On building political coalitions. Super fun conversation with @zerlinamaxwell.bsky.social and @madva.bsky.social on @zerlinamornings.bsky.social. Lots of nodding too. Clip here: www.instagram.com/p/DO9AwIfCX8K/ Full episode on @siriusxmprog.bsky.social ch. 127

A new Amazon review of BYE BYE I LOVE YOU that really speaks to its personal impact on a reader

Today is International Sign Day, so here are some sign-related things in BYE BYE I LOVE YOU: The first sign of babies in ASL environments is often "milk," because the open hand with grasping fingers, easy for them to make, is interpreted as the ASL sign for milk (an analogue of "mama") 1/7

Generative Modeling by Phillip Isola: https://doi.org/10.21428/e2759450.ff10c6af

I'm sad that no review of BYE BYE I LOVE YOU has mentioned its excellent, A+, 24k index, which ought to be a model for how to map interdisciplinary books in general but also ones about language.

Book launch for “Methods in the Philosophy of Science: a user’s guide”. Ftf in Exeter and online on the 29th of Sept feat Sophie Veigl, Kerry McKenzie, Hasok Chang, and me. It should be fun! (the book will be open access in July, contact me in the meantime) www.exeter.ac.uk/events/detai... #philsci

"One might ask: Why is repetition bound to pleasure? The answer begins with the observation that Homo sapiens is not the only creature equipped to make same/except judgments. Even bees do it. This smacks of evolution."

Available #OpenAccess, Michael Kirchhoff's "The Idealized Mind" brings together ideas from the philosophy of cognitive science and the philosophy of science to reconcile scientific realism with model-based science: mitpress.mit.edu/978026255293...

Now live: www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...

NJ friends: come by the Montclair Book Center tomorrow at 2p to talk about social change! www.montclairbookcenter.com/pages/events... @madva.bsky.social @dryan149.bsky.social @mitpress.bsky.social #booksky

"In his wise & gracefully written new book, [Erard] highlights the human talent for connection that undergirds language from its beginnings, through its apex, and into its decline." @juliesedivy.bsky.social reviews @michaelerard.bsky.social's "Bye Bye I Love You" for @lareviewofbooks.bsky.social:

"the song we couldn't write, this is what it sounds like"

Still glowing after last night's event at @greenlightbklyn.bsky.social, talking about social change with a big, brilliant group of people. Special thanks to @drkatemarvel.bsky.social for great questions. This was the first stop for the Somebody Should Do Something book tour. More info below!

"It would come as no surprise to Arendt that we are now trying to replace human bureaucrats with AI bureaucrats in order to create a nihilistic utopia: a society where finally no human should ever have to risk taking responsibility."

"The fact that grammar can break down in such specific ways suggests that our capacity for language really is special ... a dedicated system with its own neural architecture." @psychologytoday.com featured an excerpt from "Wired for Words" that examines the neurology of syntax:

Just did an interview with CBC radio to discuss this article. They said it'll be online Friday night and on the radio Saturday morning...

Ready for a close up @greenlightbklyn.bsky.social

Grateful for opportunity on @profdolske.bsky.social and Rudy Salo's podcast! bit.ly/good-deets Longer form gave us breathing room to get deeper into the philosophy and social science @dryan149.bsky.social @michaelbrownstein.bsky.social @mitpress.bsky.social @goodisinthedetails.bsky.social #booksky

“Perfectly poised to meet the moment, SOMEBODY SHOULD DO SOMETHING is a gem containing hope." -- Mahzarin R. Banaji, Richard Clarke Cabot Professor of Social Ethics, Harvard University a.co/d/chK4WI7

“If you care about the future of the human race, you should read this book.” -- Mark Leibovich, staff writer for The Atlantic a.co/d/3IfdHkL

The Turing Test by Diane Proudfoot: https://doi.org/10.21428/e2759450.7678921b

Check your mailboxes, folks! 👀 Time to make some room on the bookshelf! somebody-book.com @mitpress.bsky.social @dryan149.bsky.social @michaelbrownstein.bsky.social #booksky #socialchange #cats (maybe read the book first, and then make room)

Not my book. Not my beer.

@jonathanmoreno.bsky.social lectures on his new @mitpress.bsky.social book ABSOLUTELY ESSENTIAL @upenn.edu

Proxemics by Cade McCall: https://doi.org/10.21428/e2759450.399d520e

This book by @madva.bsky.social, @dryan149.bsky.social and @michaelbrownstein.bsky.social magically appeases both my worried, Skeptical Academic Self, and my much more hopeful and admittedly atrophied Organizer Self. Go buy it!

I wonder if in the future people will place publications before 2022 in a special category called "Definitely didn’t use AI"

ICYMI, here's the LARB review of Bye Bye I Love You: "The one word my brother mustered in response to all this was: 'Love.' He repeated it again and again. 'Love. Love. Love.' His friend sent it back to him: 'Love. Yeah, love.' lareviewofbooks.org/article/the-...

New this week from the MIT Press. Congratulations authors! 📚 👇

It's pub day for Somebody Should Do Something! @madva.bsky.social, @dryan149.bsky.social, and I started working on it almost 5 years ago. A bajillion people helped us along the way. Thank you everyone. Never a better time than now to go fight for change together. @mitpress.bsky.social #booksky

Augmented Reality by Neil McDonnell: https://doi.org/10.21428/e2759450.60de8266

Oh, hello Houston! Fun convo with you, talking about social change and democracy, with @madva.bsky.social. Thanks for the opportunity! @houstonpublicmedia.bsky.social

Great conversation today on Hello Houston (@houstonpublicmedia.bsky.social) with Frank Billingsley, Ernie Manouse, Celeste Diaz Schurman, and my co-author @michaelbrownstein.bsky.social about gerrymandering, social change, and "losing loudly" www.youtube.com/watch?v=4b1e... @dryan149.bsky.social

@profdolske.bsky.social reflects on our convo on @goodisinthedetails.bsky.social with @dryan149.bsky.social (also ties back to an insightful previous episode on the "manosphere"). Gotta watch til the end! www.tiktok.com/@profdolske/... @mitpress.bsky.social #booksky @michaelbrownstein.bsky.social

Co-author @michaelbrownstein.bsky.social celebrates the launch of "Somebody Should Do Something" at Greenlight Bookstore in NY this Wed., Sept. 17th! Join him and @drkatemarvel.bsky.social for a discussion on the power of individual choices. Link for details: greenlightbookstore.com/event/2025-0...

Intergroup Neuroscience by David M. Amodio: https://doi.org/10.21428/e2759450.6673bc2b

blushing emoji, prayer hands emoji www.linkedin.com/pulse/why-be...

Reminder to NYC friends: come talk with me about social change at @greenlightbklyn.bsky.social on Weds 9/17. I'll be talking with the amazing @drkatemarvel.bsky.social about my new book. greenlightbookstore.com/event/2025-0... @madva.bsky.social @dryan149.bsky.social @mitpress.bsky.social

Aaaaand NJ friends: I'll be at Montclair Book Center on Saturday 9.20. Come hang!

We're in D.C. for the Society for Neurobiology of Language @snlmtg.bsky.social, sponsored by #OpenAccess journal @jneurolang.bsky.social. They are now accepting manuscripts for a special issue on the cellular & molecular neuroscience of language disorders. Swing by table 2 to find out more! #SNL2025

Conversation by Judith Holler: https://doi.org/10.21428/e2759450.3c00b537

Texas Book Festival line-up announced! I'll see y'all there. texasbookfestival.org/festival/202...

Yes we really appreciated the chance to tell a bit of the story behind the story and share some of the key ideas from the book with @mikealbertus.bsky.social !

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Thanks @mikealbertus.bsky.social! This was super fun to do. @madva.bsky.social @dryan149.bsky.social @mitpress.bsky.social #booksky

My interview with social change experts and philosophy professors @michaelbrownstein.bsky.social, Dan Kelly, and Alex Madva on their fantastic new book Somebody Should Do Something. A must read if you’re thinking about big social problems, how they change, and what you can do @mitpress.bsky.social

Augmented Reality by Neil McDonnell: https://doi.org/10.21428/e2759450.60de8266