that took place during a couple of days of beautiful May weather in Seattle
6 months ago
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Jason Wright
7 months ago
I wrote a textbook! I hope you like it.
store.ioppublishing.org/page/detail/...
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okay Kelly
7 months ago
Wondering where
@storyphi.bsky.social
has been? We've been busy recording, working, parenting, procrastinating, taking naps, and getting ready for a late fall comeback. Look for episode 03 with Eva Dadlez, coming in November. —with
@chelseaharamia.bsky.social
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Perfect pic of a spiderweb, taken by
@space-bitch.bsky.social
7 months ago
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Michael Wong
7 months ago
This tree is a fall icon 😍
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Michael Wong
7 months ago
It's my birthday! If you feel like making my day, you can preorder my new book, Time's Second Arrow! Or just help me spread the word about it! Thank you 💛
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Time's Second Arrow
“<em>Time’s Second Arrow</em> . . . present[s] an audacious hypothesis: that the increasing complexity observable in the history of life, the universe, and everything reflects a fundamenta...
https://wwnorton.com/books/9781324105480
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tfw your new tattoo makes an appearance on the tattoo artist's Instagram account
7 months ago
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moment of zen at a Buddhist temple
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7 months ago
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touristing it up in Chiang Mai
7 months ago
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It was I! Had to dance a bit before rejoining the Zoom
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7 months ago
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The TRiiBE
8 months ago
NEW — A message of support has been circulating online for Chicago Ald. Jessie Fuentes, who was temporarily detained by federal agents last week. A few signatures were noticeably missing: 13, to be specific.
thetriibe.com/2025/10/so-a...
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So, about that letter of support for Chicago Ald. Jessie Fuentes: 13 alderpeople didn’t sign it • The TRiiBE
The letter describes what the agents did to Fuentes as an “abuse of power.” Mayor Brandon Johnson, City Clerk, Anna Valencia and City Treasurer Melissa Conyears-Ervin also signed it.
https://thetriibe.com/2025/10/so-about-that-letter-of-support-for-chicago-ald-jessie-fuentes-13-alderpeople-didnt-sign-it/
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Presented at and chaired an excellent SETI & Society session at the International Astronautical Congress in Sydney
8 months ago
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Presenting at the SETI & Society session today at the IAC. The weather here in Sydney is absolutely beautiful
8 months ago
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okay Kelly
8 months ago
Guys I am freaking out. The subway design is mine!!
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Great meetings with the people of
@fogos-space.bsky.social
in lovely Vienna this week, hosted by the European Space Policy Institute
8 months ago
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Jason Wright
8 months ago
She basically talked her way into grad school at Harvard. She got the first PhD in astronomy from Harvard. She was the first woman at Harvard to be granted tenure as a sitting professor. She was the first woman to serve as department chair at Harvard.
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The team from
@iwe-bonn.bsky.social
Sustainable AI lab put on an amazing conference last week, and I was very happy to present on terrestrial and extraterrestrial sustainability problems
8 months ago
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Michael Wong
8 months ago
I don’t always read the physical copy of Nature, but when I do, I prefer to read about astrobioethics 👍🏼
@chelseaharamia.bsky.social
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okay Kelly
8 months ago
the Coco Chanel quote, but it's looking at the email and removing one exclamation point before sending
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Academy of International Affairs NRW
9 months ago
👽 Contact with extraterrestrial life raises complex ethical questions: Who speaks for Earth? What risks do we accept?
@chelseaharamia.bsky.social
explains why global post-detection planning matters—and how the Dear E.T. Project connects science, art & culture. 🔗
www.aia-nrw.org/de/publikati...
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Rachel Handley 🏳️🌈
9 months ago
I miss my friend, Helen. It would have been her birthday today. Please consider donating to the fundraiser for her kids:
www.gofundme.com/f/support-he...
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Donate to Support Helen's Children After Her Passing, organized by Marcus Arvan
Help provide Helen De Cruz's children with a better start in life after her un… Marcus Arvan needs your support for Support Helen's Children After Her Passing
https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-helens-children-after-her-passing/cl/s?utm_campaign=fp_sharesheet&utm_content=amp13_c&utm_medium=customer&utm_source=copy_link&lang=en_US&attribution_id=sl%3A340bc9bc-4887-4d1b-a4ce-98afdfda3050&ts=1756731005
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Michael Wong
9 months ago
You may have heard people say things like, "Mars is a failed Earth." What if, instead, we took the view that Mars didn’t fail at becoming Earth, but succeeded at becoming Mars?
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How to chart a moral future for space exploration
Expanding human influence in outer space will require an ethical compass that is more expansive than the one conventionally used.
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-02070-3
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