Was writing about how scientific imagery encodes ideas about who is normal and who is not. Thought I'd try this. Was hoping I'd be surprised

This viral video purporting to show workers taking Donald Trump's name off the Kennedy Center facade after a judge ordered it removed is an AI-generated fake -- note how the AI mistakenly turned "Kennedy" into "eedy" in the screenshot below. Trump's name was still there today, June 1.

So are some of the most important actions against bigotry. Huge numbers of politicians, judges, lawyers, etc. came from the Ivy League. Is the implication supposed to be that these schools should somehow magically produce no bad graduates?

Am I the only one who is slowly modifying their written voice to make it increasingly un-AI sounding?

Breaking News: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth blocked the promotions of at least seven Navy officers in a move that targeted women and minority officers.

but the company itself acknowledges the role of data centers on energy demand (and thus the price we all pay every month). see here in response to pressure from PG county www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/p...

would love more movement on the data center issue in DC. we alongside Maryland are in Pepco's (energy distributor's) service area and as far as I can tell we are effectively collectively subsidizing data center buildout

DOJ Launches Criminal Investigation Into All Women

Not on horseback - Here he is attempting a climb up Mt Posterior

now that's a posterior

Well I've really taken a left turn while making slides for my talk., But I am pleased to share some more AI images of sexy Thomas Bayes

“I write with dismay, grief and sorrow for the permanent closure of MIT Libraries Barker, Dewey and Rotch, and termination of library staff in those libraries. For MIT to be closing three of its four major libraries..." fnl.mit.edu/may-june-202...

Erin Brockovich Asks Americans for Help as She Launches Data Center Map - Newsweek www.newsweek.com/erin-brockov...

I was trying to get chat to make an image of Thomas Bayes as a saint (for my slides). It wouldn't stop giving me this anomalously sexy version of him. For your enjoyment the sainted Reverend Bae-yes

A network of fake academic journals masquerading as legitimate publications has published more than a hundred AI-generated papers in recent months, in some cases using the names of real professors at top universities without their knowledge.

Okay, who's going to tell them? #episky www.tpr.org/government-p... "These findings support voting as a potential social determinant of health."

Congrats to LPSer Josiah Lopez-Wild who will be doing a postdcoc next year at University of Warwick! So well deserved. Josiah works on statistics, Bayesianism, and the theory of computation. More here! josiahlopezwild.com

The IRS is barred from investigating President Donald Trump or his family for past tax issues under new terms added to a controversial lawsuit agreement with the Department of Justice. https://cnn.it/4uZaiCs

This is atrocious. Donald Trump’s former personal criminal defense lawyer, now serving as Acting Attorney General of the United States, signed a one-page document in which the United States government “RELEASES, WAIVES, ACQUITS, and FOREVER DISCHARGES” Donald Trump, his sons, his businesses,

Many congrats to LPSer Jessica Lauman Lairson who will do a postdoc at USalzburg next year! Jessica works on philosophy of science, and especially analogy in scientific discovery. More here: jessicalaumanlairson.com

Congrats to LPSer Chris Torsell who will do a postdoc at UToronto philosophy next year! Chris does great work in philosophy of science, PPE, and computational modeling, more here: www.christiantorsell.com

Every day of Trump 2.0 I think “it can’t get more outrageous than this,” and I am wrong. This slush fund thing is so fucking rancid and unacceptable and I hate the feeling and reality that no politician is going to stop it, or call in Batman or something. This is not a country.

“He can just make up a lawsuit — it doesn’t have to be anything that would survive in court because he simply orders his Justice Department to settle it," David Super told me. "He can build the ballroom this way, he can build his triumphal arch this way, he can fund the Iran war this way.”

Leaders need to lead on the stuff like this. www.providencejournal.com/story/news/p...

Always worth remembering: ChatGPT isn't a tool, it isn't a companion. It's a product -- and everything you type in that box is data you are sending to OpenAI.

Two new facts stand out: 1. 85% of hallucinated citations in preprints are also in the subsequent journal version (thanks, peer review!) 2. Fake cites more likely to use the names of (male) scholars who are already highly cited, creating a fake-citation Matthew effect. arxiv.org/abs/2605.07723

Absolutely delighted to share that my advisee @matthewcoates.bsky.social will be doing a postdoc at UPenn philosophy next year. Congrats Matthew! More on his work (and bird watching) here: matthewncoates.github.io

I've never forgotten the econ grad student who explained to me that we couldn't possibly have an unfair gender wage gap for this reason

"For too long, the university has ignored the wisdom of the donor class and hired based on academic excellence. Regrettably, this has led to the underrepresentation of discredited viewpoints in elite higher education." www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/wer...

Sell the Falklands to Ireland to pay for reparations to Ghana.

NEW: My Udemy course 'Propaganda & Disinformation for Beginners' has helped students in 26 countries worldwide strengthen their armour against disinformation since it launched 2 years ago. Techniques Cambridge Analytica used to secretly profile millions have become a vastly profitable industry.. /1

NPR story about multi-year funding, few NOFOs, and delays with me, Elizabeth Ginexi, and @docsirianni.bsky.social www.npr.org/2026/05/05/n...

MS NOW Exclusive: The FBI has launched a criminal leak investigation focusing on Atlantic magazine journalist Sarah Fitzpatrick, who wrote that deeply unflattering account of Kash Patel's work habits. There is deep concern about this approach among some of the FBI agents.

Do you like *free philosophy*? The Routledge Handbook of Values in Science is available open access! My entry with Rebecca Korf talks about what network models can tell us about social values in science. www.taylorfrancis.com/books/oa-edi...

*Advice needed please!* I have a new (trade) book about how beliefs about people (gender, race, fatness, parents, disability, sexuality etc) influence science. I've been jokingly calling it "Pride and Prejudice and Petri Dishes". Should I actually call it that??

Good god. Trump fired the entire National Science Board without explanation on Friday afternoon.

This wild document is the basis for the State Department's decision to cancel the visas and green cards of tech researchers who study the social media platforms and of tech regulators who enforce privacy and transparency laws. Disclosed to us last night in @thecoalition.bsky.social v. Rubio.

That's my husband! The one who's really young to be elected and super cute! @jamesowenweatherall.com

There’s a new rumor spreading about discarded mail-in ballots found in WA w/ insinuations that mail-in voting is insecure & allegations of fraud. It sounds alarming at first glance. But a deeper look reveals the rumor to be misleading in old, familiar ways. katestarbird.substack.com/p/here-we-go...

A campaign to protect one of the planet’s only expanding kelp forests takes shape

NEW: The Consumer Federation of America sued Meta this morning over scam ads on Facebook and Instagram. @regret.bsky.social has the scoop: www.wired.com/story/meta-i...

what are some good values or principles for someone just getting into human flourishing

NEW: Flight data reveals that the LAPD's "Drone as First Responder" program—sold to the public as a public safety measure—is in fact being used to spy on anti-ICE/anti-Trump protests in Los Angeles. theintercept.com/2026/04/20/l...

The idea that teens births "crashing" could be a bad thing!

Anyone else get a creepy, personalized email from the "Journal of AI by AI"?

I enjoyed the APA symposium on my book manuscript Reasonable Doubt. Thanks to @cailinmeister.bsky.social @naomioreskes.bsky.social and Michael Strevens for their great comments!

Fellow nerds of #PhilSky rejoice!

A single line in this piece just made my day: “The electricity system operator is understood to be preparing to run the grid without any gas for short periods as soon as this summer, in a first for the UK energy system.” Renewables *work*. And progress matters🎉 www.theguardian.com/environment/...

“Heatwaves in Mecca (Saudi Arabia, 2024), Bangkok (Thailand, 2024), Phoenix (United States, 2023), Mount Isa (Australia, 2019), Larkana (Pakistan, 2015) and Seville (Spain, 2003) had seen thousands of deaths www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Two hours into thinking about responses to reviewers that are equal parts 1) mean, 2) insightful, 3) confused, and 4) lengthy. Oof.