Somebody Should Do Something & that Somebody Could Be in the CSU! CSU's Got Talent on Wed 2/18, 10a (online)! Come for the TLDR of my book, stay for the exploration of concrete strategies for applying the book's lessons through our roles in the CSU! Register: events.zoom.us/ev/AjbgeQFT5...

The volume & geographic distribution of protest nationwide during year 1 of Trump's second term was extraordinary.

Lots of the dialogues in Duolingo are clearly written and voiced by AI now. (A bummer. They're super repetitive and boring.) But a little surprised their algo let this sub tweet get thru... "Someday you're going to be the President or a criminal." "Why not both?"

Top comment from Fred Oswald: "advanced hindsight is 20/20" 💀 Full article notes "Ariely was named hundreds of times" in the Epstein files. "However, Duke has said the two are unrelated." dukechronicle.com/article/duke... (Must be noted: lots of non-Ariely folks are collateral damage...)

Sorry to all the famous musicians whose ticket sales we crush "How Anyone Can Help Create Social Change: A Conversation with the authors of Somebody Should Do Something" Mar 13, 2026 4:00pm – 5:00pm CT Hilton Austin Downtown - Room 410 @madva.bsky.social @dryan149.bsky.social

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Launching @cpp-ccep.bsky.social's Spring panel series on the Futures of Work! And the Future of Work is... 👏ORGANIZED LABOR POWER 👏 Wed 2/18, 3:30pm PST, on Zoom Register here: serving-up-power-la.eventbrite.com @calpolypomona.bsky.social

So pumped!

The full interview with the amazing V. Spehar @mitpress.bsky.social @dryan149.bsky.social

Try stuff! Philosophers like me sometimes overthink questions about the best and right way to make change. I'm trying to learn how to adopt an experimental mindset instead. A real honor to talk about this and other themes from the book with @madva.bsky.social on @underthedesknews.bsky.social.

Had a blast on @underthedesknews.bsky.social with V Spehar and @michaelbrownstein.bsky.social yesterday! Catch the full video here, plus some links to YouTube shorts in the thread below: www.youtube.com/watch?v=BYGz... @dryan149.bsky.social @mitpress.bsky.social

Tune in to Under the Desk News Substack Live today at 4p EST/1p PST to catch me and @michaelbrownstein.bsky.social speak with V Spehar about our book and how to navigate social-justice burnout! @underthedesknews.bsky.social www.instagram.com/underthedesk... underthedesknews.substack.com

🎧 Tap in, listen up, and rethink how humans shape machines. Click the links below or scan the QR code at the end of the video: Youtube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=4cHW... (cont.) #BOBintheBlackBox #Episode10 #AIandSociety #LLMs #HumanInTheLoop #StudentVoices #TechTalk #DigitalEthics #FutureOfAI

🎙️ Episode 10 of "Insert AI Generated Title" is live! BOB in the Black Box dives deep with Karina Shah, CPP student, unpacking how AI & LLMs learn from human behavior. This convo breaks down what’s really inside the “black box” — and why we matter more than we think in training AI.

YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=4cHW... Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/c... Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/1iIYq4d... Podcast Addict: podcastaddict.com/podcast/ccep... Podbean: ccepsecuringjustice.podbean.com

"Deep Fakes", Episode 9 of the CCEP podcast "Insert AI-Generated Title" is out now! Listen for a discussion of the potential harms AI deepfakes (fake images/videos of people) can cause and potential ways to prevent these harms. Scan the QR Code at the end of the video or click the links below!!

@timharford.ft.com I actually think "It's on You" could become a cautionary tale! (One of my fave podcasts, btw; I listen with my kids.) The either/or systems-or-individuals framing misses crucial ways individuals and systems interact, as we argue in the book @madva.bsky.social linked to above.

If you like "It's On You," check out "Somebody Should Do Something." We discuss many of the same case studies but reach different (we hope more actionable) conclusions. You can also check out our comment on C&L's BBS paper or our earlier work. More links in the next post www.somebody-book.com

The Golden Age of Protest is *still* now!

Join #UCDPhilosophy panellist Dr. Anh-Quân Nguyen and authors #AlexMadva #CalPolyPomona and #DanielKelly #Purdue for a lively book chat and panel at 'Somebody Should Do Something!' at #MoLIMuseum on March 24th. Please register using the QR code. #CEPL #SomebodyShouldDoSomething #MichaelBrownstein

Check out this presentation on AI literacy from my CPP colleague Carsten Lange (Econ)! Understanding Generative AI: A Beginner's Guide youtu.be/O55DtUkr1T8

Damn. But also: I (resident of LA County and academic who studies race, segregation, education, etc) had *no idea* this policy even existed. Am I the only one? www.nytimes.com/2026/01/20/u...

Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/1iIYq4d... Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/c... Podcast Addict: podcastaddict.com/podcast/ccep... Podbean: ccepsecuringjustice.podbean.com

Episode 8 of the CCEP podcast, "How AI Can Harm Young People", is out now!!! CCEP Student Fellow and Philosophy major Lana Kasfy discusses recent tragedies resulting from young people interacting with AI without proper guidance. (Scan the code at the end of the video or click on the links below).

The duality of man @jennitaur.bsky.social @michaelbrownstein.bsky.social @madva.bsky.social @dryan149.bsky.social

Full episode here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=vGoW...

Super fun talk with Blaine Bartlett about social change on Soul of Business Office Hours a few weeks ago about

Was a genuine pleasure to be on The Michael Brian Show! "Creating True Social Change" linktr.ee/michael_mcdo...

A serious honor to join the @casbsstanford.bsky.social podcast with @dryan149.bsky.social. Thanks a million to Damon Centola for asking great questions and to Mike Gaetani for setting it up. @madva.bsky.social @mitpress.bsky.social

New from the California Center for Ethics & Policy! Ep. 4 on AI and artistic creation by Student Fellow & CPP PHL major Nancy Garay... "I want AI to do my laundry and dishes so that I can do art and writing, not AI to do my art and writing so I can do laundry and dishes" ~ Joanna Maciejewska

New Year's resolution is to work out more? Cat is resolved to stop you #cats

Some of the writers, podcasters, etc. I follow claim to be using AI a lot now. Can I confess that I have nowhere detected any observable improvement in the *quality* of anybody's output? (but sometimes worry it's worse) Maybe AI just saves time etc? Without starting a whole referendum on AI...

Great review of @thebusyowl.bsky.social's book! Reclaiming the Self in Psychiatry is an extremely well written and empowering book that can appeal to an interdisciplinary audience ... it brings lived experience back into the heart of psychiatry www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Probably doing a little more than leaning to the left here. Thanks for a fun interview @bobgatty.bsky.social! @madva.bsky.social @dryan149.bsky.social @mitpress.bsky.social

@michaelbrownstein.bsky.social hey look what i got for my wife

@jayvanbavel.bsky.social hosts a terrific newsletter, "The Power of Us," and it was an honor to contribute to it, along with @madva.bsky.social and @dryan149.bsky.social. @mitpress.bsky.social

The importance of social identity to social change in today's Power of Us newsletter! We're also giving away 5 books to commenters over on Substack who answer the question, "What’s one thing you could do today to help create social change?" www.powerofusnewsletter.com/p/how-anyone...

A podcast about civic action and democracy? Yes, please! Very fun conversation with @milaatmos.bsky.social on @futurehindsight.bsky.social

In 2025, the Digital Humanities Consortium @ CPP brought technology and the humanities together through impactful workshops, hands-on learning, and student & faculty fellowships! 💡 Skill-building workshops 🤝 Interdisciplinary collaboration 🎓 Fellowships supporting innovation in tech + humanities

(1) 🔌💡 #Greensky #climatesky #academicsky Hey climate peeps! I have big news. My wife, Dr. Lisa Kaul, is running for NY State Senate, driven by the urgency of climate action & climate justice. Let me tell you about her. 🧵

It's obvious that the power of NRA of part of the reason the USA is awash in guns. It's less obvious how the NRA got so powerful. @dryan149.bsky.social and I get into a little bit with the lovely hosts of From Nowhere to Nothing. @madva.bsky.social @mitpress.bsky.social

Making sure everything's in place before the #Eagles get-right game today! #FlyEaglesFly #GoBirds #cats

I guess this is 5 months old but too funny and perfect not to repost

In addition to all of the other benefits already reported about NYC congestion pricing, "In the first six months of the program, air pollution – in the form of particulate matter 2.5 micrometers and smaller – dropped by 22% in the Congestion Relief Zone (CRZ)" news.cornell.edu/stories/2025...

Grateful for Noel Castree's thoughtful and thorough review of our book! A little puzzled that he seemed to think our examples of small actions leading to big changes meant we weren't alive to the need for "big organizing" that targets "intersectional, multiple, and tiered" structures...

From Stanisław Lem's classic sci-fi to beautifully illustrated books on art and science, we've got holiday books for you & yours. Support local bookstores and receive a little discount when you use code MITP15 for 15% off select titles at @bookshop.org: bookshop.org/info/mit-press

Loved this piece! Not just the content -- the prose is delicious, too. (Although, as a lifelong insomniac, this also gave me plenty of FOMO...)

Last chance to sign up for our hybrid events with philosopher and podcaster extraordinaire Barry Lam! Lunch is on us if you can make it in person! dhc-lam.eventbrite.com @hiphination.bsky.social @rtvan.bsky.social @wwnorton.com @wwnortonuk.bsky.social @slate.com

Love the new book @dryan149.bsky.social!!

"this conversation is going to leave you feeling inspired and enlivened... maybe you're going to have a couple ideas about how you can actually do something" Me and @michaelbrownstein.bsky.social unruin everything with Adam Conover, @adamconover.net! www.youtube.com/watch?v=A0O6...