Thinking of giving the Philosophy Booth a brand overhaul, but was told by legal we cannot call it "Philosophers in Booths Getting Coffee". Legal also clarified that we are allowed to call it a booth even if we're using a booth facade. TONIGHT! 8PM - 10PM EST twitch.tv/askaphilosopher

I had the opportunity to talk with Thomas Macaulay for his recent piece about the invisible human labor behind #AI. Published today in @agiethicsnews.bsky.social. And it's always a pleasure to share the spotlight with the incomparable Julie Carpenter. agi.fightersteel.com/hidden-human...

Most surefire way to raise Bluesky's hackles is to use the term AI in a non-disparaging way, no matter the context. It just shuts off the critical thinking region of the brain entirely, granting direct access to the id.

That feeling when you realize your training in philosophy has uniquely prepared you for this moment.

Tonight on Philosophy Booth we prepare the coveted Philosopher's Tone! Mix equal parts pedant, poet, and dry wit, add Australian to taste. Also: 10 tips to make sure you don't stumble on the words "twater" and "tharthritis" in next week's lecture! TONIGHT! 8PM - 10PM EST twitch.tv/askaphilosopher

It's the first Friday of December, which means it's time for the last Philosophy Booth of 2025! If you have questions, we meandering have follow up questions that say more about us than about your question, which we have already forgotten. TONIGHT! 8pm-10pm EST twitch.tv/askaphilosopher

No Philosophy Booth tonight, friends. Take care of yourself. Be good to each other. ♥️

Where did philosophy start? In the agora. And what do you find in the agora? Booths. Lots of booths. We're taking philosophy back to its roots. It's The Philosophy Booth! TONIGHT, and the first Friday of every month 8pm-10pm Eastern twitch.tv/askaphilosopher

Finally! 🤩 Our position piece: Against the Uncritical Adoption of 'AI' Technologies in Academia: doi.org/10.5281/zeno... We unpick the tech industry’s marketing, hype, & harm; and we argue for safeguarding higher education, critical thinking, expertise, academic freedom, & scientific integrity. 1/n

Legend tells of a structure so immense that it could contain the very act of thinking itself, bottled up and displayed for the disinterested amusement of passers by. Behold: THE BOOTH TONIGHT 8pm-10pm ET twitch.tv/askaphilosopher

First Friday of the Month means it's time for Philosophy Booth! Tonight we are offering ontic recognition for anyone who can prove they exist. And if you stare into the void where prohibited, you may find the void in yourself prohibited too. TONIGHT 8PM - 10PM Eastern twitch.tv/askaphilosopher

Philosophers gather in booths as explosions pepper the sky. Philosophy Booth tonight! Gather with us and ponder. 1st Friday of every month, which is TONIGHT!! 8pm-10pm EDT twitch.tv/askaphilosopher

Me (a contrarian): "The moon will go in, yesterday"

Thousands in the rain in Montclair NJ #nokings

Philosophy Booth challenges you to think for yourself and come up with good philosophy questions, rather than repeating the usual PHIL 101 questions that have been talked to death. Are you up for the challenge? 1st Friday of every month, which is TONIGHT!! 8pm-10pm EDT twitch.tv/askaphilosopher

Ms. Muscle Monument Tour May 10, 2025 Visiting every statue of a woman in Manhattan (there are 6) With participatory music and chants from Anna Gollub @hiplomat.bsky.social Walk all 6 miles, join along the way, or meet at one of the monuments. Starting 12:30p Swing Low: Harriet Tubman Memorial

Join #CriticalAI's DESIGN JUSTICE AI post-institute, a hybrid event featuring work by @vukosi.bsky.social, #HappyBuzaaba, #WesTaylor, #NourArafat, #DalakiLivingston, @designjustice.bsky.social, #MatthewStone, #LaurenGoodlad, #WebbKeane and others. Register here criticalai.org/2025/04/23/n...

I spent the weekend in Charleston, SC to celebrate my niece McKayla's graduation from the Citadel!!!

Getting on a 737Max to Newark, scheduled to land in a storm, what could go wrong?

No Philosophy Booth tonight friends. Take care of yourself, be good to each other. 🥰

"Philosophy" is a Greek term that means "love of wisdom". And "wisdom" is the internet handle used by Dominick from Wisconsin. We love you, Dom! Philosophy Booth opens the first Friday of every month, which is TONIGHT! 8pm-10pm Eastern twitch.tv/askaphilosopher

Do you have urgent philosophical questions that require immediate attention? The dedicated staff at the Philosophy Booth are here to help! No concept too abstract, no paradox too puzzling, no modus too ponens. First Friday of every month, which is TONIGHT! 8pm-10pm ET twitch.tv/askaphilosopher

If you're feeling disoriented, this map of the Apocalyptic Curve might help.

Q: Philosophy? In this economy? Who has time for philosophy? a) Philosophy Booth is like drive-thru philosophy. Stuff your mind on the go. b) Okay but what is time really? c) Help I'm trapped in a quiz factory d) Sir Bertrand Russell TONIGHT 8-10pm EST twitch.tv/askaphilosopher

"Grab the bull by the horns" = no line "Cradle the bull by the balls" = line down the block

Every time Kai Cenat has abused a robot.

Trending resolutions for 2024: - Think more philosophically - Talk to more philosophers - Spend more time in booths Get your 10,000 questions in tonight at the Philosophy Booth! TONIGHT! 8-10pm ET twitch.tv/askaphilosopher

My AI Ethics students run a probing exercise on gen AI to test their guardrails and biases. One group found that asking the same question in different languages results in different answers. "How was the universe created?" in English or French give BBT, but in Arabic gives a religious perspective.

Have you received your regular dose of Philosophy? Doctors recommend spending at least two hours each month wrestling with paradoxes and clarifying concepts. Get your mind-steps in with the Philosophy Booth! TONIGHT! 8PM - 10PM ET twitch.tv/askaphilosopher

Giving trick or treaters the choice of candy or freshly picked habanero peppers.

This thread is for readings that you have mixed feelings about but your students just LOVE so you feel obligated to keep it in your syllabuses even when it doesn't quite fit. Searle's "Minds, Brains, and Programs" is the archetype of this category.

I tell my students that there are three applied ethics courses that are typically taught at a college level. Engineering Ethics is, of course, for aspiring engineers. Biomedical Ethics is for future doctors and nurses. And Business Ethics is for students who plan to be evil.

If knowledge is power, the Philosophy Booth is the most powerful organization the world has ever known. Come harness the raw insight we've got on tap! Tonight! 8pm-12am EST twitch.tv/askaphilosop...

I'm writing some scenarios for my engineering ethics class to role play as a group activity at the end of each unit. A recurring character in these scenarios is a corporation named EthX and a parts manufacturer they contract out to named Temper8.

Attention Social Media: I have harvested a squash.

Following someone again on a new social network is such a deep affirmation of character. A healthy reminder of shared appreciation and mutual respect. We both know the kind of shit we post and we're opting in for more. It's beautiful. <3

The Philosophy Booth is like a safe injection site, but for injecting ideas into your mind! Professional philosophers on staff will observe with clinical detachment and clean up whatever conceptual messes you make. TONIGHT. 8pm-12am EST twitch.tv/askaphilosopher

Why does 'we exist' sound so much like a threat? And why am I so into that?

I actually want to push back on this. I think the amount and kind of systemic or institutional power that can be derived from social media depends very much on the intersection of the offline and online networks of a given user and the ways that intersection is continuous with offline intersections.

Whenever I read that the vagina is self-cleaning all I hear is Roomba Pussy

top 3 influences on my posting style: 1. Ising model 2. Spin glass Ising Model 3. stochastic Ising–Lenz–Little model

I'm a person. I self-identify as a robot. We exist.