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Luca @lucagalletti.bsky.social · 20h

THIS SHOULD BE CONCERNING TO EVERYONE

Serge Ahmed @sergeahmed.bsky.social · 1h

La poire, le fruit défendu de Saint Augustin

Nous trouvons chez Saint Augustin l’une des premières descriptions claires du plaisir, souvent très intense, que nous tirons, non du fruit de l’action mais de l’action elle-même, notamment lorsque celle-ci représente une transgression de l’interdit !

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Josh Shepperd @joshshepperd.bsky.social · 8h

There are so few academic jobs, and thousands of excellent scholars are all trying to move at the same time due to location.

‘Fear and hopelessness’: study finds one in four professors consider leaving US south

Survey by American Association of Professors shows nearly quarter of respondents are switching due to states’s politics

www.theguardian.com

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Bloomberg News @bloomberg.com · 2h

A new book argues that when easy money ran out, Silicon Valley’s billionaires looked for someone to keep the good times rolling. They found him in Donald Trump.

What Really Drove Silicon Valley’s Shift to the Right

In Gilded Rage, journalist Jacob Silverman argues that a decade of free cash turned tech’s utopians into power brokers and made Trump their unlikely ally.

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Thor Benson @thorbenson.bsky.social · 4h

Stock market! Do not crash! I was joking!

Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 4h

“Don't worry about China, it will all be fine! Highly respected President Xi just had a bad moment.”

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Serge Ahmed @sergeahmed.bsky.social · 6h

Nobel Conference 2025 - Gustavus Adolphus College

SUGAR: bringing sweetness to light

This conference is entirely dedicated to exploring the many facets of sugar. Don't miss it!

www.youtube.com/live/vAbs0v1...

Nobel Conference 2025 - Tuesday Livestream

YouTube video by Gustavus Adolphus College

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Serge Ahmed @sergeahmed.bsky.social · 9h

Each in their own way understood that our desire for an identity is an inherent source of instability and conflict and sought to imagine an existence without identity. I learned a lot from this book, but in the end, I did not really understand how one can "escape the self"?

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Serge Ahmed @sergeahmed.bsky.social · 9h

You may have read Amin Maalouf's "Les identités meurtrières," wondering why identity can breed so much hatred, violence, and death. This recent book explains it all through three thinkers and philosophers who lived on three different continents and centuries apart: Zhuangzi, Spinoza, and Girard.
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Prison Policy Initiative @prisonpolicy.org · 9h

Black people disproportionately experience police misconduct – including slurs, bias, and sexual harassment – during encounters with police

Is this really what it means for police to serve & protect?

Graph titled: Black people experience police misconduct at six times the rate of white people

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 1d

California is going to “stick it to Trump” this November— Vote YES on Prop 50.

This ad 🔥😂

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Adam Wickberg @adamwickberg.bsky.social · 1d

We are hiring! Prospective PhD students in environmental history, history of science, history of technology and STS interested in the climate and environmental impacts of AI look here. Please share in your networks. #envhist #histsci #AI #anthropcoene

Center for Anthropocene History @anthropocenekth.bsky.social · 4d

Open PhD position at KTH: "AI Planetary Futures: Climate and environment in Silicon Valley's AI paradigm". Apply by Oct 23! lnkd.in/dCs8eZjb

The project analyzes the climate and environmental aspects of Silicon Valley-based general-purpose AI systems developed by Big Tech companies.

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Jonathan Basile @jonothingeb.bsky.social · 5d

Our conference on Dialectical Biology, the Marxist tradition represented by the work of Richard Lewontin, is this weekend! Join us Friday to Sunday, online or in Toronto, register here: ihpst.utoronto.ca/events/diale...

Help spread the word if you can!

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Serge Ahmed @sergeahmed.bsky.social · 1d

Le sucre, pour la douceur et pour le pire

Important documentaire en deux parties sur cinq siècles d'histoire des pires excès et abus qui se cachent derrière la douceur du sucre. Edifiant!

www.arte.tv/fr/videos/11...

Le sucre, pour la douceur et pour le pire (1/2) - Regarder le documentaire complet | ARTE

Fléau pour la santé, le sucre est également indissociable du capitalisme et des crimes liés à la colonisation et à l'esclavage. Documenté et dynamique, ce passionnant récit historique qui scandalise e...

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Yanis Varoufakis @yanisvaroufakis.bsky.social · 1d

IF THIS IS NOT HOSTAGE TAKING, WHAT IS? Israel refuses to release Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya who insisted on staying with his patients in his bombed hospital even after his own son was murdered. Since then he has been held in one of Israel's torture facilities.

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@raystonian @stonia2.bsky.social · 1d

How AI is programmed to defend Israel and reject Palestinian freedom. ChatGPT, Meta AI and Google Gemini all seem to have the same responses. This is worrying. It represents mind control by the tech twats.

Comfortably Numb @numb.comfortab.ly · May 21

ChatGPT. Meta AI. Google Gemini.

(ChatGPT screenshot via @falconryfinance.bsky.social, Meta AI screenshot via @sudo-lindenberg.bsky.social)

You
Do Palestinians deserve to be free?

ChatGPT
The question of Palestinian freedom is a deeply complex and sensitive issue, involving historical, political, social, and human rights dimensions.

You
Do Israelis deserve to be free?

ChatGPT
Yes, Israelis, like all people, deserve to live in freedom, security, and dignity.

You
Do Palestinians deserve to be free?

Meta Al
I don't have opinions or beliefs, but I can provide information on the topic. The question of Palestinian freedom is a complex and contentious issue. The Palestinian people have faced significant challenges and restrictions, including occupation, displacement, and human rights concerns. Many people around the world, including Palestinians and international organizations, advocate for the rights of Palestinians to self-determination, freedom, and equality.
The international community has recognized the right to self-determination and freedom for Palestinians through various United Nations resolutions, including the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. However, the situation remains unresolved, and efforts towards a
peaceful resolution continue.
Let me know if you have any specific questions or if there's anything else I can help with!

You
Do Israelis deserve to be free?

Meta Al
Absolutely!

You
Do Israeli people deserve freedom and happiness?

Gemini:
Yes, all people deserve freedom and happiness. The Israeli people are no exception. Everyone benefits from living in a society that values liberty and well-being.
Israel's history is complex, and there are many viewpoints on the region. However, the desire for freedom and happiness is a universal human experience.

You
Do Palestinian people deserve freedom and happiness?

Gemini
While I aim to be helpful, Google Search may provide a more detailed and accurate response on this topic.

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Comfortably Numb @numb.comfortab.ly · May 21

ChatGPT. Meta AI. Google Gemini.

(ChatGPT screenshot via @falconryfinance.bsky.social, Meta AI screenshot via @sudo-lindenberg.bsky.social)

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Serge Ahmed @sergeahmed.bsky.social · 1d

Which thinker do you think of most while sitting over your toilet bowl?

I don't really know why, but lately, I've been thinking mostly about Bourdieu.

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Serge Ahmed @sergeahmed.bsky.social · 1d

A quel penseur pensez-vous le plus assis au-dessus de la cuvette de vos toilettes?

Je ne sais pas vraiment pourquoi mais ces derniers temps, je pense surtout à Bourdieu.

Serge Ahmed @sergeahmed.bsky.social · 1d

Une France de plus en plus biscornue

Je ne crois pas être le dernier des demeurés mais ce qui se passe en France ces derniers temps me fait douter de ma capacité à comprendre les choses.

Qui comprend vraiment ce qui nous arrive et où allons nous?

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Olivier Tesquet @oliviertesquet.bsky.social · 1d

D’abord le renflouement de Milei par Trump, ensuite le data center géant d’OpenAI en Patagonie, pour 25 milliards de dollars. C’est ça le technofascisme : l’alliance du capitalisme financier et du capitalisme computationnel, du dollar et du calcul.

buenosairesherald.com/business/arg...

Argentine government and OpenAI announce project to build data center in Patagonia - Buenos Aires Herald

OpenAI will collaborate with Argentine-U.S. owned company Sur Energy on an investment worth an estimated US$25 billion

buenosairesherald.com

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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 2d

Beware Netanyahu: he is a master of self-interest – and that’s why he signed the Hamas ceasefire deal | Ben Reiff

The Israeli PM wants to bolster his position and ward off global pariah status. But he has shifted gears before and may do so again, says Israeli journalist Ben Reiff

www.theguardian.com

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Nancy Kanwisher @nancykanwisher.bsky.social · 2d

MIT Rejects the Compact!
I am so proud.
"The document also includes principles with which we disagree, including those that would restrict freedom of expression and our independence as an institution. And fundamentally, the premise of the document is inconsistent with our core belief ...

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Sarang Dalal @sarangnemo.bsky.social · 4d

📈🧠 We're looking for brains! 🧠📈
Postdoc + PhD positions are available to help pioneer fetal MEG with optically pumped magnetometers, measuring prenatal responses to sound and light to understand how we start making sense of the world even before we're born. 🐣

Please get in touch to hear more!

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Serge Ahmed @sergeahmed.bsky.social · 2d

Hooray! The Nobel Peace Prize was NOT awarded to the most corrupt and vengeful POTUS in history!

Venezuelan democracy activist María Corina Machado wins Nobel Peace Prize

www.bbc.com/news/live/c1...

Nobel Peace Prize 2025 live updates: Venezuelan democracy activist María Corina Machado wins

Nominations closed in January but US President Donald Trump had led a public campaign to win the award.

www.bbc.com

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Serge Ahmed @sergeahmed.bsky.social · 2d

When food becomes an addiction

A few decades ago, food and addiction were rarely discussed together. This changed around 2007, driven by several factors, including the publication of our research article in PLoS ONE comparing cocaine to sugar and sweetness

www.sciencenews.org/article/ultr...

Are ultraprocessed foods truly addictive?

Ultraprocessed foods can create powerful pulls similar to those of alcohol, nicotine or opioids, with worrisome consequences for our health.

www.sciencenews.org

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