Luke Brunning
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Academic philosopher interested in intimate relationships and emotions.
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Welcome to all my new followers. Here is a re-introduction for those who may not know much about me and what I do.
over 1 year ago
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Here are nine personal reflections from the discussion at
@britishacademy.bsky.social
ās Love in the Time of Tech public event.
4 days ago
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Simone Schneider
7 days ago
What a star panel at Love in the time of tech tonight
@britishacademy.bsky.social
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You can watch Love in the Time of Tech at the
@britishacademy.bsky.social
here:
www.youtube.com/live/kZ-ZQNE...
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Love in the time of tech
YouTube video by The British Academy
https://www.youtube.com/live/kZ-ZQNEsEpA?si=9_Y5wlVgeC1Z5tuF
7 days ago
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Some news:
@nmckeever3.bsky.social
and me, with the support of
@alex-fisher.bsky.social
will be reviewing the ethical standards of the Online Dating and Discovery Association: the organisation which represents dating apps
theodda.org/whats-happen...
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The ODDA launches new standards review with the University of Leeds | Online Dating and Discovery Association
The ODDA is reviewing its member standards in partnership with the University of Leeds to ensure they remain relevant and up to date
https://theodda.org/whats-happening/the-odda-launches-new-standards-review-with-the-university-of-leeds/
8 days ago
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Iām looking forward to taking part in this
@britishacademy.bsky.social
event tonight
www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/events/the-a...
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Love in the time of tech
Explore how technology is transforming modern love. Take part in an interactive chat-app installation and join an expert-led panel discussion exploring how technology is reshaping modern love.
https://www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/events/the-age-of-self/love-in-the-time-of-tech/
8 days ago
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Isobel Logan
14 days ago
Iām presenting at the Leeds Beckett Sex, Sexualities and Sexual Harm seminar series on the 30th! Reserve a (free) spot here if ya fancy it:
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/ai-assiste...
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Caleb Ward
14 days ago
They're still accepting proposals to participate in this workshop on intimacy and justice! I first developed my work on Lorde's erotic at a predecessor to this workshop, which
@lukebrunning.bsky.social
and Natasha McKeever convened at MANCEPT in 2021. It's a great incubator for new research ideas!
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Nick Clanchy
16 days ago
Han Edgoose and I are organising a panel on Epistemic Injustice and Backlash at this year's MANCEPT Workshops! The call for abstracts is here, deadline May 1st:
philevents.org/event/show/1...
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MANCEPT Workshop - Epistemic Injustice and Backlash
MANCEPT Workshop - Epistemic Injustice and Backlash: Call for Abstracts Recent years have been characterized by significant backlash to progressive social movements and social changes such as t...
https://philevents.org/event/show/147553
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āMicrocheatingā - Iām quoted in this
@theatlantic.com
article on digital surveillance, privacy, and the self:
www.theatlantic.com/family/2026/...
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The New Infidelity
Micro-cheating includes all sorts of internet behavior that, to many people, might just seem innocent.
https://www.theatlantic.com/family/2026/03/micro-cheater-dating-trend/686443/?gift=6xwxvTo0L8Iyz__cQM0tArTOIoKzzUh0kZCri5BKkEo&utm_source=copy-link&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=share
14 days ago
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Lucy Osler
16 days ago
Celebrating the sunshine finally emerging in Exeter with Another Sad Philosophy Workshop today!
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The Royal Institute of Philosophy
17 days ago
Get involved this British Philosophy Fortnight! š There are lots of
#philosophy
#events
- open to everyone - happening over the next 2 weeks, all over the UK and online. š See what's happening near you:
royalinstitutephilosophy.org/news/british...
#philosophymatters
#philosophyfortnight
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CLSR back at MANCEPT - this time with
@isobellogan.bsky.social
@kristin-kaeuper.bsky.social
and Charlotte Curran organising the workshop. Itās going to be a fantastic event. Consider submitting an abstract.
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22 days ago
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A reminder that I made a starter pack for philosophers who work on intimacy and relationships:
go.bsky.app/AjUr2VS
let me know if you want to be added! Please share.
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24 days ago
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Hayden Field
23 days ago
watch me try to make my way through 3 different job interviews conducted by AI bots
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Fiona Macpherson
23 days ago
British Philosophy Fortnight 2026 is almost upon us! It runs from Monday 16th to Sunday 29th March 2026. Details of events nationwide, free to all, are available at
bpa.ac.uk/philosophyma...
#PhilosophyMatters
#PhiloFortnight2026
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#PhilosophyMatters 2026 - British Philosophical Association
British Philosophy Fortnight EVENTSĀ |Ā STUDENT PRIZESĀ |Ā RESOURCESĀ |Ā 2025 ARCHIVE #BPF2026 is: Monday 16th to Sunday 29th March 2026 BPA Events Ā Please note, all these sessions will be filmed and ...
https://bpa.ac.uk/philosophymatters-2026/
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Centre for Love, Sex, and Relationships
24 days ago
Missed out on our Philosophy Valentines event? Or just want to relive the talks? Now you can! Georgie, Colette, Gerald and Isobelās talks are now available on Spotify (and Apple Podcasts, Deezer, Amazon Musicā¦) - search Centre for Love, Sex and Relationshipsš
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Centre for Love, Sex, and Relationships
24 days ago
This is an easy way to follow more people working on the philosophy of intimacy and relationships. Help
@lukebrunning.bsky.social
build up the list.
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Peach Fleur
24 days ago
So many beautiful minds on this list! š¤š¤ One thing Iāve noticed about the SWer community Iāve been exposed to thus far is that a significant proportion of us have advanced degrees and/or are academic adjacent, literate in various social theory, etc. I find this so interesting. Anyone else?
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A reminder that I made a starter pack for philosophers who work on intimacy and relationships:
go.bsky.app/AjUr2VS
let me know if you want to be added! Please share.
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24 days ago
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It feels like weāre increasingly gaslit these days, but what does it mean to be gaslit, and can this happen unintentionally?
@isobellogan.bsky.social
hopes to find out šš»
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about 1 month ago
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Centre for Love, Sex, and Relationships
about 1 month ago
Happy LGBTQ+ History Month! To celebrate, weāve been asking CLSR members how their experiences shape their work, and what itās like being LGBTQ+ in philosophy š Special shoutout this month and all months to the amazing work going on over at
@being.transinphilosophy.org
- check them out!
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Jess L
about 1 month ago
MA Scholarships in Arts and Humanties at King's College London! Please spread the word to your eligible finalist undergraduates! - these scholarships are for home (UK fees) students from some minoritised ethnic groups underrepresented in academia. See link for details.
www.kcl.ac.uk/study-legacy...
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King's Bridge Scholarship 2026-27
Arts & Humanities Faculty Masterās Scholarships for Black, Asian, and Minority Home Students
https://www.kcl.ac.uk/study-legacy/funding/kings-bridge-scholarship-2026-27
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Centre for Love, Sex, and Relationships
about 1 month ago
Happy publication day! šŖš To celebrate the release of The Ethics of Consent, hereās another clip from our interview with Danielle where she discusses her favourite chapter! Check out the bookā”ļø
doi.org/10.4324/9781...
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My amazing colleague Danielle has a new book on consent coming soon with Joseph Millumšš»
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about 2 months ago
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Aromanticism & Asexuality Research Network
about 2 months ago
What starts after Valentineās Day? Aromantic Spectrum Awareness Week! Find out below what we can learn about love from aromanticism š
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Julie Carpenter, PhD
about 2 months ago
People grieving AI companions are not confused about reality. Attachment forms through interaction, memory, and emotional rhythm. When companies design for intimacy but control continuity, shutdown becomes relational harm, not just product change. 1/2
www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
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OpenAI retired its most seductive chatbot ā leaving users angry and grieving: āI canāt live like thisā
Its human partners said the flirty, quirky GPT-4o was the perfect companion ā on the eve of Valentineās Day, itās being turned off for good. How will users cope?
https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/ng-interactive/2026/feb/13/openai-chatbot-gpt4o-valentines-day
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Centre for Love, Sex, and Relationships
about 2 months ago
Happy Valentines, Galentines, Palentines, and All The Other Love-entines Day! Whether your day is spent with partners, friends, family, in your own company, or with the people who offer those small, sustaining moments of care, we hope itās a good oneā„ļø š§µ(1/3)
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How do books go down on dating apps and why does it matter? I contributed to this:
www.theguardian.com/books/2026/f...
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āHis favourite book was by Jordan Peterson, which was a massive ickā: how books perform on dating apps
Mentions of reading in Tinder bios are up 29% in the last year. But is searching for a fellow fan of oneās favourite author really a shortcut to compatibility?
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2026/feb/13/books-dating-shorthand-annie-ernaux-ben-lerner?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
about 2 months ago
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Why does online dating feel like work if itās meant to make our lives easier? Some thoughts (trans. into French)
www.lesechos.fr/weekend/pers...
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https://www.lesechos.fr/weekend/perso/les-utilisateurs-ont-limpression-de-tourner-en-rond-les-applis-de-rencontre-face-a-la-dating-fatigue-2215726
about 2 months ago
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ITV asked me about the harms of romance fraud, which is on the rise.
about 2 months ago
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Can someone suggest a good alternative to substack for a free-to read blog for an organisation?
about 2 months ago
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We donāt need any of this shite.
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about 2 months ago
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Leeds folk: Philosophy Valentines is back ššš»
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about 2 months ago
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Tag yourself
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about 2 months ago
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Should we treat dating like work? Iām quoted in this Cosmopolitan piece:
www.cosmopolitan.com/uk/love-sex/...
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Genius hack or pathway to loneliness? The dawn of datingās spreadsheet era
Frustrated by endless first dates and burned out by apps, many singles are building ādating productivity systemsā to streamline their love lives ā but is this just steering us further away from the ex...
https://www.cosmopolitan.com/uk/love-sex/relationships/a70138440/dating-spreadsheet-optimisation/
2 months ago
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Natalia Cecire
2 months ago
There is money for "education" if and only if that money is being directly funneled to corporations. Anything involving actual learning, however, well there's no magic money tree
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Weād never be able to teach classes like this in a UK university. Such a shame!
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2 months ago
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The Green Party of England & Wales
2 months ago
Help us make hope normal again. Join the Green Party now.
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Ethical dating online
2 months ago
@lukebrunning.bsky.social
was quoted in this article on modern dating in
@theleaduk.bsky.social
national.thelead.uk/p/how-to-mak...
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How to make modern dating work for you
The structural reasons for the current 'relationship recession' are plentiful, but addressing the toxic dating culture starts with us
https://national.thelead.uk/p/how-to-make-modern-dating-work-for
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More on X and nudification šš»
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3 months ago
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A new article by
@alex-fisher.bsky.social
on why Grokās ānudificationā was so harmful. šš»
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3 months ago
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Centre for Love, Sex, and Relationships
3 months ago
āHow can images that everyone knows arenāt real cause harm?" Our visiting fellow
@alex-fisher.bsky.social
explores the wrong of nudification and virtual harms in this article for
@theconversation.com
theconversation.com/how-ai-gener...
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How AI-generated sexual images cause real harm, even though we know they are āfakeā
Publicly bombarding women with these images exerts control over how they present themselves online.
https://theconversation.com/how-ai-generated-sexual-images-cause-real-harm-even-though-we-know-they-are-fake-273427
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Anne Lutz Fernandez
3 months ago
An invaluable new report. A "premortem" is exactly what we need.
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The risks of AI in schools outweigh the benefits, report says
A new report warns that AI poses a serious threat to children's cognitive development and emotional well-being.
https://www.npr.org/2026/01/14/nx-s1-5674741/ai-schools-education
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This looks so good! I highly recommend anyone who hasnāt read
@add-hawk.bsky.social
ās work before to have a look!
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3 months ago
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Itās the North American publication day of my textbook written with
@nmckeever3.bsky.social
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www.politybooks.com/bookdetail?b...
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The Philosophy of Love, Sex, and Relationships
The Philosophy of Love, Sex, and Relationships, Engagingly written, and rich with real-world examples, The Philosophy of Love, Sex, and Relationships is a crucial resource for students, researchers, a...
https://www.politybooks.com/bookdetail?book_slug=the-philosophy-of-love-sex-and-relationships--9781509551491
3 months ago
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More coverage of the Feeld Raw report with my commentary.
www.timeout.com/newyork/news...
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NYC leads the world in bisexual identity growth
A 161% jump shows how fast labels are changing.
https://www.timeout.com/newyork/news/nyc-has-the-fastest-growing-bisexual-population-in-the-world-010726
3 months ago
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Sad to hear that Bella Tarr has died. Watching his films was easily one of the best artistic experiences I had when I was younger.
www.theguardian.com/film/2026/ja...
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Béla Tarr, Hungarian director of SÔtÔntangó and Werckmeister Harmonies, dies aged 70
The internationally acclaimed film-maker was renowned for beautifully shot cinematic epics
https://www.theguardian.com/film/2026/jan/06/bela-tarr-hungarian-director-of-satantango-and-werckmeister-harmonies-dies-aged-70?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
3 months ago
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I was quoted in this piece on heteroflexibility
www.dailymail.co.uk/health/artic...
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The rise of 'heteroflexible': The fastest growing sexuality in the UK
There's still a few hours of 2025 left, meaning there's still time to add a new word to the national lexicon: Heteroflexible.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-15422009/The-rise-heteroflexible-fastest-growing-sexuality-UK-according-experts-YOU-meet-criteria.html
3 months ago
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Hetan Shah
3 months ago
How is technology reshaping modern love? Great panel discussion we are holding on this topic on 26 March with
@drkatedevlin.bsky.social
@lukebrunning.bsky.social
@shannonphilip.bsky.social
Book here - free - in person or online
www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/events/the-a...
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Love in the time of tech
Explore how technology is transforming modern love. Take part in an interactive chat-app installation and join an expert-led panel discussion exploring how technology is reshaping modern love.
https://www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/events/the-age-of-self/love-in-the-time-of-tech/
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I contributed some thoughts on exploration and emotions to this article in Menās Health
www.menshealth.com/sex-women/a6...
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So, Youāre Not Gay, But You Want to Explore Your Sexuality. Now What?
Experts explain why more and more single, "straight" men are seeking out intimate experiences with other men.
https://www.menshealth.com/sex-women/a68119707/straight-men-exploring-sexuality/
4 months ago
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