Daniel Baslock
@danielthebaslock.bsky.social
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Finally, a new blog post: theodoragoss.com/2026/02/01/h...
"The problem, as I see it, is that the emphasis on AI and AGI seems to be replacing our focus on HI and HGI — on human intelligence."
"The problem, as I see it, is that the emphasis on AI and AGI seems to be replacing our focus on HI and HGI — on human intelligence."
Human General Intelligence
At the beginning of the semester, I asked my students, all of whom are freshmen, how many of them had been told in high school not to use AI. Some hands went up. I asked how many of them had been t…
theodoragoss.com
February 1, 2026 at 6:31 PM
Finally, a new blog post: theodoragoss.com/2026/02/01/h...
"The problem, as I see it, is that the emphasis on AI and AGI seems to be replacing our focus on HI and HGI — on human intelligence."
"The problem, as I see it, is that the emphasis on AI and AGI seems to be replacing our focus on HI and HGI — on human intelligence."
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Thys was my Heated Rivalrye
January 29, 2026 at 5:13 PM
Thys was my Heated Rivalrye
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Stop pretending it’s business as usual.
Social work faculty, talk to your students about community organizing, community care, mutual aid. Have them do break outs to talk about the role(s) they want to play right now. Do safety planning work. Share various theories of change.
Do not be complicit.
Social work faculty, talk to your students about community organizing, community care, mutual aid. Have them do break outs to talk about the role(s) they want to play right now. Do safety planning work. Share various theories of change.
Do not be complicit.
January 28, 2026 at 1:57 AM
Stop pretending it’s business as usual.
Social work faculty, talk to your students about community organizing, community care, mutual aid. Have them do break outs to talk about the role(s) they want to play right now. Do safety planning work. Share various theories of change.
Do not be complicit.
Social work faculty, talk to your students about community organizing, community care, mutual aid. Have them do break outs to talk about the role(s) they want to play right now. Do safety planning work. Share various theories of change.
Do not be complicit.
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In a recent open-access Milbank Quarterly article, Devin English of the Rutgers School of Public Health and coauthors examine associations from police and social services expenditures to later suicides and police-perpetrated killings for Black and White residents.
Longitudinal Associations From US State/Local Police and Social Service Expenditures to Suicides and Police-Perpetrated Killings Between Black and White Residents | Milbank Quarterly
Reducing police expenditures and increasing housing expenditures may decrease Black–White inequities in years of potential life lost to suicide and police-perpetrated killing.
www.milbank.org
January 27, 2026 at 5:05 PM
In a recent open-access Milbank Quarterly article, Devin English of the Rutgers School of Public Health and coauthors examine associations from police and social services expenditures to later suicides and police-perpetrated killings for Black and White residents.
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People do not want to reckon with the actual purpose of policing. That's all I'll say about that.
January 10, 2026 at 1:48 PM
People do not want to reckon with the actual purpose of policing. That's all I'll say about that.
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How many women have died with “fucking bitch” ringing in their ears? Don’t let the misogyny get erased here
January 10, 2026 at 5:21 AM
How many women have died with “fucking bitch” ringing in their ears? Don’t let the misogyny get erased here
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Black people five years ago: you know, they can kill anyone they want to out there
Everybody today: hot damn, did you know they can kill anyone they want to out there?
Everybody today: hot damn, did you know they can kill anyone they want to out there?
January 8, 2026 at 12:46 AM
Black people five years ago: you know, they can kill anyone they want to out there
Everybody today: hot damn, did you know they can kill anyone they want to out there?
Everybody today: hot damn, did you know they can kill anyone they want to out there?
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In a new open-access Milbank Quarterly article, @danielthebaslock.bsky.social and @nariyoo.bsky.social introduce a multidimensional rurality index to create a more comprehensive ranking of the rurality of US states that can inform policy comparisons and resource allocation.
Multidimensional Approaches to Ranking State-Level Rurality to Enhance Comparisons Across States | Milbank Quarterly
Context: Inadequate descriptions of rurality limit comparisons across rural areas and can lead to overgeneralizations in health policy research. Single
www.milbank.org
January 8, 2026 at 4:44 PM
In a new open-access Milbank Quarterly article, @danielthebaslock.bsky.social and @nariyoo.bsky.social introduce a multidimensional rurality index to create a more comprehensive ranking of the rurality of US states that can inform policy comparisons and resource allocation.
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told my landlord he no longer has to apologize for being white and he lowered my rent by 25%. told the grocer it's now the trump kennedy center and he sold me potatoes for $1. told PG&E it's a christian nation now and electricity is free. try it sometime
December 22, 2025 at 2:38 AM
told my landlord he no longer has to apologize for being white and he lowered my rent by 25%. told the grocer it's now the trump kennedy center and he sold me potatoes for $1. told PG&E it's a christian nation now and electricity is free. try it sometime
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It's impossible for insurers to lower premiums without slashing provider reimbursement rates.
He's going to try to kill off more hospitals.
He's going to try to kill off more hospitals.
December 19, 2025 at 8:03 PM
It's impossible for insurers to lower premiums without slashing provider reimbursement rates.
He's going to try to kill off more hospitals.
He's going to try to kill off more hospitals.
What about if the game is Magic: The Gathering? Then what?
I don’t know who needs to hear this or why this even needs to be said but if you don’t enjoy a game anymore you shouldn’t force yourself to play it.
December 19, 2025 at 11:22 PM
What about if the game is Magic: The Gathering? Then what?
Sobbing
More than half of researchers now use AI for peer review — often against guidance
A survey of 1,600 academics found that more than 50% have used artificial-intelligence tools while peer reviewing manuscripts.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
A survey of 1,600 academics found that more than 50% have used artificial-intelligence tools while peer reviewing manuscripts.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
More than half of researchers now use AI for peer review — often against guidance
A survey of 1,600 academics found that more than 50% have used artificial-intelligence tools while peer reviewing manuscripts.
www.nature.com
December 17, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Sobbing
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I do not want tomorrow at all.
I just want a plate of deviled eggs and to be left in a dark room until Friday.
I just want a plate of deviled eggs and to be left in a dark room until Friday.
November 26, 2025 at 10:17 PM
I do not want tomorrow at all.
I just want a plate of deviled eggs and to be left in a dark room until Friday.
I just want a plate of deviled eggs and to be left in a dark room until Friday.
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It feels uniquely American to see organizations representing one's field defending it's status a profession to push back against the government imposing student loan limits, with no mention of the out of control costs of higher education & institutionalized practice of required unpaid internships.
November 25, 2025 at 5:47 AM
It feels uniquely American to see organizations representing one's field defending it's status a profession to push back against the government imposing student loan limits, with no mention of the out of control costs of higher education & institutionalized practice of required unpaid internships.
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You know what, I'm just gonna re-up this post
November 24, 2025 at 3:04 PM
You know what, I'm just gonna re-up this post
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If every author in the class action filed a claim it would financially ruin the entire industry! 😊
AI advocates have warned that if every author in the class action filed a claim, it would "financially ruin" the entire industry.
Authors celebrate “historic” settlement coming soon in Anthropic class action
Advocates fear such settlements will “financially ruin” the AI industry.
arstechnica.com
November 18, 2025 at 5:16 AM
If every author in the class action filed a claim it would financially ruin the entire industry! 😊
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sometimes it will just hit me that over a million americans died from covid in a short period of time and we never had a national mourning. we never collectively grieved. we never honored the dead. this feels like a failure
November 15, 2025 at 11:23 AM
sometimes it will just hit me that over a million americans died from covid in a short period of time and we never had a national mourning. we never collectively grieved. we never honored the dead. this feels like a failure
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Would it be helpful if we did a talk on what an insurance death spiral is? And why ACA premiums entering a death spiral will mean that people who rely on employer-sponsored insurance will also be fucked?
Or do folks already have a good grasp on that?
Or do folks already have a good grasp on that?
November 11, 2025 at 12:46 AM
Would it be helpful if we did a talk on what an insurance death spiral is? And why ACA premiums entering a death spiral will mean that people who rely on employer-sponsored insurance will also be fucked?
Or do folks already have a good grasp on that?
Or do folks already have a good grasp on that?
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How do so many democrats still not understand that the ACA *was* the compromise.
November 9, 2025 at 10:14 PM
How do so many democrats still not understand that the ACA *was* the compromise.
Which will result in healthy people pulling out of the market, leading to even hire rates for all of us.
Bernie Sanders: "What this Senate is about to do is make a horrific situation even worse. So let's be clear what this vote is about. If this vote succeeds, over 20 million Americans are gonna see at least a doubling in their premiums in the ACA."
November 10, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Which will result in healthy people pulling out of the market, leading to even hire rates for all of us.
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Tell me you don’t understand risk pools without telling me you don’t understand risk pools
November 10, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Tell me you don’t understand risk pools without telling me you don’t understand risk pools
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In the olden dayes we would know by now the relative force impact of a fully laden subway sandwich fired at point blank range by an inebriated individual who hasn’t thrown anything in 15 years. Academic tweetersky is a pale shadow. 🙁
November 5, 2025 at 6:33 PM
In the olden dayes we would know by now the relative force impact of a fully laden subway sandwich fired at point blank range by an inebriated individual who hasn’t thrown anything in 15 years. Academic tweetersky is a pale shadow. 🙁
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washing my acid reflux medication down with coffee ❤️
November 1, 2025 at 12:29 PM
washing my acid reflux medication down with coffee ❤️
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I think these guys might be lonely because they suck so much no one wants to be around them tbh (good article, btw) www.cosmopolitan.com/uk/love-sex/...
One app, 60 men, 26 dates: my adventures in alt-right dating
There’s no question that we’re living — and looking for love — in contentious times, where extreme political ideologies have all but divided parts of the dating pool. Or have they?
www.cosmopolitan.com
October 29, 2025 at 4:17 PM
I think these guys might be lonely because they suck so much no one wants to be around them tbh (good article, btw) www.cosmopolitan.com/uk/love-sex/...